The Washington times., 1919-01-10

tkat be your guiding star, and turn
down the alley. OF course, you don't
need to call 1t a back alley. Let 1t be
like the slogan OF the folks who live
on Acorn street. in Boston: II you
like us, you say we live on Little
we live in an alley. =
Down this alley you come to an
other alley. running at right angles,
and now at last you are in the realm
Of the Crazy, Cat. There's the Crazy
Cat himself hanging by one helter-
skelter paw down over the doorway
q formidable looking feline with |
magenta eyes and orange tail-a cat
even the most hardened futurist
would hesitate to have around the |
house.
May Rival London Joints.
The ex-gararge appears to be empty |
until q ricSety flight of stairs is dis
covered at the rear and somebody
calls down to- come UP. Somebody"
is either: Dom Allen or Ledru Stiff
fler, still In the uniform Of privates
who settled the industrial problems
Of at least two soldiers by walking
out Of camp and opening a gathering
place which they modestly hope will
at least equal the fame Of the famous
old coffee houses Of London.
A few days ago Stifflef and Allen
didn't know the other existed. but
they were both artists before they
took up the grim business Of fighting
the country's battles, and they both
had the same problems. Both had
been mustered out of the army with
only $50, and both had nothing to do
and no place to do II in.
Stiffler3 didn't even have $50. Six
fifty OF his had been deducted for in
surance. He didn't have enough money
to get to New York, where he belong
ed, and nothing to do when he got
there. Joining the army sometimes
upsets q mans whole scheme OF life.
Anyone who has hunted an apart.
ment or q room can sympathize with
the two young artists as they
tramped up and down In the pouring
rain of the last few days hunting \
place to lay their palettes and to
brew their coffee. Finally they found
No. Green's court. Now, of course,
No. 3 Green's court will probably
never approach the fame of No. 10
Downing street or No. 10 Jackson
place. or other addresses Of note, but
No. 8 Green's court ought to be the
meeting place for all sorts OF "inter-
esting people, you know"
Eat Frugal Meal.
or course, there won't be much to
eat but coffee, and il you are like
Franklin P. Adams and coffee keeps
you awake, pressure could be
brought to bear to get chocolate or
tea Last night the boys kept open
house. Along with the art students
and the writer's came the uptown
Summers" as we would call them IL
we were in Greenwich Village, or if
there were any uptown in the Capt.
tai. And remembering the fame of
the Vermillion Hound and the Purple
Pup. they sat in the newly painted
chairs without a murmur and ato
their gingerbread and coffee from
tables artists had used as work
tables and dropped all the colors Of
the spectrum thereon.
What is this odd little candle
stickT murmured one.
That. madame, is your old friend.
the small-sized mayonnaise bottle"
gravely replied one of the young pro-
prietoFs.
"And this" quoth another, "where
DID you you get such an odd design"
at is often sad to reveal original
sources" unsmilingly responded the
young proprietor. but that was ence
d pdpeT MIX OOltIS' All OF Wnlcn
reminded one Of the old art school
doggerel:
Little drops OF turpentine.
Little drops of paint,
Make the model look like
What the model ain't.
Already the place has "atmosphere"
which Is more precious than g. grand
piano or q place on the White House
visiting list. The neat housewife. who
will probably never enter the place.
could undoubtedly find defects, but
there Is no light but candle light and
candle light hides a multitude Of sins
to say nothing of wrinkles, as Dr.
Wiley said to the woman who wanted
wrinkle eradicator: Keep the
home lights dim"
All sorts of interesting nights"
are scheduled for the near future.
Young Stiffer, whose ambition is to
be a mural decorator. has danced
with the Russian ballet dancers and
Allen is quite famous as an ifnper-
senator of Hawaiian dancer. His
goal IL interior decorating. He also
plays the steel guitar creditably, so,
although DEVOTED to the art az paint
ing the other arts are not to be
neglected. Stiffer studied at the
Carnegie Institute Of Technology In
Pittsburgh and with Jay Hambage in
New York city. Allen halls from Nor
folk and studied at the National Fine
Arts School. He was in the Lafayette
division of artillery at Camp Meade
and Stiffer was with the engineers
at Camp Humphreys.