The Washington herald., 1910-05-01

al lCASl an aDettor 70 cupid.
The silvery moon isn't in it with
Halley's comet when 1t comes to spark
ms parties said this Washington man.
who knows, yesterday. Those lovers
who were formerly won't TO pass blissful
hours exchanging sweet nothing by the
light Of the moon have unanimously
agreed that sparkling by moonlight is
far behind the modern way Of counting
by comet light.
TITS a fact that every morning hun
dreds Of young couples right here in
Washington conduct their courtships
while watching for the comet Apart
ment house roofs. balconies. or even the
front Of porches are favorite spots of
vantage There they hold forth for
hours. straining their eyes for the
comets appearance, and, incidentally,
telling one another how thoughtful It
was Of Mr.. HALEY TO find this new
matchmaker
why I suppose this comet business
will cause a big reform temporarily in
the affairs Of young lovers" concluded
the speaker. Il expect that as the comet
approaches. the young fellows. instead
leaving at midnight. viii arrive at mid
night and ride home with the milkman.'
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Did you ever so into a barber shop and
keep your ears open while the tonsorial
artist was manicuring the top OF your
head or your cheeks? Well. try II some
time, and see how much gossip and small
talk Of every description you can pick up.
The man In the chair to the rlght OF you
is probably being told what is the matter
with the ball team and why they can't hit,
and that we haven't got a decent man
on 1t. and more OF the same sort while
the victim OF the shampoo on your left
81 hears bits OF news about the comet and
the census and the elections and the
trouble at George washington University
in The intervals when his ears are not full
Of the soap
All this time the occupants Of the other
chairs in the room are busily engaged In
talking-or being talked at-about every
possible Question-for II seems that one of
the first requisites Of a good barber is TO
be able 70 talk on any subject after
which he must be able TO make you take
a shampoo. facial massage, a shoe shine
SINCE your eye brows. put tonic on your
hair, and induce you 10 part with a small
tip-none Of which things you want 70
do IN the least
The next time you go into a BARRIERS
Just keep awake and see how much YOU
VIII know when YOU come out.
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It has come at last We had though
from the feel Of some OF the weather
lately that summer was about due-even
though the calendar said that It would
not get here for about two months. But
when we saw the first few straw hats
appearing. and the awnings going mp on
the Willard and the white linen suits in
F street, and began 10 feel that longing
20 get out the old fishing rod and tackle
and so for some bites we felt pretty
sure that summer was in our midst
But yesterday appeared the first real
sign that the best season of the year
had arrived--the season when the asphalt
OF Pennsylvania avenue becomes Ike
unto cold uolasses. For right in front OF
The Washington Herald building passed
the first hoky-poky wagon Of the summer
and we were certain that il was only a
matter Of a couple Of weeks until time
for vacations
Other signs may fail-the calendar may
say that summer is not due for two
months yet. but when you see the first
hoky-poky wagon wandering up the street
you know that the silly season is here
10 stay. All hail 70 summer,
a
And still they come. Pretty soon Wash
ington will be a city Of moving-plcture
shows with just a few residences
sprinkled around to give the people that
patronize the nickelOdeoms some place to
live.
According to the records Of the bureau
that issues the building permits for the
city, there are at the present time about
sixty-fve OF these moving-pictures thea
ters in operation. and there are appII-
cations for about twenty more on hand.
though a number Of these have never
been called for when granted. When
one thinks that about three years ago
there was not a place Of this kind in
the city, their growth seems almost phe-
nomenaI
And Of course, along with the growth
increase In the number Of manufactures
and laboratories Cor turning out the
films. Calculating that each picture thea
ter uses five films a day. that would
make total OF 325 films used daily in
the city alone. And when one adds I'd
the cities Of any consequence in the
country-although there is scarcely n
village too small 10 have its motion pic
tures-the total is tremendous
Then with the advent Of the "airdomes"
so called because the building regula-
tons DO not allow them to be covered by
any roofing material or covering OF any
sort-are beginning 20 spring I'D all over
the city. On almost every vacant lot Of
any size preparations are being made
for the erection OF these outdoor parks.
where motion pictures and vaudeville
will be the attractions on hot nights
There are applications for no less than
seventeen Of these places now on file IN
the District Building. and more of them
are coming in every day.
About the only drawback to the cree
ton of a place OF this kind is the fact
that It IS necessary 20 gain the consent
of a majority OF the properly holders in
the vicinity before one can be operated,
as they would otherwise come under the
81 head OF noisy nuisances." Bat this sum-
mer will probably see at least twenty-five
OF these open-air parks in active opera
tion-whereas last summer there were
about FIVE.
Speculation was rife in town yester-
day anc last night as 70 the probable out
come of tho fatality arising n1lt nf tie