The Washington herald., 1918-08-26
By DWC

New York. Aug. 2S.-As Samuel
Pepys would record in his diary:
Up betimes. the day being pleas
ant. and for a walk through the
town and the highways were
clogged yet in the big stores and
shops there was little business
done and to my tailor about the
business of setting out money for
a fall surtout and Lord, but the
steep prices affrighted me.
The tailor, a proud coxcombe, did
say that dinner jackets and
dress suits were not fashioned at
all any more and II was his judg-
ment that they would not be popu-
lar for many years after peace
comes. And IL Is true that evening
dress for men and women has en-
tirely disappe cd in Gotham.
heard this day that Sir c. d.
Gibson. the ink sketcher, had been
made editor of the Life journal.
whose editor recently passed on.
On the Broad Way the crowds
looked on while q tawdry wench
did baste a rogue soundly for
making eyes at her from the curb
albeit / could not see his purpose.
she being the usliest hag ever 1
saw. Being puzzled stepped
closer and saw the fellow had eyes
that crossed, which was explana-
tory.
To Moquin's for a midday snack
of cheese pastie and a beaker of
sweet wine Of elderberrries, very
refreshing. and the room was filled
with uniformed men OF the Y, NJ.
c. A. going overseas and the best
natured crowd / ever saw, one in
especial doing a trick Of cutting
on a finger with q knife, mighty
amazing.
In the afternoon against nv will
TO Carnegie hall to hear a lecture
and the talk turned TO be the sub
ject of "Individualism" but what
with counting dots on the curtain
and doing i passed away the time
ana am set on never going to a
lecture again. the last one before
neing on the subject of "Ethnol-
ogy."
Home where fell to casting my
accounts and there came Mr.. Kelly
IN a gasoline wagon and of to
take the ayre and through new
Rochelle town and to Rye where
we put in at Chief Dewoody's. of
the secret service. and in the cool
OF the evening sat on the porch
ana did drink our bellyfuls Of milk.
Home late and so to bed.
a young American army private
came out OF gilded broadway
Iiorist's the other afternoon carrying
very large and expensive bououeS
tle1 :p in Saxed paper and walked
tcward one Of those stunty baby doll
roadsters at the curb.
AS he was crossing the sidewalk
along came another American army
private. undeniably of Italian descent.
ana known along Broadway for his
ability to WELD the. polishing rag at
a Herald Square shoe shining parlor.
Inc TWO stopped to exchange greeting.
Lo. Fish FACET
Lo. Wopi Where you soin'f'
TO see me brudder"
Jump In and save carfare, "
Whereupon this strangely assorted
pair, brothers by the greatest tie man
can devise. Travelled away together.
No one ever heard Of s. Leighton
Frooks and now a New York news
paper Is not complete without q
special history. cartoon or editorial
about him. Frooks is a lawyer with
ofaces In Columbus circle. He decided
ne might az well be famous and 20
he started an anti-collar league OF
which he 10 president. vice president
ana secretary and he also comprises
the membership list. He believes col
lars are an abomination-collars for
the neck not collars for beer which,
OF course. are an abomination. He
wants everyone to shed the collar. II
Is all right for men with whiskers
but the Adams Apple brigade is op-
posed to It. Mr.. Frooks Is making
speeches all over town. hiring brass
bands to accompany him and seems
to be taking the campaign seriously
But his friends say he Is humorisi
at heart.