The Washington herald., 1919-06-17
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New York. June 1S.-Greenwich
Village has now become part of
plain New York. The opening Of
the Seventh avenue subway extern
sion did the trick. The subway
was the frst direct thoroughfare to
penetrate this residential back.
water. A subway kiosk has
sprouted in Sheridan Square and
rents are climbing.
The garrets and studios are be-
ing, deserted to escape the high
rents. Bohemians have started on
hegira that may not stop this
Tiny Tim. who used to sell soul
candles In volunteer fireman
make-up. has gone to New Jersey.
But Tim and his wife made their
pile and own a home and every
thing. The case is not sympto-
lmatic; merely interesting.
1t was Greenwich Villages own
fault that people began to rush
there. The artistic ones chortled
too loudly from their garrets and
hall bedrooms about the simplicity
of existence in the vicinity of the
furtherest south end of the Fifth
avenue bus line. A swarm of
creatures who held Jobs began to
besiege the real estate Offices.
Washington Square is becoming
fashionable. Right this very min
ute. E. H. Sothern and his wife.
Julia Marlowe. are seeking q per-
manent home on the Square.
All of the Village nuts"-as
they call themselves-are hiking
for across the river or uptown. Don
Dickerman's Pirate Den. across the
square from Polly's. was formerly
prosperous. 1t was q dark. dank
basement and 1t had stunts there
calculated to open the purses of
jaded thrill chasers from the hin
terland.
All around the Pirate Den were
other places such as the Vermilion
Hound. the Purple Pub and The
Camoufiage. The police-who know
nothing of the influence of arti-
lchokes on eroticism in literature
swooped down in their inartistic
way and closed the Pirate Den.
Other raids followed The Village
was being made more respectable.
Then come the subway and then
high rents. And now Bohemia is
no more.
The other day l was down in
Sheridan Square. There was no
policeman in front of Don Dicker-
mans Pirate Den. The doors are
falling in. Some wag with a first
hand knowledge of cooties has
painted on the face of the adjoin-
ing vacant building: Blue Oint-
ment Terrace" There are no short
haired girls running around in
smocks. 1 saw several baby car
riages and no one seemed to know
where Bobby Edwards and his uku-
lele had gone.
The street scenes in Oriental New
York just now are most interesting.
Since the local Jewish doughboys
have returned from the war a new
interest is shown in Jerusalem, the
City of Zion, for which they actu-
ally fought for and helped to free.
The penny peep-show man has put
in a new line of Palestine views
and does a fourishing business
Then there is the Hebrew Nor
gendavit" or Star of David, who
appears for the first time in the
stock of the vender of emblems of
o'A All IneSe East
Side streets surge the busy, cheer
ful. bargaining life of the Jewish
people. strangely marked and modi-
fed ny New World customs-but
still holding in it's heart the
ancient Law and the Prophets.
There is the Rotary Kitchen man
who sells potatoes and pancakes
hut no hot dog" Then there is a
curb stone bewhiskeTed apothecary
who sells unpatented medicines and
hot water bags. The Rug Man
who carries an entire shop on his
ancient enoulders and the young
YiddI>h merchant who exchanges
rsreW pots and pans for old clothes.
Over at Fort Lee and other moy-
ing picture studios they have a new
type. He is called the Lens
use" Generally he is a broken
down actor who hangs around the
studio for a small pick up. Just
any small part that will make a
dollar or so and quell the insistent
muttcr.ngs of a heartless landlady.
| THE stars incline htIt do NOT comnaI