The Washington herald., 1917-02-12
New York. Day BY Day
Byso. q nerNTrnk-

SPECIAL Corr~ppn z<pt Of m wssninstoe Ber.M
New York. Feb. lL-Hsve you a little
vert In your home7 Do you know any
thing about guies furef What dio you
do with your last sable fesso engrsssed
between three wheik-shelis eoid7 And
are you ready TO tell the truth about
your association with q molet between
two-or is II observation-disclosures
II you weres French. English. Spanish
or Italian you could answer these Ques-
lions IN a jiry. Hersldry would have
been a big part OF your life. Only we un-
cultured. munition-malSinS Americans
fail to understand the meaning of these
things We Amt got no culture.
There have come TO this city two young
English gentlemen whose purposes ia to
supply crests and coats-of-srms TO de-
serving Americans They have opened the
American College Of Arms and Hersldry.
Inc, on Fifth avenue. The company Is
grant the use OF family crests and coats
of-arms TO persons and families in the
United States.
II Is believed that there are quite a
few New Workers who win hurry 70 drop
In and be crested. The size Of the fee
and the annual dues VIII keep out the
mob, also there would be no satisfaction
for a millionaire society man who might
find his crested car smashing into an
arms-bearins limousine of q newiy-rtch
brick placer.
A well-dressed man, wearing his hair
long under a wide Western hat and con-
cealing his sentiments behind a beard
OF great length and breadth, strode into
/ the barber shop OF the Hotel Bossert IN
Brooklyn. To the BARRIERS. who were due
to get through at O'Clock. n seemed
that the only way TO make the Sis was 70
behead the customer.
He settled back into the third chair
Just a moment" he said. searching into
an inside coat pocket. Five years ago
came to New York and got shave
and haircut here. The man who dld it
Was an artist I liked the work 30 well
that / had my picture taken Here is
the picture. That is how ! want 70 look.
| Do IL again"
And with the photograph on the stand
before him the barber began clipping the
customer out into the open again.
She wore a stunning tailored gown such
as only a Michael could design. ENpen-
| sive birds Of paradise hoated from he-
tight fitting hat. Her furs were Of Rus
sian sable and as she passed down Firth
avenue at parade time all the paraders
stopped and looked after her.
/ Opposite a weIl-know club where the
members sin their Scotch and soda in the
deep leather window chairs she stopped
and waved a handkerchief. Then she
waited for n few moments.
Not a clubmsn Offered TO wave back.
They only smiled at her perhaps bit
sadly. II is an everyday occurrence and
they are used to il. The woman is the
wife OF a very rich man who recently
passed on
When he was alive she used 10 wave
for him and he would soin her for q walk,
His demise affected her mind She can
not believe that he has passed from NOR
tai view. So every afternoon she waves
and waits awhile and then goes on
As a result of the most luxurious fIve
minutes of warmth he had experiences
in recent winters. William Johnson. who
has no home. was Arrsigned In Police
Court the other day. He was charged
with having taken a $50 fur coat belong
ing to George NJ Cohan, from IN front OF
Ithe Cohan Theater. and his arrest came
about when he tripped and fell in the
midst OF the costly garment. sttractins
attention TO its value and his ragged ap-
lpesrance. Mr.. Cohan's lawyer explained
that the night was cold and the coat
vas warm and Williams temptation was
sreat He was dismissed.