The Washington herald., 1917-09-24

standing straight up. On her ankle
was strapped a watch.
rs she passed one group some
one called out Some squab." which
being interpretreted in Manhattan
ese means easy to look at" She
tilted her nose a bit. but did not
look around. At the corner a traffic
cop held up traffic and helped her
across the street with a wink at a
few loungcrs at the curb.
Soon she was lost in the hurry
ing crowds. A few minutes later a
thin. tall man-waspish at the
| waist-wearing checkered suit
that screamed for attention, came
! out Of the same theatrical office.
J He carried an ivory swagger stick,
wore purple spats and on his right
arm was a diamond-studded wrist
watch.
The crowds watched him eddy up
/ to the curb and hesitate before
crossing. The whole affair was
studied. He finally crossed with
the air Of John Drew walking out
to take n curtain call.
Afterward 1 learned that the Gus
tom and mannerisms of the couple
were a part Of the plan of an astute
manager to put them over" in
dancing act. The Castles and Maurice
and Walton are not dancing in New
York. No one has succeeded in filling
| the inches they left.
The managcr has figured out that
il he can get people talking about
the chorus girl and the former chorus
Ean-whO are really good dancers but
never had a chance-that they will
eventually receive a big salary,
So every day they wander about
Broadway in their odd get ups, try
ing to make themselves talked about.
At nights they appear in the cafes in
still more ouJlandish evening clothes.
and at night they have the chance
to show their Terpsichorean ability.
lt sounds foolish. but IT is the way
Of Broadway. and it will not be long
before they are receiving big salaries.
once people begin talking about you
in New York you are made.
New York IS wagins a war on the
private detective. 1t is charged that
their existence is a reflection on the
legislature, which makes them neces-
sary by negleCting TO enable New York
to provide itself with a sufficiently nu-
merOuS police force.
The charge is also made that the
private detective, at his worst-like the
hotel dctcCtive-is an eX-police officer,
who generally has left the force for
its own good.
Whenever n man wants an Illegal
piece OF work done that he dare not
attempt himself he can get It accom-
plishcd. it is charged, through some
one of these misChIevous agencies. It
is true that there are several agencies
in New York that are honest in their
CndeavOrs. but most Of them thrive
on blackmail-and nothing Is ever
done about it for the victim knows
that a scandal will follow an expose.
PIacards have been placed in sew
ergl Broadway theatCrs that soldiers
and sailors in UlifOrm may have seats
at half price. Many Of the restaurants
are charging only half price to the
men in uniform. The uniformed men
are owning the town these days, and
to their credit they are conducting
themselves in a manner that increases
the respect of the citiZenry. Only
one case Of drunkenness by a man in
uniform has been reported since the
draft. II is not unusual TO see a rich
Young dehutante going to some affair
IN limousine with a young man in
an ordinary seaman's uniform, and
many soldiers encamped about New
York have their automobiles in near |
by garages for their day off.