Cleveland County herald., 1921-06-16
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New York, June 15.-Anyone who looks upon New York as a cold, mind ur-own-business city, should talk to Lucinda Flynn, of Life" No one can tell the story like Miss Flynn, but it's pretty good even at second hand. She was lunching at a popu- lar tea-room the other day, when a brisk, commanding woman took the seat opposite her. What is that you are. eating?" crisply she asked. "Cheese souffle," murmured Miss Flynn. "Is it good?" "No. It's cold and the cheese is too strong" Real ly?" exclaimed the woman. And 1 notice you have eaten soup. You shouldn't do that at luncheon. It's really quite bad for you" Miss Flynn murmured again-to the effect that she liked soup at lunch. "You seem an interesting sort of person." said the sociable one. "Do you mind if look at you through my glasses?3 "Not at all," replied the by-this-time- subdued Miss Flynn. Wouldn't you l like to join my luncheon club?" was the next startling query. "There are just twelve. But one of the members died and I should like to have you fill the vacancy" "Oh, Pm sorry, but Pm not club joining person at all. Pm so busy, too. Pm sorry" ," apologized the member of Life's staff. That's quite all right. Any number of people are very anxious to join it. Do you ever parade? Wouldn't you like to march in my parade? By the way, what is your name?" Lucinda Flynn" she said meekly. ''And may I ask what is yours," thinking that she would like to do something except answering the catechism. 'Oh! Really! Don't you know me-" exclaimed the cate chising woman. "I'm Mrs. John-'' We'll, I won't tell it, but it was an exceedingly well-known name in New York club circles. "Will you Jun OuI pdIduS. fASdlll 11ioo T Ill had to murmur regretful declination and before any more questions or exclamations could be forthcoming If you were going to steal anyway wouldn't you choose the best thing of it's kind lying around loose and wal n19 I xunpdar xuhu Dann1p compromise so often by stealing mildly, as it were. For instance Yesterday sixteen automobiles were stolen in this city and nine of the sixteen were of the sort known flip panty as ''flivvers." I don't approve of stealing autos, of course, and any way "flivvers" are perfectly good cars, but if they were going to steal anyway-I have seen SUCH good looking, luxurious ones scattered about our streets.
 Eleanor Painter, now starring in the new production, "The Last Waltz" by Oscar Strauss, is planning an early return to grand opera. When she was in that rare atmosphere be- fore, she was comparatively unim- portant in the overwhelming sur roundings., But her musical comedy experience-and her success in it. has given her just the training neces- sary, she believes, for the climbing of that more aspiring ladder. Last season, Miss Painter was in the dole Dolores in the revival of "Flora De- ra'. "But there's nothing in light opera to compare with Strauss for grand opera preparation" she says.
 Among the passengers landing from one of the big liners the other day were an ex-Secretary of State, movie ''vamp", and an ex-champion bantam-weight prize fighter. Of the th-ee, Johnny Coulon, expugilist, was the center of the greatest throng of onlookers. Because Johnny it was who had all Europe forgetting it's territorial tangles last winter in try ing to solve the inability of strong men to lift him from his feet when he decided not to be lifted. You re- member? Everything from black magic to the laws of relativity was brought forward as possible ex- planation. But they never did really get it. And Johnny was keeping pretty quiet about his secret during the volley of questions at the dock. i
 Hair dressing is a serious matter. Every once in while somebody gets $500 damages for a broken leg or