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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-16
Trade Defeats Society the Long Fight for Fifth Avenue

state q much excitement ever
the great Vanderbilt ball.
For months before It was held
eressn.ake-s ard n.l...ae-* !. al tn.
Big cities oe the count:-v we're BUSY
preparing gowns eor guests. Nov
els. magazines ana illustrations were
-aked over fer suggestions to be
used IN making fancy costumes for
the affair.
The event was 70 open. socially.
the William, Z. Vanderbilt house 1t
the northwest corner Of Fifth Ave-
nue. and Fittv-second Street, which
was purchased recently from n.
Vanderbilt estate By August Eeck
scher as g business site for the
Empire Trust Company.
Lady Msndevill-'s Suggestion
Lady Vaudeville, who had been
the guest Of the Yanderhilts, sup
gested the ball to break down the
barrier that existed, at the tic.s. be-
tween the Vanderbilt family and the
Astors.
Guests or arriving entered the
grand hall, ar apartment s;xtv-sve
feet lccg. twenty feet wide ard six
teen feet high. Il was soo-ad viii.
polished ard luminous marhls. TIE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-16
A Jolt for the Janitor

THE tvrann,csl Paris concistse
CANTOR, will be rudelv upset ss
the result IF Judgment lust deliv-
cred in the Civil Court. writes IN The
London Times its Paris correspond
ent. The concierge Of q certain
building and one Of the tenaAts had
been ~ lcggerhesds. and. in accord
ance with immemor,al French rrece-
dent. the concierge felt that he. ct eli
events. could not be disturbed. The
court however. has decided different
~, and. finding that two gdver-
sar,es 40 incapable Of reconciliation
could not possibly stop IN the Same
building" mas ordered the concierge
to De expelled within two months.
The Judgment appears to have
been arrived at on the grounds that
the concierge had innunnerahls op-
portunit'es If ANNOYING the tenant,
while the tenants only possible re-
taliation was the negative one Of
withholding the New Years dcns-
hon. All the other tenants spoke
we'll of the concierge. but the iude-
naent took the common sense point Of
view that. in public. tenants felt irr-
PEELED, IN self protection. to eulc-
g,ze their concierge. who has power
which is frequently considerable. q
while IT was also we'll known that
sccnclerges ct war with one tengnt
nften redcuhled attention to othe~
tenants IN crde, ~ secure allies
a very Daniel cons to iude-
r'ent'' will surely be the whispered
comment 1T the vast majority ~
Paris tenants.
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Mrs. Vanderbilt. wore q costume
copied from Van DYKES Princess
Marie Claire necrcy. William 4.
Vanderbilt was dressed as the Duke
de Guise. and Cornelius vsnderhilt
as Louis XVI. Mrs. Cornelius Van
derb;lt appeared rs an electric light.
dressed IN white satin trimmed with
diamonds. Mrs. Seward Webb per
sonated hornet Mira Bradley
Martin vas Marie Stuart. and Mrs.
Pierre Lorillard was Phoenix. The
Due de Mornay came in court dress.
Building !. to Stand
The Empire Trust will not remove
this dwelling. around winch 40 much
interesting social history is at
tachec. hut will sitter the interior.
the grand hall. the great dining
rooms. the stairway and other fea-
lures, to suit its business needs.
The dwelling is fashioned after
the Chateau Chenonceaux in Tou
rs,ne. France. It was in mes sure
the lifework of Richard NJ. Hunt.
one OF Americas great architects.
The building was started Ia 1881
and tccl about year to complete.
Co-resis.s Vanderbilt about the same
time was building h. chateau en- the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-16
TIE Reu. Nehswssch Eou,,-
ton says Mrs. Har,ssmyton
IS suffering from a tcmtrs.m

--...ght somehow be driven into .e-
l-g.cus expression. Suck notion
might seer. tc belong Sc aesr;tel~ t.
The dark ages that tc see g. SURVIVE
IS E kind cf shock. Ones - while
= s made plain tc US that what ne
call the growth o. human thought IS
ragged growth, that even ele-
mental enlightenment IS rot uran,
nous. This woman NAV hsvs the
orv Of dv,ng to save sinner. Her
mind may have found e very high
precedent fer such sacrifice. The
individual tragedy Of such sacrifice
Is not to be dismissed lightly.
Domestic Coercion
Seccnda rsly. we may see IN it the
calamity of domestic coercion. The
misogvnist will be reinforced BY this
picture. Husbands and wives do not
often. perhaps, choose SO spectacular
method Of inAictine their intru-
z,cns upos individual liberty. Some
people seen. eager to prove that mar
rage should not only include sacri-
nee, but that # should rerpetually
express It. Call husband and wife
one and tbs horrors begin. Women
were once the special sufferers from
this idea. Man. who invented it,
INSISTED, Of course, that he was the
one The world has been t. = lot Of
trcuble to disentangle individual
souls, beginning, naturally with the
concession that woman weallv has g
soul. It took good deal longer
to come tc the admission thai
she nad mind # her own also.
Minds are never content to let
one fnother alone. Marriage offers
the supreme opportunity for en-
croachn1ent. It IS the nlst,tude of
fact that most arrangements IN
~ arriage grow cut Of the instinct to
steal another's liberty because it IS
So handy.
The third phase Of this women $
case, as It locks to necessarily
ignorant outsider, IS fantast.sal
cbst,n@cv that is hardest Of 81! to
measure. Sometimes TIE wi,l locks
End loses ita key. It might seer, q
pity that such will has not
higher expression. The snan n the
case tee, appears to have w,ll. If
re were good liar he might have
saved himself = lot 81 trouble. Who
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c Dsapproves Of Evange1istic Hunger Striking
4JerHusband Should Let Her Die.
ls the Popular Verdict in
the Harrington Case

Diet Then please Aaza it to the
csssS-bsg pardon, the editor. and it
WI. be g.vea to tie pub.:c."
Fs-st, we VII. Asa- Ms. Black:
The spectacle presented b~ this
grctssqus instance seems to have
three phases, al! Q. then. happily ex-
ceptosal lat least i degres). snS all
toe pathetic to tempt whimsical an
a.ysss. There ;s k;nd q tragedy
~ the notion TINT h.,ren ha,rr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-16
Leaders Of Religious, Educational and
Literary Thought Are Unanii-
nous in Their Expressions

IT pretending little II order to
save his wifes life"
y believe that the action Of Mrs.
Sadie Harrington IS not justified"
AYERS Elias Gartmar. Her attitude
toward her husband Is that Of
negative, fcrceful persuasion. In
tbs medieval days man was asked
ttc believe in certain faith or be
killed, She asks her husband to be-
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concession would be siwp!!y tie
welding Of another Ink to tie c.A.a.:...
c. Tie idea Of letters, the 5au-aud-
css.s:::..: :des.''
Ea-e TIE telephone rang again,
AID Miss Hurst chose to ignore It.
The ca-s.-v then asserted h!!~.sell..
Ee re-ched b. the -:Secn te,erho.
ard sang ard sang. TIE parrot
looked st t;:>. ,ndu,g@atly ard
c.;;.ked Nth sc-t Of ch.-cL.,e.
After al, J believe this woman
IS absurd" continued Miss Hurst,
With smile 81 tbs canary. "che
wants tc sssun.5 2 responsibility
that IS not hs-s 81 airy night. Il
seems to re that the mar car do
nothing, ard keep h,s selt--esrsc.
but let her e ahead the way she
chooses"
No Compromise Saws Mis-. Gale
zcna Gale; as the author Ct MISS
Lulu Bett, also IS recognized Is hav-
ing an understanding cf the hearts
and emotions Of human beings. In
discussing the Harrington domestic
situation at the Commodore. where
she IS STAYING during her vlsit IN
New York. she showed kindly at
titnde toward ths wife. With ii
her kindness, however, Miss Gale
die not feel thai the case called FOR.
or permitted, compromise.
The relation betweer 2 human
soul and God cannot be triangular
affair" said Miss Gale. 'It is ?
matter between the Individual and
God. Compromise because Of an
other person cannot affect the feel
ing Of the first person: if cen onlv
make for something aprroachlng
hypocrisy.
I'm this case the roman IS yerv
much mistaken. ! should saw. With
Hur having 1rst hand information
about the situation. that it was
pathological. Even so. one cannot
but regret that So much energy Of
convection should be wasted. She
shows potentially fer great person
al sacrifice if her feeling and s,ncer-
,ty could he diverted IN some North
While direction. There IS no obi
CATION CT the part cf husband or
WIFE N the matter Of religion. That
.s the concern Of tbs individual"
The ChMrch's Verdict
The Rev Nehemiah Bcvntor.
pastor cf the Clinton Avenue Cor
gregational Church. of BROOKLYN.
ard enc Of The foremost cla-gv.nen
Of the country. IS not one IF those
"ho believes IN winning converts tc
the church by methods edcpted bv
Mrs. Harrington.
The poor dear Is irving to sc be
q tantruna what might bs accom-
pl.saed BY love" Re said Of M~s
= 3 ,','ic gtor. as her husband i,,e+i.
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led : he lets her die. I don't Sc.
s.ow IS car help - U...auestsouably
tie poor dear woman IS fanatic
who IS carried away By t.. desire to
make TIE church triumphant, ard
wAo, = she does Sot have he~ way,
vii sacrifice her lie. I
S-t f SIZE does tbs husband vii.
rot &c responsible, either morally or
legally. Suppose We were to t,-v to
rec-oe~ats tie Church w..h r.sr vhc
we're forced into It through the
tantrun:s Ct tthsi,- wives. rs is QUIT.
right II refusing. ard the Christian
Church IS behind hin. n his stand.
True. Christ a.sd g. tia cross r.
savs ths wc~ld-t. save men. Br+
MIS-. Har~. gtcn's &C. is not nor
naal CT AZ intelligent application Of
HIS teachings. shs IS not acting
through desire tc conv,rce ~ II
manner TO influence through love.
She 1s suffering from What IS 2 COM
mon malady among many Of OUT
slsters-a tantrur,."
Pastor Irhclde Husband
The Rev l. c. Massee. pastor IF
the Baptist Temple Of BROOKLYN. an
author Of MANY books as we'll -
clergyman said Of Mrs. Harrine-
toms husba nd
"He is quite right in his stand.
He couldn't Do otherwise if he is
straight and clean. II is mistaken
notlon that people are.ssved through
the act ri joining the church. rec
pie ION church because they are
already saved. There is absolutely
NJ '1rt'1e IN church save for the
purpose Of afFording place for
Worship and work on the part of
those who have been redeemed in
Christ
By seeking TO compel her husband
70 icin the church. Mrs. Harrington
Is trying to make him e I,ypccrite.
# she dies he cannot be blamed
for it. He IS absolutely right in
What he Is doing, even if it means
that she dies
Mr. Lincoln SYM. Ur
At first thought the points in
this important domestic disagree
nent would seem to >. few and
simple said Mr. Lincoln.
They are:
81 Shall tbs husband consent TO
preach. thereby permitting II. wife
TO aat'
SO. Shall the wife consent to eat,
thereby permitting the husband ia
continue n the poultry GUINNESS?
These are tbs obvious points. but
urcn reelection it would seem that
other questions are involved. For
example.
Il. Has the wife III. right to
Stare herself to death
20 NSs +he h,,rhac1 ~. ~,,.o+ +.
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her lack ct faith n the t,gA-ty Ok
human nature, for she, n common
with other teachers Of nnade-to-o-der
conversions. assumes that her hug
band, With purely external and con-
psrat,vely insignificant stimulus, csn
change the whole course Of ar II
ward development.
"lt would he toe much 70 expect
her tc realize the hurcr cf her s;tr-
alton. but It would be interesting, I
think. t. ask her ius+ what IS the
connection between her starving TO
death and her husbands belief IA
any set IF religious doctrines
Scre justification for Mrs. Ear
ringtcns position is found By Bishop
". W Beckett, Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church
IF Mrs Harrington fssts nth
the intention Of self murder" said
Bishop Beckett. at Is wrong, but e
she fasts on the principle Of fasting
ard prayer. she IS ~ ecccrd with
CHRISTIAN principles ard Christian
doctrine IS taught hv Ieus Christ.
We are instructed &c fast srd pray
&c be relieved 6 certain SINS. II she
5 fasting especially r make him q
preacher. she nay be w~c-g, because
Re s ret called By God and she Is
not authorized 70 call h:cs."
We- Is Blamed
Professor A. n. Nielsen, Of tie
Department Of Economic Geography
at New York University. says that
the Harrington case has beer topic
Of discussion N his home. as It has
been N thousands Of others, and
that Mrs. Nielsen agrees w-ith Kim
that Mrs. Ha-r,ngton's position Is
entirely indefensihle.
The case ct Mrs. Harm gton
versus the butcher business IS one
Of the most striking which has come
to my attention" he said ':It is TO
me but another indication Of TIE
spirit Of unrest and the desire for
something different which Is sr aft
er,nath Of the way
SIN some individuals this il shown
by bomb throwing. in others reck-
less display of gorgeous hnery. while
in this case we have an individual
attacked by and attached to a fed
of religious import
II can gee no more justification
for one thus affected nv this post
war germ TO compel another TO fol
low in her steps under the curse Of
spiritua salvation than | can see
reason for universal society Of
bomb throwers.
II hope Mr.. Harrington sticks It
out. But III wager he doesn't"
An Unfair Advantage
Mrs. Harrington is taking an M
fair advantage of close personal
relation said Or. Herman Harrell
Horne. professor of philosophy at
New York University. "A man
should have some better personal
reason for changing MS religious
views than such constraint TIE
leaders IF the Catholic Church,
while iustifving Mayor MacSwiney,
did not require the other hunger
strikers TO follow his example.
Christia nifty does not need or require
such action az Mrs. Harm gtcn's for
its spread. IT ner idea Is that By
suchs action God will work 2 miracle
to convert her husband she Is try
ing to- force the Deity and is
fanatic. Mr. Harrlngtons strong
will is bulwark IF defense against
possible outbreak Of such irrat,or-
FL methods of religious propa-
ganda"
The sentence Of the court + that
Mrs. Harrington ofFet M one Of ii.
hens rs q sacrifice ard have il
served with grsvv and dun,plinrs.
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knows but that LIVING beside such a
W.. ss.as not helped him to save his
owac: AID ws.o ca. Ia, to be sorry
fo- oo11s oss them. %"
Fannie Hurst, whose stories e
people = Auaad::u.n lie sLow her
appreciation Of TIE emotions and
motives back Of suck situations as
that = tie Harrington family, was
decided =, her opinion Of the s.a-v-
ing wife.
Seeking Soul Mortgage
"sss IS trying tc get a fist mort
gage .. t::s mans soul" said Mss
Hurst. nc ore has r::gA!t to &c
SO far. n this case. it seems to ne
that the w,te's seton IS simp!r a..
example Ct the old id=a ct posses
sion raised to tbs nth power.
"you cant teach, child BY beat
isg It: YOU csnrot change IDEAS BY
coercion. She Is using her hun ger
st~!ks as weapon to pu. hsr IN DOS
session ct csr husbands soul. She IS
trying to beat what she considers
religion into his head"
MISS Hurst vas called t. the tsle-
phone for few moments and while
she vas occupied one Of her pels1ng-
csc dogs entertained the representa-
tive of Tbs Tribune. His companion
was toe shy to stay IN the studio.
The friendly little animal seemed 70
approve Of company. He disap-
peared, out MS funny little snufSne
seemed re keer 1T some place in the
room. In turning to see where ne
had gone, the visitor encountered he
cold eye Of blue and green parrot.
He stared and stared and then
hllnksd unapprcv,ngly. Below his
perch q canary danced about m
Gagged and very much At home.
The studio is q co,nbin at.on 81 the
ousinesslike and the artistic without
any stra.ning for either effect. 4
business desk we'll ordered and very
capable looking. would tell the visi-
tor that genius RESPECTS the advar-
tages ct business routine. The par
rot to the left Of one sitting At The
desk adds splendid dash Of color
to tbs room. Re would ssen, poor
inspiration tcr such stories es Miss
Hurst writes, more IN keeping With
tales Of pirates, but perhaps he
serves as sort Of window to the
INA g!netlcn.
Would lie. Her Die
st seems to ne that IN this case
the husband could do nothing cut
let the women die If she insists
on starving" said Miss Hurst. re-
turning from the telephone. "of
course, there may De cases where
husband ard wis may effect some
SORT OF compromise on their religious
feeling, but 7 Do not feel that that
would be right. Il wife were ver7
religious and her husband were
declared atheist, thev might find
l.-e together more pleasant # the
mans feeling could be modified
Ever So ] should think that anr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-16
OSEPH G. LINCOLN gets
" @ laugh oct Of achnt he cor
cedss 9s q serious situation

lieve IN particular faith or she will
kill herself In other words. she is
irving to force him to tbs ACCEPT
arce Of certain point Of view IN
spiritual matters by a negative &C
ton, wh,ch{hy analogy is almost
similar to q positive action.
Then. too, she Is narrow and big
oted. because she does not rant to
see possibility of her husbands
holding other views. She is p moral
egctist.' and. as some one expressed
it. moral egotism is the worst sort
of egotism.
Last. Of all. she will he defeating
her own ends. because q hslf-hes rted
| Tor no-hearted) adherence to
canse is more OF bane to it than
q help. Also. an individual is en-
TITLED to any opinions upon spiritual
matters and no one has the moral or
legal right to force him to hold an
'"'''' '"~''' h'u, " Is ISnarW9l
action. entirely irrational. which. if
allowed its sway. will lead 70 bane-
full outburst of fsns ticism bringing
with it evil reswlts.'
a view upheld by Miss Sheppard.
who says:
Should Read Slsakespeare \
~ think Mrs. Sadie Harrin rton is
very unrea Sonable to ask her hus
band TO accept in the face Of fine
world that religion which he cannot
believe. If he has religious faith
of his own her fasting will not make
hin, believe in. her religion. 1t is no
r. her to not only prove TO him that
hers is the trne religion. hut also
that whatever beliefs he has are
faults. II is more important that
he ne true to himself than please
his wife or even save her. Shake
speare expounds sentiment in one
of his speeches in Hamlet which
believe holdn good in all eases:
g This. oboUe Ill. to thine oayn self
be ta7,e.
And it s0i1 foucar os might the dag.
Tho" cannot thence be false to any
mnm.
A H"snoro". S;tuat;cn
"The wcman's point of view is. Of
-cnnrse homeless di.tor.tad" sa;a
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ss.CHE is taying to get a
- mortgage on the mans
soul.' snYs Fannie Hurst

perncit h,s wife to starve tc death .
80. Vas the community the right
to re--.,t suck ar act?
~. Is the VIE justified n coerc-
..g her husband BY threat Of self
starving into accepting ard preach
i-g creed il, which he does not
5e..eve?
:. Is the husband justified in
pe:..,,:s:. ttts;;::: ser to sta~ve merely be-
cause he Cannot preach that creed
Is. Can the husband preach at allc
Consider the Hens
Ard nov at once another ele-
.r.ent enters into tie dispute. The
husband, It must be remembered,
raises pcultry-ch!ckens, roosters,
hers. Should not TIE poultry be cor
side-ed: Now:
81. II he fc-sakes the hens &c pre-
vent ms w,fe's starving. will not the
hens starve:
z. II he takes tc preaching as a
means Of livelihood. are rot the
whole family. including the hens.
likely to starve?
5. These are but a few of the
questions which may be asked. A
mere writer Of fiction. or. as Daisy
Ashforth might say. writer Of
rather mere fiction. finds any or all
of them puzzling. Variouss sngces-
tons 90. however, present them
selves.
81. The wife may decide 70 eat.
80. The husband may decide TO
p5esch-
""3 Or both.
"a. The community authorities.
aided and abetted by the doctors.
may intervene and AnHict fcrcible
feeding upon the lady. or forcihle
preaching mon the gentleman, or
something like that.
"5. The husband might risk the
preaching experiment and. if he
could not earn sufficient to meet the
high cost cf living. he and his wife
might eat the hens. SO long as the
lstter lasted.
A Wav Out
"s. The husband might promise TO
preach. in which case the wife
wou]d eat. Then he could soua re his
conscience by preaching to the hens.
Thus he could, IN manner of
speaking. embrace both professions.
and every one. except the hens.
would he satisfied The hens might
suffer a bit on SUNDAY mornings. but
The sermon need not be long enough
to attract the attention Of the S. P.
c. A. And hen is not supposed to
re very particular. anyway
This whole matter is. of course.
grinlly serious to those immediately
involved. out unprecedented outsiders
cannot help but find elements IF ~
surdity in it.. in spite of the grim
ness. It WOULD seem as if the com
naunity we're justified in preventing.
# possible. suicide. or the husband
Re justified everything considered.
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coats, white satin vests, yellow satin
knee length hreecAes and white silk
stccAl- gs. The women we're red
coats ard wh,ts satin skirts. Mother
Geese was another uuad-i,le. Oliver
Ncrthcote ard Mrs. Lawrence Fer.
snns led it, Mrs. Perkins personat,ng
the famous Old character.
Opera Bou#s. the Star. Dresden
China and Go ss You Please ware
the names Of ths oth=r sets. Mrs.
William Astor organized the Star.
Fhe ladies were arranged in tw,n
stars If yellow, blne and white.
The hig feature ct the evening
ard cre wh,ch folks whc attended
The ball 7-ill Away. remainder was
tbs Dresden China qua drille. The
dancers personatsd dainty porcelain
figures. The hair ct the werner
dancers was powdered wh.te and
dressed high On the head. The cid
German court dress was followed by
the men.
4. Venetian Princes.
Mrs William z. Vanderbilt VIZ.
dressed rs the Venetian princes.
painted hv cabsrsl. -.ac- Mande-
vile, wh0 received the guests with