The Washington herald., 1919-01-21
Special Correspondent of The Washington Herald

Special Oorrespondnt of The Washington Herald
New York, Jan. 2o-Bertolotti's,
down on West Third street, is said
by many to be the last stand OF the
Bohemians, the real link between the
old Greenwich village and the new. 1t
| Is little red front, sub-cellar saloon
and eating place with sawdust on the
floor, coal oil lamps and signs OF final
decay-but the food is in the hands of
culinary artist.
At Bertolotti's one does not receive
check. One tells the waiter the
food consumed and the waiter gives
the charge. Everybody is presumed
to be honest Madam Bertolotti. in
gingham dress and white apron,
beams on all her guests from a little
corner table. She still wears a gay
colored shawl and loves a little pony
Of brandy now and then.
Sonia, the cigarette girl, and Tiny
Tim, the candy man, and Old Rose,
the flower woman, make Bertolottfs s
their headquarters. The place is in
the heart of the old village, where
the memories are colored with the
names OF the great
Tom Paine. the infidel. lived around
the corner on Grove street. A gen.
Grafton later Edgar Allan Poe
brought his young wife to live with
him in a house near Sixth avenue and
Waverly place. Walt Whitman, Rich
ard Watson Glider, Henry James,
Richard Harding Davis, these are the
names that are still vividly in
memory.
And John Masefeld. perhaps Eng
lands greatest poet, was once a bar
| tender in Luke Connors saloon.
where you can go even now. and eat
hard-boiled eggs with your glass Of
beer. Lafcadio Hearn lived in the
neighborhood before he went to
Japan. A few of the notables of the
present day who lived in the village
are Theodore Dresser. the novelist;
James oppenheim, the poet, and John
Sloan, the artist.
BertolottTs will perhaps be the last
place of its kind. The new kind of
coZy corner, old fireplace studio res
taurants in stucco are taking its
place. Among the tea rooms which
have become famous in these latter
days are:
The Purple Pup. The Vermilicn
Hound. The Saraband. The Kiicket
Ye Pig and Whistle, Don Dickerman' 5
Pirates Den. The Will-o'-the Wisp.
the Aladdin Shop, The Three Thieves,
Romany Marie's. Tho Jewel Box, The
Early Bird Breakfast Room. The
Mouse Trap, The Tea Wagon, The
Golden Gate and The Roman Chariot
The "Shimmy- -She-w wah- Wah" dance
is still being danced. \ new claim
ant TO the christening of the "shim-
my dance has come to light. In
stead of having its origin in Now
Orleans, St Louis and the Barbary
Coast. as has been claimed. it nov
appears to be OF French nativity. Re
turning soldiers declare that tho
'shimmy'' comes from Paris. but by
way OF the trenches, and that the
correct title is the 'Cootie wiggle."
The American Designers Associa- =
tion is now sitting as a Soviet OF
Beaunashes in New York and what
the Well Dressed Man VIII Wear
next year is something terrible to
contemplate. Those who did not get
TO wear braid in the army will have
their chance. All coats and vests
are to be braided up and for the
overcoats there will be skirts that
| balloon out like a parachute de-
SCenulnE- Inc raglan shOulder Tor
coats is to be the thing and there will
be few moon-shaped pockets
Clothes will be tight-fittinE. This,
OF course. saves the tailors of clothes
money and makes a mere man look
like a lounge lizard Everybody
laughs at the yearly dictaton that
comes from the designers and then
the following season they obey every
hing that Is laid down. 1t is said
| that all trousers will have what is
known as the flask pocket" which
will act as a sort of sop to those
who are Grieving over the return of
the D-y Age