The Washington herald., 1920-04-26
New York City
B, o. o. Mcintyre

the diary Of a modern Mrs. Samuel
Pepys: Up early, my husband. poor
dolt, complaining Of this and that
as IL the world was askew and yet
at breakfast he ate many cakes and
a skittle of sausages. very ravenous.
Came some men with their pipes and
paper cigaretts filing the house
with smoke and away with Miss
Gatlin, the scrivener. and we did
buy book Of verses. nightly COM
mended.
A fyne clear day and the air brac-
ing and had my husband less love
for the city we would be at the
shore albeit he Is forever talking of
the expense and yet he doth fritter
away shillings at cards with no talk
soever. To the Colonial Club with
my mother for luncheon, and some
noble ladies there. one In especial
making a brave talk about My Lord
Hoover.
In the afternoon to call on Mis-
tress Hilda and Jeanne Eagles, the
ay-actress, there, a most ingeni-
Gus, sweet-natured and highly ac-
complished person. Passing through
a side street we came upon the pret-
tiest fair haired child ever I saw
and she told US of being from
France and orphaned and a great
lady had taken her as her own yet
there was an something inexpress-
IDLY sad about her. s..
Home to a dinner of pork and ap-
pie sauce and sweet potatoes with
pineapple and then to a girl and
music play and a harlequin with a
saxophone played some mighty
sweet tunes. Then home through
the town. the streets filled and the
petrol Wagons in great confusion.
And so to sleep.
Those young bloods who watch
the quick turn of fashion like a
Wall street magnate does the mar
ket are now wearing black and
white check shirts and Shantung
silk hats. Another little conceit is
to have the gold or silver cigarette
case showing from the upper coat
pocket instead of the handkerchief.
With a bowlegged, undershot bull
dog on a leash one may be consider
ed au fait at least.
Poor little kiddfes. Life for them
is just one thing after another.
Three cubist toy shops have been
opened up in Manhattan. The
cubists declare that the cubist
toys, meaningless shapes of bright
color, stimulate the Imagination
and they appeal to the kiddy and
to his parents without the latter
knowing it. A cubist toy dog looks
like a piece of liver. after 1t has
been chewed for an hour or SO by
toothless dog.
A league has been started to teach
better elevator manners. There are
people in this metropolis who will
rush into an elevator with hats
on and cigars at n Joe Cannon
angle. They think nothing of tread
ing on vagrant corns. and If they
want to get out at the fifth floor
they yell Five Out" instead of say
ing Fifth floor. please" As a re-
suit of all of these annoyances the
elevator operators have gone on
strike. The chief reason is said to
be that their request for murder
privileges for the folks who say
We'll. you have your ups and
downs!" has been denied them. The
last strike hit the WooIworth Build
ing at the noon rush hour. And
oH IHt MY -StCOHu llOOT
reached the main foor the next
morning as the stenographers were
coming to work.
There is a sanitary barber shop
downtown where combs and brushes,
soap, shaving brushes. etc, are
sterilized and put in sealed pack
ages after being used. The bar
bers wear thin rubber gloves-the
idea being that germs will slip off
Of them unless protected by skid
chains. The other day a weather.
beaten old fellow who has reached
so. despite germs, went into the
place and threw down a bottle,
which broke on the floor. There's
a passel of germs" he shouted, "and
I hope they git you" A panic fol-
lowed.