The Washington herald., 1920-07-02
New, York City
b. o. o. MeIntyre

New York. July /. - Thoughts
while stroiling around New YORK;
They say another astounding dance
mania Is to sweep the world. VIII
there be another Vernon Castle!
Wonder how Henry Fielding would
describe the fast set In this town!
That's Nicky Arnstein In front OF
the Claridge. Looks little pallid.
Newspapers from all over the
world. And that fellow picked the
London Times.
Smart young bloods wearing
trousers nared at the bottom. Still
scorn Is the proof Of Ignorance and
we will all be wearing them soon.
A small town merchant with
palm leaf fan and his coat over
his arm. There's Finley J. Shep-
ard sitting In the window of the
Helen Gould home. And he's wear
ing a pink toned shirt.
More French cafes. Red plush
and gilt And they always serve
raw apples for desert. What Is to
become of those painters who dec
grated bar mirrors with soap around
the holidays? A pigeon blood vase
Of the Sung period. Marked s10.-
600. And private detectives guard
ing the window. Nothing but candy
shops and Vienna pastry parlors.
The town Is afflicted with saccha-
rophobia.
A gaudy little electric coupe. A
golden crest on the hood. The oc-
cupant leaning back in silken opu-
lence, and putting a cigarette. A
poseur. And yet New York falls
hard for those tricks. The only
place you can be natural Is a small
town. 1t is pretty hard to put 1t
over the crowd loafing at the drug
store
Myopic imbeciles walking into
destruction. No one knows how
many lives the traffic policemen
save every day. New Workers will
read newspapers while crossing
Forty-second street and Fifth ave-
nue.. No wonder II takes 10000
traffic cops. See those spooners
stop that bus. Oblivious to every
thing.
Furtive looking fellow just whis-
pered he could get me quart for
IS. Wonder IL / look like a drink
er? He's hurt my vanity. Elaine
Hammerstein, the movie actress. GO
ing into a bank. Wonder what the
inside of a bank looks like?
Park Row sent a big delegation
of scribes to Marion, Ohio. on the
irst train following the news OF
Senator Harding's nomination. For
one young Journalists graduate
of a journalism school-the trip
proved his first out of New York
1t was also one of his first assign
ran like this: so this Is Marion,
Homegoing New Workers. little real
ize that here in this far of corner.
the home of a potential President.
there are no subways. elevated
trains or skyscrapers. A play in
Marion remains only one night.
There is very little night life"
And there you have the mental
slant of the born and bred New
Yorker on the outside world.
fast subway express train was
rushing through the darkness up
town. Suddenly a door swung open
and two men were catapulted onto
the adjoining tracks. In a few
seconds a train coming from be-
hind ground them to bits. 1t was.
Of course. an accident. Perhaps un-
avoidable. But the explanation of
the company that the victims were
drunk does not sit we'll with the
New York subway riding public.
Subway doors are opened automat-
ically and by guards Passengers
cannot open them. To accuse the
helpless victims Of intoxication when
they cannot defend the charge is at
least bad taste.
friend of mine Is collecting a
file OF all the editions of a certain
New York evening newspaper The
only trouble so far Is that he has
been unable to get the FIRST seven