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NEW YORK, July l7.AA page
from the diary of a modern Samuel
Pepys. Up in the thick heat and
at work on my accounts. After
merry discourse with the servants.
which I nowadays often do, set Off
to my tailor and am now clear with
him. Meeting with II. Hobart I did
trap him into inviting me TO break
fast ana led him to an expensive
place and he paid the yictualler
with as fair grace as ever I saw.
This day a coolness about my
wife, poor wretch. and II is over
the business of my bringing some
strange articles picked up at an
| auction place. and in truth they are
worthless. The verdict of the late
| fight in great disfavor, nearly all
hoping the Gallo lad would win.
Saw B. Dudley. the chronicler, home
| from Paris and he called: Hey,
there, Mr.. Pepys! That place is our
home town"
In the afternoon to the dentist,
and he confirmed my worst fears
! that ] shall soon have to wear false
molars, which is a great pity. Saw
| along the highways J. Montague.
the poet: II. Rodeheaver. the cor
netist, and Bert Williams. the Af-
| rican play actor, who drove a big
yellow patrol wagon.
| Home and put on my brave white
! flannel breeches and to a restau-
rant to dine and Sir Nicholas Long
worth and Mistress Alice. in a henna
hued gown were there, and at many
of the tables people poured surrep-
titious drinks from silver TASKS.
And so home and to bed.
Watermelon season has arrived
| on Essex street The little carts
! with penny slices of luscious melon
\ packed in ice arc swarming with
| patrons. Young and old stand
along the currbs tickling their pal
/ ates with the rare delicacy The
| Duke Of Essex street, political
! ward heeiSr. once a week stands
treat and the residents gorge their
| fill and hail him as "A fine gentle
man" On Essex street one may
| buy for five pennies a larger slice
! Of melon than may be had in the
| big restaurants for ninety cents.
! II is a quarter inhabited by Jewish
/
! families sell watcrmelons uptown
during the day and what is left of
their stock they sell in their own
neiChborhood for a penny a slice.
Ethel Hallor. a Broadway charUs
beauty, smokes too many cigar
cites, SO her mother has had her
hailed to court. Her answer is:
Society people smoke and why
| can't l." When the chorus girl
! drove to court in her robin s-eGe
| blue landaulet a group Of her stage
| friends were on hand to greet her
and offer sympathy And to prove
their loyalty each carried a silver
| cigarette case ConspiCuously. No
| chorus girl would think of leaving
! home without her cigarettes these
| days any more than she would leave
without her "toddle -top''-the new
gambling device which has won
/ such high favor along the Rialto.
Fifth avenue soda fountains have
! installed roulette wheels which de-
| eide what the patrons may drink.
| Any soda clerk knows the hesita-
| tion with which many order their
! drinks. Instead or numbers on the
roulette wheels the hands turn to
the various fiavors and specialties.
II is an unwritten rule to carry out
the order to which the hand points.
Heaven protects the working girl,
a pretty young stenographer came
out OF her Office building the other
evening to make her way through
the crowds to the subway. Some
! one cried. Look OUT and as a big
object grazed her she swooned
away. It was a piano that was be-
ing hoisted to the fourth floor. The
next day the piano dealer delivered
to her home brand-new baby
| grand-to comfort her for the Sc
we're fright she received at the
! hands Of his careless workmen