The Washington herald., 1917-11-26

New York. Nov. Gas Samuel
Pepys might record in his diary: Up
early and trimmed myself with the
new shaving knife Jack Northworth
hath sent me and let very little blood.
To an inn for billiards and came Mr..
Sanaytimo. Far East gentleman,
who played skillfully and with great
courtesy.
After breakfast Of a chop and a
beaker OF claret came Col. Simpson
in his own chariot. run by gasoline,
and out-goes any horse and so easy,
he says. SO FOR curiosity ] tried il.
and up the hill and to the heath and
over cart-ruts found it pretty we'll.
Home and find new volume Ar
thur Somers Roche hath written and
sent me and fell to reading with great
zeal. He writes far superior 10 his
skill at draw.
For a walk through the Park and
down the avenue and saw many iur
trimmed gowns and coats. which de-
pressed me. for my wife Is set on
having one, poor wretch. And the
headgear seems made chiefly or rib
hons standing very high and stately
Much Guletide spirit in the air and
the sidewalks are cluttcred with the
mechanical top vendors. a pathetic
lot, and the shop windows are filed
with fine gifts for soldiers and sail
ors. who, it seems. Will be rcmcm-
bered generously this year.
To the Bankers Club for dinner and
came Louis Tracey. the author. who is
sad having lost his son in Flanders
tho !. -. frrl IL,
the war will end soon with an allied
victory. Much talk Of the brave Young
men who are fighting Tor US in Tn"
trenches.
Full of melancholy thoughts. to bed:
where, though lay tho softest I ever
did in my life, with a down-bed. yet I
slept very i'll. chiefly through the
thoughts of the world turmoil.
A little bit OF the Orient drifted over
into Fifth avenue the other after
noon. Along the sunny side Of the
street, across from the Public Library.
a tiny japanese woman trippnd along
in the blowing befiowered garb of her
country.
She pushed delicate baby carriage
and inside that carriage was a young
woman fifteen months old with face
that smiled and made love to every
one who saw II.
With its small. black sparkling eyes,
tufts of jet black hair sticking down
from its forehead, and a complexion
which reminded one of old ivory, pas
sersby didn't even try TO resist the
temptation, and i'm a minute hundreds
of women had rushed in. gathered the
baby in their arms and kissed it in
their turn. a policeman had to rush
in and rescue the child for its be-
wildered mother.
New York is SOLDERING UP. 1t isn't
the war. high price of cocktails or de-
crease of productiun-but work. Ar
rests for hahitual intodication are at
the minimum and the alcoholic wards
and farms treating incbriety are emp
ty.
The all important cause, experts
agree, is work. The demand Tor IA
Dor is constant. When = drinking man
loses his job, he can now get another
right away and he doesn't take 10
drink According to a Bellevue Hos
pital surgeon, cases of dCiirium ire
mems have almost disappeared.
1t has long been the contention OF
one of New York's best known drug
and liquor fighter, that industry would
prove more powerful factor IN
abstinence than moral propaganda.
Once the drunkard lcses his self re-
spect. he SAYS, the case is well night
hopeless. Work is the sovereign
panacea.