The Washington herald., 1917-09-10
New York, Day by Day

Special Correspondent OF The washington Herald
New York, Sept 9.-The wrist watch
has arrived-but it took a way to
bring it. Only the type of men who
considered "roughing it" going with
out a manicure formerly wore wrist
watches and when they shot their
cuffs it was a cue for ribaldry.
But the forearm jewelry that once
tickled the ribs of a nation has been
dignified by an army's adoption. The
old-fashioned type of person who used
to look into the fact of a masculine
martyrs wrist watch and litter out
loud seems to have vanished.
Irwin Cobb wears a wrist watch
and so does Will Irwin. to say moth
ing of John Reed. and all the rest
of the red-blooded correspondents.
And every army officer wears a wrist
ticker.
Some things start badly and get no.
where. but with the tricky wrist
watch things were not so. 1t started
atrociously and got everywhere and
is still going. Even Muggsy Nc
Graw, the fighting Giant leader. wears
wrist watch off the field.
Any man who laughs openly at
wrist watch now is regarded as
SuRnlly IIldu anu pOSStSSllAk ZIG
markings of a Stacker. In New York
the demand has been so great that
jewelers. are sending men direct to
various factories 20 plead for larger
orders.
The price has been raised in almost
all of the grades, but vox populi who
know a good thing when a whole ma
ton shows it to them continue to
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to be the insignia of a pommaded tea
guzzler-now it sometimes means a
rough neck, horny fists and hair on
the chest.
I had the pleasure of visiting Nine.
Sarah Bernhard the other afternoon.
She has recovered from her recent
sickness and is lively and happy. She
was anxious to begin her tour of the
United States, despite the tremendous
strain on her vitality. Percy Burton,
who used to give command perform
ances of press agency before the
King and Queen OF England, has been
intrusted with the TASK of heralding
the coming of Nine. Bernhard
throughout the country. Mr.. Burton
has been agent extraordinary to near
~ all lnG lllitu dClOiSp anu
expects to begin on the Scandinavian
soon after the Bernhard engagement.
New York is having a shower of
would-be poppy little magazines that
sell for a dime, If they sell at all.
They aim to have a peculiar "plant"
on the universe and the people there
of, and be as risque as possible with
out stirring up the vice societies.
Sam H. Clark started the craze
when he started Jim Jam Jems and
made a fortune out of it. The new
publications attempt to initiate Clark
when as a matter of fact he cannot
be initiated. He also had the courage
to say what he thought-and the 9TH
ers want to, but are afraid.
Some of the latest journalistic ven
lures on the news-stands are called
''FIot-Stuff," "Bingi' 1.-The Broadway
Blister" Straight from the Shout
DER" THE Whangdoodle." and one
has the audacity to call itself "Skan-
del Stuff" They generally last about
three issues.
For a promenade the character of
Fifth Avenue has become changed to
marked degree since the entry of
the United States into the great war.
Possibly more soldiers, especially Of
ficers IN uniform, may be seen on
the avenue just now than any other
street in the world.
so this is Fifth Avenue" said a
visitor from abroad. as from the top
of bus he contemplated the moving
crowds. TT looks more like the
Nevsky Prspect. / never saw so
many handsome army officers in my
life before" Many or the officers
carry the short silver headed, silver
ferruled stick affected so much by
English soldiers when out strolling.