The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-08
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

New Y0rk-A black limousine as long as from here to wonder drew up in front of the swankiest store on Fifth Avenue.
 The doorman ieaped forward. the chauffeur scampered around, and between them emerged a fine. antique dowager, in lavender and slaves. Half way across the side. walk, she halted and stopped. with great effort, and reached a gloved hand to retrieve something. The distressed attendants couldn't see, for the moment, what ma dame was trying to pick up. Neitli- CT could a hundred or so passersby who stopped to stare. After a little fumbling she strengthened, a little flushed and breathless. Dropped a tiny, shiny something into her bag, set her nose at it's customery ele- vation, and went on into the store. Madame had picked up pin for luck.
 Byrd's Vigil.
 When the story of Admiral Byrd's solitary winter vigil is told, if it is told, it will go like
 
 to the outpost, but there was not proper equipment for three men. Two men could have gone. but the Admiral declared that no two men possibly could endure each others company for such long period. Byrd said he wouldn't allow any one of his men to take the risk, so he'd have to go himself. He went.
 Writing Hobby.
 Meanderings: There's very funny newsreel in existence, of a very high formerN public official. President Roosevelt saw it, and laughed. The old Police Gazette has been revived. But not on pink paper .... They're holding turtle races at the Village Barn, night cry in Bohemia. :. . Elmer Rice is still mad at the critics, but he's coming back to the theater with a repertory company.
 At the hobby show learned that Lena Madesin Phillips, an attorney and president of the League of Business and Profess sional Women, is an expert wood chopper. That was about all learned at the hobby show, except that Jean Harlow writes. Nobody could explain just what she writes. .Gossips in the cocktail dens agree that Libby Holman has mislaid her heart somewhere. Pos- sibly with Georges Metaxa. who, also sings.
 q Blank Idea.
 They're putting a telegraph of-l flee in the tower of the Empire State building so that tourists can, wire their friends ... Dorothy Mackaill is taking lessons in tap. dancing =. A whole new line of cosmetics probably will be named for Sally Rand .. #. A lass named Terry Lawlor sings in one Broad-i way night club, her mother in aii-' other. At home. in the afternoons. her grandmother plays the piano for their rehearsals-''A Broad way celebrity" says Martin Greene, lis anybody who's working these days" 4
 Stanley Walker is writing ansr other. Whitney Bolton says thei American Mercury bought an ar-i ticle titled: There Are No Com- munists in Russia" A sub-editori wanted to shorten the title, and had a neat thought: ''Dictated, But Not Red" James Thurber was coined q word: ''boozeglo q which is more expressive than, hangover" .... Hans Zinsser's Rats, Lice and History" is $ non fiction best-seller. N A lady dropped into bookstore>the other day and asked for Mouse, Louse and Yesterday"
 Movie BurIesQue.
 First in long line of the stars of modern, bawdy burlesque to rise in the world is Ann Corio, highestsi paid of the shippers. She will so to Hollywood on Q contract, but it isn't likely that her name will go. along .. {. And, speaking of bur- lesque, it's sartling to see chorus girls skittering along the streets between their theaters and hotels wearing full makeup .... Actors and actresses of the legitimate dray-ma are applying by the huns dreds for jobs as social directors Rt summer resorts.
 Wooiwerth Donahue. another of the Bsand-i0 clan, still sauires blonde Dorothy Fell, although thelE engagement has been broken fcr g year. Younger brother Jimmy, q great trial to his mama, seems headed for another esoapade.sts Paul Whlteman will 60 to petFelt. frone DeFdonl ls iH Cleveland, Ifenry King leaves for San vreH- cisco. Nan Blackstone is slnglns in Albany. And pranoon MaddnE He , kvoadwsy Zen ssssi"vs i fsp iks sum,