The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-24
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from the diary Of modern Samuel
Pepys: Up betimes and TO breakfast.
with A Andrews and K. Kitchen
and came DR.. Estes, who has been
two years in q Russian prison and
so emaciated I did not know him at
all, yet we once lived at the same
inn for i've years. +
Afoot through the town putting
in at book stall. where bought
when Winter Comes" and a book
of verse by Miss Millay. Stood
awhile on the library steps watch
ing the crowds and saw Christy, the
artist; Mr.. Sabfn, the banker, and
T., Healy, the restaurant man.
Going to the Morning Telegraph
! matched coins with L. Marsh. the
scrivener, and winning / bought
him a noble cigar with fair grace
too. Home. where 1 sat awhile with
my wife, poor wretch, and we talked
Of the condition of our estate and
resolved to lay out money for fais
clothes.
Labored awhile In the late even
ing albeit to no good report, the
condition OF my mind being very
slothful. Later came Tom Mllls. d,
the China journalist, and Mistress
Justine and all away to the Club
Maurice and watched Maurice and
Miss Hughes. newly come from
Paris, dance and mighty graceful
they were, and SO home late and
to bed.
"Tangerine" at the Casino has
nFrVidAd tho 81
song hits Of the present theatrical
season, so music dealers say,
Sweet Lady is listed by the Globe
as the best seller of the month.
The New York debutantes cri du
occur is: why don't they propose?"
A society sheet lists 126 eligible
debs of the present season and not
one has announced her engagement
and what with the terrific expense
OF contingent party many doting
mamas are taking on a worried
look. 1t Is said that during the
past two years business conditions
have been so unsettled that most
eligible young men are more con-
cerned in appeasing the omniverous
appetite of calloused creditors
The mails pickpocket works with
a gang consisting of wire" ana
two or three stalls" but the
'Frisking Jane" as the police call
the female dip, invariably works
alone. In a Thirty-fourth street
department store the other day Il
watched the store detective close in
on a woman whose large fur wrap
cached many varieties articles
picked up about the store. Her
speciality was opening shopping
bags of others.
May we ask you to go to the
private ofice?" asked one detective.
What is it a pinch?" she asked
with a swift intake of breath.
Yes" was the reply. Her eyes
flashed the green of a jungle cat,
then she tossed her head lightly and
went along. A half hour later I saw
her climb the steps of a patrol
wagon.
1t is the hour of dusk that China
town pads to and fro noiselessly.
In the little tangle of crooked
streets, blue lozenges OF lights, sit
ting gods and queer smells the
babble OF Oriental talk is inces-
SAINT at this hour. Women parade in
gaudy headdress and beads of jade.
The men wear their gaudlest silken
robes. There are dried-up men
whose faces are old with the age
Of Eastern lore. young women who
walk with mincing steps and Orien-
tai grace, the tong men with knives
strapped to their arms, cherry
checked babies tottering uncer-
tainly. Occidental faces are just a
bit unwelcome for Chinatown, just
as Fifth avenue has its daily even
ing parade.