The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
New York City
By o. Q. MeIntyre


visiting season Is at hand In view
York. People who have been putting
away spare change-and they are
lucky II they have any to spare
will soon bring II here for the an
nual fing. The wary shopkseper
is ready for them and so are the
hosts Of other tradesmen and those
who furnish amusement.
All the summer shows are opened.
The yap wagons have been bright
ened with paint and the astute
financiers who sell the Wooiworth
ard Metropolitan Buildings already
have their optionss on Brooklyn
Bridge.
Hotel prices are higher but not
SO much higher than last year
Rooms with bath may be secured
for $3.50 a day in pleasant inns. or
course the more expensive ones
charge from ss to s12 day for a
single room.
Broadway and the side streets are
dotted with clean eating places
where wholesome food is served at
reasonable prices. A couple may
live in comfort in New York for $50
a week and, of course. they can
make their expenses $1,000 a week.
Ncv Ycrk dt,sn't care how much
yor spend.
There is no better way to see
Fifth avenue and Riverside Drive
than from the top of a Fifth avenue
bus. One may ride from washing
ten Square on the South up Fifth
avenue to Fifty-second street across
town to Broadway then to West
street and up the
Drive to Grants Tomb and beyond
| for 10 cents.
There are yachts that ride around
the entire island for 81. They leave
every hour and II is the best possible
way to get an idea of the size OF
New York. On such trip one sees
the Statute of Liberty. Blackwelfs
Island, Spuyten Divyal' Harlem
River. the New York harbor' Bat
terry Park, the big liner piers, the
Palisades Of New Jersey and hosts
of other interesting and historic
sights.
broadway should be seen at night
at 1880. A walk from Thirty-fourth
street to Columbus Circle on the
north reveals IL at its best at that
hour. The theaters are just empty
ing and the night life begins
Greenwich Village is reached by rid
ing to Washington Square. Ber-
tolettPs. a dingy looking italian cafe
where o. Henry used to vile away
the hours awaiting checks from edi-
IS. is perhaps the most Bohemian
place Of all. All the village types
come there to show of for the bene-
I fit OF the visitor. The food is falr
and cheap.
! Lower New York. the financial
district. is reached by north bound
subway. The principal public
| buildings are the Custom House or
the site of Fort Amsterdam: in Wal
street the L.. s. Subtreasury on the
| side of Federal Hall. in which
George Washington was inaugural
ed first President of the United
States and the new Municipal Build
ing with a lantern SIS feet high. the
main building of twenty-three
stories being pierced by an arcade
through which Chambers street
runs Battery Park. where the In
coming immigrants touch American
/ soil for the first time. is interesting
| and one sees all sorts of types there
! The Aquarium is also worth visit
ing if you keep one hand on your
! purse for while you watch the odd
variety of fish the pickpockets gel
I in their work.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
and the Museum of Natural History
! in Central Park are free three days
| of a week and are worth spending a
days time to see. The best art and
TROPHIES from all over the world are
to be seen there. The roof gardens
| give the visitor an idea of night life
The Majestic roof overlooks Central
| Park and gives a marvellous vista oi
Central Park at night with It's
myriad of lights and goblin-like mo-
tors winding in and out the smooth
roads. In the distance may be seer
Millionaires' Row on Fifth avenue
Cnescorted ladies are permitted by
applying to a hostess in charge.
The Astor Roof ovtrlooks the
heart of Broadway and here one
may see Times Square at night and
all the bubbling electric signs. The
Ritz roof is in A quiet neighborhood
but II is cool and one sees great
wealth there. The McAlpin and
Pennsylvania also have roof gardens
with hostesses in charge who look
out for unescorted ladies. Men who
are alone may find dancing partners
on all the roofs by applying to the
hostess and being introduced
The Bowery is interesting after
dark. A surface car may be Sc.
cured at Brooklyn Bridge for ride
LP through .he Bowrry. passing
Chatham Square whAre the Bowery
begins and where the winding
streets of Chinatown also begin
Chinatown is as safe as keokuk or
Saturday afternoon. 1t is mostly fol
The visitors anyway these days and
one may go there in perfect safety
There are any number of Chinese
cafes and curiO shops which are alsC
Of interest.
The great hotel Hobbies are in
Iteresting and their locations ma!
be secured from any corner police
man and visitor need feel M
hesitancy in prowling around them
While the hotels of New York arr
tample to take care of the summe
crowds IL is wisdom to make reser
vations by telegram or letter. Thel
there is no danger of sleeping II
one of the Union Station benches
or walking the streets.
All Park Row is envious of Jan,
Dixon, a special writer on the Even
ing Telegram. When Harding wa
nominated she was dispatched will