The Washington herald., 1917-03-15
New York, DAY by Day
NJ Q. o. HsrNTSnE

spsc1ai cou1posdent q Ths washinstsn Hszld
New York. March M-As Samuel Pepys
would record In his diary; Up early and
by tram to William Penn's city. where I
breakfast at the Bellevus-stratford and
am fascinated by q gentleman at an op-
posite table with . dropping musfacne
eating hot bullion with resoundtng echo
albeit he seemed absolutely unconscious
OF me merrfment caused by his antics.
g. Chaplin methought could get much
material from this patron For . call on
c. crociard from st. Paul and we Jour
ney to Gotham together and he paid the
fare although ! maie . feeble effort to-
ward demonstrating. Hurry home 70
change clothes to attend the wedding OF
r. Brtnkerhon, the sketcher. and ind .
jolly crowd and accompany the bride and
groom to the steamer sailing for Havana
For walk through the town and az home
ind two letters.
One from J. Price. who tells me OF the
gay time he 10 having at the Wagon-Lits
IN Peking. China. and with all the ruDors
Of war wished might be WITH him.
And the other letter from q reader who
inquired: Doesn't Samuel Pepys ever
work." and write to him explaining that
this diary is written about my one day
on q week, but on the other six days I
am 90 occupied that my wife. poor
wretch, says that ! am q nuisance.
Miss Ruth Roland. the cinema play ac-
tress, and she tells me OF her love for the
great west and we dance together until
J. Duffy, the editor and her escort scowl-
ed at me like the Jealous dolt that he ia
And Miss Roland seemed not at all sur
prised that had never seen her on the
screen or never heard Of her at all and
me as being far different from the usual
vanity one finds among player folk. And
so home and to bed
Another one OF those recherche devil
may care-emporiums-where food. ideas
and cigarette smoke combine to make
eating a delicious delight has been open
ed in Greenwich Village. 1t is called
the Purple Pup. AS a stroke of genius
the piece de resistance at the first meal
was an individual wienerwurst tied in
purple ribbon with a fetching bow
The reason for the name-but by no
means the restaurant-is the picture Of
dog. done in purple with a cast In one
eye. He sits behind lighted candles on
the marble crate. He is to hover, like a
kindly barkless spirit over those gents
who come to eat, discuss the sould and
the dance.
The proprietor is an artist because he
loves II, and has become q restaurant
owner for Grass commercial reasons. He
decorated the place and admits IT,
She was chorus girl In hard luck Her
career. briefly sketched, had been linked
with the Merry Merry" a hospital, loss
Of looks, hunger. an arrest for begging,
and at last-the Night Court That was
six years ago. She got transportation
to Arizona where she lived in a tent for
two years. She had a suspicious cough
when she eft. 1t grew worse. Some-
body sent her q book TO read. She read
il and II inspired her. She reeained her
health shd put her past lift behind her
She Is back in New York now with a
leading part In a play. She has money
in the bank. That Is the story that was
told TO me, not by Eossipers-but by the
girl herself
A thief who seems to have no future in
his line walked into a hotel the other
day. He had a fur coat and spats but
no gold cane. So he walked out, with
two. The police captains were holding
their annual dinner there and fve min
utes later sixteen police captains had
him.