The Washington herald., 1921-09-06

ago a, beautiful young scenario
writer walked uot of studio party
and TAXED to the water front. There
was an agonized screem--and the
black waters of the Hudson closed
over her. Her romance had become
Greek tragedy. 1t had ended in
death.
An old story in the movie world.
A film magnate had transferred his
affections after singing out the
suicide. establishing her in a Madi-
son avenue apartment and then dis
carding her. The girl was a mere
scribbler in the Village attics, when
praise fell from the magnate 5 lips.
Gazing from the lowland of the
tyro to- the heights of success, the
girl saw the magnate outlined
against the sun of achievement. She
fell in love with him. She was then
Is, She killed herself at the age
of 20.
Somehow the facts trickled into
the ever ready ear OF the editor
of a scandal weekly that fattens
and thrives on polite blackmah. He
put the story into type, took a proof
to the film magnate and then waited
for results. A few days later an
attorney bought the magazine for
$4,000 and the story was, Of course
never printed.
Now the story is buzzing about
in all cafes. Broadway has a new
dish. Those who float along with
the roses on Broadway's punchbowl
of champagne. unmindful of the
cruel piercing thorns hidden UNDER
meath, find stimulus in the sordid
love affairs.
They shed a few crocodile tears
and murmur Poor girl! And she
was so young and beautiful" In
the shady hotels of the Roaring
Forties they collect in the dim-lit
foyers. Poor girl, poor girl" they
lament What a beaft he was.
Yet the lesson is not for them.
Broadway SCOTS at danger. Life
must be lived joyously, reckiessly.
What IL a few sink in the bog. LOOK
Mt those who have achieved palaces
on the Hudson, platinum llhed
Iimousines and ropes of priceless
pearls, On with the dance!
stovepipe Ad. who has taken
many hardy, bibulous adVcnturerS
on nocturnal journeys in MS sea
going, opened faced hack. mas give"
up the fight. He has turned n|
weather beaten nag Dolce rar
Sion,o on, to pasture. And no
Ionper will Ad, who got the stove
nine addendum from wearing
shirv nigh silk hat. scan Flt'h
oyenus curbs for occasional fares
Rsck in the days when the Hay
market blazcd with light that
nightly attracted a thousand moths,
"A and his nag and hack formeu
. light life institution. THE gem
tIeren want Irish bacon and scram-
hIad eggs" he would shout TO Dolce
Esr Niente and that patient ANNA
,,ou,d klup, klup, klup his hoots
AGAINST asphalt until he reached
lacks. Ad is going back to county
Cork TO live with a daughter. M!
last week I made $3.so. he SAID
have never got over being COM
pletely awed in those smartly luHu.
rious shops on Fifth avenue thae
haberdash to the we'll dressed men.
The other day / stopped In one 10
buy a collar. II pressed mlGht
buy two. but ! wanted only one. one
of the statesmen approached. AS an
Adonis he was curly woH. 1ou
would know him in a minute. For
on posters, in street cars and masa-
zines his Graeco-Palestinic PRONE
surmounts a vigorously advertised
collar and his svelte form with its
1S-inch waist is used photograph
cally to set off those nifty clothes
for classy dressers. He took down
a box of collars with Nl1inskl
gestures of classic grace. He asked
me how things were at Newport and
IL found yachting good. Was |
stabIing my polo ponies at Piping
Rock? etc etc. not only bought
a dozen collars but came away with
a brocaded silk wine colored house
robe. can't describe il. When !
tried it on at home the dog ran
under the bed. 1t is that kind of a
robe.