The Washington herald., 1920-04-15
New York City.
By o. o. Mcintyre

New York. April 14.-There Is ro-
nance in the purchase of Life by
the great black-and- nd-white artist
Charles Dana Gibson. 1t was TO
Life that Gibson sold his first draw
ing for the princely, sum of 81.
Since that day he has been con-
nected with that humorous weekly.
When he had great ambitions to
paint and went abroad he still sent
his weekly contributions
Life has a circulation of 500, 900
despite the fact that its humour has
become too official, formal and con-
yentional. But it's editorials have
been high-minded and constructive.
Gibson Is a friend of the artist.
He mingles with them freely, both
the struggling and the great.
have had the privilege of attending
many dinners at which he presided
and have seen the power of his per-
sonality and his democracy. He calls
them all by first name and they
love him.
He neither smokes nor drinks and
at these gatherings much wine was
uncorked. but always Gibson was
the life of the party. One of his
best friends Is Frank Casey, art
editor of Golfers. Casey neither
draws nor paints but he knows art
He. like Gibson, is a big. strapping
fellow but extremely shy. Gibson
delights in making him speak.
Life Is an American tradition. II
1 has always had courage. Metcalfe
the dramatic critic. has the dis
tinction of being barred from New
York theaters by.a court injunction
! for his caustic criticism OF current
plays.
Every reader OF Life has noticed
after the artists name on drawings
the inscription PLUS A. c." In real
life Plus A. c." is Arthur Crawford
who has grown rich furnishing art
ist for Life and other publications
with ideas. He gets a certain per-
centage Of the amount paid for the
drawing for his idea.
Georges Carpenter, the great rims
warrior, has been having the time
of his life seeing New York. Crowds
| follow him and his bride in the
regular Manhattan fashion. If he
went into a restaurant to eat they
would go in and stand around his
table just to cape. HIS sartorfa
displays have put even Gene Buck
Broadway's fashion plate. to shame
| He has the most dazzling silk shirts
and scarves ever seen here. Hi:
hair is always plentifully pom
maded and his nails glisten. He
| in
other night and had to bow to the
applause.
| breakfast time at the BrevOOrt A
tall lady enters and takes seat
She gives a quick glance at the
menu card.
Good morning. Madame" Jacque:
lays a paper at her plate and pauses
pad and pencil in evidence. The
lady smiles her greeting:
"Hominy," she says.
How manee?" asks Jacques.
| "Hominy," repeats the lady.
How nance? Two, madame?'
deliGhtedly replies jacques.
No, no., Hom-i-ny-"
"Ah. how nance? Three! Mad
anne is joking,?"
The lady sighs. Oatmeal ant
coffee" says she.
Jacques rushes away in bewilder'
ment. How queer these American:
are,
| The theatrical world hears that
Bert Fitzgibbon, the comedian, 1:
soon to retire on the "swag" he ha:
just received from Tin Pan alley
Fitzgibbon, with two other sons
writers, is responsible for the ballad
"She's Just Like Sal" which is just
now being whistled all oevr town
1t was his second excursion into
song writing. The first fizzled. The
second resulted in phenomena
success. And I only did it for pas
time" says the amazed actor.