The Washington herald., 1919-08-18
NEW YORK CITY
Day-By-Day..
By o. o. MCINTYRE

New Sork.>Aus. r.-.f page from the
diary Of modern Samuel pepys: Cp
and my barber dld trim me and set
forth with growing ~onten. TO see Joe
Platt home from the wars, and we
were merry and saw on the highway
Mr.. vanderiip, the great money man.
and Miss Fitztu. the singer. and Mr..
II. Biinn. the play actor, and many
others.
Up and down the streets is cried
nightly the great murders done by
rogues and the populace seems af-
frighted. A soldier carrying a banner
asking for work was being followed
about but no one approached him with
an offer albeit needed a man to wash
and scour at my Office I deemed It
too trthinE
Al tho Golden Eagle tavern there
was high talk OF several writing men
coming q cropper in a business ven
ture and that the savings OF years had
been wiped out, and l resolved more
firmly than ever to eschew trade.
I Home for luncheon on a chine OF beef
and overJoyed that my wife. poor
wretch. hath fashioned silk shirt
which fits me nobly.
Through the town-afoot and I did
hear that Grantland Rice, Jack I.ait
and Porter Emerson Browne had gone
horseback riding through Canada. and
at new playhouse where I stopped
they had a fellow. Il magician. who did
! tricks with cards in the lobby. = new
conceit and free
A strange state OF affairs at the
taverns, this one selling rum and that
one beakers OF soft drinks and every
place there Is much sly winking This
day did see a dark-skInned gentle
man from the West Indies wearing a
single eyeglass after the manner Of
the Strand And so home and to bed.
Just one OF the little tragedies that
usually go unheraIded In the metro
politan journals occurred the other
day. A little oIive-skinned son OF Italy
has been making a living shining
shoes Of passengers on the Staten Is
land ferries. Three tines week a
beautiful lady crossed and sought out
the shoe sinner on the promenade deck
to have her shoes polished. This has
been going on for two years. One day
recently, after he had finished his
labors for her. he took a soiled little
carnation, wrapped m tissue paper,
out OF his shine box. and as he pro-
scented 1t to the beautiful lady he whis-
pered: Lady. love you--very much :"
She was pleased but also annoyed
And so she avoided his boat for two
weeks. The bootblack told the ferry
crew about It and became disheart-
ened and sad. Then on one trip he
was missed when the ferry reached
Staten Island. Later his body was
found.
Being n magazine editor in New
York is fine Job as long as it lasts.
. But the time is always so short. 1t
is astounding how tempus does fuEit
when one is editing a magazine. While
on the job 1t Is a merry occupa ton,
calling authors by their first names.
talking on awesoms subjects and
knocking off at for orange pekoe
However. the editorial tenure is a
! house of sand-a summer breeze. a
wash Of the tide-and the editor comes
to work some morning to find another
with horn-rimmed glasses more ele-
CANT occupying the throne. Just the
other day a tidal wave struck a maga-
ziCe shop and three bright-faced ed
iiors found themselves In the "Situa-
tiOns Wanted" column. How did II
hpaepn? yvT GO. .ccetaoin mfwy PUN
happen?" asked a consoling friend In
the dark corner Of nearby grill. Il
think" was the lugubrious reply.
that accidentally misplaced
comma"
There is talk that Havana Is to be
the new oasis for New Workers. A
scheme is afoot to Build a magnificent
club there and stock It with the kind
OF stuff that is not put under bridges
There is even talk that a special
steamer will be purchased for the
Club members"