The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
New York, Day By Day
Byo. o. YeISTfHt.

Special Correspondent oS The v darlington Hss.ld
New York. July -2eeAs Samuel
Pspys would record m his diary: Up
early and through the town on my
velocipede TO Grammercy Park and
meet a Churlish lady who complained
because. dolt that am, I knocked
at the wrong door.
Find a stray kitten in the hallway
and take Il to the apartment Of l..
Ralph. the artist. and after feeding
IL hot milk we christened II "Ades
laid' until J. Sloane canlc and upset
the christening, declaring = il was
to be named at all it shorld be "Clar-
ence"
Great talk In the cafes Of ]. Bar
leycorn being in the same class with
W. Hohenzollern-the world being
against both. And II the "bone-dry"
amendment is passed I wonder who
will cackle at the quips OF the bar
men. To an inn 70 meet s. Kaufman.
the chronicler. and he MENTORS the
weather not once which was restful.
To CITY Hall Park. where dig
with a spade to plant a chestnut tree
in honor OF the journalistic testers
who have come from ell over to j0l-
lify Lord Mitchell. the mayor. made
a speech. very pretty, and u. Mer-
ritt. Of Nashville. replied happily and
with much wit.
To nv solicitor in Wall Street
where receive a check for go. and
never have I felt so much like a
bloated bondhOlder before. And the
solicitor tells me about many stocks
and I sat gravely and nodded like
, knew what ne was talking about.
To a gay party atop a hotel where
came ]. WaIdron. Of Judge: +. Geust,
Of Detroit: s. Gillian. Of Baltimore;
T. DAILY. of Philadelphia; H. Crop. d.
Herold. F. P. 4, Don Marquis and
many others. And so home and to
bed.
Park Row was surprised by the
news that Arthur Brisbane, reputed
to be the highest salaTied newspaper
editor in the world, is to leave New
York. He has purchased the Wash
ington Times from Mr.. Munsey and
will live at the Capital.
Brisbane was the founder Of the
Hearst style Of journalisnl-and what
ever may he said against it there Is
one fact that stands out. It makes
circulation. Long ago Brisbane de-
scribed his idea Of news 10 a cub
reporter He said: "If a dog bites
a man Il is not news, but IL man
bites a dog it Is news" In other
words. Brisbane seeks the unusual
There have been many rumors that
Brisbane and Hearst were to part
company, although 1t is announced
that he Is still to contribute to
Hearst journals. Rumor had it be-
vore Mr.. Munscy bought the New
York Sun that Brisbane was to buy II
hut the deal did not come of-if IT
was ever contemplated. Brisbane is
slight. bald ard about the most
studious type one could imagine. He
delights in writing editorials for "the
boys on the barges and the women
in wrappers.
A smiling, gentle woman, not young,
but still appearing to be on the sun
ny side of So attracted much atten-
tion on the boardwalk at Long Beach
Sunday. She was in a roll chair and
seemed to be enjoying life to the full
est II was the consensus of opinion
OF those who saw her that she was
the pluekiest optimist alive. She was
Sarah Bernhardt. or what there is
left Of her.
Behold. there is an oasis sprung UP
in the desert of Park avenue in the
neighborhood of the Seventy-frst ar
mory Drinks are banned for men in
the uniform. and the cafes and sa-
looms in the nelghborhood were suf-
fering a great loss. The new drinks
have the names OF Madagascar
Stingaree," the Rifle Kick" and the
''Kipling Red Line" None Is alco-
nslic-just something soft with a lit
z pep to 1t, and the fighting men
eclare they have Just as much fun
Finking them-and they feel much
ktter the next day.