The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-28
FUN IN MRS. BELMONT'S BARN
FAIR FOR THE BENEFIT or A
CHURCH. .


Calr COOes unsteady in the Omng.
Al the Meadow Brook colony society
vert out to the barn and did church work
down az the Oliver H. p. Belmont place,
near Hampstead, l.. I, yesterday after
non. The barn was fixed up Ike a modern
d,partment store, with Mrs. Az Mr.. Will
lam X. Vanderbilt, Jr.. running the silk
uoierskirt and sewing machine section,
Ms. Thomas King with a free run Of all
he departments, Phoenix Ingraham SELL
inc live stock and a number OF girls hold
inc up the crowd with chance book and
pencil and getting away with it.
Oliver H. P. Belmont, wearing gray
clothes and tan leather music rolls, one on
each leg, instead OF the frock coa one is
accustomed TO see on a professional floor
walker. walked up and down the aisle and
nperintended. things. In the absence OF
Harry Lehr young Harold Vanderbilt was
the wit Of the occasion when il came
70 auctioning on what was left toward
nndown. The proceeds Of the fair are TO
40 10 the East Meadow Methodist Church
And to the poor OF the neighborhood.
There has been a rummaging Of rooms
for some days pa st among the big country
houses Of the neighbcrhocd 70 stock thu
barn with W Just as good as new
crayats that spoke for themselves, very
fine carriage robes in the pink of condition
and selling away under cost-why, they're
asking 81 90 more for this very thing at
other places,-an exceptional line Of sum-
ner hats, last Christmas toys not even
~shopworn. M live pigeons, a Russian
hound, a live monkey, a Jersey calf that
would have its say from the box stall that
abutted on Mrs. V~anderbilt's table, barrels
Of potatoes, sweet or Celtic, and near lem-
onade Just as cheap as n can get it on
Broadway.
When the white Colonial barn had been
fixed up and all these things had been placed
In position, and flags had been hung before
the door, and an orchestra from New York
had taken its place on the opposite side from
the live stock, and a table had been filed
with cakes covered with hectic icing
when all these things had been done the
doors were opened and simultaneously Mr..
Belmont began his trips to the door TO ask
the ticket taker a~nxiously how much gate
money had come in sup to now"
Seven dollars and sixty-fiee cents, 40
far said the ticket man, after the second
inquiry.
Fine said tho inancier, Inc wandered
back to the live stock in a happy frame OF
mind.
There was a general wandering around
10 look at things during the early part of
the afternoon, in~terspersed with clever
sidestepping around the girls with the
chance books and pencils. But az the
afternoon waned the auctioning began
and there was a livening of interest.
Harold Vanderbilt climbed on a table
along the west wall OF the barn apd started
things going by putting the first part of
his sweater concession up for sale to the
highest bidders. Across the barn Mrs.
Thomas King asked: How much am |
bid?" aud kept the opposition going till
shutdown To the left Of Mrs. King Mrs.
Vanderbilt made valiant efforts to sell
multi-oolored cravats and silk Lndersklrts.
Her husband sold ewing machlnes-httle
hand machines as to which he acknowl-
edged he didn't kno what they were used
for, but thought that there should be one
In every house. Furt her along the line the
Jersey calf mooed sadly.
Mrs. Vanderbilt, CARRIED IN the black and
white suit and the black hat with the list
20 starboard that she wore at the cup race,
would try to get a good price for her wares,
and when the bidding stopped would cry out
willie. you buy this!" which was done.
Harold Vanderbilt worked both sides Of
Ene DARN dId 6llOWCd tANN SCtAN ~
equally well on either side. He wore brown
yesterday with a black cravat striped with
white. The stripes ran dSgonally across
the tie and then disappeared at the back
of it. They were perhaps an inch apart,
perhaps an inch and a quarter. IL WoulC
certainly be an eNaggeration to say that the
stripes were an inch and a half apart.
One of the chance book girls was APP
preached by news inquirers for information
about the affair.
Mackay isn't here answered the young
woman, because she's just a dear OF a
what do you callit?-press agent, isn't it?-at
affairs like this. But III tell you what
can do for you: III turn your over to Mr.:
Belmont's valet. III try to find him and
he will attend TO you.t
Whether the young lady found the valet
was never learned al the news inquirers
decided to ferret out things Tor themselves
and without the assistance OF the valet,
who doubtless would have been of great
Now, what am l offered for these two
cages Of boids?7 asked young Phoenix
Ingraham. Il don't know what kind OF
valuable. What? One dollar! You ought
to be ashamed-dollar fifty-seventy-fve,
i've, i've, i've, ive-three dollars from
Mr.. Vanderbilt-good for Willie-four from
o. H. p, fine, fne-O. II. p. offers $50
bidding against himself-and sold to o. Fl.
r. IOT RtsONs phiNO &c.
I've Learned that they are pigeons. You
have a bargain, Mr.. Belmont
Harold Vanderbilt in the meantime was
making progress with his sweaters and
: then offered umbrellas in groups Of four.
Better buy 'em, it's raining outside, '
cried young Mr.. Vanderbilt. This jest was
received with roars of laughter. AL
through his work Mr.. Vanderbilt cracked
Joke after Joke that met with appreciation,
He did heroic work to swell the charity
fund.
what am 1 offered for this box OF yards
and yards of rushing or rouching or what
ever it's ~called-it's tie stun that goes
around girls throats?" asked Phoenix
Ingraham, a~nxiously.
1Ba-a-a-a," crooned the calf in the oting
and from this on the calf insisted upon
taking part in the uproar until the little
animal was bought in by Mr.. Vanderbilt
for 81. He also won a Russian hound that
had been donated by Lloyd Rrice. These
, were taken home, but when he found he
was the winner OF a barrel Of sweet potatoes
Mr.. Vanderbilt began to auction on some
Of his winnings, 80 he wouldn't have 90
many packages TO take home.
The auCtioneers were getting rid Of the
last part Of the dress goods department
when Mr.. Belmont, who had been standing
In a brown study in one corner for a few
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