New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-11
CRADLE GOES CHEAP At
v. P. j. RUMMACE SALE
SuffragiStS Sell White Enam-
eIIed Rock a-Bye to Ger
man Couple for 81.
GREAT CROWD OF BUYERS
More than 500 Realized in
Third Avenue, Not Count
ing 80 Cents for Sales
Woman's Jacket.
woman s JaC

As Mrs. Henry Butterworth. Mrs. James
Duane Livingston and Mrs. Paul Tnomp-
son OF the Women's Political Union. APP
preached the store al No lS3 Third ave
nue.. where the union had advertised "a
hold rummagc sale at Q o'clock yester-
day. they were much surprised TO see a
large and surging crowd blocking the ave-
nue. outside the door
MY, Have some 'antis' set ere 10 our
stock" gasped Mrs Butterworth
Il see a policeman It's burglars :"
cried Mrs. Livingston.
NO" said Mrs Thompson. who has had
experience in suffrage rummage sales
its Just the Third avenue bargain hunt
ers waiting for US 20 open up that's all.
And so Il was. Jews and Gentiles
whites and blacks. Dutch, Irish. Italians
Bohemians. swedes. men. women and
children. babies IN arms. dogs. even ore
spotted goat, who was besuiliug his wall
by breakfastlng OF a suffrage poster
Third avenue had turned out for the
suffrage rummage sale In force.
The three saleswomen forced their way
TO the door, unlocked 1t and entered the
shop Men. women. children ana dogs
poured IN after them How the sales
women get intrenched behind the coun'
ter they never knew. but somehow they
took their places behiuu the piled up
last years dresses. stee! eugrayings, fiat
irons. pink vases kmonOs dolls Teddy
bears, volumes OF the Christian Year.
French novels. shoes. artificial flowers
b.. fav
was Uttered a Babel OF demands arose.
How much Is dat cerise coat
abr. say. lady, gimme dat lamp wild
de angel holding up lie bowl. TN look
fne in my cafe
Lady. sell me dis stovepipe hat Dat
guy says he got hold OF il nrst, but he
didn't. honest
Mrs. Butterworth's Jacket Sold!
Several free-for-all struggles arose
among customers who had grabbed the
same thing, and none OF them would let
go. In the midst of the melee a cry came
from Mrs. Butterworjh:
stop that woman She's carrying
away my jacket, How can / 90 home
without my Jacket
"Oh. forgive me- cried Mrs. Thompson.
1T was hanging w here with the other
things. and II sold il for 30 cents
The purchaser was induced to give up
Mrs. Butterworth's Jacket, accepting in
stead blue negligee.
The crowd grew thicker, If that were
POSSIBLE. Men who obviously were deal
ers and meant To resell what they got
mingled with frantic eyed housewives in
spired Dy the longing to acquire stylish
hat for p cents.
The three saleswomen found IL impos-
sible to guard the whole counter, ana
various young persons made QUICK get
aways with armfuls OF stun FOR when
they didn't pay at all IL was, In fact
an unruly crowd. and nobody could han
die II but Araminta. Araminta did strike
awe into that crowd.
Araminta was a doll. A red-cheeked
German woman bought her for 10 cents,
and laid her on the counter while she
wrangled with "A whiskered Jewish man
over a hobble skirt going for 81. An In
oulsitIve child leaned. without knowing
IL. on Aramntas inside works-Araminta
being concealed under the hobble skirt.
The skirt stirred, ghost-like, and from
under the folds uprose this waxen figure
to a sitting posture.
Mamma" il squeaked. Mamma!
Mammal"
Araminta. though fallen in estate. was
once an expensive French mechanical
doll. But for the space of one minute
that crowd. undecided as TO whether IL
was rats or ghosts. remained in para
lyzed state. and bargains were forgotten.
Fine Cradle Brings 81.
Mrs. Thompson recognized among the
later corners various ones who attended
the Women's Political Unions rummage
sale I'm the same place last year. Two
NJ these were young German couple,
who came last year as newly-weds.
I'VE hat a baby now" the man ex-
rIained land We wants cradie-yes."
lovely one OF white cnamelled wood
nos knocked down TO the blushing par
ents for 81.
The receipts for the day were consld-
arohIv over 800. The largest single
amount was SO which a woman paid Tor
a black silk suit.
The sale will go on to-day ana to-inor-
royy Suffrage speeches-the voiceless
variety-on the sidewalk thrown IN