The Washington herald., 1919-07-25

New York. July A.-Thoughts while
ambling around Manhattan: A Mon
tenegrin priest, wearing q blue silk
suit Fellow with the shiny suit on
the curb was once big editor.
Drink. Englishman buying cigarettes.
Always buy them In bulk. Wonder
why? That little magic shop Is al
ways crowded. Proprietor Is an Ar
menian. Saw his wife garroted while
tied to a post.
Bryant Park benches crowded. All
read the Want Ads. Bareheaded girl
in sandals is Anna, chief Of the Isa-
dora Duncan dancers. Born in Switz-
erland. Policeman selling tickets to
something or other. Petty stun. New
linen dresses look like nightgowns.
Elsie Ferguson carrying a postage
stamp parasol and wearing a fur.
Hark from the tombs! A cabaret
chorus singing. Going stockingless in
| Paris. Girls will be doing IL here
| shortly. Sign on a Broadway bill
board: THE Leo Sisters In Five
Parts"
French-looking girl in a silk knit
ted dress. Big. wide Stetson-like hat
o. boy! Fellow looks like the young
men in the Vanity Fair ads. Ex-
quisite moustache. Chick" Sale calls
| EN- a "cootie garage"
Like to look in Delmonico's windows
at the diners. A highly solvent crowd.
Ruddy Jowled and admirably tailored.
All trying to look worldly. Most OF
them come from Peoria or such like.
Can have more fun at the-depot short
order restaurant back home. Why
do people dress up?
Meredith Nicholson. the novelist,
looking In boot shop window.
Naughty looking person Is a famous
vivisectionist. Must be a lot of fun
torturing animals. Such a brave and
, inspiring occupation. So much ac-
jcomplished!
All the Avenue paraders carry their
canes like Caruso. over their shoul-
der. la militaire. Copy cats. Strap
ping fellow with the Johnsonian voice
is Cesare. the cartoonist. Married
o. Henry's daughter. Hello. Serv-
ing coffee on the sidewalks. Boule-
ward stun. Think I'll try a cup.
My observation has been, after
three weeks of prohibition, that there
than ever. However. the prohibition
lists do not deny this, but declare it
is a logical result of so many mod
crate drinkers suddenly filling their
cellars. Having it handy around the
house provides a great temptation.
And mortals are weak. One famous
drink, known as Black Michael, has
sent a lot of hard drinkers to hos
pitals-with glazed eyes and chalk
like features. Black Michael is a
speak easy drink made of wood
alcohol and milk. 1t is sold for fifty
cents. One drink. and the drinkee
Is carried out feet up. The truth Is
that New York is rejoicing over the
Punishment OF whisky and gin. 1t
did more harm in this great city
than the world will ever realize. Even
light wines are a menace. as Is prov
ed in the disorderly table d'hote re-
sorts, where it is the chief drink
and where many young girls are
lured to ruin. But you cannt con-
vince the New Yorker that there is
any harm in the 30 per cent beer.
1t is regarded in the same category
as the nut sundae.
In one year nearly 5000 900 people
make use of the recreation facilities
in the Borough of Manhattan. There
are forty-nine Fairgrounds. eight rec
reation piers. and seven gymnasiums.
The largest playground is the North
Meadow. in Central Park, OF thirty
acres. while the smallest is the ABB
ingdon Square playground. which is
only seven-hundredths of an acre in
area. The most popular sports at
the forty-nine Fairgrounds are base
ball. tennis, basketball and soccer.
Cricket is gaining in popularity. es-
pecially at Van Cortland Park, where
ten or twelve games are played at
the same time.