The Washington herald., 1916-07-08
NEW York
DAY BY DAY
BY o. o. MCINTYRE

Special Correspondent of The Washington HersId
New York. July THE soldier boy is
indeed the popular idol in New York On
all sides he is acclaimed and welcomed
with open arms. We happened TO b. dip
ping into night life the other evening
with a man from home.
At Rector's a walter positively refused
TO take a 50-cent tip from a militia man.
You are doing more for me than / can
ever DO for you" he said.
Up at the Midnight Froiic there were
several groups OF soldiers and the man
sgement would not let them spend a cent
II was on the house. The Frolics Is sort
Of combination dining. show and dane
ing place. Between acts the audience
dances on the stage.
The chorus girls came out and asked
the soldier boys to dance and when one
young girl came out and warbled a song
called Soldier Boy" men and women IN
evening clothes got up on their tables
and cheered
The refrain ran:
Soldier boy, one kiss before you 60
Soldier boy. I'll miss you. that you know,
EY'ry night III pray for you far away
And trust to Him above to send you back
some day"
She got no further than this when
big strapping soldier walked out on the
stage and kissed her. He seemed 70 enjoy
| a.
kiss me?" she asked. She went into the
wings and brought out the whole chorus
and he kissed every one. He fell into
his seat afterward fairly smothered with
kisses.
VIII Rogers. the lsriat expert used TO
live in Tulsa, Okla. One day there came
to town an old rancher who rode horse
back for three days TO get there He had
never seen many women and he was i'm
mediately smitten with a fair young wait
ress in the Busy Bee Short Order En-
porum.
He made love to her so desperately and
she accepted him. The day Of their mar
riase they started back 10 his ranch. The
bride rode behind him on his horse.
Two days later the rancher returned TO
Tulsa without his bride. A crowd met
him in the restaurant.
Where is your wife," one asked.
We'll" he said, she fell and broke her
leg and I had to shoot her"
A restaurant on Forty-hfth street has
q sign reading: Coffee. Such ss Mother
J-sed TO Make" The other morning a
vaudeville actor entered the cafe and
as the waiter approached him, he point
ed TO the sign and said:
rs your coffee really euch as mother
used 10 make"
a
convincing manner.
Then" said the actor. with a remi-
niscent look, give me a cup OF tea"
Even blase New York is shUddering at
the new dance brought from Chicago
and called Walking the Dog" It was
first introduced at a broadway theater,
where expert dancers executed the steps
without giving any particular oIense, al
though il might Just as well be left out
Of the bill.
From the theater Il began 10 creep
into the dsnssnts and IN almost every
dancing place there are a few couples
with unmiJigated gall who have the neces-
sary lack OF modesty to DO the steps.
Chicago needs a change In her dane
ing ideas 1t might be well for New
Ysrk to send Louis II. Chaltf, the Russian
dancer. over there. He succeeded in
cleaning up the dances In New York
after a long fght Of several years and
he might be able TO make . dent In Chi
ca 90.
There are several other dances that
have come from Chicago recently. The
titles are really funny, but they cannot
be printed.