The Washington herald., 1922-07-03
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NEW YORK. July 2.-Battery
Park at twilight is far, from the
noisy town. New York's harbor lies
cool like dream pool in the ofYing.
The home rushing Staten islanders
have drifted across the bay and the
chugging ferry boats carry only the
nickel excursionists.
The municipal ferry boat is not
the haven entirely of middle class
foik who seek the tangy breeze and
dim shadows of evening. Million
aires who have built their BabyIo-
man oungalows on the skyscraper
ries.
Here they may keen commercial
trysts without telephone and Other
petty Interruptions. Some OF the
biggest financial deals of recent
years have been contaminated ON
the promenade decks of the Staten
Island ferries.
Everybody walks rourd and
round Each ferry has Its harpist
ana violfnist. They play the songs
OF long ago-"Good-by, Dolly Gray''
and In the Good Oh Summer Time"
The indefatigable boot-black,
swarm about and no excursion is
complete without shine.
over the wrts- 49, the softened
6iare Of the brass bands from 4
Coney Island side -whselers Tramp
steamers. softly tugging at anchors
wave their signals of greeting. II
was william McFee who. after a
cruise to some farE.,ng corner OF
,he globe. walked from his shin at
.ne dock to the New York ferry.
He found 1t the city's greatest H.
traction.
On the return trip. the excursion-
lists may watch the magniacence
and breath taking grandeur OF New
fork's skyline. And then a brief
respite on the park benches listen
Ing to the vagabond sailors sing
their night songs. Even the police
men seem softened by the beauty Of
, the misteh night There Is some
/ truth In the sentiment of Dan, tn"
Battery boatman's song: Heaven
Is paradise just like the Batter-ee."
The German ten-pfefnnig piece
| made of an alloy that gives II the
: exact size and appearance of the
American nickel has resulted In a
heavy loss to the Broadway auto
mats and the subway slot turnstiles
So serious has II become that sub
way officials have asked the news
papers not to comment upon II.
There Is a merchant on the East
Side who sells the lo-pfennig
along the streets He disposes OF
them for a penny. each and buys
them at the rate ,of IS for a cent.
The German con fits exactly in the
subway and automat slots.
Theater patrons are almost per-
suaded that they should take bas-
kets tc their evening entertain
ments. A sudden fad has developed
among the players Of throwing edi-
bles to the audiences. In one show
two bushels OF ripe bananas are
distributed nightly. In another small
bottles of perfume are given to
those in the orchestra seats. In
other theaters boxes of candy. clay
statues of the star, match safes,
packets of cigarettes and other doo-
dads are hurled out over the foot
lights.
The authors agent has become
almost indispensable in literary af-
fairs. He has given dignity to the
| profession by studying the literary
needs of each publication and the
high class agent has a standing
among editors. Two new writer's
who have been hacking away for
several years recently bloomed into
prominence through the profess
sional guidance of an agent. The
agent accepts geenrally 10 per cent
Of the price and he sees to IL that
both the editor and the writer re-
ceive a fair deal.