The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-02

Being CAT a BUSINESS


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Net York. Feb 1.--Broadway II one OF
the longest and most remarkable streets
In the world It starts At Bowling Green.
amid towering once buildings and
mssnders on In the wilderness some
where near Yonkers.
Bezidss being noted for Its night life,
Broadway has more skyscrapers, cafes.
restaursnts. actors. get-rich-Quick men.
| panhandlerS and automobiles to the mile
than any other thor oughfare In America.
1t also 10 the headquarters Of the Forty
second Street Country Club. which meets
every mild and sunny afternoon 1t Forty
Becond street and Broadway.
Broadway's principal industry In rails
ing poultry and raising coin. In the lat
ter art It has become quite proficient
Two classes Of people frequent Broad
way. They are New Workers without
money and out-of-towners with money
and anxious to separate from IL. The
New Workers. without money have de-
vsloped the art Of appearing to have II
to such . hne point that Il becomes q
science. The art Of removing superhuous
coin from the persons Of joy-seeking
strangers along Broadway also may be
numbered among the higher arts and
sciences.
Although Broadway is haunted by
bandits masquerading as head walters.
cloak-room boys, Southern colonies,
wealthy mine owners 'just in from the
West" but who were never further West
than Hoboken; stock brokers'. &C. II il
usually safe to venture upon the
ithoroushfars after dark II one keeps
ones senses.
starts Ianeceafly.
The Bowling Green Broadway is the
spirit of innocence. II runs past Wall
Street as II II were afraid OF becoming
contaminated. TO add to its respectable
fly at this point Broadway nestles in
it's arms Trinity Church. Past ONCE
buildings that shto. high into the. air
Broadway runs to ST. Paufs, where
there ID another church and graveyard
Ignoring the rei-Arks of the gay Ten
derloiners, Broadway dashes on uptown.
past more ONCE buildings, now not quite
so tail. until Aston place Ii reached.
just above which, Grace Church Is met
From a thoroughfare Of ONCE buildings.
Broadway now has changed into q street
Of plain commercial atmosphere.
When you begin to see the names OF
theatrical booking agents. when the cafes
become moro and more to the block.
and the loiterers on the corners greater
and greater in number. you know you
are getting into the White Light dis
trict.
There is not room enough on Broadway
for all Of the theaters, restaurants, book
ing agencies. cafes and gambling houses.
Broadway has become SO crowded that
Il has -spiusd- over and the stream has
seep1d into the side streets.
.Basiness Of Being Gay.
Being ray along Broadway In a busi-
ness. People who know just how to be
gay. and thereby infect others with the
brand Of gayety that induces them to
spend their money. frequent all the cafes.
and hotel bars AT certain
hotel, which has an excellent reputation.
and where many out-of-town business
men stay while in the metropolis, col |
lection of exceptionally capable and able |
ICON" men make their headquarters. 4
don't mean ordinary green goods" men |
or "wire-tappers" o. dear me, no. They |
are far cleverer than that. They are |
business men Tho never lay them |
selves open to prosecution.
Actors may be seen along Broadway |
any pleasant afternoon, telling each other /
Of their last seasons successes and Of
how they are booked for Europe next |
season. Somehow they never get to Eu-
rope. and how they live IL a mystery. |
They are perfectly harmless. being too |
wrapped up in their art to think Of trim
ming any one. although one may touch
you for a quarter or a half IL you give |
him any encouragement after hearing his |
story.
why there should be SO many Southern |
rolonels in the hotel bars Is something I
never could understand. We know them
As professional Southerners." but many
4 person, having paid for all the mint
juleps some particular colonel would
drink, has fallen for q touch and come
across with a fve-spot Just until my al |
owance Is received from my attorney in
"Colsnel" . Panhandler.
There was once a character known as
Col Charles Montgomery Pierson." who
'requented Broadway. Every one knew
him As ''Col Charles" He wore broad
'elt hat His taste ran towards violent /
Eaistcoats. generously spotted and streak
ID from many contacts with free lunch
,ounters His suit was of the cut af- L
'ected by the handles Of Partisan boule-
yards being rather extremely tight about /
The ankles Its checks were SO loud they /
would have made sousa drop his baton in
despair. Like the rest OF the colonefs
costume, the suit had seen better days. \
Col. Charles was as eccentric in his choice
II shoes as he was In his selection of a
Taistcoat. His once guarapteed patent
boosted gray suede tops, and the
oes were finely pointed. Barring few
racks along the sides. the shoes were In
irst class condition.
The colonel was just an ordinary
Everyday "panhsndler." He was only
me Of many. however, of the same type,
Who still frequent the street of bright
ights
.haa,.,- .o.fa tra nfs and cafes Of Rroa A |