The Washington herald., 1920-11-20
GOTHAM TRULY,
''ISLE0' SHAM
Exaggerated d Styles and AT.
fectation Run Hand in
Hand on Broadway.
ny o. o. MCINTYRE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.--In no COM
munity are affectations carried so
far as on this Joyous Isle O. Sham.
A zebra-striped car purred softly
down the avenue. Emblazoned on
either side were two names-let us
say Mary and Lillian-of a couple
of romping tots of the celluloid
dyama- The curtains were down so
you could see their curls and peach
blown cheeks.
Mama sat stiffy between them.
staring. o so abstracted, through a
gold-handled lorgnette. They were
announcing to the world: Folks,
we are here. and you may look, but
keep away And yet these chill
dren in dresses perhaps receive more
salary than Maude Adams. who,
aside from being a truly great ac-
tress, has never been seen on New
York streets or in a public place.
In a New York hospital is a rich
young man who spent two years in
England and returned with drawi,
a haw-haw that was droll and a
monocle. He wore the monocle con-
tinuously, and as a result one eye
without 1t gives the appearance OF
an owlish stare. The sight was
finally affected. and he is now un-
dergoing treatment to get the eye
in normal focus.
A couple of professional dancers
in the hey-day OF their prosperity
used to stage a free act for the
public each afternoon. 1t was In
that terrible period when the sport
shirt came into fashion. He wore
a white suit, a delicately tinted
shirt, and was hatless. She dressed
in a style TO excite the multitude
then both, as the car moved along
appeared to be languidly perusing
novels - unconscious of mundane
things.
Somehow a crowd of corner loaf
ers decided to stop the daily per-
formance. So one day when they
passed the crowd hissed. cat-called
and booed. and they meyer went
out again in the same fashion.
Broadway has a character who
for years has changed his clothes
four times a day. lie has about
100 suits. He is not an actor. nor 4.
he in any way identified with the
professional life OF the town. He
runs a musical instrument shop. The
woman who drives a coach ant
four down Fifth avenue each after.
| noon at with the bugler in a rec
coat and drum majors cap to an
nounce their coming is still on the
job She is past SO, very stout anc
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to the gayety of nations just Tho
same.
She had dined with her escort a
| a midtown cafe where whispers be
gat TASKS and TASKS begat enthusi
asms. Everybody seemed to be stir
| ring their innocent beverages.
| is queer, but lately one notices
| sudden tendency on the part of con
sumers to stir merrily all sorts o
innocent drinks. After awhile
head waiter began to escort to tn
| door several befuddled patrons. Tn
merriest hour had arrived. 1t wa
then that the young lady murmurc'
| to her escort: II wonder If prohi
bition will ever come back?"
The blind and armless beggar. s
| well known to freQuenters of tn
shopping center. has a guide VIII
comes after him every evening.
heavy storm came up the other da
| and the guide did not come. Afte
an hours wait in the rain the fel
| low started out alone. Before any
one had noticed him in the rush o
| getting home he was in the centc
\ of a sea of Forty-second stree
traffic A lady in a limousin
| screamed to policeman. H
came running up and said kindly
81 am afraid you kinda got lost
is rather dangerous for you here.
81 am not afraid" he said rathe
wistfully. Il knew that if l praye
hard enough some aid would com
| to me-" He was then taken hom
| in the lady's limousine.