The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03

Il am so glad to get back from New
York. said a retired general at the musi-
cal at the White House. The life there
has such a metallic ring When one de-
sends at Jersey City IL is stop ana de-
liver up the dollar Of your daddy or we
will give you no service" Clam0TOus
hands appear from every direction, and
one could get rid of a years income from
the time be leaves Jersey until he arrives
at his hotel. And the hotel, There is no
hostelry in New York where you can pro-
cure even a glass of cold water without
surrendering at least a fourth of a dollar
And, then, the magnincence of the life
there,
u never realized how far extravaganza
would carry man until / participated IN
a stag dinner. given by one Of the New
York plutocrats, which was the raison
d'etre Of my last visit TO Gotham. The
table was in the form Of a horseshoe,
magnifcently decorated, the flowers that
decked the feast costing thousands Of dol
lars. The menu was, Of course, beyond
criticism, and the diners, Of whom there
We're a hundred were treated TO little sur
prises in the way of scarfpins. silver
mounted card cases. riding crops. and the
like. 1 shall not try to measure what was
drunk, but it was enough!
when the coffee and liqueurs were
served. a ballet from one OF the vaude-
vile shows appeared. Ten in all, perhaps.
wonderfully beautiful young women.
whose costumes were so dazzling that one
wondered whether there was any more
gold and silver left in the world They
danced, these beauties, around and about
the horseshoe table. doing all their tricks
In their very best style. and receiving. not
only all the flowers on the table, but
greenbacks. good American money,
thrown al them, catch-as-catch-can.
Il would blush to mention the -denomina-
ton Of some Of the bills that were pitched
10 these hours. but more than one OF
them could retire and live for a year on
the earnings of that night At the close
Of the banquet our host presented the
head waiter with a crisp $1,000 bin, which
was accepted with as much nOnchalance
as though IL were as many cents. This in
difference TO the biggest fee had ever
seen given prompted me 10 ask the major
domo. whom 1 have known for number
OF years. what his earnings were for the
last year.
It was "A fairly good season. he re-
Piled I raked off $4,000. but this was
not from tips. AT least the tips given to
me as a servant OF the hotel, but from
tips in Wall street. one Of my best Gus
toners knows the inside OF everything
there. and In return for my giving him
the best the house affords he gives me a
hint now and then All the boys here
have. a show at Wall street occasionally,
and I can assure YOU. sir. there is not "a
waiter on my staff who does not keep d
bank account Why. some Of those stupid
looking Dutchmen you see serving here
could buy the people they serve
do you wonder that I am glad 10 get
back 10 dear, old, conservative Washing
ton. where one meets rarely. II ever with
such yUlgaTity and where one can live
within a modest income without appear
ing mean and shabby"
, Nothing has gratiied me so much, q"
said a grande dame at her reception the
other day. "as the exhibition OF loyal
friendship shown by Lady Cook in pro-
vlding for the comfort Of Olive Logan's
old age. I believe # people who have
money 70 burn 70 use a slang EXPIRES
sion. would think oftener Of their old
friends who might be IN need and dis
tress. and too proud to ask for aid. in
stead of endowing public Libraries and
other institutions. It would be well for
the world
"A quarter Of a century ago. Olive
Logan was one OF the best known women
in Washington. Striking in appearance.
tall, well-fOrmed, with flashing dark eyes,
a remarkable carriage, great aplOmb, and
never at a loss for word at repartee,
every house in town was open TO her,
and in political circles she was a real
power. representing, as she did, several
prominent papers and receiving the recOg-
milton that such a position gives. II was
too sad for her friends in Washington 10
learn that this brilliant figure had come
to such dire poverty. and others besides
Lady Cook offered her assistance, but no
one was in a condition TO provide SO
handsomely and generously as did this
Old friend.
1T warns the cookies Of ones heart to
hear Of such deeds. Lady Cook, Tennes-
see Clafin at that time, did not appeal
to conservative people since she mothered
she and Victoria Woodruff, because Of
their attitude toward MARI iage. were
forerunners. really. of Mrs. Parsons.
holding nearly the same ideas her book
puts forth, inspired much bitter criticism,
and they suffered as did Mary Wollstone-
craft, George Eliot. Nine. de Stael. and
other brilliant women. who made them
selves a law unto themselves. but her
tenderness and generosity 20 Olive Logan
will wipe out all memories of Lady Cook,
save those that are good and sweet"
The wife Of one of the members Of the
diplomatic corps. a French woman by
birth, loves Washington. IN her own
language, she "adores this beautiful city
of the West" but she says, except at
my own table l can never get any salad
that can eat; that is why ] quarrel with
America. I 60 with a friend to cafe
and ask for a simple salad of lettuce;
they bring me a bowl of delightful looking
crisp. green leaves deluged with vinegar.
when / complain that it Is too tart.
the waiter politely offers me some oil.
Shades Of all epicuresi How could one
put oil on a salad after it has been COW
cred with vinegar? To be sure there are
some little places in New York where one
gets a real French salad. but so few: 50
few, I have been tempted TO send to one
of your big magazines recipe for dress
ing salad. but l think they would not
care.
Few people have the French taste.
Only let me tell YOU a few things about
the most delicious dish in the world; the
salad must be absolutely dry before il is
dressed, because If it is wet it VIII not
take up the dressing. and then the oil
should be poured slowly over it and il
should he tossed. and tossed. and tossed
longer than you Americans would have
the patience to toss it. this done-then
TOR the vinegar. 50 little such n tiny