The Washington herald., 1918-04-29
Special Correspondent Of The Nash
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New York, April As Samuel
Pepys would record in his diary: Up
b. times and for a turn or two in the
park, the weather being brave. and
saw Mistress Vernon Castle in
widows weeds for her late husband
and home to write to my wife who
has gone from Buffalo to Cleveland
by barge and thence by tram 10 her
native heath.
My barrister called and We Lad a
noble talk about books and plays, in
especial the skit. "A Night at An Inn.
which is the most gripping piece Of
the Year. This day l have foresworn
pool and billiaI ds for the reason that
/ play so indifferently it has a dis
COuraging effect and all the late morn
inCs | fell 10 reading Emerson 5
Self Reliance which is stimulating.
Came by post a box of wild flowers
pluckCd for me in Virginia which
, pleased me nightly For a walk
through the town and for snack at
the Coffee club. little retreat for
ma gazine editors where tipping and
high prices are banned. and saw there
Sir Frank CrOwninshieid and Si~
Bruce Barton and others.
A loutish follow on the highway ac-
Costed me for aims and when | Turn
ed away he grew chullish and Of lat"
there seems to he hOrGcs az Ih"S"
shiftless idlers on Broadway Much
talk on the Rialto of the photo-ra pl :
of Mistress Annette kollerman and tie
report is that her managers hav,
been called To the law To explain by
what authority they assumed that
a strong west wind constituted a
bathing costume
The afternoon being fnc the a,euue
was crowded with many people. and
among those saw were Mistress
Lillian Russell. Sir James X. IIaykrtt.
Mr.. Sothcrn and Miss MarlOw,. Sir
Rupert Hughes. the scrivcner. Chl,f
Justice Swami. Sir Leo Feist. the nu-
sic publisher. Mr. l. NJ. Boomer. Tho
! innkcepcr. and Mr.. Arthur William
Brown. the artist.
In the evening to the diun,- given
TO Isaac MarcosScn. VINO has returned
lately from the wars. and to bed very
late.
The eminent James Matthew's. Fnr
'''i'' ~ al - VI NTt' NldilN ''i'l
De-ukc of NaWk Theatah in silly old
London. but in recent wears house
manager of the HippOdrome, WAS in
the basement OF the Hippodrome the
other afternoon when he began to
perspire like one does in the second
stages of Turkish hawth.
He rang all the bells handy for as
sistanCe. and asked that the steam
Dp tlIrnnH of
learned that Miss Roxie Powers. 1f
years old the prima donna OF the
noted troupe of performing elephants
had the tootha che and that the heat
was caused by her fever
further examination revealed A
yawning cavity in Miss Powers eye
tooth. There was nothing TO do but
hurl her to the floor, hog tie her and
NIL the molar. This was done and it
is reported that being out of elephant
tooth-tilling material they used the
press agents flivver for the plugging
Not so many years ago he was a
promising young burglar. He has q
record of two convictions and but for
his cleverness there would be more
He married a young girl he met in
the courts. She was nimble with her
fingers and had lifted many we'll filled
wallets.
At the altar they pledged their lives
to honest endeavor.- He got a job as
a salesman and she went to work as
stenographer. Up in the Bronx
they are paying for their home
They were dining together in a quiet
little restaurant and one of his vic
tins b Nnened at another table and
called the proprietor and inquired if
that worthy knew ne was entertain
ing a crook
Yes" said the proprietor, Il do. I
know his story better than you. He
happens to be my son. He is living
Straight-now YOU get out of here :,