The Washington herald., 1922-10-24
Neu, York City
Day BY Day
By o. o. McIntyrs.

NEW YORK. Oct. 2s.-out IN the
Westchester and Long Island dis
tricts the smartest New York
crowds are to be found these days
watching polo training practice. It
Is Piping Rock plus. There is the
color and fair Of Lonschamps on
Derby day.
Beautiful buds with their sleeve
dogs" and graceful borzois. Men
In rakish hats and swaggerish
great coats. Ivory knobbed canes.
Lemon-colored gloves and all the
fashionable fol-de-rol,
The roads are lined with 'expen-
sively caparisoned motors. The
ladies' gowns suggest the giamor of
eighteenth century venice-rich,
colorful and gorgeous. And II is
one place hoi pofloi does not go.
Polo holds no attraction for them.
OF course, 1t is not the polo sea-
son. but the players and ponies
must keep in condition. There are
plenty Of TASKS and cocktail shak-
ers and "the life of the party" at
taches the shaker to the kiddies'
pogo stick and goes leaping around
the lawn. That is the favorite stunt
and is always good for a laugh and
applause.
There is indeed a thrill watchine
polo players tuning up for a prac-
tice game. 1t is not for the ninny.
| 1t Is perhaps the most hazardous
OF all outdoor sports and almost
every day there is a nasty spill.
1t Is amazing the way the trained
poloist gets out from under his
mount when the pony does a header
l saw one pony turn a complete
somersault and in a jiffy the rider
was on his back again racing down
the field like q breeze.
The popularity of polo is evil
denced in the opening of a shop
near Fifty-fourth street on Fifth
avenue where only polo clothes and
accessories are sold. When one is
able to 60 shopping for polo NAL
lets the last word in social eminence
has been achieved. 1t is signet
of wealth that was once attained
only by owning a brownstone front.
A group of carping critics in New
York has been lampooning H. c.
Witwer. the slang essayist. It Il
, their claim that Mr.. Witwer has
used the same thunder that doomed
the versatile Ring Lardner into
fame. The style Is similar. Each
made literature out of illiteracy.
But It is also true that they started
about the same time In remote sec
tions. While the critics are sound
ing their turgid tom toms, there
seems to be no rift in the relation
ship of the two writer's. Mr.. Lardner
and Mr.. Witwer are warm friends
and are frequently in each others
company when they happen to /.
the same community.
Two ladies stepped from the
glamorous background OF q fashion
able afternoon tea place on Fifth
avenue the other day. One was
strikingly gowned in a wine dark
creation and the other in a tobacco
brown. Their hats were flmy halos
Of lace. As they started to step
into a limousine purring at the
curb. one suddenly turned, with a
slight scream. and exclaimed:
Heavens, / left our gin under the
table,"
Before me 10 letter with name,
address and telephone number ask
| ing my needs in liquors. 1t states
that fresh consignment Of gin and
| Scotch has just been received. I
thought 1t was a letter mailed many
| years ago. but the date shows yes
terday-the same day 1t was writ
ten. Inquiry also shows that II is
| not unusual. The bootleggers are
openly soliciting trade. and a friend
| tells me of one who guarantees
chemical purity and gives the ad-