The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-17
M'INTYR'E TELLS
HOW COTHAMLAYS
PITFALLS FOR MEN
Ladies With Bent Halos
Work Friends for
Petty Graft.
By o. o. M'INTYRE.

NEW YORK, Dec. ls.-Those
iuxuriously languorous. ladies with
signify bent halos who tuck them
serves away In the marble mag
innocence of the Drive have the art
or petty graft to a superlatIye de-
gree Odd moments are spent in
fashioning pitfalls bulwarked by an
amazingly studied innocence.
Thus when a casual gentleman
ACQUAINTANCE calls, the maid is told
she may 60 for the evening. She
aons her wraps and stands about
m hesitant manner-somethin
seems to be wrong and she coughs
alphabetically. She is questioned.
adam has not" she says, paid
my salary. / need 1t very much
tonight" A wave of irritation
and a slight argument and the
guest pays. The next day the maid
splits $3.50 with her mistress.
Then there is the apparently Sac-
cidental visit of those itinerant
gown statesmen who carry their
frocks and lingerie in suit cases.
The hostess excuses herself to try
. few on.
There Is one she just adores but
IT Is fearfully expensive. really.
guest is asked IL she isn't simply
stunning in the creation. He Is
skilfuby Jockeyed into a place
where he buys the gown.
Then tho landlord is sometimes a
conspirator in the 'trifiing intrigues.
He calls on the phone and simu-
lates anger over the rent not being
paid. There are tears, protesta-
lions and Surely you would not
put me out in the street tonight!
No true gentleman could see
lady turned out without a farthing
and so there you are. or course.
he doesn't come back. He has had
his trimming. but a new one is
born every day and on account OF
this arithmetical progress the lady
doesn't worry IL she never sees the
poor boob again.
The gay nnnchalance of the chorus
girl! In the theatrical producers
office she came in to ask about two
weeks salary. She had been dis
missed The producer paid her at
the rate OF $40 week. She took IL.
counted II and then disdainfully
tossed the bills back on his desk.
Take this and buy yourself a
soda" she said. and wrapping her
chinchilla coat closely about her she
haughtily walked out
The aproned. broad-hipped women
who tend the vegetable stands in
the Neapolitan section in Mulberry
street went on strike one day last
week to attend a funeral. They
paid tribute to the little old man
who for twenty-five years has
sharpened the knives that hang at
their waists to trim vegetables. He
was also q medicine man and pre-
scribed home remedies for their all
ments. In his cellar home was
found a bank book with So, 900 de-
posits.
The latest super club to open In
New York does not admit patrons
until l o'clock in the morning. on
the menu is the line Dancing from
l a. m. to s p. m."-which shows that
there is something left OF the van
ishing night life after all
something Tor Beau Nash to worry
about. One of New York's best
dressed clubmen appeared on the
avenue the other afternoon in
purple camels hair coat. with cap
TO match. He carried purple
walking stick and on his feet wer.
white spats. He almost disorgan-
lied traffic in his march from the
Plaza to Forty-second street In
cidentally dark shade OF purple
suits are appearing from the sma TT
est Fifth avenue tailors.
George NJ. Cohan calls everybody
kid" 1t is reported that when he
met Shaw in London on his recent
visit, he said: We'll. Kid. how
goes every little thing" And Shaw
liked 1t too. He had frequent
luncheons with the comedian.