The Washington herald., 1921-08-11
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NEW YORK, Aug. I0.--Long Is
land has flaming haired hostess
OF uncertain age despite her bobbed
hair who is giving Weekend house
parties that arouse the countryside.
The Scotch Is uncorked at mid
night and they come for miles
around in their bathing suits,
Negroes who specialize in Groom
ing, crazy blues songs come in re-
lays and the music Is continuous
Until the guests literally drop out
some time the next day. The guests
are made up OF what Broadway
calls the ''oil cans" An "oil can"
Is a person of either sex who will
go anywhere at any time where
liquid refreshment Is served free.
The hostess recently fell heir to
\ comfortable fortune and she has
evidently set out to spend il as
quickly as possible. The guests
naturally chuckle up their sleeves
as they seek to aid her In every
way to achieve what they term a
la udable ambition.
"Fawncy, meeting you hereT
they whisper to each other as IL
they were caught out Summing. At
the latest orgy young leading
woman who has been at liberty for
some time became extremely de-
voted to a guest other than her hus-
band. The husband sulked on the
l porch and drank deep.
She came out to watch the moon
60 around and he came stalking out
OF the shrubbery and delivered
| sound smack on her cheek. The
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nails flew cat-like to his face. He
was soon dripping blood. And after
each attack he would stand back
melodramatically and "ha. ha," in
viting her to do II again. And from
reports she did So much SO that he
1" reported to have'been SCARED for
! life.
An old float is anchored off a
| good swimming distance from the
house One of the stunts cute
little idea Of the hostess-is to an
| nounce that the bar Is closed and
the only way one may be served is
| 10 swim to the float, where serv-
ants have taken plenty of refresh
ments. After a stay there there is
danger in some OF the guests be-
coming ambitious enough to at
tempt to swim the rest of tho way
across the ocean. Twenty three
| guests were counted sleeping on the
lawn in bathing suits one Sunday
morning Recently as neighbors were
answering the call Of the church
bells.
A young novelist who recently
sailed to England to see a dra-
matization Of a novel We given a
| luncheon before the boat sailed, 1t
vas quite a luncheon. too. but his
friends managed to get him to the
ship. About midnight he awak-
ened and the only light was the
! light of the moon that came through
a portfolio. He gazed out OF it in
fascination for about a half hour
and then rang wildly for the deck
steward Steward" he said, stand
ing unsteadiIy. what's the idea of
| all this water?'
My predilection for touching upon
the alcoholic side of life in New
York today can be brought short
| with the news that Nile. the baby
camel at the Central Park Zoo, has
just attained the age of . months,
record for longevity among the
| species in captivity here. Camels
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live more than two weeks.
regard Frances White as the
most daring young dresser in Man
haitian. She does her hair back
tightly over her head into a roll at
the back. And she is the only girl
in town who permits her ears to
show. Bare knees are common but
bare ears-well. they are rare
enough to he almost shocking. In
-identally Miss White told me the
other day of a tragic moment in a
musical play in which she. was re-
Gently starred. In her support was
Ben 'Welch, who was stricken blind
hut . layed on. He was supposed
to read a letter she handed to him
Somehow the letter futtered to the
floor without him noticing IT and
he continued to read. 1t was sup
r"sed to furnish laugh but the
audience knowing he was blind
wept instead. The performance
continued but not another laugh
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