Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1922, Page 70

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—ROTOGRAVURE SECTION—FEBRUARY 26, 1922, AROUND THE HOTEL SWITCHBOARD By W. E. HILL Copyright, 1922, by The Chicago Tribune SN f ) Very Homesick Bride Of Two Days, Waiting To Call Up Her Mother On Long Distance-—Never Been Far From Home Before “Listen, Hn'_!riet—LHld Bl:sly. 131: Dreul?'i Tel;— a; ift; ents phone leen, las 2 -I\I;loorep or The Seats Lunch Date With “An 8!:[!1: '6311"7. :’:I; hmi: Than | Expected— Now. Awful Cute Looking Is Who Invariably Get Do You Think May And Chap” (Bessy's Very 12 Wholnvanably Cets Genie Will Mind Paying Words), And Bessy Is If The Operator Says, That Much More2 Or Even Dressier Than “Take It In Eight.’ Had 1 Better,” Etc. Usual n %flck As A Wink Drina ill March Into Booth Number Twelve, Which Happens To Be Out Of Order—Drina Is_Here Shown Waiting For A Connection And R-_F- ping On The Glass To Get The Operator’s At- tention gy *Call For Mrs. 1. 1. Hyde!"--Mrs. Hyde And The Page Are En Route From The Egyptian Cafe To The Telephone Booths—And When Mrs. Hyde Gets To The El'elephone Central Wislh 5‘6,“::Eu:ukil Please, The Party Has ut Bellhop, Whose Busi- ness It IsTo See That No One Gets Away Without Paying—Not Much Doing Just At Present Listening In—"'My Land! I Wish You Could Hear The Names She’s Calling Him!" Any One Who Thinks A Telephone Operator’s Life Is An Easy One Should Bear In Mind What A Telephone Girl In A Big Hotel Has To Sit And Look At A Good Part Of Each Day. Right Here We Offer You A Sample Row Of Telephone Faces—From Left To Right We Have With Us, First, The Re_Fhruentnive Of The Firm, On To Talk Over Ap A Number Or.e Proposition With A ProspectiveClient. Just Now He Is Waiting To Get In Touch With The New Willard In ngton, D. C. Next In Line Is The Forgetful Lady From The Suburbs, Who Has Come Aw-& ithout The Cleaner’'s Check For The White Gloves. They Were To Be Ready Today. She Is Calling The House To Find Out The Number Of The Check. Ten To One, Inger, The Maid. Won't Be Able To Understand And Will Kee > Repeating. “Yah, I Un'erstan’, This Number, Bronxville 881.”--The Third Member Of The Quintet Is The Middle Aged Pean Who Looks Long and Lovingly Into The Nperator’s Eyes While Asking For Schuyler 7782. And Wonders Out Loud If A Certain Little Lady Likes Candy And Flowers. Alongside The Old Bean Is The Conversational Lady, Who Is About To Call Up A Dear. Dear Friend—She Is Going To Tell Her Just What Tfle The Specialist Said About Her General Condition, And All Atout The Tendency To Uric Acid—And Last We Have Young Man In A Great Hurry, Who Wants His Number Right Away. No Telling What Might Hapren If He Doesn’t Get It Quickly 3 E E]