The Washington herald., 1921-08-24

NEW YORK. Aug. 23.--It was that
hour when serious thinkers Of
Greenwich Village enter upon their
twilight study of Russian. This
study hour is generally followed by
some light >reIaxation--such as an
informal discussion OF the oedi-
pus complex or the comparative in
nuences Of Jung and Freud.
It was no place for one Of my
mental attainments. But had
promised to pay a late afternoon
call with devoted admirer of a
lady painter of a brand-new school.
1t was promised that I would meet
the great lady herself. Not that !
wanted to-. I respect the feelings
Of the intellegentsia. I appreciate
their sufferings. Anyway / went.
1t was a darkened room, save for
a purple glow from the ceiling. We
sank down upon a Persian velvet
chaise-lounge. Somewhere in a far
on room a gong sounded family.
Curtains parted and she glided to-
ward us rhythmically. like a Duncan
dancer. Her bobbed head had been
permanently waved and there was a
steel like band about 1t with Latin
Inscription.
She wore a Mandarin coat OF some
ancient dynasty. Perhaps the Sam
Lee. A peacock was embroidered in
gold upon it. the Green of the tail
sprouting over each shoulder. She
dropped gracefully to the floor on
a mountainous pillow and cupped
her chin in her hands and went for
q moment into the silences.
My bunion was hurting and I
wanted to remark that it would rain
before midnight. but instead
picked up a hand tooled leather
copy Of Schopenhauer from a teak
would tabourette and glanced
through the pages. Finally the great
lady clapped her hands and an under
assistant painter brought a canvas.
She wore an apple green smock and
sandals.
I believe the painting represented
Dawn in a Rebellious Mood. Words
purled from the lady's fluted lips in
explanation. And remarked dumb
ly: rs II possible?" Later I went
over to the Brevoort and wound up
the evenings artistic orgy with a
double order of fried liver and
bacon. smothering in onions. Art, l
take 1t. is all right IL you get 1t.
Lord Northcliffe has indicated in
personal letter to the executive
editor of the New York World that
In this opinion Joseph Jefferson
O'Neill is the best reporter in New
-
story that O'Neill wrote about him
reprinted in his London newspapers
with an explanatory note that il
represented American reporting at
its best. Billy Sunday and Henry
Ford are others who have publicly
expressed their appreciation Of
o'Neill's accuracy and tact. O'Neill
came to New York from Phila-
delphia. He has a magnetic per
sonality and a bull dog determine
tion. Like Isaac Marcosson, another
tried and true reporter, he is ad-
dicted to noisy shirts.
soap box orator was haranEuing
MONDAY crowd in Bryant Park.
How about Einstein?" someone
yelled. Il don't know what he's
talking about and this RELATIVELY
stun Is over my head, but I do un-
derstand what his name means in
German: one bear" said the orator.
st. Thomas Church is only a few
blocks from where live. Just now
7he crowds are flocking there to see
the modern types of character in the
vestibule friezes. The symbols rep
resent the passing show of Fifth
avenue-the monocled fop. the side
whiskered hnancier and the flapper
The broad humor of the designs ap-
peals to New Workers. Midnight
parties are leaving the dance haunts
to taxicab over to st. Thomas and
behold. The church has been fn-
ished several years but the designs
were never noticed until now.