The Washington herald., 1919-10-30
NEW YORK CITY
By o. o. MeNTYRE

New York. October as.-Broadway
has q new effulgence with Gaby Des-
lys back on the boulevard. Gaby
out walking these days puts q show
case at Tihany's to shame. She Is
fairly dripping with jewels-liter-
ally from head to her feet--for she
heels.
Each day she appears in a new
FUR dress--fur being the last scream
In Paree. The most observing re-
porter noted her return to America
In the following description in the
Evening Sun: r
''Gaby arrived on the French liner
France. Her costume was of fur,
her stockings were green and of ex-
ceptionally delicate texture. A neat
pair of diamond garters completed
her costume"
Gaby Is reported to have brought
with her the 100000 necklace
given to her years ago by King
Manuel of Portugal. At least her
press agent said SO and a press
agent will not lie. That would be
unfair to the public.
Harry Pilcer. her dancing partner,
who was a former East Side boy Of
Avenue A cabarets, Is with Gaby.
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on Broadway. He wears the tight
est sleeves. the highest slashed coat
and the niftiest hat that have been
seen from Thirty-fourth to the Cir
Gle.
II ever a person was actually lift
ed to stardom by a free pun in the
press 1t was Gaby. She owes hei
fame entirely to Phil Simms. then
a Paris correspondent for a press
association. Simms was knocking
about the cafes looking for stories.
He learned that Manuel was pay
ing attention to Gaby, who was not
even featured in a Paris musical
show. The story gained momentum
after the original cable to America
and zip! Gaby became the star of
an American musical comedy. She
/ is here this time to flicker on the
films. Costume designers say that
no one has ever been discovered
who can wear gorgeous gowns with
the sang froid of Gaby.
All over Manhattan appear re-
minders of the Great Adventure.
One may now lunch at the st. Mihief
restaurant or send clothes to be
pressed by the Vesle tailor. But 1t
Is up in darkest Harlem, in the
haunts of q race whose everyday
speech is replete with mouth-fillinE
epithets. that the really personal
touch Is found. The A. z. +. Shoe
Shining Parlor proclaims that an
ex-Hell Fighter Is ready for civilian
business; the Argonne Florist
blooms with asters and gay cosmos,
and a bright green sign with fancl-
full orange lettering boasts that the
flight of steep steps going straight
down from the sidewalk will lead
customer to the Buffalo Dugout
Iceman."
| happened to he in one OF the
huge buildings that dot the heavens
in the financial district the other
day. The man at the gate-the
point of contact for the visitor
was a man near SO. He seemed
above an office. boys job and yet
there was something skillful about
his handling of the visitor. He was
the soul of courtesy and the i'm
preston one gained of the establish
ment that employed him was pleas
ant. But he looked more like a
prosperous retired business man.
The truth was that at one time he
was one of New York's most sue
cessful merchants. He failed and
this job was the first thing present.
ed to him. But he made such an
important job OF it that he is paid
$1,000 a year. More business is lost
in New York through the impertfn-
ence OF young ONCE boys than will
ever be realized.
There is something eminently fair
about the following personal ad in
a New York newspaper: II will not
be responsible for the debts of
others. will pay only my own
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