San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
BY JESSIE HENDERSON.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light
New York, Aug. lit would
seem ut first glance that a city so
shrouded in black and purple mourn
ing from the lofty Woolworth tower
to the poorest tenement could have
&ut one thought the whole week
Through, and only one interest. Flags
at half mast and tied with knots of
black, foreign vessels steaming into
/ port with lowered flags and black
draped bows do indeed indicate the
undercurrent of sadness with which
all thoughts and activities are color
, ed.
But while it mourned a President
New York went nevertheless and in
evitably its vivid way. Events hap
pen, ludicrous even in the shadow of
the great event. Life in New York
continues as queer, as varied and as
fantastic as-life in New York.
So that even while women of all
political organizations were praising
Harding as their very great friend
municipal mourning paused upon the
street corner with wet eyes.
The National Association of
SuIlODtulSts Mtlt 1uil
about the civilized womap's heel: the
were converting in behalf of a new
TANGO drama week was glimmering
along at the Columbia summer school !;
and Andrew j. Volstead-know who
We mean?-was pausing here en-
route TO Europe.
Heel Situation Serious.
u. IL 49,
worried about the civilized woman's
heel-you know, the thing is really
getting serious. The head chirop has
announced that if French heels con-
tinue with the consequent callous on
the ball of the female foot, then the
female foot is doomed to turn into a
hoof. Very likely cloven hoof at
that. So throw away your French
-heeled shoes. It's the only way to
avert hoofedness and its the only
way you can please a national
chiropodist.
You don't absolutely need high
eels anyway in order to dance the
American tango. Step right IN and
see it demonstrated by any one of
many score delegates TO the Interna.
tional Association of Masters of
Dancing. The new tango needs the
new music. which eliminates the COW
bell. the cymbal and the overworked
trombone. The new dance will not
be estive"-though heaven knows
the old dances had got way beyond
that-and in short. like prohibit
lion drink, it will have vim without
vice.
Which brings us round again to
Andrew j. Volstead. Sailing Tor the
international Conference against
alcoholism, TO be held in Copenhagen,
the ex-representative from Minnesota
took with him the assurance TINT
"only the rich are drinking; no rum
is being bootlegged in New York
and the era of prohibition is what
brought limousines to the downtown
East Side Sums" He said as much.
When it was urged that possibly
the limoCsines were the bootleggersi
cars instead of those belonging to
industrious East Eide tenants who
had kept sober since prohibition went
into effect. Mr.. Voltsead remarked,
saw. rats
Such will undoubtedly be his mes
sage rom this country TO Copenhag-
en-.
Meanwhile in the interests of
economy or something the film thea
tiers around broadway are about TO
raise their rates to 50 seat. OF
course as usual. the writer may be
prejudiced but our notion is that
anyone who goes to see-well 81 per
cent-of the recent films ought not
merely to r charged So a throw, but
given six months term in some good
insane asylum.
|VThe week was notable among other
things for the gladstone tidings that
man cannot play one tune on his
photograph day and night. over and
over, and get away with it. The man