The New York herald., 1922-05-17

surging reds. greens. yellows and pur-
pies. covering quaint. weird shapes of
things. made the wrappings of a bril-
liant show.
The circus had trained ponies, dogs,
clowns and acrobats, a gorgeous ring
master (Harry Morey. motion picture
actor. and several society riders. in
cluding Miss Isabel Pell Miss Bay Nor
ris and Mrs. Pierce Butler. Billie Burke
showed in 1t twice yesterday. When
they shooed you out because others were
waiting TO crash in you moved on north
ward, TO chute The pig. to listen a couple
OF minutes at the radio. to blow up bal
looms and to buy peanuts, popcorn. ice
cream cones and candy. and then you
drifted inevitably to the Grand Giggle.
the real theater. where Mrs. Lydig Hoyt
was in charge. There were six perform
ances there yesterday. Some who ap-
peared were De Wolf Hopper. Raymond
Hitchcock Irene Bordoni. Gitz-Rice and
Hal Ford and Frances White.
Next stop was Toyland where Mrs
Orson Mum. professionally known as
Margaret Lawrence. was director. and
there you boarded pirate ship and
dived into the hold for whatever loot
came TO your hand or you fished In the
pond for presents or you did the Slide.
Kelly. Slide. On the last block you saw
Florence Walton dancing to radio music,
you danced or had tea or bought
canary or loaded up with an armful of
cut flowers or purchased chance on
gold cigarette cases.
Who's Who in Selling.
Miss Eilin Mackay. tray on arm, sells
YOU candy. Miss Carlotta Havemysr
presses cigarette upon you. Miss Joan
IA. r. l. Dl.aw s.
Miss Ruth Ledyard offers flowers from
heaped up baskets. Mrs. Nelson Double
day peddles "hot dogs" Miss Frances
Hoppin trades brisklys in ice cream
cones. Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell. the
Misses Sloan and the Misses Knox do
lively business in iolypops. Mrs. A. J.
Drexel Biddle. Jr., and Mrs. Oliver Har-
riman have smokers articles to sell.
Mrs. l. Townsend Burden gives you soda
water. and so 1t goes.
Miss Cathleen Vanderbilt checks your
walking stick or your parcel, II you
have one. Miss Clarisse de Rham runs
an erraud for him or her that has the
price. and so does Miss Sarah L. Jay.
It's the briskiest. prettiest. most divert
ing four blocks In all New York. and 1t
is set down between the towering apart
ments like flower garden at the bottom
of the Grand Canyon.
1t is with such fair. with auch IN
ducements, that the Association for the
Aid of Crippled Children, with twenty
two years of service in New York, is
now trying to raise enough money to
| overcome a deficit and to expand its
| henevolence. With its present insuff-
! cient means It is taking care Of nearly
| 5000 crippled children. and it's aim Is
to care for every crippled child in New
! York.
The Southa amptOn Influence.
\ The fair was replica, although on a
much larger scale. of that which has
been a great feature of the summer
season in Southampton for several
years. Mrs. Arthur b. Claflin. chairmah
of the numerous committees. brought to
hear on the fair here all the experience
she had gained at the summer resort
and with great profit to the venture
which started out with practically all
expenses paid, nearly everything hav-
! ing been donated. The pavilion, Mr..
Lawrence S. Butler in charge, with its
surrounding cafe and tea room also be-
spoke OF Southampton with Mesdames
Rufus L. Patterson. Edward Van Inge1,
| Fairfax Stuart Landstreet. Frederick
! Martin Davies. W. de Lancey Kountze,
and Charles f. Mitchell at the head OF
the Mattresses. all of whom wore cos
tunes OF black and white figured ma
terial with white caps and red flowers
Mrs. Lyttleton Fox. who had so sue
cessfully managed the circus last sum-
mer. ran that attraction yesterday witt
the help of Mrs Haratio s. Shonnard
Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte
seated high up at the ticket booth, solo
admissions. -a.,
i Southampton again was in evidenct
at the soda water counter. where Mrs
w. w. Hoppin. Jr.. Mrs. Charles III
Mellon and Mrs. J. Couper Lord were
at the head, and at "Ye Olde Books
Shoppe" there were Mrs. George G.
Dewitt. Mrs. James l.. Barclay Mrs
Russell II. Hoadley. Mrs. Ellery James
Mrs. Alvin w. Krech, Mrs. Henry G
Trevor and Miss Laura V. Day, who
had a similar booth last summer Also
at the flower booth there were girls