The sun., 1919-07-01

old sauantum. It was taken away from
them before they could play on II or do
whatever outrageous thing II Is that
these gay boys do with stolen barber
poles.
brought Their own Fiss water.
More serious than that one party Of
men, taking no chances, brought with
them their own champagne, n bottle in
each pocket. That wasn't taken away
from them. the army being busy In
Europe. II they didn't take II home
personally there must have been an
accident. And Just at midnight Phil
Baker, the great concertina wilmer.
whined with marvellous effect a song
entitled. How Dry 1 AMI which
every one on the roof seemed to know.
And then May Leslie, the woman stage
manager. put on an act showing Joyce
Sair CARRIED as the Statue of Liberty,
except that instead of the torch she
bore in her hand a non-property bottle
Of champagne.
| Hist Just at IL appeared Willie
Dooley. made UP In a composite picture
Of Anderson. Cannon and Cong Randall
of California without a s-s-sound he
got behind Liberty--and he stabbed her
|
tai heel upon her swanlike neck. re-
posing like a broken column in the rosin,
Johnny drew from his own hip his own
bottle and exercised his own personal
liberty. The crowd went wild.
The Astor Roof was jammed with a
merry throng of dancers, though on the
north end there were many vacant
tables. It was Just about a good Sat-
urday night crowd. and particularly or
derby, though undeniably gay. On the
main floor the bar got damned we'll be-
fore midnight and those lucky wights
who were within could stay and those
who were without could also stay-out-
for the doors were Theoretically sealed.
| and even intimate friends OF Nick, who
runs the mems grill, couldn't get
through.
At Shanleys, the Pekin, the Palais
Royal and the Strand Roof all the tables
we're damned and the same procedure
OF cutting of the hard stun at IL
after until closing was observed, with
no apparent effect on the crowds good
nature.
Reisenweber's was damned during the
early evening. but closed the entire es-
tabllshment at IL o'clock. rather than
monkey with the confused regulations
for the hour following.
COrtege in Broadway.
Smaller restaurants in the side streets
did a poor business last night. The
French and Italian places in the once
roaring forties had scant supper time
crowds. both In those close to Broadway
and in the more recherche and expensive
little resorts in the big apartment houses
east of Fifth avenue.
Broadway got its biggest sensation OF
the evening from Tenth avenue. Over
there about 10 o'clock some one, OF
rather some two. some where got hold OF
a coffin lid. They started down Tenth
avenue with II. They were discovered
IN flash. In a fash a cortege formed
il was a cortege of two kinds OF bottle,
with men between them. One kind Of
bottle was empty save for blazinl
candle. The other was full when tn,
parade started and empty when It fn
ished. The bearers were the other wa,
around.
Some one, too, got a tattered America
nag. From saloon to saloon along Tent
avenue the marchers marched an,
stopped. When they had stopped enough
they strted for Broadway through Forty
seventh street. BY the time they got 4
I Seventh avenue they were Joined by tn
r army and the navy Of these Unite,
5 states. The boys-"splendidly whole
some" as Secretarv Raksr caII. thar,
y,a-o a, a. ,Aa-a ,yyS. - =. -
!, health was in their checks and ,ha snr,n,
of super-youth was In their waIk Som
OF them waIked 90 Young az n two.Nsa ,
old child
y BETTING the gravity OF the coffin II
slowly through Rroadvav ana ,bs sd
streets hack ans, forth They wo,,nd on
!, wound and wound nnti, Tho hottias Mr.
|. emntv and then thav d,sha ndsd No IN
= could no found last nI0ht 20 ,su u,h
drank tho coffin i'd and ,hougbt u wa
! an oIIva
u
l Passing OF the Rainbow.
Ihey were part OF the general car
niVal spirit or the street. Old hand
n and young ones thronged the sidewalk
Old hansoms, barouches. buggies ever
y and young hivvers and buses too
cheerful freight a-riding for the las
e look at the white lights For how
e asked a veteran last night, how can IN
|. lights again be white when they'v
z taken out the primal colors red an
: yellow and green? There was no on
= to answer him, for, to go back to Tai
= o. Shanter,
Inspirinx bold lain Rsr,svco,r
o What dangers thou canst make US scorr
: WI upenny we fear nae evil.
d WI usqueoae we'll race the devil
& ana broadway last night had NOR
( than trpenny. II took the blow stand!n
stopped TO count the fatal ten. Ever
4 | nFadlCfah