New Britain herald., 1926-12-17

 There are some 200 theaters and dance halls however, accommodate ing considerably more than million people daily.
 So much Of a hurry inspires the subwayites who "help" open the au- tomatic doors, and who fight the guards to get in while they're clos ing that when they are released at Park Place, they run up the rapidly moving stairways. Anyone who lets the stairs do the work soon finds a crowd pushing from behind, and himself the object of some dirty looks.
 Park Avenue, fashionable and 'ex- elusive" is direct descendant, topo graphically speaking. of the Bow cry. The Bowery ends at Cooper Square, where it changes its name to Fourth avenue. At 34th street, 1t becomes Park avenue.
 Among the darkest street in New York Is Division street, running awal from Chatham Square, on the outskirts of Chinatown. On Divi- sion street, the elevated tracks all most touch the fire escapes on the tenements lining both sides Of the street, and sunlight cannot pene- trate to the sidewalks below.
 
 'No Parking" rules are impressed upon automobile owners in mem ory- stimulating manner in the mar row one-way streets that give pas sage into the theatrical district. Some traffic policemen mark the wind- shields and rear windows of parked cars with crayon: "No Parking" The owner has the job of removing the crayon. Two other patrolmen, how ever, doubted the success of the idea. See how few cars are parked in our block. We give them something more to read-a ticket"
 Clocks came back on the square this season, as one of the special features in holiday gift-suggcstion counters. In multi-colored French channels, they are defying the laws of geometry by appearing in great numbers as squares rather than cir cles or ovals. Thin clocks that hang from a four or five inch velvet rib bon that matches or contrasts with
 
 Among other fast disappearing customs on the lower East Side are those of the Orthodix Russian Jews. Believing that the sins of the chill dren are passed on to the parents until they are thirteen years old. and that it is wicked to carry anything but clothing on the Sabbath, they used to make their children carry the Bibles to the synagogue for them. and would even tie their handker- chieves about their necks as articles Of clothing rather than carry them.
 If cleanliness is an indication of Godliness, New York is approaching q celestial status. Comparative sta tistics show that the consumption Of water daily per individual has risen from 1T gallons in 1870 to 127 gal Ions in 1916.
 Glassware is increasingly popular for gifts this year. Fifth avenue shoppers are selecting bowls, lamps, candlesticks, ash receivers and table ware. A new idea is found in lamp which has bowl of clear crystal 10 be filled with water colored to blend with shade or furnishings.
 Next to the vogue for glass comes the choice of old maps. They are H. luminated with quaint serpents, ln- dians, animals, ships, men and le- gends in the script of their age and country At Christmas they will ap- pear on lampshades, fire screens and scrap baskets, and in frames for wall decorations.
 Cartoonists may be the women's clothes designers of the future. A large Fifth avenue shop has intro duced the latest novelty, American prints or dresses on which leading caricaturists have drawn funny pic lures. High -hatted gcntlemei pre- ferring blondes is the contribution Of Ralph Barton, and John Held has offered a loose legged collcgian danc- ing the Charleston.
 New York "sees it. with difficulty at times. A reporter who paused ab- sent mindedly before q fashionable shop while he jotted down a note or two got peremptory orders to move on" from the watchman who in- formed him that we don't allow no snoopers to copy our designs or show cards "