The Washington herald., 1918-09-30
M.o.rHN
ondent of The Washington Herald


Special correspondent of The washington Herald.
New York. Sept. 2s.-As Samuel
Pepys would record in his diary: Up
betimes a great rayne having fallen
in the night and the wind sharp. To
hawker where / set out a good
sum for a cheval glass to use in
trimming myself. the one I have be-
ing poor and causing me to let blood
frequently.
To breakfast at a cofree-house and
all the talk Of the tragedy that has
befallen Editor Chaplin, of Mr.. Pull
tiers journal. A sorry story and he
Is man OF some qualities when un-
derstood. which he little was. II
does chill the heart the way he fell.
This day left of smoking tobacco
In any form. II being a senseless habit
albeit very comforting. And my wife.
poor wretch, away all day, proclaim
ing me too irritable when not indulg-
ing the weed, and I gave four pipes
to the chapman on the corner, and
yet know / will want them back in
fortnight. this being the third time
I have left of smoking IN year.
To the tennis court at Forest Hills
and saw a Japanese play. very noble,
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A great luncheon at a brave inn with
a goose roasted and lots of sauce and
a cheese pasty, the best ever l ate,
and beakers OF tea iced, and yet II
was unsatisfying because all around
me did puff at cigars, pipes and the
paper cigarettes.
Home where 1 read Sir Theodore's
Great Adventure" in the Metropoh-
tan, most inspiring, and one of the
finest articles he hath ever written.
With my wife, she on a war charity
mission, and I set her down near
Long Acre in so ill-looked a place.
among all the brothels, that 1 was
troubled at 1t to see her 20 thither.
To Claridge's and a mighty noble
gathering. came Mr. Caruso, the
singer. who hath lately married, and
Mr.. George NJ. Cohan, grown very
gray, and Mr.. Wynne, the laugh
maker. all very merry with this and
with that.
In the evening to dinner alone on a
mutton chop and a hot baked potato
with musty ale. and. came Mr.. Thorn
as. the banker. and he told OF his
diligence and saving and how credit
grew upon him. and how a mans
character was his greatest asset in
finance, very contentful. And so TO
bed.
With the return to the sane days
OF "ansom keb. sir?" on Sunday aft
ernoons comes also the announcement
that the bars are to be put up against
the jazz dances this winter In brief,
New York is becoming sane and So
ber. The first OF the New Year will
see no beer, no Jazz and other dilu-
uons of the tazzazza life.
There are only several cafes now
that permit Jazz music They appeal
to the night-birds and are in most
cases semi-respectable. The quleter
places have decided that there is no
music in the wild braying, jangling
and screeChing and no grace in the
jazz steps. 1t is nothing but wiggle,
and mostly suggestive.
Louis H. Chalif, the man who has
done much to clean up the dances of
the dansant and make them respec-
table, waged a war on the Jazz at
the recent convention of dancing
teachers. 1t had its effect. Dancing
is to become simple, graceful and de-
cent. More good out of the war.
The soda water fountain lads in
Gotham are doing their bit in an
amusing way. Any man in uniform
who visits a soda fountain gets two
scoopfuls OF ice cream instead of one
Employers noticed that their ice
cream was not holding up with the
average receipts and 50 they investl-
gated and found that the boys Just
agreed in several stores to pay trib-
ute to the soldier. Then the custom
ran like wildfire to other soda foun-
tains and nothing can be done about
it. The proprietors. in fact. seem
rather pleased that the boys took the
bit in their teeth. 1t is also noticed
that in the candy stores the men in
uniform get more for their money.