The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
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NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The gaun,
specter of the winter that is TO come
hangs like pail over the highway
Of light and aughter-Broadway
Living by ones wits is becoming a
giorifed art in the dying razzie
dazzle Of hectic nights and somno-
lent days. The salamanders begiil
stalking early. whereas they use
to rise at 4 p. m. they noA arise al
noon.
II requires ingenuity to be on the
velvet side Of q dinner check these
days. Gone are those halycon hours
when Wall Street brokers. left the
tickers in the midafternoon To howl
uptown In limousines and forget the
savage warfare of the money marts
Cocktails at Shanley's, more NJ ths
Astor and then on, boys. to the
Ciaridge grill, where the Broadway
gayety centered. sizzled and frothec
NOW the bars are necktie shops anc
the srills are havens for the CANDY
profiteers.
shy maids no longer skip a dance
to gallop over Fifth avenue with a
pickup friend and indulge In a
half-hour Of reckless spending In
gown, imitation pearl and millinery
shops. The Dahlman Kid" Is seek
ing new conquests on the Parisian
boulevards. At the tenth quart ne
was always good for a fur coat.
Broadway Shas its pink coral ear
to the rail for the rumble OF a
spender but the collective noise
from one weeks end to another
wouldn't equal the collective boom
of three pansy petals hurled into
Grand Canyons yawning chasm.
The other evening a mock OF cory
phees heard of party in aprivate
apartment. They slapped on the
rouge and hew with winged feet ~
the scene. One was a fast worker.
I've got to have ss5 by midnight
or my trunk gets the air." she an
nounced in a quivering voice A
spendthrift shucked of the amount
from a roll. As the evening wore
on he wandered aimlessly to the
kitchen.
\ girl was at the telephone with
her back to him. He heard her say:
Yes. Al. I've .ust nicked a boob
for s5 buck. I'll meet you in 20
minutes" She turned and faced
the boob" He grabbed her purse,
extracted the money. turned and
walked out of the house. Such is
the thrift Of. Broadway in these
days of coy and reluctant dollars.
Lord Northcliffe makes almost as
much good copy for reporters when
he comes to town as does Charlie
Chaplin. He visited flm studios.
went to Coney. did the theaters and
explored the Bowery and Chinatown.
He appreciates newspaper publicity
and would do anything the reporters
suggested as long as It did not in
terfere seriously with his lordly dig
nifty. 1t is said that two reporters
who trailed after Northcliffe We're
offered jobs and in the fall will
transfer their activities from Park
Row to Fleet street. He Is Incl
dentally a great moving picture fan
and has a private projection room in
his London home.
Just as the Castle Clip was dy-
ing out, Mariiyn Miller. whose
twinkling toes proclaim her new
stardom nightly, has shorn her
1ocks-and the bobbed head craze is
given a new impetus. have be-
como converted to the idea. 1t
seems to me a sensible fad but I'm
ready to join R movement at any
time for the total Obliteration of
the per cent mustaches that
our young blades wear. No just.-
ncation can be put forward for their
existence. Too fragile to strain soup
and not robust enough to house a
self-respecting flea.