The Washington times., 1934-06-22
Wants No. s!

01c Always k1aQ 1EOn SIX 10
eight Of those deviliSh contrap-
tions called corsets. Each was
slightly different from the other.
Thus, II she had been out the
night before and eaten and drunk
well, corset No. 5 would girdle her
weil-developed form. When she
- had been unusually ascetic, alb
steznious or what have you, Mag
h gle would slip into corset No. 8
and she never wore this one with
out q soulful look in her eyes that
remained all through her per-
Torrance. Once when she had
been out horseback riding, she
came back to q matinee and de-
manded No. 5 from her maid
because five was constructed to
confine such amplitudineSs as
might have developed during a
horseback ride. There was no No.
5 to be found-and the matinee
was delayed until after frantic
search, the missing armor was 10
Gated in another dressing room
where 1t had wandered by mis-
take.
I number among my friends in
this city, the noted bibliophile,
d., A. 8. W. Rosenbach-a gentle
man who regards Broadway, and
what goes to make up Broadway
with mild amusement and gentle
tolerance. At his galleries, per-
hapS you will be able to see a copy
of the first edition Of 1.-THE Chron-
icleS Of England" printed by Will
liam Caxton in 1480 or an auto
+ graphed manuscript by Benjamin
Franklin or valuable Button
Gwinnett signature or q rare, old
Bible or any one Of g. thousand
literary raritieS and antiquities.
DR.. Rosenbach also knows how to
tell a story that Is neither rare
nor antique, and his favorite one
Is Of the time the blonde Jean
Harlow first met Margot Asquith
and purred, "Oh, my dear, may
I call you Margot?" (pronouncing
the name with the hard sound of
the curtain st."
Indeed, you may" purred back
the British lady, 'Fbut it Is pro-
nounced tMargow'-like," she
added, with . twinkle, " Harlow,
for instance. And if you don't
get the point Of DR.. Rosenbach'S
little story, c'mup an see meh,
SometimeI
"What I like about PhiIadeI-
phia and other smaller Cities,"-
observed ReStaurateur Joe Moss
the other night, sis you don't
meet so many fOur.fIuShers.
Here, on BrOadwAy-the streets
full Of them"
That's because" defended S.
Jay Kaufman, "the four lushers
from all other cities cOngregate
here"
Funny Fellow Joe Lewis devotes
himself to taking little stories and
making big ones out Of them or
old stories and making new ones
out Of them. He had just emerged
from the throes of creation, the
other night at the Hickory House,
when he spotted me and made me
listen to his latest variation. A
travelling salesman came home un-
expected1y one night and, peeking
through the keyhole, found his
wife kissing his best friend. He
departed, and, meeting a pal,
blurted out, heartbrokenly, What
do YOU think? wired my wife
I'd be home at 8 o'clock, and at
q sharp I arrived and found her
kissing my best friend"
"Don't be so upset." conSoled
the pal. Maybe she didn't get
your wire!"
Smallpox Scare!
Fantastic is the twist a popular
locai press agents mild revenge
took In turning against him. He
has been handling little country
hotel, but hasn't been able to col
1ect q. cent. So the other night
he wired to the owner, Sorry to
hear smallpox has broken out in
vour hotel stop Shall I notify local
i,ewspapers?" The girl in the
small western Union branch on
fhe other end, instead Of deliver
Ing the message, Immediately
called up the health department
nd that night the health Official
nd four State troopers descended
49,. %Ioa hotel while the guests
were dining and demanded to ne
shown the smallpox patients. :,
The bewildered owner splut
tered and protested, but they In
sisted upon examining every room
and some Of the smaller guest cot
taseS, and it was only after q
couple Of hours that the propr1e
tor learned the cause, when they
showed him the message. He
realized at once what it was al
about and explained. Whereupon
the prosecuting attorney Of the
county demanded that he swear
out n warrant for the arrest Of
the press agent-and Monday the
local boy was served with the
summons-and must appear In
court.
Following the suggestion in this
column, q group Of the late Billy
IaHiff's friends have collected tc
raise funds for the Billy LaHif1
Memorial bed. This department
will announce the results from