The Washington herald., 1918-10-25


has been entertaining the dashfns.
tam-o'-shantered Blue Devils OF
France. And at the same time csrne
the Feathered Devils Of Itsly-au 10
boost the Liberty Loan. Whoever
disagrees with the TeutOnic disposi-
ton Is dubbed devil. devil hound
devil dog, lady devils. blue devils or
feathered devils as the case may be
, Thus the word devil assumes honor
In the sight Of human beings
I confess that the Blue Devils and
the Feathered Devils have the Same
effect that a circus parade has on
members Of Boyville. ! have followed
them all over New York. stand
dumb with admiration on the side
lines watching the Blue Devils smoke
the ever present cigarette and Joking
each other in their roIlicking fashion
1 have sat on the sidelines with
them in French table d'hotes. on
Fifth avenue buses and in other
places where they appear The
Feathered Devils inspire the same
hero worship
Wherever they appeared In the
streets. these dark. wiry. spirited
Italians in their uniforms OF grs yish
green, they were cheered wildly by
every man. woman and child. There
are two branches Of the Feathered
Devils in New York now-the Bersa-
glier and the AlpinL
The Bersaglieri have discarded
their historic headdress. the broad
brimmed hat with its plume OF
feathers. but the plume remains a.
the decoration OF the steel gray
trench helmet they wear now.
The Alpini are distinguished read
lily by the long stats they carry.
Each man has one or more wounds.
One veteran has been wounded Is
times and although So be was one
Of the peppiest members OF a pep
perry bunch.
The Italian mascot is a great. saw
age wolfhound named Lobis, which
is one of the most lovsbIe dogs I
ever saw. I was thrilled Just to pat
him on his great head For Lobis Is
not an ordinary dog. He has been
in service from the beginning OF
ItaIy's participation in the war. has
been wounded three times. has saved
many lives by aiding wounded men
that fell between the lines and in
giving warning OF imminent Austrian
raids
Lobia trotted along Fifth svenuel
after his several masters and wsS
cheered just as earnestly as they
were. but he was UnmindfUl OF any
thing save those snsrlinE little lap
dogs that stuck their shaggy heads
out OF limoUsines and yspped at him
jealousy. Tobias hair raised on his
back with proper disgust
Miss Lillian C. Jones as New
York's first woman banker, at the
Bank OF Cuba. has been the es-
peciaI target OF the sob squad from
Park Row the past week. She
knows all about foreign exchange
and trade acceptances and imitation
and such highly technical subjects.
hair and the bonny blue eyes OF
hers you Just know that domesticity
is no more Of a mystery to her than
finance. She has a great mahogany
desk over which she presides.
Capable financiers come TO her to
discuss weiEhty financial problems
and Miss Jones is just over 25 years
OF age.
4 welI-konwn and highly respect
ed actor suddenly passed on at the
| entrance to the apartment OF a
young actress in the theatrical dis
| triCt recently. Only one New Nork
J newspaper ATTEMPTED to make a
| scandal OF the AFFAIR and the scandal
was pinned on the refusal Of the
| suddenly beresved wife to talk %
reporters. The truth was that the
young lady was a close friend ~
the actors wife and the actor was
to meet his wife there when
stricken. It was pleasing TO see the
srr-E.T made hV- all
to undo the harm that had been
done TO a good name by a saffron
! hued scandal monging sheet
4 post card from Bud Fisher the
artist-srtillerymsn. now in Paris
tells Of his trying to make 6 French
waiter bring him an order Of mUsh-
rooms by drawing q picture Of that
/ itoothsome vegetable. The polite
gsrcon brought him an umbrella.