The New York herald., 1922-04-30
Perhaps It's Only a Habit, :.
but the New York Smile"
Has a Way Of Sticking

everpresent annoyances? They do not.
They laugh.
Take prohibition. Roughly, it may
be estimated that fully half OF New
York would like a glass of beer with
trifie more than the permitted al
cohoiic body, an5 ..z- many do net ike
to be deprived Of a glass of vim ordi-
naire or red ink at dinner. Not to
have these little sootkers OF life might
be expected to dampen the metro
politan spirit. but ii doest; ii starts
going the risibles. How many bad
jokes have been cracked in prohibi-
tion's- name And they are still crack
ing.
Perhaps the New Yorker makes a
debtor and creditor list of his bless-
ings and his curses and still finds that
his balance is good. This keeps him
cheerful. When the balance falls the
other way he may show a different
face.
Can't Buy Cigarettes in London
After 9 O'Clock at Night
For in London the prohibited things
go much farther than they do in New
York. and this may account for that
sad London look now being commented
on. Everything there is sold 1t seems,
only within certain hours. and before
and after these hours nobody can get
what he wants no matter how badly
he wants it. After o'clock a smoker
who has neglected to f1ll his cigarette
case can't buy a cigarette. He may
look at them as they repose in
tobacconist's case. but II he tries to
buy package his money isn't good.
There's bobby" nearby keeping his
eyes open for Illicit sales. The foolish
smoker must go to the wise one and
borrow, or else turn into bed-smoke-
less.
Londoners on the way to business
are in too much of a hurry to put ON
an ingratiatng look and on their way
home after business hours they are
usually too Indifferent AS a class
they are apt to wear at all times q
mask Of coldness and lack of interest.
Sometimes the mask takes on lines in
dicating depression of spirits. but this
is not general. In truth the true Lon
don look is self satisfied look. made
up Of equal parts of complacency and
indifference. .tf
New Workers are not like that. They
are not cold, they are not too self
satisfied and they are only partially
complacent. They are interested in
their neighbors. AS a rule they study
the faces OF the strangers about them.
The reason for this is that New
Workers. do not want TO miss any fun
that may be going. And every
stranger is potential funmaker. AS
soon as one of these strangers shows
signs OF being entertaining the New
Workers. in his vicinity will do all in
their power to aid and abet him.
| That is why the prevailing New
York look is one where a smile may
be seen just dawning or just disap-
pearing. 1t is very seldom overcast.
and then but temporarily. Smiles como
quickly. and usually they stick.
New Yorkers May Look Sad When
Kansas Crusade Reaches Them
But will this cheerful state prevail
when a few more OF the citizens in
nocent habits are interfered with?
What is happening in Kansas may be
emulated in the East. Out there a
public official or a school teacher who
uses that filthy weed tobacco is uri-
der suspicion. and IL he does not re-
form. in private as we'll as openly, Re
is very apt TO lose his job. Out there
the cigarette is rapidly becoming taboAs.
Out there a strenuous woman is con-
Quoting a brisk campaign against to-
bacco which has brought and Is bring
ing sorrow 10 numerous hearths. No
wonder the Kansan is knight or
rueful countenance as he sees his lit
tie pleasures one by one being takea
away from him.
New York isn't Kansas City yet. II
smiles at the news from there 1t
laughs at the idea that prohibition Is
about to be extended TO include every
thing. New York will not believe in
awful things so long as they keep half
continent away. 1t has among other
habits one of smiling. Therefore IT
smiles.