The Washington herald., 1917-12-31

New York. Dec. 3o.-As Samuel
Pepys would record in his diary:
Up early and buoyed by the
many resolutions l have made for
the coming year and which shall
not keep. ] know. but make them
every year. To the fish monger's
and got the finest salt mackerel ever
/ tasted and came Clyde Won Maurer
whom have not seen in four years
and yet knew his voice by telc-
phone.
And he tells me Of his service on
the French front driving a gasoline
ambulance and showed me the paint
ings be hath made of trench life,
very p pleasing. and OF his giving up
his business in Chicago and leaving
his wife and child 10 fight for his
country, which mad, me ashamed OF
my laggardncss.
To my work. and found many cards
and kilograms OF good wishes for
the New Year, mighty pleasing. In es-
pecial the letter from my old en-
ployer who bids me return 20 my
late post at any time and at greater
pittancc. which 1 shall not do. but
it plra>es my vanity. Of which ! hav"
considerable.
In the afternoon to see "Flo-Fl"."
a new musical burlesQu" aTi E |
II not funny nor even ktb .-.-
/ sian smut-for It IL not u@lf as hon
est And there IS no att mpt at
cunr"alment OF forms and E-ures
which is remndful of Sir Percy Ham
mond's QuIp that "a knee Is 4 jcint
and not an entertainment"
For q walk through the town. and
saw many New Year revelers. bue
the cafes were quiet and little drink
ing. BY and by TO my house. to =
! very good supper, and mighty merry
and good musiCk playing. and after
supper to dancing and singing till
midnight; and then We had 4 good
sack posstt and an excellent cake,
cost IN" near H. shillinGS. which was
cut intu twenty-five pieces. ;here ,!
this Time SO many of our company.
And showed them my magic and
the new dice which VdnIshes in any
ones $ palm, albeit l wished that Fred
C. Kelly, the sCriVeneT. had been
present for he is very jealous of my
skill and shows 1t in the presence
of company. The company being
gone, paid the fidders four pounds
among the four and SO away TO bed.
There is a noted ravel,r who
makes his hom, III a bachelor
apartment OH Park avenue The
other morning his butler was aWak-
ened by the jangling OF the vesti-
bulc bell. He answered and found
a rather convivial guest who was
insistent upon seeing his employer.
Very 'portant; gotta shee him
right away
But it is quite late. sir, the mas
ter is sleeping" said the respectful
Meadows.
"Can'sh help 1t. gotta see him.
very 'portant."
And so at length the late visitor
was escorted into the library. After
awhile the noted traveller came
down in his bath robe.
This is rather a late hour he
said. studying his visitor.
"Yesh, yesh, know" was the re-
ply and then the visitor fumbled at
vest pocket and pulled out a de-
lspidated clipping from q newspa-
per.
"Shee this advertisement about
you wantin' someone to so with
you to South Africa"
YES. had this inserted this
morning"
We'll, jus come around to tell
you I'm not going" And then he
got up and staggered out into the
night
She has arrived-the woman the
ater manager. Manhattan is now
witnessing the novelty of a woman
managing a Broadway playhouse.
Miss Katharine Russell Bleecker
has been appointed to take charge
of the big Broadway Theater-
where the Weber and Field shows
used to hold forth. It is now de-
voted to vaudeville and movies
Miss Bleecker is stunning
blonde and has gained considera6l"
reputation aa the author of several
scenarios. Her appointment was
brought about by the war. Her
predecessor was drafted.
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