The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-12-17
LIVELY LETTER
BY MOSCOW GIRL
MISS SHANNON ON VISIT TO NEW
YORK WRITES OF GAY LIFE
OF GREAT CITY
Theaters and Dances Enjoyed Home
Folks Missed-News From Mos
cow Appreciated

MISS MARIE SLduuOI, WHO lOT Iudlly
months past has been visiting friends
and relatives in the east, has writ
ten to the Star-Mirror from New York
city letter that will be read with
keen interest by her many friends.
They will be glad to know how de-
llightful her visit has been and will en-
joy the vivid picture of life in some of
the eastern cities. Extracts from the
letter follow:
l really feel that / must write you
and tell you how pleased I am with
/ the daily that my mother sends me.
l watch for it every day and often
walk out and meet the mail man G
want to meet him anyway but the
home paper, no joking, is the one
bright Star (Mirror)
I am truly seeing and enjoying every
thing most notable in the theaters, and
they are grand. Last week Harvey
Lauder was singing here to a packed
house every performance. He came
up to my every expectation. | enjoyed
i every bit of the program. His own
production, ''My Honolulu Love You"
and the Scotch song, MARY of Argyle"
the audience went mad over. / also saw
Mrs. Patrick Campbell at Wallack's
theater in Shaw's ~Pygmalion,' and
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Then / reached the climax, I thought,
when | heard and saw Blanch Bates,
Marie Doro, and William Sterling to-
gether in Diplomacy" and truly
don't wonder that New York is the
ater mad Every one is better, and
what different idea one has of every
thing when they see these artists.
Blanch Bates and Marie DOro are just
the characters and types that leave a
lasting impression.
/ am enclosing clipping from the
New York Telegraph. have been sue
cessful in getting a seat to this treat,
and don't you think it treat? Think
of what that one afternoon will mean
to me- 1t will be long time before
one can boast of seeing such a line of
celebrated artists in their leading
roles. Then also the Strand is con-
sidered the grandest theater, the most
modern in every respect in the world
This to me means great deal.
1 am studying at "Sewamson's" on
Fifth avenue and 42d street. They
have a grand establishment and cater
to the finest trade. consider myself
more fortunate than the average per-
son in this line of work. from the fact
that those in charge are the best in
the city, conceded by all, and when |
have finished / will be competent to
work in any city and already am
assured of a position here if | desire |
not to go back to Idaho, but that word
Idaho! l am very hOmesick and be-
ing here alone makes it very hard, |
but don't have it SO very hard either I
| go around and do about as l please.
The work am taking up is hard and
the instructors are very exacting; my
lessons include from 8 to 1. -Four
hours day. but it's work, and there is
/ private instructor for each course
and the lessons are strictly private
I have seen many sights and learned
OTIS since leaving Moscow, still !
would love to be back, just to be home.
Iowever, I will never be contented ;
With that life again. The gay city
eems to appeal to me, it has many adj
-antages for everyone.
These New York people are cold and
Indifferent. They are too busy to look
Ip, they care for no one but them
elves Last week an old man drop I.
ed dead just in front of Stern's de-
store on 42d street and I
vas standing gaping" in the windows !
nd you wouldn't believe how the peo-
lie passed him by. Nobody cared, but !,
oor man, almost dropped dead too !
yhen / stopped down and found he !,
ras dead. They called a policeman
nd an ambulance, and the world roll
on. l was sick all day. The women
lst looked at me like as if l had lost
~ mind. It's awful, it's a terrible
lty.
Saturday afternoons we 60 to the e
inter garden and dance. It's hard s
n shoes and stockings, but We must G
0 it. A pair OF shoes lasts about
lonth or five weeks. But still we s.
onder at the high cost of living" a