The Washington herald., 1916-06-12
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
BY o. o. MCINTYRE

SPECIAL Correspondent Of The washington E.-,,6
New York. June u.-Herbert Bav.rd
sWope, city editor Of the Morning vVo-Jd
was a star reporter before he wss Sc
Iected to guide the local stsT on ~.
great Pulitzer newspaper. Down on PsrL
ko" they tell story on Mr.. swope
"heh ne was the cubbiest Of cub re-
poTters. which shows that sometimes
even a cub will reveal his claws
II was the time Of morning v,ben tb.
paper has gone TO press and the star
slts around waiting to see IL a make
over IS necessary before the complete
run Is on the press. A copy reader bv
pre-arTangement went down to the
neighboring drug store and called up the
ciy oesk and the man answering the
phone appeared TO be wildly excited
What's that" he shouted. Gee,
That's a whale Of story" And then
he hung up the receiver while every man
present was apparently on his tiptoes
ready TO suprt. Over in the corner. Nj
Swope tapping away at his typewriter
suddenly stopped. hoping for the big
chance.
But the stan grew very secretive and
all the orders were given in whispers ana
when Mr Swope came near they would
look at him strangely and keen ver,-
quiet. OF course he wondered what IL
was all about and had no idea they were
Just hszing him.
That night he went nome very much
DISCOURAGED, but on his way. BY mere
accident, he stumbled onto a biz murder
story, called up his managing editor.
got the facts, rushed back 10 the o1ice
and with the managing editor and
few printers hurriedIy called. got out an
extra that beat the town.
This sounds like skit from the
burlesque stage but II actually happened
In the Hotel Belmont 4 man from Corn
ing, y Y, tried to shake hands with
himself in a mirror at the end Of e hall
way and when he ran into the glas
gLared around angrily and shouted
Quit your showing
The dancing masters from a.. over the
country who have been meeting IN New
York seem TO have sounded the death
kneN for the duck waddle' type Of
dances and even the placid two-step Is
70 be deodoT1zed and denstured
In fact, dancing Is going back TO the
fundamentals Of pure simplicity in New
York and Ven that Chicago terpsichore-
an classic, "Walkin' the Dog Will 20
to the scrap heap. The shocking freak
steps. It is announced are 10 give wav
70 those that cause no brain faR and
the tired business man may nov sleep
In ballroom so long as he keeps his
toes half awake
The olo-fsshiOned waltz steriNzed and
rejuvenated. Is to come whirl.ng into its
own. The chief IDEA OF the convention
was TO standardlze the dance so the Eirl
from Portland. Oregon. could dance with
the young slIcker on Broadway vlt-out
| feeling she was out Of date
4 new hoity-toity Cate with Just twelve
little tables opened Up on Fifth avenue
Il is only open in the afternoon and has
a small dsncln- floor and tea and LEa.
repasts are served. Once the tables are
filled no others may enter and unless
you are IN the Social Register YOU can
not set in under any conditions
II costs s. .Or sat al the "a bic ana
a modest little luncheon fo- two would
be about s.. The dancing privilege costs
s. and hiEh-ba.s. cocktails and the like
50 n the place would knock e bl- hole
enough 10 tip the Rat check gir.
However. the Uro-rret.ess evidently
knows what she Is dong :o- the 'rrr.e
cafe is crowded each dav and rlsrv are
turned awav. One breezy Westerner
heard Of the place and .or a lark tried
to set in He wa~ shooed away as n he
had Just broken out with the small poN
Why isn't this Ch.ds'0' h. asked
Just want cut OF PIE and bow. ~
milk II nearly broke rrs heart OF the
proprletress She never dreamed anv one
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