The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-09-18

until three days later that grandma
wondered whether the telephone was
actually connected. Then she picked
up the receiver, was a little relieved
when the hotel operator answered.
7 wanted to ask what time it is"
grandma said.
Outside of the fact that folks didn't
ak to her much, grandma liked New
York. Even the lack of conversation
didn't matter. She was having a grand
rest, too.
She couldn't sleep late, in spite of
the fact that she had planned to rest
long hours in bed. She woke up before
seven, the way she always had at home.
She found herself bathing quickly, the
way she had done at home, too, though
1t was nice having your own bathroom
n not having. to hurry so that the
children could use it.
Shed go to breakfast, then. She could
nave ordered 1t in her room, she knew,
but she wasn't accustomed to break
last n bed. It seemed awfully sinful
were i'll.
Grandma took a walk after break
FAST. She took little, slow steps, but you
can cover a lot of ground that way,
even in New York. She discovered
things. chuckled over her discoveries.
Madison avenue and its shops. MY,
my, there couldn't be that many an
tiques in the world" she thought. And
besides these, there are all those folks
have in their homes. Give me new
things not somebody else's old sec
ond-hand furniture"
seventh street, liked watching the wom-
en- who patrOniZed them.
She liked Fifth avenue, too. Smooth,
but not too smooth. Well dressed wom-
en- and women who only thought they
were well dressed. Sort of the under
Layer showing through as if their petit
coats were out" grandma thought. She
was with her so she could say the
things she thought but it didn't make a
lot OF difference. Not at first, anyhow
She discovered the little streets of
Of Fifth. Theatrical boarding houses
Funny little shops devoted to enter
prises she had never heard Of. Curios
foreign restaurants.
She found Broadway. A curious
street. Sort of shabby and sad. Grand
ma thought it looked eager and wor-
rled. Everyone hurried so-or loitered
even while they pretended to have
something to do. At night, though, il
was gay. Grandma liked it best then
terested only in each other. Crowds
And all the beautiful lights flashing
Grandma bought a dress on Fifth
avenue. Black silk with a white design
in it and a frilly white collar. She
bought a new black hat, very smart, the
salesgirl said. Grandma thought it was
a little small. with your lovely white
hair, all naturally waved, you ought tt
wear a hat so it will show the CIR
insisted. Grandma bought shoes, but
here she wanted comfort. You can't gel
around, have your fling, if your fee
hurt.
Grandma went to the movies. She
was just a trifle disappointed because
the pictures that were shown in mos
Of the houses had already been shown
at home. The ones she saw had been
scheduled-she'd seen the trailers be-
fore she left.
The theaters were beautiful. That was
something. And in mi of them there
was a long stage show with girls in
bright colOrS dancing. Grandma didn't
say she thought it was too long when
she wrote home telling what she haG
seen. Grandma took Fifth avenue buses
uptown. And gaped at the apartment
houses. Imagine people living all theil
lives in those great cubes of brick anc
stone, each family in its own little sec.
ton like bees. Think of coming hom'
at night to a little cube and then goint
downtown in the morning to an offic'