The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
By DwE

New York. Oct. l3.-As Samuel
Pepys would record in his diary:
Lay long; then up. and Captain
Roche came in his new uniform,
very noble. The morning being
crisp. we went for a walk and all
the talk is of the Spanish plague.
which seems to make everyone fear
full and these plaques do seem to
me to thrive on fear.
To a neat little inn for breakfast
and so likely a serving maid that
l did give her an extra quid and
she told of being lately a milk
maid and her first day in the city.
This day 1 got my horse brought
over from Long Island and rode
very finely through the park.
On the bridle path did overtake
a man in a brave riding surtout
and we fell into acquaintance, and
he proved to be Sir John Barrymore,
the play actor, and his mare the
sleekest ever i saw.
At the stables a stable boy sang
comic ditty which ran. Would
you rather be a colonel with an
eagle on your shoulder or a private
with a chicken on your knee" a
merry Jingle I should like TO learn
but the lad shy at my questioning.
Great talk on the Rialto that Mr..
Erlanger and Mr.. klaw have parted
company and will not speak. and
that the Shubert brothers are at
outs albeit these rows do develop
every whipstitch and soon die down
and may be only rumors. This day
l read copy of The Bellman. the
best journal I have read in a long
time. and yet It hath not the circu-
lation it deserves.
By barge in the late afternoon
to Staten Island and Lord! how
everybody's looks. and discourse in
the highway, is of death and moth
ing else; and few people going up
and down, the town like a place
distressed and forsaken and I back
to the city and to a music -sll and
had three great tankards OF ale and
went home in great spirits.
Since 1 left off smoking my ap-
petite gluttonish and my weight in
creases so 1 may go back to it yet:
my wife, poor wretch, says ever
since I eschewed tobacco I have
been hunting for some excuse to
begin again, which Lord help me, is
true.
Through the town afoot in the
late evening and came upon Sir Al
Woods, the producer. who tells me
Mistress Woods hath sold all her
jewelry to buy bonds and Fifth
avenue the most wonderful sight
ever seen in this great city of my
Rad sights and so inspiring 1 did
buy more bonds than I could ever
afford. So home and to bed.
The most ultra apartment house
in New York has been opened. 1t
has no high sounding Pullman car
name. 1t is simply mo. 80 Park
Avenue" When one is able to give
that address il means class. 1t is
in reality a castle where several
dozen families are going to live.
1t will have a restaurant known as
the Avignon. 1t will be noted for
being quiet. No music. Just soft
lights, restful seats and studied si-
lence. The walters will be mani
cured and barbered before each
meal and will wear rubber heels
The cafe will seat only $50 people.
To dine there one must be invited
by tenant There are millions in
New York who will be grateful to
dine there. The elevators are
golden cages backed by rich ma
hogany and super mirrors. The new
apartment house opening makes
excellent reading but one cannot
help but wonder If it would not
have been better to wait until the
war is over to open it Something
about these ultra places makes the
average mind leap instantly to
Americas Drawn sleeping in mud
filled and vermin infested trenches.
The auctions that are held at the
storage warehouses in New York
every Saturday. are events. It is
one of the sights of New York TO
see the hordes of second hand deal
ers prowI about and punch at things
and now and then to see the artistic
fitters steal softly into the places.
The sales are much like the Old
Clothes Mart of London. Such bar
gains! Such democracy of gather
ing! A real American institution.
German safe conducts for Dutch
vessels trading with Scandinavia are
now promised. Germany will recog-
nszs the Netherlands Oversee Trus'
as the consignee. and the trust will