The Washington herald., 1918-11-22

special Correspondent of The Washington Herald.
New York, Nov. 2.-Nothing was
ever seen before in New York like
the spontaneous peace jubilation.
Never did the great metropolis un-
bend and fraternize so whole-heart-
edly. I left my home at O'Clock
Twhile the city was being aroused by
bells and whistles and walked imme-
.diately TO Broadway and Forty-second
street
At Columbus Circle a girl in expen-
sive furs jumped from a taxicab and
rushed up to the curb where a French
+officer was standing. She kissed him
plump on the mouth before the
amazed officer knew what was hap
pening.
Men and women. rich and poor.
walked in the middle Of the streets
with arms about each other singing
and kicking their heels. At the Hip
podrome all the ballet girls came out
into the streets in tights and flesh
lings and when a hurdy-gurdy began
to play men danced with the show
girls in the street and on the side
walk
Around Times Square cut up paper
and confetti was being thrown from
every window, giving the effect Of
gigantic snow storm. Out Of almost
every saloon every ten minutes would
come a dazed peace celebrator. grin
ming sheepishly and hat asksw.
"Whoopee"' he would shout and then
hug the person nearest to him-man
or woman. People only smiled.
Tho Ill
no concerted action. Clerks refused
20 work and employers did not blame
them. Discipline went to the bow
vows. On the Cathedral steps an
inebriate was damning the Kaiser in
a gusto OF beautiful cuss words
Improvised collins made Of DR.
goods boxes We're earned on shoul-
ders. One sign on a coffin read: Here
lies the Kaiser. The devil will not
have him" All sorts of quickly ar
ranged costumes were made Every
body carried a flag of some kind.
All motor traffic on Fifth avenue
was diverted to Madison avenue and
the sidewalks and streets were play
grounds. In front OF Cornelius Van
derbilts home a group OF men-at
least 90 years OF age-were play
ing leap-froG- The big map Of Ger
many in front Of the library was
painted up into sections marked
Staten Island" Matteawan' and the
like
Now and then on the curb unable
to rise would be seen a too cnthu-
siastIC peace ceI,brai0r. He was not
disturbed. In some cases a pillow
was made for his head. dined at
little table d'hotc place in the
FCrties. The famHiarities ordinarily
are easy in the place-but there was
not the slightest shade OF convention
left. Tipsy mon walked over to ta-
hles and kissed tipSy women and
escorts just Eiggled. The cafes sim
ply disobeyed the law and STAYED open
all night without a license. They
knew there would bc no arrests and
there was not one
PlaywriGhts are shivering over the
pros poets Of dry nation. Nearly
every dramatic punch is put over
with the booze settings. Think Of
writing play around Ten Nights
in Soda Water Parlor." A dra-
matte historian has discovered that
IN the past ten years 20 per cent Of
the Broadway hits have dealt with
the booze problem in some way or
other. There must be an effect from
drink somewhere. Now the play
wrights have to look for a new hu-
man angle.
They have dug up A menu Of the
old Astor HOISe OF lS49 showing what
kind of a dinner was served i'm that
hallowed day for 50 cents. The Astor
House was s. American plan house
at that time. On this especial menu
there were twelve different kinds Of
meat to select from. seven kinds Of
soup. twenty-four side dishes. ten cold
dishes nineteen vegetables, twelve
kinds of wild game and sixteen kinds
OF desserts. The same kind Of dinner
now in any frst-Class New York hotel
would cost Sl2 a cover. There are
Y ~ few OF the cheaper places now
hat will servH a skinny hurry-up
luncheon for less than 60 cents.
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