The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-01-21
Lights of New York
by |. L. STEVENSON

Ramblings and nominations: A
really beautiful and very expensive
~ dressed young girl rushing up to
and kissing an oldish man who is
waiting IN front of the Astor
and knowing grins on the faces of
unlocking Broadwayites vanishing
suddenly when they learn that the
man and girl are really father and
daughter Tall and graceful
Katharine Hepburn turning into 44th
street and heading for the ST. James
theater Mayor LaGuardia who
appears to have taken on a bit of
weight, riding by in his war car
buslly scanning official looking pa
pers A trio of song writer's in
a low-voiced huddle at 47th street
and Broadway. probably trying to
dream up some new rhyme with
moon" A dirty-faced street
urchin mincing along behind an
overstufed and overdressed dame
with her nose upturned smoothly :.
and who is all unknowing why SO
many strollers are smiling.
group of misses, as colorfully
dressed as if the season were spring,
chattering along Park avenue !.
1t develops they are on their way
to rehearse for some amateur pro-
duction to be given for charity . !.
They remind me of my own stage
career-one performance in an anna
teur offering titled, 1.-THE Charity
Ball." in Dickson's Grand Opera
house After that, I was fully
+ convinced ii would be better to stick
to newspaper work A doorman
well over six feet and with weight
in keeping, leading pocket-sized
Pom 8. While a bantam doormar
leads a Great Dane almost as large
as himself Must be gay life
that of doorman in ritzy apart
ment house But then there are
tips Quentin Reynolds, Wht
soon will resume his travels, tow
ering over other avenue pedestrians
Humanity OF all degrees clottec
at Fifth avenue and And street wait
ing impatiently for the light Il
change Gloria Swanson smiling
| at friends as she hurries up tn,
avenue A bespectacled you'll
coming out of the public library witt
| his arms loaded heavily with book
Must have a lot of research
| work to do Press agents goinl
into the library to seek for word
| to put into the mouths of clients
A panhandler, who in keeping wit
the times, has switched his line :.
| Instead of a nickel for a "cupp
cawfee," he pleads for subway far
to Brooklyn where job await
him e.. Bootblacks of variou
compilations and ages, lined u
along the 42nd street wall OF Bryan
park !. and all keeping watchfl
eye out for a cop who might b
hostile A woman with brigt
/ purple hair Evidently beaut
shop tactical error
The motley throng, mostly male
strolling And street staring at pos
ers of girley shows or into window
of stores selling sporting goods
/ Among them, clean looking youn
men in uniform-a startling contra.
to nondescript attire and gener;
slouchiness A White-facet
sunken-cheeked young girl catchir
! glimpse of herself in wido
mirror . +. and turning away wit
a clutch at her throat There
one in mine too 81. A peddler ,
25-cent spectacles who guarantees
perfect fit or money back Wol
der where he'll be tomorrow at tn
time in case a customer tries
look him up Probably tax
more than a pair OF specs to SC
him A peddler Of good luc
charms who looks as If he could us
one himself.
A light-footed colored boy dan
ing for pennies on 10th street
and probably hoping that he will |
noticed by some musical comee
producer The driver of b
bus who evidently thinks tn
pedestrians have eyes in the bacl
of their heads, almost scoring
double hit as he swings around
corner without even SO much as
hnnk If the horn While a ia