The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York, Aug. 2s.-Food fads
Of famous folk: Fragile.looking III.
tie Lillian Gish thinks nothing Of
vanquishing q big slab>of steak two
inches thick, and rare. But Finan.
cier Bernard Baruch takes his crisp,
and thin as the chef can slice 1t.
Al Smith can't pass by corned
beef ana cabbage on any menu,
but Mrs. Smith goes on down the
list to frogs legs Irish stew
IL choice of Ruby Keller, who's lr.
ish--and of AL Jolson, who isn't
Gene Tunney's face takes on
u kind of exalted, spiritual quality
when he spots q dish OF grilled
pigs feet.
Some other notes scrubbed on
menu cards reveal that the veddy
social William Rhinelander Stewart
Just has to have his crcamed tur.
tie soup George Jean Nathan
goes for the hottest Indian cur-
ries Herman Oelrichs' who
could have Scotch grouse and
turtles, prefers hash. In fact.
there's q Hash Oelrichs on the
menu at the Colony -. Paul
Whiteman looks longingly ut ev.
cry item, then calls for roast
chicken. And no dessert, thank
you Alexander Woollcott takes
a stack Of each Of the available
hors l'oeuvres, then orders roast
beef.
Cows and Diamonds
Hobbies Of the high hats: J. p.
Morgan would rather discuss
cattle. breeding than finance
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr, couldn't
be fooled on the value of any pre-.
cious stone. Anthony Biddle Ia
society's best boxer. In fact, no.
body In his circle will put on the
gloves with him ~. Tommy
Hitchcock, the polo player. boxes,
too. But mostly he likes to watch,
and often goes around unrecos-
nized to the smelly old gymnasi.
ums whore neighborhood athletic
clubs hold fight earnivals.
Philip Rhinelander, besides be.
ing n blue.blood, IL a hcad.hunter.
Actually. He has dozens Of ghast-
ly relics shrunken to miniature
size by Central American savages
Grover Looming isn't satisfied
with designing airplanes; he's al.
ways trying to remodel friends
houses. Thwarted, he goes home
and remodels his own house for
the umpteenth time :. Clarence
| Mackay, who can afford It, has a
collection of armour worth more
than a million dollars.
Lines ON Luminarlcs
Idiosyncrasles: Faith Baldwin
had a track built around her pent.
house garden, and rides a bicycle
there !. Margarte Bourke- White,
the photograp her who thinks moth.
Ing of charging $500 for a picture
OF q wheel, cherishes q couple
Of turtles as pets -. Eugene
o'Neill would rather read q play
than see 1t on the stage. As q spec
tator, he better likes races and
prize fights.
John Barrymore has all his
clothes made In London, but he
generally needs q shave =. Al
Smiths coat pockets always are
bullying like q squirrels cheeks
49,. Theodore Dresser has the most
hats. and the most disreputable
ones, Of anybody =. :. /. Never throws
one away. but may give you one
IL he likes you :. =. Henrdik van
Loon is forever sketching - or
ENVELOPES, menus. tablecloths
anything The s. In George 8
Kaufman doesn't stand for any.
thing. He just decided the name
sounded betted that way.
|
General Decorated
Bing Crosby is a swell fisher.
man. but modest about Il: q ter.
rible golfer, and insists he's Of
championship caliber Walter
Huston, who could write his own
contract for anybody's play or NOV.
lie, Is completely happy only when
he's making some little widget OF
other with his hands. Major
General Smedely Darlington Gin.
let Eye" duck Board" Butler has
an American eagle in red, white
and blue, and with q Widespread OF
all Of twelve inches, tattooed across
his chest.
A man / envy is John Mulhol-
land. the magician. He can have
fun anywhere. Going into sub
way. for instance. he puts his
nickle into the turnstile slot. pass.
es through. then reaches back and
apparently takes the nickle ou
OF the machine. This Away
makes surly station guards bris
tie. but the trick that brings then
down on him roaring threats 4
when he pretends 70 use the SAINT
coin for letting in q whole part.
OF friends. or maybe a dozen star
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