The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
New York, Day by Day
by o. o. MCINTYRE.

- lfeial CarrssDondent Of The Washington Herald
Ncf York, April lt.-Matinka has sold
hls Magic lop down on Sixth avenue.
They carried the. little old man who has
Invented most OF 7he magic tricks that
'us used on the stage today to a hos
Al lie weDt when they took him from
little shop where he has lived and
'rked for half century.
= Aatinka Is bent and old but his eyes
h@Ner lost their cunning. He has estab-
h"hed more than 500 young men in the
role or professional magicians and they
~ d him after they secured engagements
I'D were making money.
lie took his work very seriously. He
FSd no patience with people who came
merely 10 buy his tricks to amuse a
friends. lie regarded magic as a
cred calling and n frivolous persons
'me into his place he would walk away
nd leave them.
When he was taken sick he had "a
|, chance to sell his shop for big sum but
nc refused. He has no relatives and he
/ oid not propose TO see his business go
over to Grass commercial interests.
Maunka was the originator Of the
TICK OF making billiard balls appear he
tween the fingers: the shell coin trick
the changing OF the colors OF handker-
CHEFS the Siberian handcufr trick now
used on more elaborate scale by Hou-
ouL Ihese were only a few, however,
for It is recorded that Matinka has 600
tricks that were all the product OF his ex-
plorations into the realms of the nvstfc
Probably the most talked-of book in
literary circles in New York this spring
is Nadine Narska." written bv the
wealthy Baroness Mahrah de Never
active in the upper stratas OF society ana
one OF the foremost fencing experts in
America ~
The Baroness lives at the. Ritz. WHARF
she draws about her the most interesting
toik In the world of letters. She a az
royal blood, but recently announced that
she is becoming an American citizen.
The new book has created a sensation
because Of its remarkable character de-
hneaton. 1t Is an Interesting study OF a
soul working out its own salvation. And
i Is daring-but honest, which, after ali
Is the main thing. like the simple fore
word: "Ho! Ye who suffer! Know We sur
Ter from yourselyes-none else COM
plains"
An old policeman, whose arm sripes
made It clear that he had devoted thirty
years to getting on with New York cfti-
Ing great throng sign the loyalty pledge
In, Fourteenth street.
The crowd extended for more than 30
feet along the street and out to the curb
blocking pedestrian traffic entirely. Even
as the policeman looked up and down the
street nerveusly his sergeant came saun-
tering along. The policeman obviously
was glad TO see him.
"Say, sergeant" he said, as that officer
came alongside, "whatll I do? II I let
EN- alone their violatin'' an ordinance
and IL chase 'em it's treason, amt it?''
The sergeant surveyed the situation,
Il don't know. Tell you what you do
There's flags over that booth. and these
buys are fun of battle. Go along and tell
'em alone their violation an ordinances
get right under the colors. They're Just
IN the humor to do it..
So the policeman did as he was told
and the patriots did as they we're asked.
Most OF the Easter celebration I'm New
York seems to be confined to the hotels
and Central Park. There Is always an
esg rolling in the park for the East Side
kiddies. Boy choirs sing in the foyers
Of the Waldorf, Plaza, Majestic, and ST.
Regis, and nearly all OF the lobbiss are
hled with rabbits, flowers and little
chicks.