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Show swatBed in an abandoned collection 1 of old and disreputable clothes. The 6ccond day one would have fittings, fit-tings, an experience warranted to make one entirely forget ooe's whereabouts. where-abouts. The impossibility of bolnj? seasick with all this absorbing occupation occu-pation is only mentioned in passing, It being clear to all that the present enforced Idleness at sea makes seasickness sea-sickness tho foregone mischievous ro-sult ro-sult The second day one would over-pee over-pee the overhauling of one's ward robe, renovate, remodel and refurnish li, and with all these things well under un-der way could buy the last little necessities ne-cessities which one always forgets, and tho last two days out rest from oue's labors. What a perfect scheme it is; everyone satisfied with himself him-self and the sea; general activity, health, enjoyment. Of course, if thero were a storm but a storm is an occupation occu-pation in Itself. At such tlme9 the simps would not be needed. New York Evening Sun. SHOPPINO ON SHIPBOARD. A charming plan to eliminate the sea would be to make It possible to accomplish on board ship all that one now tires oneself with doing before sailing. Why overcrowd tho fortnight btfore one goes and then havo that blank. Inactive, totally boresome week I or fortnight at sea? It would be Infinitely In-finitely more sensible to fling a few things In oue's trunk, the condition one's wardrobe was In no; mattering in the least, and go down to the ship having led a normal, peaceful life up tA the last hour. The first day out one would, in a leisourely manner. visit the shop deck, making one's purchases pur-chases in the arcade running along both ldes of the ship. It would bo delightful. The things would be cheap because dutlless. It would be convenient con-venient because one would engage one'n sewing woman, there would bn a many as stewardesses, nnd sb-1 would shop with you, lending the assistance as-sistance of her practical knowledge. Th escene would bo lively, not In the least suggestive of that monotonous expanse of gray water, which would, In reality, be doing Its silly, senaelej-s lamping Just outside. No limp forms lying about in chairs. It Is cnougn to reduce anyone to the last staffs of limpness to look at that hopeless stretch of liquidity and to know that the plodding. If well lntentinned. ship hopes to come to land in the mldl of such a profusion of water. Evej-yono wuld l garb looking In windows, wearing Uielx uAual trim attire, not |