The Washington herald., 1922-05-25
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NEW YQRIl May 24.-Thoughts
while strolling around New York:
Slaves of the gasoline trail. or to
the hills. Flivver drivers with
strained expression and Limousine
folk lolling naughty Incidence. A Jap
with a beard rimperiale. That fell
low wears a derby while he eats.
Elderly roues with only fruity men,
trtes sin apers cry: Any old
sport in a storm.
Sonic, Rachel and Becky parad-
ing from the lofts. Factory girls
who wear suede slippers studded
with shining rhinestones. Going to
tenements to sleep-ten in "a room.
Rapid lunchers swarm at soda
fountains. The opening blare of
dance hall ''sex-aphones." And the
bells of hell go ting-a-ling-ling
A blue Jay and cardinal In tiny
square. More gaudy palaces to
house dead white sheets. I'm tired
of seeing virtue triumph. And the
wicked flayed. Fops with tiny
handkerchiefs tucked under wrist
/ watch straps. Headman, bring the
ak. There's Norma Talmadge. In
magenta cape. Until a few days
ago l thought magenta was a pud-
| ding.
Old Chelsea district. Gray. blunt
streets. Brown stone fronts. Now
and then a gay red brick. With
white doors and brass knockers.
Attics to imprison romances OF lit
erary scribblers. Old Jewish wom-
en- wearing bright brown wigs of
ancient regime. Aged men shunted
into dark hallway discard with
ashes on their lips. Twiddling bent
fingers.
And nearer the river sprawls
ugly shambles of poverty. Sullen
men. Beefy pecks and hairy
hands. The districts sans-culottes.
Ready for any crime. Here used to
be the stamping ground of mid
Victorian dandies on high wheels.
And ladies with pun sleeves. Gone
are the hoops and ankle-length
crinolines. And Athenian robes.
This is the age Of legs.
The old Flatiron Building stands
like an ancient sentinel Dwarfed
into puny insigniicance. But still
the pride of wide-eyed tourists.
And visiting Eagles. Dusk falls
gently on Madison Square. The
tower blinking cleaning red at the
! quarter hour. Broadway bathing
in the nightly aurora borealis. On
to the Great White way. Or is it
now the Milky Way?
To appeal to the New Workers.
"don't-care" attitude about being
bunked by restaurant prices one
cafe in gaudy Russian florescence
has its menus printed without
prices. 1t has become a smart
place to do" To become a patron
indicates that you don't care
| whoop for money.
A Middle-Westerner who has old
fashioned notions about being
robbed was in the caf for breakfast
the other morning. When he got his
check he saw they had charged him
s1.75 for a half grapefruit
He puzzled over It awhile and
then turning to the waiter in
quired: Have you a horse?"
mo. sir! Why" replied the
waiter.
~ just wondered. Jesse James
always had one"
A novelty shop has card in
its window reading: "Flapperese
spoken here" And that old IA
miliar sign. The biggest in the
city-now cents" is now doing
duty in front of a Broadway orange
drink stand.
A change has come to the style
in dancing. The skilled hooters
scarcely move now. They balance
themselves on the ball of the foot
and weave back and forth giving
the effect of one trying to walk
tight wire. The movement is not
the shivery effect. however. of the
shimmy. 1t is more like one of the
classical dancers getting ready to
die to avenge the spurned love of
violet or something