The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-25

Hiaals, painted while she waa PariAs fs ''his moSt beautiful and perfect bit of worki" those with the rarest tapestries and ceramics form part of the tasteful adornment of one of the most paIatial mansions in all New York.
 Mir and Mrs. Dukes beautiful taste in the furnishing of their home--as well ss the choice bits of art ehay have aeQnired-As typical of their southern artistocraoy of birth and breeding. beautiful refined. ax- auisits.
 Greenwich Village
 It's far cry from fashionable Fifth avenues and the -Four Hnn- dred" to 's3reenwioh Village" and the -Four Thousand" but many v1si- tors enjoy both viewpoints of Now York; and we were not an .sxosp- tien to the ruls.
 So visit to the land ef the -short- haired grip and the '1ong-haired boy was made-one delightful after nooD--extending into the ."wes sma. hours of the ntght-which ws en1ey- ed tremendously.
 l met many eia-tims frtands In the Village-hAvins often visited thars bsfors--frdeHfds at '-rhe Pepper Pot;s 'PoliywogEe;s -Grace Godwyn,s oar- rsttT@ "rhs Mad Matter, 'rYs Pig and Whistler s'-The Green witch;, The Black cats" and winding up as The Jolly Friars'' after . most de- lieious dinner st "Enriooss," or auf- fantfs. as you please.
 At 'Mons's Fountain af youth.s-- a brand new place In 4hs Village conducted by Mona Hunxerford--- you remember she was John Barry nore's leading lAdyr for several seasons and a very charming and bee1ttfaa gfrk-ws found rnost csn- genial surroandinSns Mona Hunger. ford has as har assistant a lovely girl who. if you please. ss studying to b. Doctor of Philosophy. her name is Teresa Tromp-and she walked every stop of the way from San Francisco to New York city = just for the fun of 1t.
 IT you go to New Fork drop in at ''Mona's Fountain of Youth" and get some of the "Elixir of Lfa" which Ponce de Loon searched for in ths old dayA
 Raymond HftchoociS.s Little yoks I perfectly loved a bon rnots of Raymond Hitchcock's I heard in New York. Here it is,
 The long suit ef the modern fiap- per seems to bs q short nkirt,sa says the only -Hftohy-Koe.~
 And speaking of ~short slktrtx.- please let me tell you. ~My Lady Modish." that they are stiu very much in vogue all reports to the oon- trary. notwithstanding; the parta. ienne eouturiers have tried to forcs the ionx skirt on Amerioans--es well as their own fashionable wernen-, but they refuse to aocspx tham-4. henoe, the 1e inch from the xro.,ns
 
 skirt length h regarded aa th. 'modish" length.
 o< course that Ia longer than it snd 10 and sometimes the 1s-inch rom the ground length. worn this tims isAt yeas. but the skirt. ar. stfl short; the smartest women tn New York are wearing their skirt. " lnoass from tho ground, the sms<tsst dressmaxsrs told m. that Thsy were making them that lenxth, few of the 'draped" med.,. ,n evening gowns are made fraction longer, because of the .drapes .t. reoes" which necossitates it--but th. skirts are still short, if yeu don't believe it-go to New York >aa .ss for yeurssif
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 The Toddia. Top.
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 Don't you love this;
 Eddie Cantor in -Make H sn.nnx. at the Winter Garden. gives . nur- iesoue on -Ths shsik,- which h op. or the most amusing thinrr rv. ever seen; dressed At '-rhs shs,k.-. vld. amoronA rapacious. he sing. . song about
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 And she likes my tschniqus- or something of that sort. ana tn., by way ef being facstiouv he h.d tucked away in his hip pocket. thi. humereus nns;
 Rodeiph Valentine ss vr,. eh,.- don't yoa thfnkr
 lMtexAaWp soss sutse6s my window Hedr. n~rs morning The Hurdy- -0urdy~ man with his httis -dinky menkey- v.. srandfnG sway for dear uf. .-rh. shsik-ana ohi wsr. heirh--ol what wouldn't you stvs to live . Hurdy- Gurdy life, just for a ysttt. -h,t.e