New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
LOW NECK GOWNS WORN.
Rule Forbidding Them No Longer
an Force at Ict0rs' Fair.

The rule about decollet6 gowns at the Actors
Fund Fair now in progress at the Metropolitan
Opera House is thing of the past. At the flower
and candy booths. presided by Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish and Mrs. James Speyer. there is longer
any pretence of Dutch necks and Vs double
layers of tulle. dozen women have appeared in
genuine low cut gowns. and no says them nay.
AT the last Actors Fund Fair a woman who ap-
peared in decolete gown was required To leave
the floor hut a fair official put il yesterday:
"one can't dictate 20 women who are taking in
seo0 night. That's what the floral booth is
tong. They can't help it. either They come to
Ihe fair from places where fun dress is required.
And go 70 others afterward. We can't expect them
10 change for US"
Yesterday record breaking day at the fair
From O'Clock until midnight 4 long line of car
riages and automobiles drawn up before the
opera House, and the crowd on the floor NaS~so
sreat that it difficult 10 get through IT, II also
made things easy for pickpockets. and enabled one
evy disposed person obtain 500 by cutting out
the portion Of its owners underskirt into which il
had been sewn.
The excitement Of numbers seemed 20 loosen the
purse strings of the public in a way that had not
been accomplished previously. Bouquets were sold
at the flower booth for 50 and $50. One woman
paid s. for cup Of tea in the Japanese tea room.
and when Mrs. Speyer went 20 luncheon she
sold nine chances the diamond necklace.
Miss Ethel Barrymore autograp aphed photographs
at the Twelfth Night Club in the afternoon and
Anna Held performed the service for the
$.
FOR Miss Held in the Lambs tea room. Lloyd Bing-
ham continued his services auctlOneer of hats
and persuaded Miss Held to in one of them.
II sold for SS1. Louis Mann auctioned hat which
he trimmed himself, and added 50 80 the fund.
Richard CaTle trimmed a large black hat very sim
ply with big rooster but it did not find a ready
sale.
The booth where chiIdrens ware is sold did
rushing business and the babies socks went like
hot cakes.
One of the most interesting booths in the place
20 those who do not prefer hats or wheels Of
fortune is that of the Players. Almost every
thing here Is the work OF the members. the only
booth at the fair OF which this can be said There
are a couple of bronzes by St, Gaudens, bronze
by Kari Bitter bass-relief Of Ethel BARRYMORE by
Paul Conkling another of John Drew by John
Flanagan. "A portrait by Bronson Howard water
color by F. Hopllnscn Smith. ard There are
some other interesting things. too. such q mini
atUre of Adelaide Nelson, the shoe buckles which
William Rufus Blake : Sir Peter Teazle.
and cup which dates back 10 Shakespeare's time
and may have belonged to the Bard OF Avon him
self il bears the initials w. s" l. is gift
Of Nine. Modjesla. who received from a mem
her of the late Duke OF Albany'S household. A
presentation copy of Science and HEALTH auto
grapned by Mary Baker G. Eddy. is another at
traction and Is going to be auctOned Tonight The
booth is reproduction of Shakespeare's house
and two Of the beef eaters Of Shakespeares time
stand guard outside.
Nine. ALA NaZimova is To autograph her own
photographs al the LyCeum Theatre booth to-day.