The Washington herald., 1921-07-23

NEW YORK. June 22.-In those
swectly scented little avenue shops
with spindly legged chairs and a
great expanse of mirrors. where the
proprietress Miss Maggie McGuffey
has become plain Nine. Yvonnc
tAmour ct Gle, a great effort Is be-
Ing made to make the husband who
goes shopping with his wife feel at
home.
Thus in one democratic little boot
ery-where they boot hubby's purse
something fierce-they provide a
soporifc in the way of a room with
a market ticker. Here husband may
smoke, while the dirty work is GO
Ing on. There are even cubes of ice
with tall classes in case he has any
thing on his hip. At this shop, Incl
dentaliy. milady may be shod for
500. Of course. that Is the cheapest
and the prices run on up to Se5.
In case the wife selects a half dog
en- pairs of shoes-pardon, boots-it
Is easy to see they could furnish a
| room and bath and throw in a mas
sage for good measure-or to boot
II one cared to pun in these serious
times. The shops welcome husbands.
1t is purely a matter of business
psychology.
In the presence of such grandeur,
bulwarked by haughty. dangerous
saleswomen. the poor boob is fright
ened stin, and he wouldn't think Of
halting a sale to his wife. But IL the
wife went home to consult him with
the bad news. the wall would arouse
the neighborhood - husbands are
| that way. And that's a couple Of
! that's.
,, In the frock shops and the mill
i tary establishments they treat a
husband like the court ladies would
a dauphin. The mannikins-and
they are always easy on the eye
crowd about him. laughing heartily
at every little thing he says. He
begins to suspect he is a comedian,
and no doubt has visions of appear
ing in musical comedy saying Girls.
on to Paris!" He does not realize
that when he leaves they smoker
| and wonder how she ever married
On the magnificently engraved in
vitations OF a shop sale they are
| now placing the line Bring your
husband" Very few men can with
stand the fiattery of such establish
mcnts. How do | know? I've been
nicked, boys, but don't cheer. The
shopkeepers know this, and they are
| profiting largely by their wisdom.
1
A fearful young matron was pac-
ing up and down, in front Of a base
ment Office of a. building in West
Forty-eighth street. 4 sign on the
| door read: Doctor OUT" Here was
a dilemma, indeed. And my SYM
pathy for her was undiminished
when l looked on the office window
and saw in gilt letters: Canine spe-
| cialist."
BAN. on goes the lid again. Flo
F, Ziegfeld is going to reopen his Mid
night Frolic. He closed il tight
when the police resorted to the sip
and search" policy among patrons.
Now Hizzoner has issued orders 10
the police that they cannot arrest
for hip-toting or enter restaurants
and seize drinks without first secur-
ing a search warrant. But-tell II
not in the streets of Ascalon MOI
publish it IN Gath-there is to be a
huge soda fountain at the new mid
night haunt, and one may get al
full of raspberry sundaes, marsh
mallow drips and everything. Yessir
it's a gay old town. Passing a Madi'
son avenue club at IL the othel
night, ! saw all the lights in tho
lounge ablaze and two hardened ole
roues were going at each other ham
mer and tongs in a nasty game oi
fiddle -de-winks.