The Washington herald., 1918-06-27

Especial Correspondent d Ths Washington
Herald.D
New York, June 26.-The untam-
ed jazz room has been opened In the
Tenderloin. It IL q part Of an eat
ing palace that draws its patron
age from that part OF the populace
that Broadway dubs as filthy with
money" The Jazz room is fitted
out with soft amber lights-the am
Der light IL has been found dims
the glow Of the squads painted faces
and makes even the homely beauti-
full.
The floor 10 covered with saw
dust and the orchestra 10 compos-
ed of q bunch of acrobatic ja1zers
that can make bedlam ashamed.
Those booking for novelty have
found II here.
The jazz music starts with q rip
roaring snort Of a couple OF slide
trombones. Then there 10 a pause
but the dancers keep on dancing.
Suddenly there Is a crash like Q man
falling through the skylight. An
other pause and the shrill notes OF
q piccolo srfite the ear. More pauses
and then pendemonium.
Cowbells jangle, base drums
boom, hammers are pounded on skill
lets, and an insane jslser begins
shaking q roll Of tin that sounds
like q thunder storm in full action.
At the height of the noise every
thing comes to q full stop-and
then again q few plaintive notes on
muted violin.
And the jazz-dancers. II they
really dance then the Cubist night
mare Nude Descending q Stair
case" 10 art. But they do not dance.
They merely wiggle. The 3axz room
patrons are not permitted to be
served anything but champagne. To
ask for a soft drink - to invite be-
ing ushered out into the open air.
The favorite melody of the jsz-
GERS is "If He Can Fight Like He
Can Love, Good Night Germany"
This is written in march time, with
a patriotic swing and it gives the
cowbell janglers and the skillet
Founders great opportunity to use
their muscles.
saw the striking looking Bert
Hubbard on Fifth avenue the other
afternoon. He comes up from East
Aurora with Mrs. Hubbard about
once q month and IL carrying on
where his father left of with great
energy. Ny companion, q newspa-
per man. commented that in his
opinion the Kaiser in his blind
wrath sent the U-boat to sink the
Lusitania because the elder Hubbard
was aboard. Shortly before he
sailed Hubbard had written an arti-
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Degenerate" and told about his
bard was going to Europe to write
knew II. Anyway. the Sayville
slipped out from Kiel and the Lusi-
tania never reached port.
II It were not for the scarcity OF
jests. It would not be worth men
tioning that q Mr.. Carless is repre-
senting the striking street railway
employees over in Jersey. And even
with the dearth of japeries it seems
trivial to announce that Mr.. Lusher
runs a drink emporium on Manhat-
tan street.
\ AhcIS is q Cct ldiu "iiSSi al SNS"
York who was asked the other day
who he thought was the first writer
of America This certain writer Is
maker orboudoir blue sentiments
and salmon-pink epigrams. He also
edits a naughty type of magazine
that appeals to the talcum-coated
| tilettanti. He replied that in his
opinion Ed. Howe was the greatest
writer. Howe is a callous-handed
Kansas farmer. who lives out Of his
potato hill farm in Kansas. But this
perfumed scrivener is not the only
New York admirer Of Howe. It is
said that most Of Howe's circulation
for his little monthly is right in
blase old New York. Even Broad
wayites watch for it just like the
folk at the crossroads wait at the