The Washington herald., 1917-06-25
New York, Day by Day
by o. o. MCINTYRE.

Special CorIespopdent Of the Washington Herald
New York, June 2L-An interest
ing correspondence has been raging
between Fred c. Kelly, the writer,
and the proprietor OF one OF the
most exclusive haberdasheries on
Fifth avenue. The haberdashery sells
neCkties for as low as Sc apiece and
has paJamas ranging from $50 apiece
up 10 $50 and as for handkerchiefS
one may get a dozen there for the
ridiculous price OF $50 a dozen.
In some mysterious manner they got
hold of Kelly's New York address
and sent him a circular, Kelly sat
up and took notice. He had never
been 20 Complimented before. He
wrote them a letter explaining that
his Paris shirt commissiOnaire was
not able to get the right kind OF
shirts and he was interested in their
SIS brand.
He clipped the picture of an Scent
shirt from an advertisement and past
ed it on the letter, saying that 1t
was the kind he always wore and
would ike to duplicate them. The
haberda Sherry replied that they hadn't
any exactly like it but could. secure
the material for $32 apiece.
Kelly replied that his valet had
made a mistake in his invoice. He
had a supply of this kind sufficient
for his needs. What | need just
now" he wrote, lis not the So shirts
for morning and lOunging wear, but
something a bit Classier for after
noon teas and shopping. Something
for about $50 apiece. Also, l am in
terested in your S36-a-dOzen handker-
chiefs. While they are not exactly
what l want for myself | should
like to have the price quoted on a
few gross for my servants"
When a repre- sentative OF the ha-
do n inVpsfl-
cation that Kelly never paid more
than S.7J for shirt in his life and
that his neckties cost anywhere from
2j cents to 30 cents, he came TO one
cOnclusion-that Kelly was not gen.
tleman.
When Henry L. DOherty. a New
York banker. lived in Columbus. Ohio.
ne attended a trial in one OF the
small villages nearby. The case con-
cerned the theft of a horse, and an
important witness was a lOng-legged
farmer with an Adams Apple that
was nothing If not dexterous.
The prosecution asked him what
kind of night it was when the theft
was committed.
1T was so hoddogged black you
couldn't see your hand before you"
There were few other questions
and then: What was the color of
this horse?"
1T was a bay"
That is strange you say you
couldn't see your hand before you.
How could you tell the color of the
horse?"
There was no answer. 'I say. how
could you tell the color of the horse?"
Still there was no answer Il am
asking YOU" thundered the lawyer,
how could you tell the color of the
horse?"
The. Adams Apple worked hard. I
don't care anything about this old
trial anyway" said the farmer start
ing to leave the stand.
Seen around the town: A man on
a bicycle. hauling n typewriter on a
little wagon behind. A woman and a
baby asleep on the Battery wall.
a Japanese chauffeur with a red,
white and blue necktie. British Am
bassadOr Spring Rice looking in the
window Of a magic shop. Two sail
ors taking their first subway ride and
looking pale. A new motorcycle tax
icab with room for only one pas
senger. A chorus girl buying a $50
liberty bond for her mother. A big
Russian wolf-hOund asleep in the cen.
ter of the sidewalk on Fifth avenue
A one-legged man helping a blind
man on a street car Filipino
bellbCy in a Broadway hotel. A ten
ement-hoUse child watering a pansy
in tin can in her window. A street
car conductor returning a fat mans
toupe that had been lifted by strong
wind.