The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
GIRLS ROAST GOTHAM
Oregon Maids Criticise Idols
of the Metropolis.
BROADWAY FAILS TO DAZZLE
Men, They Say, Are Not Instinctively
PoIite-Streets Dirty and sky
scrapers Did Not Awe-WOmen
Dress Like Actresses-Disappoin
Because First Saw Washington.

New York June 1.-The spirit OF lhe
West has struck us all right, and, in fact
the Western breeziness is so very breezy
around the Hotel Martha Washington
that this haven for unprotected damsels
has felt the draught considerably.
Fourteen oregon farmers daughters are
making their first visit 20 the effete East.
It's no wonder they have ideas on the
ways and manners Of the Atlantic coast.
ours is the longest trip ever given by
an agricultural paper, you know said
Miss Dollie Hefty. Of Gardiner Douglas
County. It's all in the interest Of boom
ing our country as an agricultural cen
ter"
Miss Hefty is by way of being a news
paper woman herself if you please. She
ran the Gardiner Gazette for year, and
did everything from setting type to doing
poultry hints and society news.
This farmers daughter, who can run a
newspaper just as easily as she can run
% dairy, is an unusually bright young
woman, who thinks things about New
York that she says risht out loud, too.
fF aAt an A-HllI-ili4yuHlt ll4A-l' 'fAAA -AA
New York, she said.
New York Streets Dirty.
''Yes, but having seen Washington first
Of course, il seems rather ugly put in
Miss Manche Langley, of Forest Grove.
Washington.
New York is certainly dirty" con-
Jiuued Miss Hefty. "Why. the streets arc
terrible"
"AH foreign men who come to this
country are asked what they think of
our women II would be refreshing %
learn what you think of the New York
men" was suggested 10 the visitor.
We'll. you can tell a Western man
iH New York Immediately said Miss
H-fty, that Is, by his pohteness"
"Why. New York men pride them
selves upon their SAVIOR faire, the IN
tervieWer ventured.
well. they may have some Of that, "
put iH Miss Aida Metcalfe. but they are
the rIdest men ] have ever seen. You
get iu q street car, and what happens
The men bury their heads iu their papers
and let the women stand up. You never
see that out in Oregon. This morning
We got in "a crowded car and had % si,
lu the back three rows reserved for men
Every one puffed smoke m our faces. and
didn't even make pretenss Of stopping
Out West "a man would throw his cigar
away before De would puff smoke in q
WumIus face"
And don't you like New York mon.
New York women think Western mer
arc crude when il comes 20 pUllteness.
Eastern Men Polite by Education.
Western men are instinctiyely polite
They are never rude from seldshness.
said Miss Hefty. Your New York men
so FAR as / have been able 90 judge, have
been taught better. bat iustinctiyely they
have mo- appreciation Of being polite
And what about the women w7'
asked as vision with a blond p0mra
dour. topped by a receding hat with q
I bunch Of trimming fariug up I'm the back
/ entered the dining-room.
"Oh. excepting tie women you see or
Upper Broadway. there isn't much differ
suce between the West and the East
do think. though, that most every woman
meet must De an actress. We WCut
/ he sure they were actresses II they were
/ In Oregon"
That's just the way some Of then
dress. it's classy was explained % IN.
/ frank Westeruer, as the blond '3lv ad
/ jUsted a black and white striped jumpel
/ sleeve
And Broadway? Why, I was so dis
| appointed" said Miss Langley II had
heard so much about your great Whit.
/ Way. and [ expected 20 see something
[ dazzling She. said she could not under
/ stand how n great big city like New Turl
/ could have so many dinl-y little shops
rckety two-story buildings as Ganl
Upper Broadway I'm the neighborhood o
/ Thirty-scventh street.
I What impressed me most" put I'm Mis-
| Ada Netcalfe, "is the artifiCialitv Of YOU
women. Why, they all appear amazed a
me whenever I express a frank opinion
and if I happen 20 laugh out loud or say
anything % an elevator boy they lOOl
/ Mortified. Gracious, I'd hate 20 be s.,
afraid Of myself
New York "NOt So Much"
Have you found anything that favor
/ ably impressed you2 For instance, wer,
/ you awed by the bigness of New York;
Not a bit Of IT," said Miss Mami
/ Smith. Of Condor. Gillian County. "Yol
/ can only see so much Of any place at ont
time. and was really disappointed In no
/ having a tremendous feeling Of being suf
/ focated by the bigness Of New York. But
/ please say we all think New York is in
/ teresting; you see, we haven't seen tn
/ pretty places yet
There's one place I think is ideal,
/ said Miss Daisy Betterly. of Vale. "an,
that is the Little Church Around the Cor
ncr'
4 Ike Riverside Drive. too, becaus
/ YOU can get some air there. but ism
/ Fifth avenue a funny place for rich peo
/ pie TO live2' said little Miss Audrey Wool
rev. the baby Of the party. Just thinl
| of il, they haven't any yards at all. Mos
! all the houses look alike
! TN sure I would sufoCate If 7 had {,
/ live here" said Miss Metcalfe. I'm al
most pining for a breath Of fresh air now
/ although I want TO see all the sights"
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