The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-10-03

New lOrk. - his Is getting 10 DC |
serious-minded world. The missionary |
spirit seems engrossing. One New |
York newspaper has a colmn headed |
with the not of the crusader, Wrongs
to be Righted." Undoubtedly there do
exist great many such big problems
in this world; and evidently none will
be overlooked. For the other day, at
the head of the column was letter
from an aggreived girl from Nebraska
who protested valiantly in letter adj
dressed to that department of wrongs
that one serious wrong to be righted
was the way in which New York
youths displayed affection on the buss-
es of our city. ~ am embarrassed"
she declared, lat having to ride on the
top of buses where young men sit
with their arms around their girls.
This should be stopped, in order that
the rest of us may enjoy them without
this embarrassment" And on below
that, were letters on the tragedies OF
war, of unemployment, and other less
important matters.
Ny
met the most cheerful woman the
other day that have come across in
long time. So very bouyant was she
that inquired into her frome of mind.
This was its wellspring: she had just
arrived triumphant from some dis
lance upton. And because she was in
a hurry and carried heavy parcel she
took taxi, in spite of the fact that she
had only one dollar and twenty cents
in her purse. 1t was a battered old
machine but it licked dimes efficiently;
so efficiently that she worried about
the walk she saw ahead of her when
all twelve of hers had been licked up.
Suddenly there was jolt. A rear
wheel had come off. The driver was
deeply apologize and worried about
her bumped shoulder; but she smiled
her forgiveness and jumped into an
other cab-her $120 still intact. The
rest was easy; only six blocks remain
ed to be covered; and she landed with
all of so cents. 81 shall spend the rest
of my life looking for battered taxis,'
she concluded.
Ny
Maybe 1t was the vote that did 1t all.
Certainly it is true that women are
more and more being led away from
the grievance that after all it's a mans
world and his are al 1.-The comforts
therein. The latest thing to assuage
them Is the changed attitude fthe
hotels. Who of us doesn't remember
the day when dreary, exaggerated
boarding houses known as "women's
hotels" were supposed to be our stop
ping places when alone? That day Is
mast The newest hotel to be in the
course of building here in New York
has set aside whole floors for our spe-
cial accommodation. And these floors
of the hotel Commonwealth are big
ones. Moreover, women will help 10
own it. Already there are over thou
sand womens names on the long list
of cooperative owners, and the initia-
tors fthe plan are finding that there
is a very special lure to them in the
fact that 20 per cent. rebates are to be
allowed shareholders on all purchases
made through the hotels shopping bu-
reaus, as we'll as on hotel bills. Men
owners Of the hotel can let the women
of their families share their privi-
leges; but the position of the new fem
unity is better satisfied by the owner
ship Of her own membership card.
Ny
One cannot love all the world equal
ly. That has been pointed out before
by various writers. One may be kind
ness itself and still have partilities.
Mrs. John Hughes, of 229 East Twen-
ty-fifth street for instance! Mrs.
Hughes was characterized by her hus-
band as 1.-The kindest woman In the
world" the other day in police court.
Every time Mary sees stray cat, she
brings 1t into the apartment and takes
care of it." he said. mo one could be
kinder. The house is filled with cats"
Nevertheless, the court sentenced her
to six months on Blackwell's island
for child-beating.
NY
The most rolicking and at the same
time, most intelligent, revue in town
is undoubtedly that at Irving Berlin's
new iheater, The Music Box. There
is an impressive group Of principals in