The Washington herald., 1918-03-01


New York, Feb. 8.-The crowds that
sweep full flush to the subway kiosks
around 5 O'Clock in New York are the
most interesting in all the city. They
are composed mostly of young clerks,
shop girls, stenographers. and book
keepers. and many of them are going
to their four flights up, third floor
back and hall bedrooms.
The great homeward torrent Is gen.
orally in holiday mood. They shed
their troubles with easy nonchalence-
Young girls, who have hurriedly spot
ted their cheeks with rouge and coat
ed their noses with powder, seem to
be looking for the big adventure.
Introductions are not needed on the
subway. And It is nothing about
which to wonder for they are packed
in the express and local trains Ike
sardines. Mamie shouts at Joe to get
of her foot and Joe playfully taps
her on the face with his pink extra
Even the guards seem to catch the
spirit of the hour. They are more
kindly. and instead of gruf COM
mands to move up front" they gen
tly jostle the homegoers out Of the
way. The guards sometimes even Join
in the frolics If they are sure there
are no company spoilers" aboard.
The subway o'clock crowds repre-
sent the real New York The million
candle flares of broadway means
nothing in their lives. They are more
interested in the next thriller at the
neighborhood movie and the latest
gossip of the apartment houses.
Most of them were born in New
York and will die in New York.
Anywhere south of Fulton street is
foreign land. A canoe on a moonlit
lake or a FIR tree pointing to a star
have not the appeal of the movie, the
table d'hote or the jazz cabaret.
In the morning they burrow their
way underground like moles to their
office buildings and stores, and at
night they return to their artificial
amusements. Life is not measured by
money or achievement-but by thrills
A post card addressed to 'Teddy's
Doctor, Roosevelt Hospital" read:
Dear Doc: Please be sure to fix up
the coloners ears in good shape, SO
that he will be able to hear the peo-
pies call in 1920"
They say that the ladies in the op-
era company are mad at Galli-Cur-
ci because of her marvellous success.
In a night she leaped to the top of
the heap, and instead of congratu-
lating her on her achievement her fe-
male colleagues go about without
speaking to her.
Geraldine Farrar, however, seems to
have no professional tealousy-at
least none that is noticeable-for she
goes chanting the praises Of CALI
Curci. Caruso had the same expert
ence when he made his hit
In fact, 1t would seem that the
newspaper profession is about the
only one free Of jealSuSs lEen ~. q
desert Journalist no write plays. hu-
NOR, or fiction, always have their
warmest admirers among the men
who worked with them.
Nat Goodwin took part the other
DAY in a show given for the benefit
of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Children. As he stepped
ond row turned to her mother and
asked:
Mother, does the cruelty to chill
dren begin now?"
1t was in one Of those cafes with a
solicitousN proprietor. Two officers
were dining. Tho proprietor, after
many unsolicited suggestions, asked
them II they wanted Maraschino cher
ries with their grapefruit.
NO" said one officer. but may we
please have solitude with it?''