The Washington herald., 1921-07-28
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NEW YORK, July 27.-Upper
Fifth avenue. from the Plaza foun-
tain to the Carnegie home in the
Nineties, is known as Millionaire's
Row. an ephemeral title indeed, for
many who count their wealth in the
millions are residing on Madison,
Park and other avenues to the east
ward.
Yet there are enough millionaires
left on the Row to make it inter-
esting for yap wagon tourists. Just
now the servants, living in the
easements. are the sole occupants
of the fine mansions. A peep at the
big drawing rooms reveals that
they have lost their Chippendalian
air and In their summer coverings
| suggest the Roman bath.
In the winter the servants are
buried in the dark recesses of the
basement, but now the men in their
shirt sleeves and stubby pipes and
the women in loose wrappers sit out
on teh steps or in the little courts
| staring rather haughtily at the
bourgeoisie.
Children romp behind the grilled
/ doors and on the short stretches Of
lawn. Not little Lord Fauntelroys
with bright sashes nor GwendoIyns
in silk and chiffon but smudgy
faced kiddies that arc known gen
orally in the neighborhood as
"brats."
One gets a good idea of what a
| butler looks like without his seen
| cry. And the chic French maids are
on the corners exchanging complI-
ments with the corner policemen.
L.
atmosphere Of Third. Herman, the
delicatessen dealer, around tho
! corner may be a privileged and
honored guest at a little below
| stairs party. Or Al, the ice man,
i, may drop in to take Kitty the cook
! to the movies.
Just the other week a mistress
! OF Fifth avenue home came un-
expectedly down from Newport to
attend play. She put UP at a
hotel but wanted a light evening
wrap and had her escort run her up
to her town house in his limousine
| when she entered her drawing room
n craps game was in progress with
| three maids of her encourage look
ing on while wearing her recently
imported French dinner frocks.
The craps game came to a sudden
halt while all hands went on the
! run for all the smelling salts, cor
| eials, eau de cologne and sal VOL
| atile in the neighborhood for the
swooning mistress. When she came
| to all she could do was to make
a mild protest. For good servants
are hard to find and after she de-
| parted il is said the party re-
\ sumed. Such is life on Millionaire's
Row-when the millionaires are
away.
dined at Wolpin's the other
! evening. 1t is the restaurant of the
| vaudeville folk where some wag has
| said they check their wooden shoes
! at the door. They have a young
blond waiter there who is called
stupid" He is the butt of all the
wise-crackinG young actors. but
, when their funds are low they go
to him for small loans and he eX-
presses his stupidity by charging 20
per cent interest a week. Incl
dentally he has been the financial
angel for two successful vaudeville
| acts which are now netting him
| about $75 week each. Great guys.
these hams" he told me. They
call me stupid and play practical
jokes and then feel so sorry that
they give me big tips. Great to be
! stupid
1t is a narrow little hutch-like
shop nthe heart of the Fifth
| avenue shopping district. Eight
| clerks stand elbow to elbow making
quick sales from morning until
| night. Sounds like il might be a
doughnut shop or an orange drink
booth. But it sells cheap jewelry
of every description. And that is
all. The customers are of the demi-
monde variety-who want to make
dazzling flash perhaps. And the
jewelry furnishes with about the
same speed as the love affairs.