With Speaker Cannon through the tropics : a descriptive story of a voyage to the West Indies, Venezuela and Panama: containing views of the Speaker upon our colonial possessions . enabled themstill to bring forth new and pleasing novelties. The newly-weds, the prospectives, and the Widow vied with each otherin a gorgeous show of millinery and lingerie. Fifth Aveniieand West Walnut Street may have had theirs, but we, too,had our Easter day parade. And what was more home-like, we had our Easter services, conducted in the afternoonby the Rev. Dr. Tififany. It was, all in all, a happy, joyous,rest
With Speaker Cannon through the tropics : a descriptive story of a voyage to the West Indies, Venezuela and Panama: containing views of the Speaker upon our colonial possessions . enabled themstill to bring forth new and pleasing novelties. The newly-weds, the prospectives, and the Widow vied with each otherin a gorgeous show of millinery and lingerie. Fifth Aveniieand West Walnut Street may have had theirs, but we, too,had our Easter day parade. And what was more home-like, we had our Easter services, conducted in the afternoonby the Rev. Dr. Tififany. It was, all in all, a happy, joyous,restful occasion. The next evening the ships officers contributed entertain-ment at dinner by handsomely decorating the dining roomand tables and introducing a fatastic parade of the music was patriotic and the lights were lowered as the 341 342 WITH spKakKr cannon Through thi: Tropics. stewards, attired in the costumes of foreign countries, cameforward with grotesque lanterns of pumpkins, melons andthe like. Were soon to part, was the comment of passengers,and we must show our appreciation of the Captain. In a little while a committee, consisting of Mr. Sweet, of. A GROUP ON THE COLONIA. Attleborough, Massachusetts; Mr. Runkel, of New York;Mr. Kenan, of Cincinnati; Mr. Grant, of Chicago; , of Terre Haute, and others, waited on the Speakerand asked him to present to the Captain a chronometer. Itwas a part of the general cleaning-up process, and theSpeaker consented to act,, hut this, he opined, should bethe last speech! . THE CITY 01? NASSAU. 343 Thats fair/- said the expectant committee, for Nassauis to be the last stop, and we cant ask more! Nassau was now in sight—a picturesque city on theisland of New Providence, and the capital of the BahamaIslands. Noted for its mild and beneficent climate, Nassauhas many attractions for the winter sojourner. Spongefishing is one of its leading industries and sponges are itschief export, although its fruits, vegetables a
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