The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

NeW Ork - McdHuGTlnSSs All amateur detective thought he re- cognizede John Dillinger and a crony in one of the tarnished gay spots the other night. But they turned out to be a couple of other felons.
 Dorothy Parker uses a nice ad- sns aassy auoersps one of tes town is a young man receptionist in the office of a big magazine. He requires every caller, great or lowly, to sign a slip which appar- ently is matter of office routine, But the lad pockets the signatures You can make your own spec ulations about the elaborate public ceremony with which Rudy Vallee bade adios to Alice Faye, movie bound. While Alice blushed the color of her orchids the Vallee eufogized her for fifteen slightly painful minutes before thousand gawkers at the Hollywood cafe. Soviet Swank
 With all the talk about the very elegant Soviet Embassy in Wash ington, nobody seems to have no- ticed that one of the finest houses in New York has been leased fol the Soviet Consulate. The place be. longs to former Congresswoman Ruth Pratt, who, if remember used to have very little truck with Reds and such Greenwich Village night life has been dimmed by the assertion of Barney Gallant kingpin of Bohemia throughout the whispering era. Gave his club to- his head waiter and walked out No fun any more, he says Els telle (ex-Mrs Dempsey Taylor sings sad songs at the Simplon ..
 Broadwayites are saying "I told you so"' about Gloria Swanson and Herbert Mar shall. Eddie Rickenbacker and q chorus beauty named Frances O'Day, Peggy Hop-
 kins Joyce and Paul LevitOn. The Front Page Ball, given by Gotham newspapermen, brought out guest-of- honor list that in cluded the Presidents mother Major General and Mrs Dennis E. Nolan, Mayor and Mrs La Guardia, some admirals, many socialites and two dignified pen guins which stalked about ir feather swallow-tails. Well-known New Workers took turns behind the Celebrity bar" and shook ul their favorite potions. And Dex- ter Fellows, dean of circus press agents, brought along a mamma llama which contributed milk fol a Peruvian Sanagree cocktail. q q
 What, No RhIsnba?
 With all the Gay Ways sham and fiction,, it's nice to find something genuine. I'm talking about Fl Chico, which Is the only real Spanish place of any distinc. tion in town. Spanish food, Span. ish wines and brandies. No Gu. ban rhumbas or Argentine tangos
 They dance the Tu Ley
 (GyTsy Laf), a brilliant and
 furious something called
 Fandanguilla de Huevla, and
 the Valenciana,. a sort of
 Latin minuet.
 Consuelo Moreno, who has such impudent eyes that a knowledge of English would be downright superfiuous is Flamencos singer and dancer. The Flamencos are gypsies from Andalusia. Another one is Andelina Duran, whose mama is duenna of the troupe Nina and Zabal are a dance team and Nina speaks pretty fair Eng fish because she lived for while at Gibraltar They're all very SUI. perstitious. Andelina spilled, lit- tie wine the other evening and saw Consuelo dash around the ta. ble. dip a finger in the wine, pal 1t on the back of the other girls neck, then throw glass of water over her own left shoulder. | would have been much worse luck if a customer had been sitting i'm. mediately behind her.
 El Chicos proprietor is Benitt Collada, handsome Asturian ant a highly-poIished rolling stone who has become a power in New York's Spanish colony. Collads collects things. He'll show you, the head of a bull slain by Rafae Rodriguez; the espada (lone sword) used by his friend Fl Gallo (the Rooster), another great ma. tador; 200 exquisite tiles depict. ing the wonderings of Don Quix. ote; Seventeenth century lamps from carriages of great grandees; miniatures of the gateways of the Aihambra and the Alcazar. 1re murals are by the femous usabel and incidental scenery is provided by Latin diplomats. languorous senoritas visiting bullfighters and | the like.
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