The Washington herald., 1918-11-01


no tired shop girls in Gotham thl
Christmas. Cartoons OF fran youn
beauties dropping at their posts m
utter exhaustion--so dear 70 the yell
low Journsls-will not be printed this
year
New York was on the Job for early
shopping. In past years In
average shopper read all the biux1
for early shopping. agreed with th(
heartily. then promptly waited VI
the day before Christmas to Join
mad throngs down town
This year nearly everybody a
sidered IL a patriotic duty. Copel
Townsend. the hotel man. had a bt
IDEA for early shopping which sv,
the entire metropolis. He surges
that 100 people pledge themselves
nnish their Christmas shopping
November q
He secured ion pledges. In turn
100 were 10 secure Eve pledge each
and so on until thousands were en-
listed in the movement As q result
a large section OF the population had
their shopping done by q big margin
before Christmas
The stores this year are short of
-AhNAEhA sFf IN 0An'N
branches Of endcsvor. II the depart
ment stores women past 80 are to bs
seen In every department.. And the
noor walker,
That naughty frock-coatei naeoh
has simply disappeared as naturally
as The morning dew. The noor
walkers Of New YORK were amazing
specimens Of well tailored Apoilos.
noted Greek artist declared on
visit To New York several years sso
that the most perfect specimens Of
physical manhood he found in New
York were in the department stores
directing women 10 various counters
The beautiful oung Dresden dolls.
yclept saiesgirls. are also gone They
no longer dAwdie over their chewing
gum and languidiy sing out: Cash
girl! Thfrty-sir out OF a dollar M
Gswd. Lizzie, Did you see him stare"
These fragile beauties are supplsnted
by older gray haired women The
beauties can make more money In
other lines.
The department store ts one Of the
most changed institutions in the
city. Not a man is to be seen. The
doors are opened by girls. the elevs-
tors are run by girls and the car
rage starters are girls The feminine
invasion has been complete-sno the
public seems just as well pleased
Uncle Jimmy Murray, the subject
Of thousands OF feature stories and 3
meal ticket to many space writers,
has Just celebrated his 106th birthday.
Uncle Jimmy has for seventy-tve
years been one Of the custodians Of
Trinity Church Cemetery on Amster-
dam avenue at lS5th street. II all
his life he has never seen a Skyscrap-
er. never ridden in an automobile
trolley car or subway train and he
never intends to do any OF these
things At go each morning he re-
ports at 154th street, the entrance OF
the cemetery. hangs up his umbrella
in his scnf-y box. takes his walking
stick and begins his days duties. which
include feeding stray cats. chsSinE
stray dogs and telling tales to stray
children The children call him Santa
Claus He was a friend OF Clement
c. Moore. author Of the verses be
ginning. Twas the night before
Christmas and all through the house ="
He delights in repeating the poem TO
the children. He was a friend of
Horsce Greeley and also a friend q
the late John Jacob Astor. who sleeps
in the cemetery over which he is a
custodian Uncle Jimmy looks upon
death lightly. He says he knows that
most Of them have gone 10 happier
hfe.
He Was a frail young fellow. one
hand gone, who smoked cigarettes in
cesssnuy. On his sleeve were strips
which meant he had been wounded
four times. Three years ago he used
10 sell pistschio nuts in a Broadway
dsnsant-probsbly the most useless
occupation in the world. Today he is
one Of New York's heroes