The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-07-26
Lights Of NewXork
by L. 1. STEVENSON

Error: When her pet wlre-halreo
terrier died she was doubly sad be-
cause her means would not permit
her to give il burial in the GENE
terry for pets at Hartsdale A Brook
Ign friend, living in a house with
backyard, solved her problem by Of
fering a place for interment. 30
she put the body of her pet, along
with flowers and tissue paper, IN
large box bearing the label OF
fashionable furrier, tied il securely
and took the subway. When she
came up the stairway with her Dur
den at the station nearest her
friends home, she was so pushed
and joStled that she was grateful
when a rather well-dressed young
man offered to carry the box for
her. With the box in his arms, ne
preceded her up the stairway AT
the top, he made break and dis
appeared down a side street. And
now she's wondering what ne
thought when he learned what he
had stolen.
Manhattan Scene: Policemen
lined up in front of business place
obviously to prevent strike trouble
But all their eyes follow
lovely girl as she saucily parades
past them A newsbOy at Fifth
avenue and Forty-ninth street feed
ing a mounted policeman's horse
half an apple while he munches his
half A Times square shOeshlne
boy who asks every passerby to
take shine from him because he
has that lucky look Edith
Meiser and Ilka Chase arm and
arming through the Waldorf lobby
discussing the air show which Miss
Meiser writes and Miss Chase
emcees frankie Masters dash
ing out of a taxi with bundle OF
records and shouting to his vocalist,
Marion Francis, that he has the first
release of their hit, Charming
Little Faker" and Miss Fran
CHS paying him no mind Be-
cause she's looking at 4 window
display of hats.
Business: One of this depart
ment's valued scouts, while out for
a stroll the other evening, saw
youngster in knee breeches playing
q cigar-box violin in front of an
apartment. Presently a window
went up and coin was tossed to
the lad Ending his concert, he
went around the corner, took 4
real violin out of hiding place I'M
der steps and continued down the
street giving concerts at frequent
stops. This departments scout, be-
ing good newspaper man, took
the matter up with the lad. The
boy explained thus: THE guy in
there's a musician, see? He got
his start playin' a cigar-box fiddle.
If play on my good fiddle. he gives
me a dime, see? But if / play on
the box, he gives me quarter. It's
all here in the paper, see?" And
didn't he produce a worn clipping
telling the story about the Viennese
violinist and conductor, Marek
Weber.
B'way Impressions: Benay Venu-
ta-'Where you climb the ladder
of success by rounds of ap-
plause" Johnny Green
Where people use money they
haven't earned to buy things they
don't need to impress people they
don't like" Dinah Shore
Where an employed columnist il
known as an Idle Rumor" :.
Mark Warnow Where people
boast about the fact they never
brag" Bea Vain - where
there are many so lazy they won't
even labor under a delusion'' E.
Sammy Where the family
skeleton is kept in q mink coat"
Ted Straeter-"Where they
are knee-deep in beauty and skin
deep in brains"
Occupation: Walter Witte, head
gardener at the Biltmore, has an
additional job these days. Recent
ly, the Is veteran canaries that fur
nished music in the lobby were re-
placed by new songsters. The new
corners took to their job so enthusi-
astically that way had to be de-
vised to keep them from singing
their heads off or succumbing to the
current bronchial epidemic. So now
each night, sharp on the stroke Of
midnight. Witte has to put the birds
to bed for a nine-hour sleep at the
end of which he wakes them by re-
moving the covers from their cages.
And he doesn't mind being called
bird chambermaid either because
he likes canaries.
End Piece: The toast of Times
square, in a manner of speaking. is
a new sandwich known as the
"Chickadilly," created by Ted Ma
than, Dreier hotel chain executive
Here is how it is made: Take
two slices of French cinnamon
bread toast and cover with sliced
breast of chicken Top with a slice
of baked Virginia ham and velvety
melted American cheese. And I'll
het Judge Arthur Gordon IF natro;+