The Washington herald., 1917-12-03

Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald
New York, Dec. 2-As Samuel Pepys
would record in his diary: Between
and s walked with the cry Of Fire!
Fire" And arose and with my
wife and dog to the streets where
We saw q great blaze and a brave
fireman came down the ladder with a
woman screaming to save her cock
atoo. which caused everybody to
laugh.
For a walk and saw many sour
rying to work and fell to berating
myself for my laziness, for I had
liefer sleep in the morning than at
night, and when my wife agreed with
my own reasoning became vexed
with her, which is always the way.
To q well-kept tavern for a beaker
Of fresh milk and a jole of salmon
and then home at o'clock, where
the caretaker said, wittily. methought:
Where have you been all forenoon?'
and I gave him a cheroot, a little
broken. but Of excellent tobacco.
Through the market and did see
woman catched that had stole a
shoulder Of mutton OF a butchers
stall. The Jade was surprised and
did not deny It and was tempted
to buy 1t for her. Great talk in
the public journals Of Lord Byngs
lighting in the flaming forge Of the
world.
At noon to a luncheon for Sir Fridt-
jof Nansen. the explorer, and came
Donald McMillen and Roy Andrews,
merry men who have seen all corners
Of the world. and Charles Somer-
Vile. OF Mr.. Pulitzer's paper, who
has been present at all famous mur-
der trials and talks fascinatingly of
murderers and their habits.
In the afternoon at my writing and
altering so much that / became sick
Of the whole mess and pushed 1t all
into the shelves. where it Will re-
main for some time. vow. In the
evening to Miss Grace Fields party
and very merry, I hear that Mistress
Maxine Elliott is to return to the
stage, which will please many. And
so home and to bed.
A number of glances ordinarily ac-
corded to a Canadian Highlander in
uniform were augmented the other
day because Of the chill breezes which
whipped the kilties Of the big soldier
who walked up Broadway.
Many Of the glances rested on the
tattooed thistle which sprouted from
the top of the Highlander's stock
ings and covered the side of the knee
with its purple blossom. Two news
boys at Thirty-fourth street admired
the decoration.
Gee, amt that swelI?" said one.
"Aw, the poor feIler's got to have
somethin' to keep his knee warm a
day like this" replied his companion.
ia paint both me legs if 1 was
dressed like that"
Hero Land" was the greatest
spectacle most New Workers ever saw
and that means that it was about
the last word in the realm of the
spectacular. The booths presided over
by the reigning beauties OF the town
did not fail to lure gold from the
patriotic. ! saw one man pay 1900
for doll that probably cost IS. Will
ton Lackaye, the actor. bought a
handkerchief for $50. Nat Wills, the
actor, paid $500 for a necktie, ana
Rube Goldberg bought box of
matches for $50.
She was from Iowa. A New York
residence of several weeks had
thrown her in with the wild. untamed
devotees Of the futurist music. No
body has been able to explain what
futurist music is, but their chatter
ensnared her. The other day she
went for a call on an ultra prac-
teal person and spouted her admira-
tion for the futurist music. The
hostess owned player piano. Il
have something futurist," she said;
shall play 1t for your" She did,
and the Iowa lady shouted: Bravo!
It Is superb" The roll was a popu-
lar melody which had simply been
played backward.