The Washington herald., 1920-03-02
New York City
BY o. o. Mclutyre

photographers in New York are
strange brood. 1t Is a hand to
mouth existence, yet they are al
ways well dressed and prosperous
looking. There Is Pollard, whose
face you have seen In magazines
bill boards and street cars. all over
the land.
He has been called The Man With
a Thousand Faces. He has adver-
tised garters, underwear, collars
and what not for 2S years. He was
a Kentucky boy who came to New
York to become a singer, but his
golden dream turned to dross. He
became a creature of the studios,
Always he hung on, hoping for
better things.
4 Many models are drafted from
the chorus. The chorus. man has
been the object of ridicule from time
imme emorial, but your theatrical
manager will tell you he Is always
a gentleman. No record of chorus
man ever being arrested has been
made in New York.
| Male models never look seedy, no
matter how low their finances
Blivens is an old man type-the
kind you picture in the chimney
corner smoking a pipe in sweet con-
tent. He was once married to a
rich woman, who left him for a
young friend he had brought home
| to tide over a period of poverty.
The models are always on call.
When the artists send for them
they come and pose for 81 an hour.
: The Photographic studios pay IS a
visit. but the models must furnish
their own costumes. About sSU a
week Is the limit of their earning
capacity unless they can get in as
extras at moving picture studios.
AS a rule, they are very religious
| and when one of their clan falls on
evil days they cheerfully give out
of their meagre funds for his sus-
tenance. 1t is true that there are
a few who make big money like
the young man whose handsome
profile advertises a certain collar.
This young man was a school boy
in New Rochelle when he was
selected by an artist for this job.
He makes $4,000 a year.
Private dwellings a few doors
east and west off Fifth avenue are
being converted into expensive
shops-salons they are called. Co.'S
tuners, milliners and makers OF rid
ing habits and a few perfumery
places are already open for business.
One apparently enters a private
house. There Is a butler. No goods
are displayed on the first floor
There are lounges and smoking sets
for both men and women. Then a
saleswoman comes and greets you
She Is attired in an afternoon frock
II II Is afternoon or a morning frock
II 1t is morning. The patron Is
ushered upstairs into the salon.
Then the hats, suits or gowns are
brought to you one at a time. In
many cases you must bring refer
ence-that is assurance that. some
customer sent you. And peculiarly
New Yorkers\are falling like tons
OF brick for such unmitigated bunk
The new type of cafe, following
the slow death OF the, cabaret, is
one thing for which New Yorker.
can thank prohibition. These places
are small and cozy. The color
schemes are severely plain. One 1
saw was solid pink and black and
another purple and still another
rose and black. They seat about 100
patrons There is no noise, music
Lor c1atter of dishes. French wait
ers who are experts when they are
good are employed. There is the
maitre de hotel, who knows food
and plenty of captains. The patron
never wants for ice water, bread
OF butter. the lack Of any one spoil
bg an otherwise good dinner. Serv-
ife' silence and well prepared food
are the cornerstones. The prices
are high but not extortionate. The
other night a dinner i attended for
FOUR totaled S17 and with a So tip
70 the waiter made it $40. which Is
cheap for good food in New York
Inc poor red ink places are dying
on like flies. Nearly ali the old
timers OF a happier day are zone
PEOPLE will not stand for table de
hotes without red and white wine.
Gambling houses are ensnarins III.
men released from the bar rails. -
When prohibition forced the average
New York male to remove his foot
from the brass rail OF the saloon bar
ne Immediately found that IL was inst
as comfortable under the gaming table,
Card dealers, professional gamblers
and the men-about-town boast that
they are acquainted with every act
OF the sporting world. and they now
declare that poker. pinochle and rum
my, now played for stakes of vary
ing amounts, have taken the place OF
strong drink among those who must
have a kick in their amusement. Raids
are made nightly. One hundred and
sixty were taken in one raid In an
innocent-looking house on lower Fifth
avenue.
Two magistrates recently dismissed
group OF men for gambling in a stud
game on the ground that the men
must have some place to go. New
ana extravagant games, involving the
use of many jokers and wild" cards
are becoming more and more popular
Fullhouse'' Winter. known to the
police and to the gamblers as a vet
eran poker player, says that three
years ago he had hard time getting
into a game, but now he can play
from one Sunday to the other without
the least bit of looking around.
Several scandals have resulted in pri-
Vate poker games. A group of news
papermen have been playing in a
weekly game with a man who was in
big business enterprise. He always
won about 800 a.week, and after this
went on for some time they set q
trap for him. HeShad been stacking
the cards. and promised to pay back
every cent after making a written