The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-09-17
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Manhattan has glowed with pride -
especially when visitors were about
and they always are-over the unceas-
ing quantity Of Its taxis. We land safe
ly on the other side Of the street, mop
our brows, breathe prayer OF thanks
at tour escape so far, and then beam
upon our companions, "Do you sup
pose there are so many taxis any
where else in the world?" Well, there
are not. And what was boon has be-
come a problem. It's much like the
story Of "Pigs is Pigs" Finally the
Fifth Avenue Association has appealed
to the Commissioner of Licenses to
find a way to get rid Of some thousand
or so of them. There are 1000 IL
censed taxis in the city, 1t seems; and
really that does count up In such an
agile thing as taxi. Moreover there
are stands for only 5000 Of them. The
rest Just have to cruise foverer. And a
constantly cruising taxi gets in the
way of more people than two or three
standing quietly at stand, they md
But New York as a whole rises up and
cries, "Cut out one of all those ll,OOo!
Never! Build more stands If necessary
There's Central Park still left unoc-
cupied; and we don't at all need such
large entrance halls to our apartment
houses"
Ny
The children of New York are going
to have theater all their own, unless
present plants 60 awry. The Story
Book Theater it is to be called, per-
manent repertorytheater for juniors
Well known dramatists, musicians and
dancers will contribute to the pro-
grams, which will include pantomimes,
ballets, one-act plays, operettas. trav-
elogues, and storytelling. There will
also be motion pictures, especially
adapted to youth. The performances
will be given Friday evenings and Sat
urday afternoons. The venture is I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Josephine
Clement who has done much the same
sort of thing in Chicago.
Ny
Whe ntea-dancing takes its place in
our hearts and our days, the season is
truly open once more. What the first
green leaves are to the orchards, such
is a-dancing to the city with its re-
versed seasons of life And now - this
week - 1t has come gayly into our
midst once more. About the smartest
place town is the Italian Garden OF
the Hotel Ambassador. The room IT.
self is gorgeous-if one can properly
so term that romantic and stately
quality of italian architest and artist
~. One has an impression of cool
marble and warm colors - and gar
den. The prizes Ambassador Orchestra
is devoting itself to that room now,
and at tea-tipD, dinner and after the
theater, the rbom it filled with dan
GERS - filled too quickly, in fact, for
the tardy ones, because only 200 at one
time ca enten that marbled garden.
NY
Does romance die and stay dead in
the winter time. Here is good author
ity for that - some experience to the
contrary. A fortune teller we'll known
in the shore summer resorts about
New York, surprised friend Of his
the other day by walking into his Office
and apply for position. ct thought
you told me month ago that you
were making all kinds Of money" the
business man sid. 81 did say so, and
/ was" explained the psychic. But
the summer is gone and winter is no
time for fortune tellers. There is no
romance in the winter. There are no
canoes or warm moonlight nights on
the piazza. No Done wants his fortune
told unless there's romance in the
offing. Can you give me a job until
the first day Of spring."
Ny
Two thousand people at one wedding |
seems completely overwhelming to
me. I didn't suppose anyone in the
world had that many friends or
friends friends. And IL they did. I did
not suppose they'd ask them to ay one
wedding they might have. But 1000
invitations went out to the marriage
of Elsie Parsons granddaughter OF
Henry Clews-to Morehead Patterson,
which took place the other day. And
morst of the 1000 appeared.
Ny
From time immemorial dogs have
chased cats. It's one fthc take1-f'r-
granted facts Of life. But in crowd
ed city, not even that natural recrea-
ton leading to complications, and be-
coming a news item. The other day a
large st. Bernard chased a small but
strenuous cat In Renwick street. Some