The Washington herald., 1919-06-16

New York. June ia page from
the diary of a modern Samuel Pepys:
Up early. Ny last summers checked
suit new furbished. was neat In
clothes. and spent some time before
the glass, standing this way and that.
Paul Thompson. the photo merchant,
came. and we went to breakfast in
my chamber upon a skittle Of chopped
meat with poached eggs. very tasty.
The talk Is that nearly all the men
of the town are busy all the day in
their cellars. making alterations ana
installing shelves. which seems to be
poor craftsmanship when the man of
toll is denied a brew at the pubs.
Yet this world is ever full Of injus-
tice.
Came a letter from I. Cobb. the
scrivener from Rebel Ridge, who
spoke in high praise OF my father
whom he lately met This Is the
third day have gone untrimmed,
my shaving knife being with the
Whether. and have a foolish dread
OF the BARRIERS chair.
r. Hatteras, the play actor, to call,
and he talks Of going to England
shortly to visit his native heath. I
take great delight in his odd phrases.
Through the town. ana met NJ Con-
nelly. the playwright, who gave his
opinion that p: Wedehouse had writ
ten the brightest mover of the seasor,
in "A Damsel in Distress" and I
promised to read 1t.
Home all the late afternoon, and
like a dotard fell aslep when Mis-
tress Bettina came and she did no,
see me in my freshly-cleaned surtout,
which vexed me. The town talks this
10 10 A.,N
To the roof garden atop the Astor
Inn and watched the wriggling lights
along the Broad Way. And SO home
and to bed.
One may turn right from Broadway
into the Orient. where there is a
vague perfume of incense among the
cherry blossoms and where a gold
Buddha sleeps in the dim light Of the
red and orange lanterns. Two almond
eyed beauties dispense the programs
at this latest wrinkle in the ceIluIofd
drama.
Up in the balcony little Miss Peach
Blossom in yellow trousers, blue X.
mono. and a wonderful headdress of
dangling lampshade .assels AMI gold
roses. acts as usher. She explains
timidly that she is new at the job.
The other day she found the seat
for the patron after some hunting,
and tripped gayly away. Tripped ali
too literally. for she fell up the steps
with a resounding crash. Turning 10
woman in the aisle seat. as one
American to another. she said:
There, I done it again. It's then.
darned pants"
Speaking OF the movies. New York
was interested in seeing Helen Keller
/ in pictures on Broadway this week
Since Miss Keller neither sees nor
hears, it was interesting to speculate
just how she was directed" The
picture proved that IL was ably done
and that Miss Keller did her part
splendidly.
Bayard VeIlier. the playwright. is
arranging to sell 100 sets Of the
work of his friend. Charles Van Loan.
the writer, who died in Philadelphia
as the result of an attomobila acCt
dent. 1t has been learned that Mr.
Van Loans family was without funds
in California. While Mr. Van Loan
made a huge fortune writing. he
could. never see anyone else suffer.
and so his funds went in giving. His
last illness, too. cost him huge
amount for operations. Those who
wish to subscribe for one Of the set,
may learn all Of the particulars by
writing to Bayard Vellier. care or
the Lambs Club, New York.