The Raymer enterprise., 1911-01-19
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y owned by Mrs. "Barty"
Bingham. one Of Man
hattan's four thousand, multi.
Manhattan's four thousand, multi.
millionairess by virtue OF copper, coal.
oil, and other quite too horrid crude
products never mentioned in polite SO.
ciety.
Mrs. "Barty" Bingham-the late
lamented Bartholomew had consid.
erately left her a widow, fair, fat, and
40-had literally bought her way into
the social swim by virtue OF lavish en-.
tertaining, via box at the Metropol.
itan. a mansion In hideously bad
taste on Riverside Drive, cot.
tage' at Newport. and a "coun-
try place" In the Berkshire &.
Herself OF the earth earthly. Il iS per.
haps unnecessary to chronicle ;n2t
she combined under her exaggerated
coiffure all that was off as!Y, Ia good
taste and good manners Loud OF
voice. parrot.!ike In speech. OF execra
BILE taste in dresG and surroundings,
at times profana and positively
vulgar. with absolutely no meatul rc.
sources, an? rtycr sattsard unless
surrounded by Il crowd Of syrUVhunts.
Mrs. "faTty' existed solely by virtue
OF he. millions. That she spru, her
money like water on these and their
fix. tha. she was al the same time
cruel and parsimoniOuJ in dealing
with her dumeotics. naturally Of a
mean and suspicious disposition, may
servo 10 round out the portrait Of 4
woman who for years was the Jest,
t..e Joke, and the dupe OF a certain
cOtcrte in the so-called society" OF
New York There be those ", living
who Will recognize the type. Yet she
had hcr good points and her generous
moments.
To Bull!Yahts' ageLcy IN the Park
Row building camC-Or rather long
distance trlrphoucd- cd-Mr5 bingham
the Mrs bingham, Il you please. in
Grca rruuDlv. SO great was The emer.
gcnry Jhat none but Bulliyants' best
and brightest would suffice her needs
II 50 happened that Perciya Nagel Of
the ilTcpruachablc clothes and man.
ngrs VAS the only member Of the stan
on hund who could cope with a case
like brrs So he was Immediately
dispatched to the scene OF trouble-a
huge. rambling palace some five or
six niles outside OF Leuox-hls only
Instructions being that, to dsarm sus
pc.ou-and scaudal-he was to pre-
sent himself in the guisc Of a week
end guest and receive his Instructions
from the sorcIyharassed cbatclalne
on his arrival
Fortunately for Percy and for Bul.
liyants he was used to playing many
parts and could Ill the role of idle
exquisite to perfection. lie knew Just
what to do and how and when tc do
it-cvcn to Hnnbhing and insulting the
servants at first and tipping them
laylshly aitcrwaTd-as IL the habit OF
our newly-rICh American hObbede.
hoy arjstOcraCy.
So thoroughly did he enter into the
part he was to play that he seriously
debated with RulIiyants manager
whether Il wouldn't be- wise to make
his appearance at the gato5 OF The
Buulders In his own" $1,000 Mer,
ccdcs, ard with his own" particular
and priyat" chauffeur and valet For
Percy Nigel liked a joke However.
better cOunsels prevailed, and he ap.
preached the sacred region by way of
the Berkshire Express, carrying his
own well.hlled suitcase containing
everything that the most supercIlIous
"mnn" could possibly expect, from
fiannels TO Tuxedo-several changes
In all
Arriving at "The BOulders" about
fye o'clock OF Saturday. he was
straightway shown to his room, where
he changed, bathed. and otherwise
went through the motions commonly
asrribed to those who move In Amer.
lean upper circles. whether they need
It or not. Then, after the prescribed
decent interval. there came a mes.
sage from Mrs. "Barty" Bingham her.
self that she would be pleased to
see him in the "mornIngroom" for
you must know that Mrs. Bingham
patterned herself aud her household
after what she supposed the English
landed gentry would do or say
SO, with preternaturally solemn
face, Mr.. Perciyal Nagel followed his
conductor and shortly found himself
In the presence OF his whilom hos.
tess, who inspected him through a
gold and jeweled lorgnette, although
her eyesight was warranted to catch
. dere!ict housemald at 40 rods.
NageI's mental and monosyllabIc
comments we're somewhat TO this OF.
feet:
Ugh! Fat - blowsy mean - up-
start--parvenu-toady - Suspicious
yain-yct-"