The Washington herald., 1919-09-22
NEW YORK CITY
By o. O. MCINTYRE

New York. Sept IA page from the
diary of a modern Samuel Pepys: Ny
house is SO clean as never saw II
and my new books are in a great new
shelf So In great content I had
breakfast in bed and the hand-maiden
being a dotard. left the coffee Lankard
on the table piece, scorching badly.
and I am in for a rsking over when
my wife, poor wretch. catches sight
OF it.
This day did get a BRIEF look at
My lord Pershing. and a noble figure
he made and through the town and ev-
erywhere there is high words over the
cost OF victuals AMI know not what
the end will be, setting out this day
one pound ten for some kerchiefs.
My old work fellow from the West
came and in great want OF money got
sum from-rne albeit have heard
bad tales OF him. A woman smoking 9
paper cigarette ir lift amazed me
tody. she seemingly being without
shame And in hne dress and costly
perfumes too.
Mr.. Totteu, the surgeon. iunched
with me. paying the reckoning with
bravery and we banded good-natured-
ly about his profession. stranger
OF good condition came to our table
End told of a man next to him empty
ing cocktail out OF huge fountain
pen he carried in his waistcoat A
strange custom indeed.
W. Lsrkin and Mistress L4arkin this
day set forth on a barGue for Calcutta
and Heaven knows when We shall see
them asain- Home afoot and on the
highway were two pretty women alone
a nd al
put himself in their company and they
instantly had him taken away to gGol
My wife still In the country I walk
ed around the house. looking In this
closet and that for something 10 read
and then searched through all the bu-
reau drawers to while away time and
upset many things and I took a great
spell at whistling. performing until my
nelghbor TO the East raped smartly
on the wall And so to bed.
At Bellevue Hospital, whittier vic
tins OF drink are taken in emergency
for New York. the records of the al
coholic and psychopathic wards show
that during August z5l women and Ses
men were admitted as patients-this
after two months OF wartime prohi-
bition. During the same month in. 1918
lLSIe Wcre admitted as pduentS TO
these same wards 254 women and 315
men. Not much OF a falling of and
there is no denying that as many
drunken people are seen now as be-
fore July L
Now that the actors strike is far
irto the past the grease paint manu-
facturers are saved from hankruptcy,
the chorus girls are in a position to
face the high cost OF nobby tread
tires without alarm and indeed every
thing is settled-except the matter as
to whether George Cohan really in
tends to run an elevator, as he said
he would il the actors won, and
whether David Belasco will rescind
his threat, If they won. never to pro-
duce another play. Great children,
these actors. And managers too. The
most outstanding result OF the strike
was to convince n large number of
first nightsrs that evenings at home
with the family are not so horrible as
supposed. Also that moving picture
shows are really worth while.
There is little Chinese laundry
down on BIeecker street that is the
hangout for radicals of the neighbor-
hotd. The owner cannot speak En-.
lish and so for that reason the radi-
Gals may say what they pleSe about
the government and have no fear OF
the proprietor going to the Depart
ment Of Justice.
So crowded are hotel conditions in
New York that the New York Hotel
Association Is sending out a country
wide appeal for all prospective visi-
tors to wire ahead for reservations
Various causes brought about the con-
gestion. The end of the war and re-
sumption Of European travel heavy
South American influx, returning SOL
diers' relatives-and general prosper
ity. All the world drifts through the
New York Hotel foyers at night. At
the Clsridge. st. Regis. Waldorf, Ma
jestic and Gotham one sees the newly
rich. the European adventures, the
titled men and ladies. Society queens
from all over-in fact all the ingredi-
ents of the old time comic opera are
on hand nightly.
Several New York newspapers are
offering recipes on how to make booze
with a kick in the home. And one goes
so far as to illustrate with posed
photographs just how to make certain
kinds of liquors for family consumD-
ton. Many OF the recipes tell where
to get the ingredients and how tc
make the still and then show pictures
of the still in operation.