The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-01-26
New;YorA
Letter. :
ALucyJaa1vzsRi Price


real" prohibition, that is of the fed
eral amendment, W. H. Anderson.
Anti-SaloOn League head in New York
state, says that he is entirely satisfied
with results in thi scity. Mr. Ander-
son doesn't go so far as to opine that
1t is really dry here; he admits there
are good many little nooke and cor
ners In the town where, with proper
Introduction, or without, fairly
strengthy moisture may be obtained.
He does believe however, that Con
sidering everything affairs aer in
Just about as good state as could be
expected. mo dire catastrophe, no
general uprising, has taken place be-
cause of this most revolutionary in
the history of the world. That is
something"
The mots beautiful royal parsonage
in the world, is expected to arrive in
New York sometime within the next
few months on visit to America. 1t
Is, of course, Queen Marie, of Rou-
mania, one of the few queens OF the
present time who has ben able to car
nv along with crown the satisfaction
of being known as beauty.
A New Yorker interested in an in
vestigation of the coal problem desir-
ed to gather all possible data on the
subject. He went to clipping bureau
and explained his very specific inter-
est "Give me every clipping you can
find on the subject of coal" he direct
ed. at doesn't matter what phase its
about, Just so it deals with coal" Sew
eral days later, he received his first
clip. 1t concerned wife who had
been brought into court for greeting
her husband on his late arrival home
with large lump of anthracite.
There was nice little family re-
union recently when the Hon. Archi-
bald Lindsay and Mrs. Charlie Fitch,
of Manchester, Mass, came over to
New York to meet their son, who has
been in school in England. Mrs. Fitch
got a divorce from the Honorable
Archibald few years ago, and mar
ried Charles Fitch. Something over
year ago, her second husband died.
and now she and her first husband
are fiances once more. Their mar
rage is expected to take place some
time in the near future, apd they both
radiate happiness all along their paths
A good many men grumbled consid-
erably when restaurants first began
stationing check boys at every door to
take away hats and coats and hold
them for ransom, as it were When a
man Indicated his preference to keep
his belongings with him, 1t was put
down by the holdup youths as proof
that he was a "tightwad." And they
inst made It a rule that the things had
to be checked whether or no. So
WAS interested the other day to see a
new development in down town res
taurant. A man came in with par
ticularly handsome coat lined with
fur, and bestowed upon the checkboy
a good quarter for the privilege OF
keeping it safely with him while he
ate.
The latest news is that Julia Arthur
ia to return to the state. Several years
ago. when she married someone with
lots of money, Miss Arthur retired
She had always been such a strenuous
and serious actress that she probably
was pretty we'll tired out and thought
she would like a life of leisure. Then
in 1915, she decided to come back. But
she loitered on the boards only year
and retired once more. Now she has
been announced to play Lady Macbeth
with Lionel Barrymore when he opens
in the Shakespearian tragedy next
month. 1t is interesting that Miss
Arthur played the same part opposite
Maurice Barrymore, Lionel's father
many years ago.