Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24
Liqhts Of New York
BY |. /. STEVENSON

tron, badly j. need of a maid, tele-
phoned al agency. The next morn
ing a rather p~ersonable girl showed
up with the announcement that her
fee would be $40 for the day. The
matron, though a bit taken back, as
scented. Then the girl wanted to
know if she could have breakfast be-
fore starting work. The matron fixed
orange juice, eggs, toast and coffee
and was promptly asked for bacon
as well. After she had eaten break
fast, the maid continued, you know
OF course that | do no heavy work,
just light dusting-and that l expect
steak for luncheon"
You might have told me that be-
fore you ate so cents worth of break
fast" answered the housewife, "be-
cause under such circumstances l
cannot use you"
"Okay, okay, here's 80 cents for
the breakfast, and" stabbed the
maid, heres another dime for your
self"
Exclusive: Some time ago Sher-
man Billingsley, in response to a
masculine demand for an eating
place where women would be
barred, set aside the Cub Room of
the Stork Club for men only at lunch
con time. Strictly man food, such
as corned beef and cabbage, is
served and usually, during the lunch
o hour, the place overflows. Well,
the other day, Miss Dorothy King,
of the Stork press department, &c
ognlzlng a number of celebrities
lunching stag, grabbed a camera
and went into the Cub Room. With
her entrance conversation ceased
and despite the fact that Miss King
is a young woman of most pleasing
appearance, manner and PERSONAL
ty, some diners got up to leave. Now
when there are Cub Room luncheon
pictures to be taken, a male photog-
rapher does the work. Men, it
seems, are jealous of the few sane
tuaries they have left these days.
Big Town: When George M. Read,
clerk of the United States District
court and United States commission
er, Detroit, was here a short time
ago, he telephoned that he'd be in
the office within a few minutes as
he was on East Forty-second street,
about four blocks away. He didn't
show up for an hour and a half, his
explanation being that he always
gets lost in Times Square. He add
ed that since for ten years he had
been trying to get to Wall Street
without ending up in the Bronx or
over in Brooklyn, he opined New
York was too great a mystery for
him. Well, I have just received a
letter saying that a taxi driver had
taken him to the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art instead of the Ameri-
a Museum of Natural History and
he'd had to walk clear across Cen
trail park. So he judges that New
York is a mystery to some New
Workers also. But we did have a
good visit.
REIMBURSEMENT: Reports a Holly
wood scout: Lou CoStello'S long i'll
ness is now beginning to pay him
handsome dividends. All through his
and Bud Abbott's collective careers,
the roly-poly clown has had to take
all the falls and bumps. In their
return cinematic appearance in M
Lost in a Harem,' care has
been taken to spare Lou from as
much rigorous action as possible. Ac-
c%ordingly, Bert and Lou, working as
lam actors in the Cafe of All Ma
ions in Port Inferno start a riot
n the bistro climaxed by Abbott
being conked with a breakaway ia
Die. It's the first time Costello hasn't
been the fall guy and he's enjoying
change immensely as a bit of
revenge on his thin-man partner"
Thrift: Permanent guests of low
priced hotels in the midtown sector
lsed to receive fresh linen every
lay. Now beds are changed twice
/ week and the towel issue has been
ut down to one hand and one bath
Dwell. Certain guests were quick to
ind out that if they tipped the cham
'ermaid, they could get an extra
owel which was laid away for emer-
Thus everything was sat
sfactory. But now, once a month,
he maids tip off the housekeeper
nd she goes around and collects all
he spares. Thus, to get a new sup
ly, another tip is necessary. The ;
ystem is said to be quite s~atisfac-
Dry to the chambermaids but OBJ =
iously is not so pleasing to the
uests. Kicks avail them nothing
ince if they leave, their rooms can ,
e rented to transients at much /
igher rates. B
End Piece: A New York young /
voman, visiting in Texas, found my
ms" available at 81 a pair, the ex- !
lanation being that they had been I
muggled across the border. Back B
ONE, she washed a pair with 4
lost disastrous results. And then 4