The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-25
A Stroll Down Broadway

(sY o. o. MCINTYRE, SPECIAL COR.
RESPONDENT OF. THE cHATTA.
| NooG ANEWS).
New York, July 24.-Thoughts while
ambling around Manhattan: A Monte
negrin priest wearing blue silk suit
was once big editor. Drunk. Eng
lishman buying cigarets. Always buy
them in bulk. Wonder why? That lit
| tie magic shop is always crowded
Proprietor Is an Armenian. Saw his
wife garroted while tied to a post.
| Bryant park benches crowded. All
read the want ads. Bareheaded girl in
| Duncan dancers. Born in Switzerland.
Policeman selling tickets to something
or other. Pretty stuff. New linen
dresses look like nightgowns.
Elsie Ferguson carrying postage
stamp parasol and wearing q fur Hank
singing. Going stockingless in Paris.
| Girls will be doing it here shortly.
| Sign on Broadway billboard: THE Leo
| Sisters-In Five Parts"
| French looking girl in a silk knitted
| dress. Big wide Stetsonlke hat. o,
| boy! Fellow looks like the young men
| in the Vanity Fair ads. Exquisite
| moustache. Chic calls 'em a "cootie
| garage"
Like to look in Delmonico's windows
at the dinners. A highly solvent crowd.
Ruddy jowled and admira bly, tailored
All trying to look worldly. Most of
them came from Peoria or such like
Can have more fun at depot short or
der restaurant back home. Why do
people dress up?
Meredith Nicholson, the novelist
looking in a boot shop window
Naughty looking person is famous vivi-
sectionist. Must be lot of fun tor
turing animals. Such brave and in
spring occupation. So much accom-
plished.
All the avenue paraders carry their
canes like Caruso. Over their shoulder
la militaire. Copy cats. Swapping
fellow with the Johnsonian voice is
Cesare, the cartoonist. Married o.
Henry's daughter. Hello! Serving
coffee on the sidewalk. Boulevard
stuff. Think I'll try cup.
My observations have been after
three weeks on prohibition that there
is more drunkenness on Broadway than
ever. However, the prohibitionists do
not deny this, but declare II is a logical
result OF so many moderate drinkers
suddenly filling their cellars. Having
1t handy around the house provides a
great temptation. And mortals are
weak. One famous drink known as
Hack Michael has sent a lot of hard
drinkers to the hospitals-with glazed
eyes and chalklike features Black
Michael is a speak easy" drink made
OF wood alcohol and milk 1t is sold
for fifty cents. One drink and the
drinker is carried out feet up The truth
is that New York is rejoicing over the
banishment of whisky and gin II did
more harm in this great city than the
world will ever realize. Even light
wines are menace as is proved In the
disorderly table d'hote resorts where IL
is the chief drink-and where many
young girls are lured to ruin But YOU
cannot convince the New Yorker that
there is any harm in the 275 per cent.
beer. 1t is regarded in the same cate
CORY as the nut sundae
In one year Is. 900, 900 people make
use or the recreation facilities in the
Forough of Manhattan. There are for
ty-nine Fairgrounds. eight recreation
piers and seven gymnasiums The lar
eest playground is the North Meadow
in Central park of thirty acres, while
the smallest is the Abingdon square
playground, which is only seven-hun-
dredths of an acre in area. The most
popular sports at the forty-nine play
grounds are baseball. tennis. basket
ball and soccer Cricket is gaining in
popularity. especially in Van Cortland
park where ten or twelve games are
played at the same time.