The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-15
THEY'LL TRIM YOU, SMILING,
THOSE STAGEFOLk, IF THEY GET
YOU AT 'THEIR BAZAAR.

MS Easy to Spend Money where Every
things So Lovely-Get Adele Richie
Parrot Maybe TN Say Something In
y terestIns Tea served with Whispers.)
what are the ladies doing here'- said Johnny on
Parade.
ITO trim you right, TO trim you hight" the aged
actor said,
-wha, makes you look so white. so white'" said
Johnny on Parade,
srm dreadin' that they'll get my watch" the aged
actor said.
The Myrtle Room al the WaldoTf-Astoria
Yesterday afternoon was like the betting
ring at Sheepshead Bay, the silk stocking
department Of a Sixth avenue department:
store and a continuous vaudeville show
rolled into one joyful racket. Most of the
real actresses, including Aunt Lilly Russell
and a few passable limitations, were counter
jumping for the benefit of the Professional
Woman's League, hypnotizing the gentle
stranger and taking his money away from
him
The beautiful pirates of the Volunteer
Salesladies Union No. l got the bazaar
started with a rush, offering for sale every
thing from a rye highball to a touring
car. By tomorrow at midnight, when the
bazaar will quit business. the Trimmers'
Society expects 70 realize something like
$4,000 for the league.
John Drew opened the bazaar about 2
O'Clock with a five minute talk about
nothing in particular. He was about
the only man in the Myrtle Room, but he
didn't seem to feel lonely. He said that
the bazaar was for "a most commendabie
purpose and he hoped that persons with
real money would journey TO the Waldorf
and loosen up. Mr.. Drew had to pause
q moment to bite back n grin, because a
fluffy young thing who was selling chances
on a meerschaum pipe muir IN a
perfectly audible tone:
Don't YOU think, dear, that John Drew
"a lovely? His age? Don't ask me pet.
Lillian Russell has nothing on him there.
At that moment Miss Russell came in to
take charge Of the tea counter and there
was a rush to follow the trail Of her gown,
which to a mere man person looked as II II
was a black velvet Princess thing with
Ealluses over n lace waist, the whole topped
by a picture hat with pale blue plumes.
For the rest of the afternoon there was an
Incredible consumption OF Upton water. but
about two out of every three women that
leaned over the counter to get a cup OF tea
from Miss Russell orithe bubbling blanche
Ring whispered mysteriously.
What's il all about?" said the stout and
iollv Miss Ring. "Sh-hh-h! Don't give
nae away, but they want everything put
tea. If we had a barrel OF Scotch and a
wagon load Of siphons we could do more
business than the Metropole. No, dear.
All we've got here is tea with the cream
and sugar thrown in. So sorryl Ta-ta!"
By the middle of the afternoon the room
was buzzing, packed and jammed with
about the ~niftiest things in skirts that
Broadway can produce. There were only a
few men present. but hope remained. Over
by the Frocks and Frills counter a black
eyed little person was whispering in the
oh ear of a large blonde comfortably packed
into a white lace gown.
Don't saw a word, Maude,' she confided.
'Im going to pinch off a real millionaire
can bet I didn't spend a dollar to have my
hair marcelled just for nothing. just
keep your eye on little Gladys. Winter is
coming on"
In the centre Of the big room there was a
whirl Of excitement. voices crying. They're
ofl Hermis at the quarter by a length
Irish Lad second! McChesney third.
Hermis at the half! Hermis at the three.
quarters by a nose! Hermls in the stretcn!
by a blockl Little Edna Wallace. Hopper,
bouncing up and down on a bookmaker's
stool, was selling chances on a wheel OF
fortune with tiny tin racehorses represent
ing the numbers. There was more doing
in that part of the room than anywhere
else, Miss Hopper's book paying not less
than 20 to 1 on any winner; Toes were
crushed. skirts torn and complexlons olsar-
ranged, but nobody cared, it was almost as
good as Sheepshead Bay on suburban
A green parrot seated in the tonneau
OF a touring. car set up a melsnchGly
Come Addie." IT'S Adele Ritchie's LORD
Chesterfield" said a girl near the frocks
and frills counter. She donated him be
cause he is indiscreet. He talks too much'
WHY, one time that bird.
She broke on because Miss Richie came
in without her press agent carrying a doll
that was an exact facsimile in wax OF her
self. The fourth man in the room mace a
rush for Miss Ritchie's counter.
"Aoxv much for the dOll?' he asked.
One thousand dollars. I" said Miss Richie
unblushingly.
AM price on the live one'"
"On your way, Mr.. kidder, v said Adele
sI'm a simple working gel
Later in the afternoon a tall, lanky man
came in and headed for the tea counter
A runner in for the gypsy fortune teller
got him mi the dimly lighted booth run
bv Mazda Craigen. She caught his hand
saying. . -
meet a beautiful blonde, who awaits you
with impotence. You VIII give her money
and the tall dark man fed.
When the men began to drop in late In
The afternoon there was a busy time IN the
bazaar. Truly Shattuck, in some kim OF a
dress that was mostly pea green, button
holed them and extracted numerous quarters
selling chances on lace things. Louise
Dresser caught them on the ~reboundi
PLAYED with them with her blue eyes and
they gave up more quarters.
Nalde Knowlton panhandled in a ady
like way for the Richie establishment
Maude Lambert sang songs out IN the
hall, abetted by a person named Edwards
who was boosting a new song or two. hath-
crime Countiss ran a blind tiger lot men
only over in one corner, toward which
some Of the women cast a longing eye, and
above all rose the shrill voice Of Edna Wal
lace Hopper hawking chances on the races
The bazaar will run until midnight 70,
morrow night, by which time the Beautiful
Pirates expect to get rid Of a stock which
Includes candy, lace things, lingerie, au'
t~omobiIes, silk sofa pillows, tea, parrots
doIIa ahjrt waists and priceless smhes.