The Washington herald., 1916-07-27
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
BY o. o. MCINTYRE


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New York. July 8.-Miss Alice Walsh,
the news stand girl in the Auditorium
hotel Chicago, has paid her first visit
to New York. She Is the original Of the
news stand girl in George AIDES comedy.
Just Out Of College" and is known to
actors. managers and statesmen every
where.
AS a matter Of fact many OF them
have stolen her sayings and claimed them
as their own stun" Her news stand ie
one OF the literary centers OF the BouIe
Mlch-simetimes Michigan Boulevard
Said she: Am I having a good time in
New York? Wait, let me park my gun.
My heavings! I have not missed a single
preparedness parade since landed
She thinks il depressing on the sleep
Ing cars. I had a lower on the limited
because I don't believe in the high berth
rate. The drummers snored all the way
from South Bend TO Buffalo. and they
man.
Yes. I know George Ade. He's the
iovelies man in the world and a regular
collar ad IN looks. As George Ade once
said TO me there are only four real
metropolises in America, Brook. Ind. Is
one and the other three are New York"
For the first time in its history New
York is to have a cowboy convention
stampede and roundup at the Sheeps-
head Bay Park. Among those who have
arrived are Art Accord. Of Nevada. HoCt
Gibson, OF Texas. Poison Bill, of Wyom-
ing, and about twelve OF the Montana
celebrities. Some OF them went up 10
Central Park TO see the riders on the
bridlepath. They suggested that the
riders put glue on their saddles
The police are now trying TO end the
activities Of the Tango Trimmers They
are the heel and toe hounds who flourish
in the fertile cafe belt The Tango Trim
mer must be an expert in the modern
ballroom dance and also be up in the
social usages.
Their method is to annex some foolish
woman whose brain has grown fevered
on the subject Of the dance. The first
step is 70 assure her that It is only a
question Of g short time until she will
I make Irene Castle look Ike a clumsy
yokel
To guide a frivolous girl OF hfty-odd.
built on the general lines Of the battle
ship Texas. through the intricacies Of
the fox trot or the Argentine tango Is
no sinecUre. There comes a time when
she becomes infatuated with the dancer
And then comes the great moment
Mr.. Trimmer painlessly extracts her
purse and gets all Of her diamonds when
she isn't looking. Then she goes back
TO husband, wiser for her fling and
settles down and Mr Trimmer hunts a
new victim.
There is a cigar maker on Fifth avenue
who has the most exclusive trade in
. town. He caters TO the tastes OF the
big business men and for each customer
he makes q separate brand Of cigars. OF
course he sells them from 80 cents up
TO a dollar each and they are put up
like a package from TiTany's
Among his clients are such prominent
folk as Edward Henry Gift, the COM
mission merchant. William Randolph
Hearst, Oscar Strauss, George BoIdt and
George Gould
Only his regular customers can secure
his goods and he has no statesmen.
Arthur Hammerstein has offered a
reward OF $50 to any chorus girl who
will catch a man-eating shark with her
bare hands. A generous feller, Arthur
And the Winter Garden chorus girls are
sending their pictures to soldiers in
Texas. On each photograph is written,
ITO my hero" A hard, hard life these
chorus girls lead.