The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-15
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NEW YORK, Aug. IA page
from the diary Of . modern Samuel
Fepys: Lay late casting my ac-
counts and A. slavens brought a
fine collar of white and brown
leather for my dog. Ny wife. poor
wretch, ripped up some old faults
and I put out Of sight. walking an
hour over the East Side. A trained
bear. the first have seen in years,
was led by an Italian with rings In
his ears and q brave sight II was
for me.
Going through the town, I met up
with Ripley, the Inner, who told
me q comlcal Joke about Mr.. Edi-
sons QUESTIONABLE which 1 wish I
night repeat. it being Of indicate
phrasing. Saw man cuff a woman
from a petrol wagon and she took
another and was after him in q
nigh rage. Bought a noble night
lamp for reading. which I intend
10 do more this winter. ....
To Henri's, the Swedish inn, for
lunch, IL being a place one may
have dozen helpings from a great
table, IL hungry, which 1 was. And
raw there one of the fairest blond
ladies ever ! looked upon. but, LORD.
What paper cigarette smoker.
Home and worked a little and made
friends with my wife.
In the evening. with Tom Willard,
the China editor, Mistress Justine,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pusinelli and my wife
to the Palais Royal to dine and
came Hale Byers, the bandman. and
sat with us awhile talking Of
learned things know nothing
sbout. Later to +. Carols and sat
with him about a fire on great CHI
rese cushions until ( o'clock of the
morning. And SO home and to bed.
New York is a city peopled with
, lcrely souls who talk TO themselves.
On the quiet side streets at night
men, immersed in deep study. stroll
along talking aloud. Those who
live here understand. Riverside
Drive benches in the evening are
slso ftlled with strangers whose
lips humble in self-conversation.
The boarding house patrons are
Used to II. But those who come
new to the city imagine II is some
| sort of a mental complaint. Let
them go. however. for days without
talking TO anyone and they will
soon be among the vast army Of
"self-talkers."
In a department store. A young
girl. not theatrical In appearance
came to the counter near me. There
was a queer little rat-like squeak
She took from her shopping bag a
49, 'n"rmOse. with its all too hu-
man face. She held IL in her hand
( she went on matching some
| silks. Her small hand almost COW
cred II save for the long protrud-
ing tail. Customers gave II only a
passing glance. I'VE have about
ten or fifteen a day brought In
here" the hoorwalker said.
Stamford. Conn. has a theater
where plays are shown before they
come to Broadway. To play in
Stamford is known as trying 1t on
the dog" There are a dozen good
sized towns within an hours ride
and II a play gets over in STAN
ford 1t is good enough for the ticket
spectators to begin buying \up
seats for the New York run. The
theater is run by a former actress
who tired of the road and invested
Is not theater in New York more
profitable.
The big brown stone fronts are
being unboarded. In a few weeks
New York settles down to its prep
arations for winter. The social
season opens-th~ European visi-
tors return and the town takes on
Its metropolitan fair. In November
:he opera season begins and life is
| churned to a furious roth. jan
uary sees the Palm Beach migra-
ton. New York's rich is always
On the wing Those who merely
fEve country and town home are
dreadfully commonplace. A villa at
Palm Beach. one on the Riviera. q
home in Paris and In London-with-
out them one may never hope to
break through the upper crust