The Washington times., 1937-09-16
But
Says
BOake Carter
Night Life
Unreal sophistication
A sordid Picture


). ferns, palms and yellow
chrysanthemumS whit 9
coated walters, white-coated or
chestra it is early in the
evening the atmosphere is
not yet intimate .... the night
hawks are too busy with their
knives and forks, filling their
stomachs . Time wears on .
table captains bow twoSomes to
their tables the place is
filling up a more expan.
sive atmosphere pervades &.
the pretty ones begin to appear
and white linen dinner jackets
add a touch Of lightness ice
cubes clink against glasses and
heads draw closer together {.
the laughter is a little easier
Night life begins to unfold
its mantle.
uOW many girls in black
II how many young faces are
so old the men seem mostly
middle-aged, fairly prosperous
the women-the fat ones 60
for bright colors which only &C.
centuate their humps and
bumps the young ones
poured into slinky, tight cos
tunes there is no suave so
phistication here the young
ones look burned out. or bored
to death always they must
suffer the urge to be taken
places and be admired, but
they know they must pay a
price, a price which kills
the joie de vivre and leaves only
q mask what fools they be-
selling out the most wonderful
commodity in the world-youth,
in exchange for a song, a dance,
a meal!
MIDNIGHT the real Nc.
AVA Coy has appeared he
is impeccably clothed, suave,
iron.gray hair, a handsome face
in o hard way, with too-close-
eyes that betray him to the on
locker from the sidelineS .
the girl knows her stuff, knows
when to talk, how to use every
vile and every guile and yet
make 1t all appear a natural
act these two are the real
stuff they are playing the
game, not at it, like all the rest
.. and yet the joke is that she'd
instantly sell out the man she'd
with for another one. as the
night wears on, clutches grow
. little tighter mdulation
grows q trifle more undulating
.. feminine lips are parted
ju.u-ust a little, the right amount
the homeliest maze face
grinS namely back and
forth they sway, or walk, or
shuttle upon the floor
arms encircle waists, necks,
shoulders the night life
clutch is remarkable for its va
riety the double clutch, the
single clutch, cheek-to-che
bobbers, the wide-aparters, the
walkers hats like Peter Pan,
like jockeys, like the head
dresses Of the South African
Zulus if only men knew how
funny they look from the rear
when doing a tango to impress
the date hunched over,
coat hanging a la sock and flap
ping pants unable to disguise
knobbly knees
! A. M. the happieSt peo-
pie in a night club are the
family groups they aren't
putting on an act the most
important thing in life is a sense
Of values most people con-
fuse their values and think this
is life when actually if you
look at each table about you,
you see couple after couple, with
the girl wondering what she'll
get out Of the man and the man
what he can get out of the girl
-. they all have a hunters
look The Suave girl knows
the game she emphasizes
eluSiveness.
...2 A. M. :. waiter, bring
the check, please! It's one
of the triumphs of age, I think,
to be able to sit on the side
lines and know it won't last for
the gentleman's interest only
fingers for the duration Of the
chase for the impurities Of
Nature are never as irkSome as
the impurities of human nature