The Washington herald., 1916-06-21
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
by o. O. MCINTYRE

Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald.
New York, June 0.-New York is try
ing to have its Versailles right at its
door steps. 1t is a mammoth Vanderbilt
Observation-Disclosures scheme and
the plan has reached the stage of a
weekly prospectus magazine which is
called "L'Echo de Versailles" Note
the echo" The publication has offices
at . Vanderbilt Avenue.
Here is a description of the dream:
"A group OF country residences built into
one magnificent garden. Town and
country in one. Country club yet like
home, comprising 1856 acres"
Penrhyn Stanlaws. Walter Russell,
Jules Guerin, Paul Bartlett and Thomas
Hastings are some of the spirits that
want to move New Workers into this
idea. It has the backing OF many million
aires and when it is finished 1t will be
a Millionaire's colony where one may
trip over millionaires on all sides
That is they might II they could get
in-but the common herd will not be
permitted to enter the sacred precincts
on account of a big stone wall all
around. The news was received with
great glee by the Liberal Club and few
anarchists there saw in the idea way
to convince the public that tossing bombs
was a good thing.
Lester Ralph, the artist. had a little
gathering of friends at his studio in
Nineteenth street the other evening. He
started off the dinner by asking those
present what brand of cocktail they
would prefer his Jap valet to make.
One elderly gentleman present said:
Mr.. Ralph, l am quite astonished that
you would ask me TO take a drink. That
was all right when I was younger per-
haps. but the idea of resorting to such
false stimulants is simply silly and l
regard it as an insult
The crowd gasped and looked at each
other sheepish like. However" he con-
tinued, looking at his watch. when I
do drink a cocktail it is just about this
hour"
Then a pleasant time was had.
John O'Hara Cosgrave, the magazine
editor, was recently called upon to act as
Judge OF a prize story contest for anna
teurs. He agreed to serve. The flrst week
big pile of manuscripts were sent TO
him. The first one he looked at was
written on foolscap. covered on both
sides Of the paper with purple ink. He
took one look and resigned.
He forgot the title of the story. but
he will never forget the opening sen
tence It began: The day the ball was
TO be that night dawned auspiciously."
A New Yorker with nothing to do ap-
parently has devised a scheme for re-
membering the streets downtown. The
names Of the streets follow in their resu-
lar order:
A stranger IN New York, by name Muir
ray Warren. wishing to see the town left
his chambers and started for a walk
AS he could Reade the signs he was
Duane quite well when he met Pearl
Thomas. a girl well Worth while They
soon overlook Leonard Franklin. who
was such a fast White Walker that they
were all Lispenard when they crossed
the Canal. At the next corner they met
a Mr.. Howard. and here all agreed to
take a Grand Broome and Spring on
Prince Houston. making him feel even
Bleecker than usual. On arriving at
Third, from which point on the streets
are regularly numbered, the party sepa'
rated.
The new Follies show opened with g
crash. At one table It Is reported the
check for the party of six was $50. But
the tragedy came when they forgot &c
tip the waiter.