The Washington herald., 1919-01-24
Special Correspondent of The Washington Herald

Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald
New York. Jan. est became
known the other day that a group
of New York men, inclined to be
interested in psychic research, have
rented three houses, one on Long
Island, and two in Jersey, which
have the reputation of being haunt
ed. The idea comes from London,
where haunted houses are in de-
mand-houses with three means, a
shrek and a number of mutters,
so to speak.
The war has created a fresh i'm
pulse to explore beyond the lethal
curtain. The New Workers are ma
terially minded men, but want to
investigate themselves. They are
going to spend a night each week at
one of the So called haunted houses.
If there is a ghost prowling around
they want to talk to it.
Peculiarly each of the houses has
a large open fireplace. The men
will collect about the fireplace to
keep warm, fill their pipes with shag
and wait for the knocking, shrieks
or whispers that announce the COM
ing of a departed spirit.
The New York Sun, in old-timc
form. had a clever story of the de-
mand for a haunted house written
in the words of Sherlock Holmes.
Says the Sun in part:
Dark work. Watson. This de-
mand for haunted house BODIES
evil to some one. Instead of reach
ing for the black bottle l shall I'm
ish the tea provided for us by the
good Mrs. Hudson. play something
on the violin, smoke a pipe and be
off about this business.
do you slip your army revolver
in your pocket while 1, to escape
observation, disguise myself as a
defeated candidate. All, a cab at
the door already! l thought so.
Driven by a retired lieutenant of
submersibles; 1 can tell that by his
peculiar stoO."
Down at a new theater on Broad
way they are serving hot coffee be-
tween acts. And whisper it softly
those who like may have a dash of
rum in the brew. At the same theater
women may smoke without leaving
their seats.
1t was wild rumOr that went Zip
ping all over New York one day last
and it was akin to the rumor that
gained such headway one day last fail
that the newspapers had to deny that
the crown prince was dead.
The latest report was that the ex-
Gar Nicholas Romanof was stopping
at a New York hotel. He was first
reported to be at the Waldorf. then
the Plaza and finally at every hotel
in town. Telephone operators were
besieged with calls. Hotel clerks were
tagged out from denying that he was
at their particular hotel. Reporters
ran around in circles chasing down
rumOrs. And somewhere some humor-
ist was Chuckling over his joke at the
expense of a very wise city.
a new perfume parlOr has opened on
Fifth avenue. where one may go to
get all perfumed up. There is a room
where one may sniT all the expensive
odors and decide which they will use
r or one dollar up to five they may be
sprayed with the flavor they like. In
the rear of the perfume parlor is a
hair dressing establishment and man
iCure den and another little room
where a flock of beauty experts
smooth out wrinkles and apply their
high-priCed cosmetics one must be
presented to the lady who owns the
place before one may become a Gus
toner 1t is the last word in eX-
clusiveness and. OF course, it is being
well patrouized.