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\VEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1920 A fascinating story of the Orient, filled with the glamour 4 + Mecca of old Egypt and the Sahara, taken from the play of the same name, will Legin serially in Monday's Evening World. Old And “Who Was Who” Founded by Samuel B. Ruggles, a Tory, -. in 1831, the Park Itself Suggests a Strip of Green Brussels Carpet—Kept Locked for Property Owners’ Use aa BED IN WHICH Own GoorH DIED AT THE PLAYERS CLUB Copyright. 1920. hy The Prew Publictine Co, (The Now York Evening World.) By Will B. Johnstone. RAMBPRCY PARK, that quiet pool in the swift currents of humanity and business, lying between Twentieth and Twenty-first » Gtreats, at the foot of Lexington Ave- nue, is the richest background of “Who's Who" and “Who Was Who" in ail New York City. Here modern celebrigies of art, let- ters, society and the stage hobnob With ghosts of the departed great, dis- Wnguished for simitar talents and po- eitions, ‘The park suggests a strip of green Brussels carpet as old fashioned as tho encient brow fronts surround- Lawrence Barrett. The close friend- ship of Booth and Barrett, who might easily have een unfriendly rivals, is the treasured memory of the American stage. Portraits of Booth, Barrett and Joseph Jefferson, done ty John Sargeant, are among the rare collection of paintings filling the wil spaces. Guy Nichols, player, playwright one ind bibliomaniac, who presides over Aéag: ‘The ath ere the great Hbrary' of the Players, fut and hutreloth showed me the club gfe containing Tt is the last of New York's “ the rarest folio editions 2, 8 and 4 of parks” inclosed by a heavy iron fence SM mare's” works, worth thou- and gates that | t. John's Park M dollars. Also Booth's cos- and Washington Square wete tumes and personal effects. like ( ne form: No. is the old urd place memory, and the latter ic rmany James W as a city park Jim Hannan, the ancient 18, on the corner of Irving of the park, will show you a formerly the Columbia Club, Blab to its founde Sinus the Army and Navy Club. 20, was the Next door, by the de- ndant of John Bigelow, Ex-Mint Prance and friend of Willis en Bryant. 4 the studid building erected who set it those It is an old Tory tin 1831 uld In {t as a park ant yard bi n “The best hood w York settled by Francis Wilson, Jul uerin and this spot and thalr de: ndants have Pere: Pyne. At 144 20th Street preserved the ancient charm of the stands the old cl Quaker ection aga all opposition. It re= Meeting House erected in 1869 mains a restful picture of the past. ‘The first co-operative riment- for which New York should bs house in New York is the Gramarcy grateful, The name cy is of at No. 34. No. 86, the Gram. Pa doubtful origin, Maybe @d Dutch Club, has housed celebrities—John, “Krom-Merssche" (crooked little g@ione! and Ethel Barrymore and other ewump); ma notables. merci” (many No. 48 was the Edward R, Hewitt Beginning at place. An apartment house stands of the park you find No. 1, the old now at No. 1 Lexington Avenue, the Lorillard-Ronald’s place. No. 4, was old home site of Cyrus W. Field, who the home of Mayor Fletcher Harper, laid the Atlantic cable. #onis is mark by two great lamps, No. 121, acr trom this, was the fn honor always conferred b: home of Stanford White, who was city to show the place murde by Harry K. Thaw at the its Mayors, Next di No. 6 is Madison Square Roof Garden. Later ‘ was this was the Princeton Club, and on the old Hone place jo Mayor of Ne . 7 Was the Bis until torn down. No. the 20th Street hilip Hone York City. < Greoy Jan 43, 1911, David Graham Phillips, sted novelist, as shot six by Fitzhugh Goldsborough as ~ le was entering the club house. Phillips died the next day. No. 115 is the Schuyler Schieffelin Next is the home of Mrs. rles Cooper and adjoining is that of Mrs. 8. 8. Minturn. Close by is the old Hamilton estate, passed down from Alexander Hamilton. Mrs. home side), Mine w, famous as was cou sidered to buy No. 18 Cowdins. onc aban Atta cinby Holert G. Ingersoll algo lived on the Squats eee! ‘ ust off the Square is the “Block rt en Tila n, t Beautif ust 19th Street, be nev’ and hie and Third ‘A and hh ous old-time defrauded famous old of the No. 80 Irving United States. ' ied Francis W deni Hay ection piety Iionatre. Her old No. 16 is the quarters of the famous Me ronverted into a studio Players’ Club is the most inter- 5 ; last on esting spot in (he se ik is Jey: Aikesh, wal verted into a most” pictur club in the ¢ beet cd by the late F. Hop- diane, founded the club in 1888. Booth Rokest Ww, ONantey ferught the house from Bishop Henry | inter, occupies the beaut ful stud! C, Potter and equipped the ro. De eee tha” Benet of $200,000 and presente ain expen R ae ae i eels ft outright to the members, his o | nas iot Georee Ws eee request being, I am informed, t BO ee aia ven at, 14t dramatle oritics be barred, Their d sete i plant ic ith th At the corner bs a : ing Place ts the MU AyT ai eRe f 1éth Street and Irv- pla 1 Washington Irv- GRAMERCY PARK AT JRVING PL. AND 2Qum ST rere OF rie eit hanine Gecmies home, alth Edmund Clarence tually a museum devoted to the hiss Stedman firmly believed Irving never ore of the Aimer cry lived there. tn is EAN aon Y i 58 Irving Place, once the home or of Nicholas Fish, waa pointed out to Peay hix rooms here me as the residence of the late fourth | Where he died, ©. Henry of short story fame, June 7 juarte Kent A statue of Edwin Booth was re- exnatly ind are held in cently unveiled in Gramerey Park by wreat er Booth had been the Players. Edmund C. Quinn Ia the reading “Wanderers,” a volume of sculptor poems by William Wi - The statue faces Irving Place, me is uw 1 glass Ca presiding symbol of art fitting for a ing € table, open at “Pansies and neighbyrhood frequented in. the 0} Rosemary,” just ae it was found days hy such celeb A portrait of Mary Devlin, Booth's Ruagell Lowell, Gen, W wits n the wall, Precious man, Mark Twain, Thom Colonia} turniiure Hills ‘the room, drich, Tichard Mansfield, Roped of is the ve bedchamber Mitchell, Henry, trving, George containing (je single canopied bed, Lodge, E. A. Abbey, Howard Pyle Booth died in, A permanent wreath Frederick Hemington, Thoma« N Tests upon the old-fashioned silk Thomas Jefferson, Augustin Duly erazy-quilt covering Maurice Barrymore and a host of? ‘Adjoining Booth's suite is that of other notables, f r > . Gramercy Park, Richest Background of ‘‘ Who's '\Who” in All New York, Still Attractive Famous Players’ Club, Founded by Edwin Booth, Most Picturesque Club in City—Dis- trict the Home of Many Noted Men of Arts CONVERTED STAGLE USED FeRQEISINSON SMITH £. 197% Str. and Letters — Popular District To-Day. as OLD STANFORD WHITE HOME IN FRONT OF WHICH DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS WAS SHOT J Se IRVING PL WMERE O.MEARY Live "THE. JARR FAMILY Copyright, 1920, by Tho Prove Publishing Co, JARR i brow figuring some knott Mr. Jarr surmised that Mrs. Jarr was endeavoring by very day algebra to figure out how to make one dollar do the work of two, at a time when it takes two dol- lars to go the work of one. But such was not the case, for Mrs, Jarr looked up from her calculations and smiled. Had she looked up from them and sighed, Mr. Jarr would have known was sitting with knit- problem. his original surmise was correct “That's finished,” rem Mrs. Ja “But the only trouble is I know that Clara Muu..dge-Smith will play a mean trick on me again.” “What are you drawing up? A proposition on which you are basing tentative terms of peace?” asked Mr, Jarr. “Yes,” replied Mra. Jurr, “as they © on earth and But with women say at Christmas, 'P good will to men! it's different.” “Kindly explain? _ventu ared Mr. THIS MASKED ENGLISH SOL DIER, DISABLED WHEN HE WON THE MILITARY CROSS IN THE WAR, MAKES £10 A DAY BY GRINDING HIS ORGAN IN THE STREETS OF LIVERPOOL. L r y the jottings ¢ CARDEL (The New York Rvening Wortd.) Jarr, and he took a side glance at and noted the names of the children, sundry relatives and Gertrude, the Jarr’s light-running domesti “Why, don't you r ing?” asked Mrs, Jarr. “Christmas coming, for one thing, and the millennium $s com- ing, for another,” Mr. Jarr answered. “But Christmas 4s the nearest of all.” “The millennium will come if Clara Mudridge-Smith doesn't play me the same Christmas triek again,” sald Mrs. Jarr. “I'm still in the dark, as to why you make out a list of names ane omit that of your dearest foe, and yet remark tat you expect dire holiday treachery from her,” said Mr, Jar, “You silly goose, can't you see what © have been doing?” remarked Mrs, Jarr, “It's a Christmas list Christmas ign't many weeks off now, and Mrs, Jarr sighed. “Why sigh?” Mr. Jarr inquired “Christmas 1s the season of good will, not 11 will.” “It’s all right for children, but you can't depend on your friends.” “Well?” Mr, Jarr inquired , last Christmas, Clara Mud- ridge-Smith and I promised not to give each other presents, but Christ- Clara Mudridge-Smith, just s me and make me feel her maid around with ize What's com- sent cheap, half a doen embroidered doilies.” not know what doi- affected an air of vhy," he said, Mr. Jarr did Mes were, but indignant surprise “she's a regular cat he ‘This is a safe remark to make to one lady when the said lady is com plaining of another. It went big. “She certainly is!” Mrs. Javr de- clared, “She knew the stores were »sed on Christmas and I couldn't get ything to send her.” Sut 1 don't remember seeing the dollies ventured Mr. Jurr ‘This was a feeler to ascertain whether were animal, vegetable arounc dollies or mineral, “Certainly not!” “The maid told © from. stmas 1 went nd exchanged the doilles Mrs. me ore the neat day right to (hat store for a fancy Jarr. they said what ane afte nd sent it right to Clara Mudridge- ith, 1 know a fancy Lexactly a S gift, sit, but 1 unless some one n didn't ea But I'm prepared thie year, I've got @ sachot bag filled with fume powder she dislikes, and I’) a it over by children ristmas morning Mr. Jarr humma@d his opprova ionh! That was a @ 4, send ne her w fancy!" he find out from eve mee tnt what a fand nt the men ea Hot fancy what a faney is, But every Woman knows, ( ITS A WASTE | OF T/ME. ! DON'T NEED CLOCKS So AT NINE REGULAR AS CLOCK WORK _ EVERY HOUR APARTNENT HOUSE {Old New Yor Will B. Johnstone, will aprear soon on this page, ‘DO You TELL HAS ITS NOISE (N-THIS | NOISE Another story of the city’s picturesque: sections, as in through young eyes, by’ eet By ‘Maurice Ketten oo. @ Worl!) sonnei iaieatte TIME BY SUN ITS NINE O'CLOCK. SHE STARTS HER. REDUCING EXEROSES PRONPTLY AT. NINE . nee DOoR CRIES IT'S = fm WHEN THE ASH CANS (J TUNES UP. nS ; SS ea Ss — Secretaries of Presidents Are pe BAN OP Well Rewarded Conprighy. 1020. by the Pres Tupliming Co. all the smoke: in Pittsburgh that like a bootlegger's hips? Let us ap AVING no more Presidents to comes from lighted stogies. Two Dly reforms to the female of the vot~ . : 4 ; list too, If the chicks want am ; | | elect for another four years, years from now, if the head of the !9® ; HueMarpusriie ooers the chickens are sighing for house wants to pull weed nett Anlielttogn Longue, 19t6: Save ie & Marsha |. AICKONS ATG) S:5D0E oO DUDS But us boys will start a Soclety for } Coorrignt, 1090, by The Prom Lobiwtine Ow THOFe privileges to conquer. It looks have to go out in the flower garden. the Prevention of Cruelty to Bye- i Now York 0) Fee oe ver dential Uke tobacco is next, The girls want _ The Janes demand the abolishment brows! y Private secretaries? the Nation dry and smokeless, the gf cigarettes, and no butts about it! If a guy can get along without a i heen ae a ae same as gunpowder. ‘They've taken They're willing to pass up the pre- age a gal can get along without ; tectetary for eight tumultuous years, aWay a feller’s nightcap, and they're miums they get from coupons if us @ make-up. ; We'll make cosmetics : Joseph 'Patrick Tumulty, ts boc ata ik E guys will pass up the eclgarettes. illegal too, Women bave kept us men 5 for a pleasant profitable’ and peace: @fer bis smoking Jacket next. BY qyoy think that's 50-60, We may from the D. T.’s, Now we'll keep ful site job as Chief Judge of the 1926, if a guy is rolling his own, it yet have the Dempsey-Carp scrap in them from their D, T.'s too—the | 1 ed State: You oft Appeals, with an annual salary ot Will be in a baby carriage, Havana, so the fans can enjoy a dressing tables! For every pound * | | $10,000, The court sits in Washington, ‘The gals have vetoed hooch and Smoke at the fight. of flesh they exact from us guy@, Wy ¢ BAS ROR" RUMUNY Baa) iat BOUsKE it is fair enough for the dames to we'll grab a pound of flesh powder 4 one of the beautiful homes of that beautiful city—the old Shepard man- they'd kil ‘They don't want to leave an excuse for a guy to cigarettes. is ue is mesen as the fathet ke guys uplifting them? We said a the accent on the feminine gender. six children, He was bo stan revs . ; ; i Fen LL RIAN Ward ih deray 60 out between the acts. This new pipeful there, brother! Why should Oh, sweet revengeance! Us cheps City, was admitted to the bar in 19 woman's movement abolish th would uplift us suckers, but how about us —~ COSMETICS 33. ree i ad. from them. That's 50-50 too—with * ia Prohibition idea be one-sided, will abolish Georgette crepe end in- nd five years later went to th sembly, from which he was re eret to the then Gov nutever becomes of a Pre COUR TSHID Pee RerRieet epar eee hale ite Te VINCENT « of talcnm powder into bonded ware- brain recia in the attempt to con- Copyright, 1820, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World ) houses and sell belladonna only on cceve of erentnene ~ ares: 66 EAR MISS VINCENT: What “Dear Miss Vincent: | am in love preseription, And that ian’t ell, hand doeth—being roughened with does a girl mean when she wish a Pandeaie/ wath: halend fellow. While daddy is hurling yeast cakes harsh labor in the attempt to earn a makes casual reference €0 |. 't, see him oftene in the hops down cellar, mamma living, Boe the past of a Presidential ‘my friend’? Is there any particular engrossed in his st arg ry what it'may, the future Hen significance attached to the use of dems calle: on m etd will be up in the boudoir brewing 4 ant places the “personal posuessive” flavor? | for me, so lamp black into eyebrow pencils. private secret first met the young lady in question Wh Hilles 1 ty in the 8 Dewey three years ago, but only recently fol lowed up the acquai first put my knowledge she While the young first grabbing off a nip of hooch or H taken her out severa with his studies w ? most inti- She is nineteen and seoms to like me. Why not do a a whiff of a fag. But whirling the Yot, in the last year “NOVICE.” self and in female vote into the ballroom with- rm his private Keort: u Is Like to pre m mentally t a ketdelatinert h ted to no less a« vat and that will outgrow but a seidel of peruse Or & Schogms than that of Chairman of the Repu eir fi thet keep abre er of taloum {a a feat unlisted in the ss ae Sfeintae Thelen AEE PR pape ai WSN Na Book of Wonders. That's where raft was one of tho wortt-beaten companton f wo've got the dames bottled up! If fends Y Carmen must be performed without retained ‘The pe not on ‘or \te salary b xan a » # cigarette, then Mary Garden must In ‘the for the ‘be torek without tne! ut pendent atility Assurane canis f Let's put Volstead hounds on the ea aioe ca the ee ni Sivatinn trail of the bootleggers that peddle Bank and the Qus War and peroxide to ambitious blondes, Raid ta Repu "Nie petions eel Lal thee pom ave ee ae fe » massage dens and the wrinkle n the of his pont \ ta f ind Expodi- foundries! Seize the incoming car- mama , Be leminti , goes of freckle lotions and cut off “f ’ Loon fra nt re t Aas eee ur f° the supply of smuggled cold cream! ‘ f 4 Port of N y n i weked. Bu never seoma to be If Personal Liberty must perish, Billy? Le by fi one kavws luy Ww “mult INonaire when en ta do vwitih Lt ist * bars. a mized foursome for Jdbe jyaa Roosevelt's private secretary, be died in 1005, altnough be- tariess " _ orty's pallbearers, anineer Soe AEA See a see him more froquentiy without Ins terfering with his work? RF visible hair nets. We'll make Iip- sticks illegal except for medicinal purposes. We'll throw the supply MARRIAGE oe It has been proved that man can attend a public function without perform her perfume! It's time us men got into action. ee at

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