New-York tribune., 1922-11-10
By David Il. Curtis

feast, and as each one usually brought
enough for dozen the table was not
only overladen but bewildering in Va.
riety. One year Joaquin Miller gave
US what he proudly proclaimed as the
true camp coffee OF the wild westernsr
which We could net drink. But the
principal zest of the feast came al
ways from the attic salt, of which esss
brought at least a modicum, else hr
was not hidden again.
Then Roosevelt sailed awsy sas fss
a time there was no recognissa leader
IN the realm Of glorisied whimskslisy,
though there were many of distinction,
Perhaps Maurice Barrymore was The
foremost of these for q time, but he
established no court.
One might meet Barrymore alntass
anywhere unless he was expected thers,
but never met him alone. One altar
noon stands out. We sat In the art gsl-
lery that was called the harroom Of the
Hoffman House by the white-balat
man with a haunted look In bis ayes
who ran that hotel at the time Il was
most famous. Colonel John ArEev
Knox had just hreezed in from Tezs,
bringing his "Texas Siftings,n bis hrssi
brimmed smile and hat, his bgsissss
partner, his military title and Aa b.
imitable swagger with him, and bad n.
side Of week made friends with every
body worth knowing in Nen Fork.
Miner Griswold. the sPas Ceatrsha.
tor" who told more convuisingly funny
stories of his own personal experiences,
and told them more amusingly and
amazingly than any one slsa ] ever
knew, was there. II che shadow Of his
tragic end had already fallen across ais
soul he gave no sign Of recognition of
it, though there was sometimes fstns
tinge of wistfulness in his voice ss Do
quoted Tom Corwins saying 7as
world erects no monuments 10 zanhy
men,"
Billie Fales, who was then eeMsas
into fame, was there. So vss bFeossi
the lawyer (not Charles. but teasiss
III that circle), who shone q pless
Club dinners when Lew Megassas sla
Nose Handy established Phiiadepap
as the temporary capital of Bshemn
.s;a =. h;n, n,.n aWhat ID hBkt
worth deing?" And he said, scasH@
butterflies"
"But supposing you catch saeA
objected. "Chasa butterflies ssia "
Then Barry" passed and we ssisosss
Fales to Jauss's, where we met Aas
Forman, Hugh Farrar Mcpsimss
George Hahn, John Mcran, HslVF
Allen. Nine, Cottrelly and many nsl
But that is another story. Hetere ss.s
Courtland Palmer had tried w'th aasA
ferent success, though ne hsd @
John Bigelow's help, to lure ps'
milan group to his Gramercy pssk ha'.
sion on set occasions. & few "sas
few times and that was the ene
that.
The difference between . seai 81
spurious Bohemian can no more g IS
planned to one who does not reeoea
1t without explanation than the olss
ence between red and hlue can g
planned TO one who Is coier blinas 7's
points Of difference, however, mss
noted. Most people have fsulsss n
the Bohemian himself pays the psae
for his failings and the Pharssss Wa ssa
ly manages his indiseretions =
acme enc else shall pay, Alas
Bohemian cares not vaeop
others think, IL only ha bs ss,
The pharisee, in the last ana'ss.s, Il, M
taches mere irnportsnee 30 the o2'ss q
of others than he does 10 hsa oNn' hi
much have learned fron, fhs . IS.
have known, whose BohenaisnNSA Il.
greatly eadaarad them to Fns sS s'ss
they were here, even though Z .f
have shortened that period !
death is often cited TO pciEt : M .s'
hut notice that phsriscss dIs -