Evening star., 1919-05-07
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| CHANGES N. Y. CITY
Herbert Corey Comments on
Differences to Be Observed
in Metropolis.
BY HERBERT COREY.

BY HERBERT COREY.
NEW YORK, May 6.-Last time
Harry Leon Wilson was in town he
went out on a seeing-New York trip.
He always does when he comes to
New York. 1t Is . rite. He walks from
his hotel to the next hotel and sees
what he sees and then goes back to
his hotel and tells his wife about 1t
and they begin to telephone the IN
formation desk about trains out OF
town. Unless detained by business he
can see all of New York that he wants
to see in half an hour.
Just the same that it used to be- he
told his wife Not torn up quite so
using different colored powder-sort
of yellow.
Old Cocktail Hour Gone.
There are differences, though. Three
years ago a barrending friend Of mine
on 34th street used to go to the not
room after his work ended each DAY
and have his arm scientifically ruppeo
by a masseur. The muscles were kink-
ing. Then he had a list of forty cock
tails and was too busy to talk. Gus
toners fought their way to the par
and got theirs as favor ana zen
back to make room for others. NOW
he leans over the same bar IN an
agree ably discursive mood most of his
watch on. He says rhe old cocktall
hour has become a tradition The rls-
ing generation does not drink as
the fallen one did.
"It takes too much money. says ne
whisky at 35 cents shot means
that a fairly healthy man invests
lot of money in a real jag. Anyhow,
the kids don't drink as their daddies
did"
Would Open Coffee House.
He is looking around for a sood
place in which to establish a cofIee
house on the continental plan: n ~
thinks it would go in New YORK. ne
saws that it would be such novelty
to a New Yorker to be treated kindly
that this feature alone would MAKE
the place a success. He plans to
charge a small admission fee-a quar-
ter or such matter-and keep
first-rate orchestra at work Inen
his soft drinks are to be soid at
reasonable price. His patrons can
sit around for hours and drink or
not. Just as they wish.
I'm going to make MAJ rnning my wa'.fhs .ths
place and they're not" said he. Wait
ers, you know, are the ruling class
in New York. Customers are AFRAID
Of them. Weak-minded patrons ike
to call them by their first names.
Their bosses are always asAlnsu y. snend md
his money in restaurant without
being insulted.
Reformed Gunmen's Confession.
said I didn't know how he was
going to cut the New York waiter
down to a size he could handle un.
less he hired a bunch Of gunmen. AND
we have been told that all the New
York gunner have been redeemed
day or two one Of them gets on the
front page with a confession OF faith.
"Refore the war" sezzee, Il was ono
of the most 1ion-hearted young mur-
derers that ever shot a man IN the
back, but the war has opened, my
ewes. see now what a mistake
made in trying to run retail pusl
ness My hackers" sezzee, 1nsist
that 1 organize g. taxicab company:
But this bartending friend. who 10
looking beyond July !. says ne ,.s ~
going to replace man walters with
Eirl walters. He has been looking
over the restaurants in which diners
are served by girls. and he thinks
the girls have made good. There are
places, of course. IN wh,ch .ha,e .he
hip pockets, and in these places the
girls are misfits, not having handy
pockets Where success depends on
such trifiing attributes as clean hands
and neatness and being on the JOB
and. speed they have established
perior as the hewaiter does either.
He doesn't understand why He
doesn't understand why they do not
act ter, or fifteen times more superior.
No Bouncers VIII Be Needed.
He saws no bouncers will be needed
in the new style coffee house. He Is
convinced of that by watching the
operations of. the conductorettes on
old days, he says, If a man got into
an argument with a conductor, tho
conductor Just hit him in the neck
and put him off the car. And II he
tried to get back the motorman un-
hooked his brake-handle and cheer
fully ioined his brother of the punch
in making blue marks on the passen-
"rhat sort Of thing doesn't happen
any more" said he: The passengers
They don't dare to. Last time lis
tened to scandal on q street car was
when an old dame in q veil tried to
trade in yesterdays transfer. The
conductorette told tho whole derned
car about T. Every nov ,Snrht ana y tasm .os mo
lust sat and wished she hadn't. The
oyent began at 14th street, and the
old dame got of at 42d.
land goodbye, ma'am. says the
conductorette. You and me will know
each other again"
rublic With Conductorettes.
The bartender says he thinks that
was one Of the truest words ever
spoke For himself, he has refused
to take a transfer since then. prefer
ring to h,a9aH change in nvba9 n,okeI and a1s pc
passenger were to get IN row with
conductorette and went too far with
it he would be pushed through q win
dow by the rest OF the car. He has
seen this thing hsppen. aIS l.. 30 So, why
take care OF themselves in coffee
houses?
"But will a boozeless concert hall
be a go?"
We've got to have some place in
which to Sit down. haven't we?" said
the bartender. Tho time comes each
day when q mans simply got to take
his weight of his feet for a little
while and lie to his friends. With
the saloon gone. what's the matter
with the coffee house?'
BRYAN TO NAME OPPONENT.
Will Nominate Rev. DR.. Swearing
en- for Presbyterian Moderator.
NEW YORK. May 7.-William Jen-