The Washington herald., 1922-10-02
Neu York City
Day by Day
By o. o. Mcintyre.

NEW YORK. Oct. LA page from
the diary Of modern Samuel Pepys:
Up betimes to do my stunt. Walked
through the town, but found no ac-
quaintances. and so called on Gene
Puck, recovering from an opera
tion. and then back to unpack my
trunk and to read many letters.
My spirits chilled by thought OF
work. which / have no zest for So
ever. All the town talks Of the new
play Don Marquis hath writ. .he
gayest comedy in years. With my
wife. very spruce in new togs. to
Pierre's for luncheon. and had PAN
cakes Suzette, to which I was hol-
pen thrice.
In the afternoon to hear Lou Cody
speak at cinema, and he was very
amusing. too. Afterward strolled
about and found the town torn up
more than usual, and Bryant PARK
despoiled by subway excavations.
Blance Ring and Charles winni-
y.
| them to Delmonico's to food and
later to dance, and all very gay yet
very few at the pleasure places.
So home, very tired. and to bed.
Fifth avenue has new s o'clock
parade hour innovation. Instead of
the usual walking cane the young
men are now carrying rest sticks"
which, when opened at the handle.
provide a sort of bicycle seat, upon
which they may sit when they meet
an acquaintance. When closed, the
cane has an ordinary ring handle.
1 also hear that the fiappers ire
now calling their afternoon tea par
ties 'petting picnics." One young
| debbie, according to a gossip week.
ly. Is said to have sent out hand
somely engraved Invitations recent
ly bidding her guests to a 'petting
picnic" at her Long Island home.
! There is an engaging frankncss
In the remark of one of the younger
crop of summer revue producers to
his audiences nightly. when he says:
Nowadays you must pay S150,UJ0
for a production, then IS more 10
buy whiskers to hide from all COL
| lectors." He doesn't have to ask
Dad. He knows
In the same summer revue there
Is group OF dancing girls whose
legs somehow suggest starving Po-
land. Yet they are so agile and
! graceful that they prove the out
| standing feature of an otherwise
| colorless performance. New York
theatrical managers, incidentally.
appear to be whistiing In the dark.
They are talking Of returning pros
perity, but prices have been ma
terially reduced, and good seats are
procurable at all the cut-rate agen-
c es for the so-called best shows.
Begging as one of the fine arts
has received a surprising impetus
by the revelation that one of the
avenues legless beggars lives In
fine hotel suite, rides in a limousine,
and delves into the night life of the
town. The beggar in question has
always been noticeable for his we'll
dressed appearance. / saw him to-
day. and on account of the first page
publicity he has received 1t might
be supposed that he would suffer in
| daily receipts. On the contrary
shower of change descended puon
him as he propelled himself on his
roller platform along the front of the
public library. The fact that he is
so hopelessly crippled has found
responsive chord among pedestrians,
and they do not care how well he is
able to live. 1t is said that the pro-
fessional beggars who feel that they
are deserving are organizing to
| wage war on what they call the \.
B.'s-the able bodied. They plan to
notify the police about all those who
prey upon the crudulity of the pub
lie