The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
New York City
Day by Day
By o. o. MCINTYRE.

tions in New York are loosely OBJ
served. A mother and daughter often
Quaff cocktails from the same flask
and father and son hit it up at the
club until the son boasts the next
day of putting the Governor under
the table"
From an adjoining table in a cafe
the other night 1 watched family
of four. 1t was easy to tell from
their conversation that they were
father, mother, daughter and son.
The father was a fine figue OF
man with a stong jaw and keen
eyes.
The mother was. of the type that
only New York seems to produce.
A sort of dowager before whom
servants groveI and tradesmen bow.
She was dressed in that matronly
style that gives added dignity and
she carried a lorgnette which Is
enough to awe the boldest.
The daughter was a bob-haired
debutante and spoke of her recent
coming out" so all might hear. The
son was the respectful young man
who looked as though he might be
holding down his first job. AS they
sat down the son opened a plain
gold cigarette case and offered a
cigarette to his sister. She took
one and lighted 1t as did the father.
The mother was not invited.
When the waiter brought a
pitcher of orange juice In a frosted
silver pitcher. the father pulled a
huge flask from his hip and poured
the contents into it and soon all
were slipping a cocktail. They grew
o bit livelier and under the stimu-
liant Of several more Papa's laugh
could be heard above the hum of
O hundred or more diners.
Mother drank three cocktails,
sister two, son four and father five
and a half-the latter he called
dividend After several courses
the frivolity seemed to have lost
fits zest Dad buried his head in
the financial page Son and daugh-
ter were anxious to get away to
the theater. In fact they all look
ed miserable. At our table there
was not a drink served and we
didn't '1iven'' up until after the
dinner and then in our bourgeoisie
way we were all full of the Old
Harry. And I think we had a bet
ter time.
John Galsworthy, the English
Novelist, Is a cross to his American
publishers He arrived in New
York several weeks ago to see a
play OF his now running. Not a
reporter knew he was in town and
when he left he journeyed west
ward incognito. Galsworthy put up
at a quiet little hotel far from the
beaten path He sat in the first
row of the balcony to see his play
and he never dined in a public res.
kaursnt while here
Tn with you" exclaimed 9
young Harvard graduate, to a DO.
liceman on the day of the Irish
riot before the Union League Club
As an evidence of good faith he
bent his malacca cane, revealing ii
rs = sword cane. He stayed with
him" all the way to the polio,
court. where a charge of carryins
concealed weapons was preferred
there bringing to q conclusion tn,
II 50 happened that / was within
two blocks of the club when tn,
noting broke out 1t is somethine
] want to forget. Faces took oil
the most terrible look of bestiality
and one red-faced man cominI
away with q policeman was actual
ly foaming at the mouth. 1t Il
dimcult to imagine the stolid oil
loungers at the Union League put
ting up a nght but It is said tina
even the old timers forgot thei
Eout In their eagerness to get int,
the fray.
Another slump has hit the thea
ters- Only the best hits are doin,
q good business. The movies ar
not doing the business they did ,
month ago-but all agree that tn
slump is due primarily to the holi
day season.