The Washington herald., 1922-11-18
Nesu York City
Day By Day
D q. Q. McInkyre.

NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-one of the
largest department stores In town
was In the delirum of its afternoon
rush. A sudden scream echoed
down the aisles and q derbied.
sQuare-jawed store dick. led 4
woman. hysterical from fright, to
an ONCE marked Manager"
Later patrol wagon carried her
away, She was . woman with
more than average wealth and APP
parent refinement. The lure of q
lingerie counter had proved too
much. In this one store more than
1000 arrests were made in year
for shopIifting.
Despite the hidden "watch-towers." !"
the soft-siippered myrmidons that
patrol the aisles and the regular
house detective force. department
stores report an alarming increase
IN shop-lifting. Aside from the pro-
fessionals there are any number OF
amateurs who are gaining prowess.
There Is a cultured woman In
widows weeds who is known to the
watchers In Thirty-fourth streey
store. She comes there once a week
and purloins trifiing articles from
various counters which she con-
ceals In big shopping bag.
She Is never molested. Her hus-
band gets the bills monthly. She Is
the victim of kleptomania as the
result of the shock of losing two
sons in the world war. She takes
the articles to her home and has
them sent by express to the various
camps of disabled soldiers.
Sadie the Shoplifter is ''mugged''
oN hA
queen OF the clan. When her long
career was ended with a prison
term she owned a castle In West
chester and her loot was said to
average 35o.000 year. She worked
mostly in the jewelry shops-sub-
stituting paste gems for the real
thing.
Unless the theft Is very fagrant
detectives rarely arrest their VIC
tins until they have left the sore.
Women may declare that the bolt
of silk under their wrap is being
carried to another department to
match 1t with sonnet trimmings.
That makes a ticklish situation for
the store.
Irwin Cobb was telling a friend
OF an affront given him by a GER
tain motion picture magnate.
What kind of a looking fellow Is
he?" asked the friend.
Cobb was thoughtful an instant.
Well" he replied. there are per-
haps 100 different pictures of Judas
lscariot. He looks like every one"
An amusing high-light in one OF
the current plays is an actor who
takes the part of an aged telegraph
messenger-the type seen so fire.
quently on New York streets
There comes moment when ht
violates an office rule and he cries
dramatically: Now / have dis.
graced my uniform"
Young George Kelly. brother OF
the famous Walter. The Virginia
Judge" has landed play or
Broadway. The other evening he
gave an invitation performance for
his friends At the conclusion he
was called before the curtain BY
the yells of Author" He could
, not be heard beyond the first three
rows and several in the back called
Louder" Kelly raised his voice
to say "it isn't important" and
continued his speech.
The derby, after a late start, has
made a comeback as head-dress
for the well dressed. Nearly all tn,
hat stores are featuring them
While most of them are black
there are a few tans and ligh,
sprinkling of grays. And there
seems to be no way of stopping
spats. The most popular kind are
those of washable material thai
may be laundered