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Smart Little "Poms" Are INI
What Mrs. John Jacob Astor Loves to Coddle, so 1 f« .
Does Miss Burden, While Little Miss Vanderbilt IJM
DOWN Fifth avenue In New York, along
# tbe Cliff Walk in Newport, through
the drives of fashionable Long
Island, or amoug the Britlsh-llke lanes of
Lenox, he walks in the pride and pomp of
his station, the most fashionable pet of
the richest set in America.
In the matter of mere physical weight
he is not imposing, for he weighs at most
eight or .ten pounds. He looks larger be
cause he is chiefly composed of hair. An
ill-natured bachelor observed that an eel’s
body in a bear’s skin would make an ex
cellent imitation of the fashionable dog of
the Four Hundred.
But as is the war of cynlcg the grumbler
was mistaken. The Pomeranian he tra
duced has what any woman would give—
well, what wouldn’t she give?—to
He has style. If you are uncertain what
style is. take a stroll down the avenue
and take note of any black or russet Pom
eranian mincing daintily along beside his
blue-blooded or heavy-pursed mistress.
His gait suggests the alertness of the
fox. He trots along with his dainty bl«' k
nose pointed starwnrd. His ears are ani
mated triangles, standing stiff and mil
itary like, and reminding the observer of
the rakishuess of a faun. Ills bushy but
uniformly eveu hair does not curl co
quettlshly. as does the Prince Charles’s
coat, nor He sleek and loug and drooping
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Mrs. Frank Avery and Her Favorite French Bull Terrier.
• Inne his body like the collie's, hot Is as
piring as his nose and ears. Everything
about the fashionable Pomeranian aspires.
ITls weight ig so Inconsiderable that he
seems to scarcely touch the aide walk. His
wee feet seem to scorn contact with aught
besides air.
The Society Girls Who Sang in This Chorus Worth One Hundred Million Dollars
EVERY little while Pittsburg surprise-*
and startles the rest of the country
with the doings of Its multi-million
aire society set.
The latest affair of this sort Is the SIOO,-
000,000 chorus composed of Pittsburg s
prettiest and richest heiresses, who sang
and danced In a “Pirates of Penzance”
performance for charity.
Many wealthy young women took leading
parts In the comic opera, but the richest of
A/oro ny- w . JOHmITOh StTufttOZ,
THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS PITTSBURG SOCIETY'S $100,000,000 CHORUS—THE GIRLS ARE WORTH FROM $1,000,000 TO $20,000,000 EAC>‘
Because of his high mind and smart gait,
and for the reason that he seems to add dis
tinction to the most distinctive costume, the
Pomerunlan Is undoubtedly the favorite pet
of the Four Hundred. lie has usurped the
throne of toy dogdom. Mrs. John Jacob Astor
set the fashion In her exclusive sot of these
dogs. Tiring of her bull terriers because
they were too strenuous, and of her fox
terriers because they had no repose, her
Pekin spaniels because they are so delicate,
she bought a pair of Pomeranians and set
about making them fashionable. She has
made them almost universal.
Miss Gwendolyn Burden has a black-as
night Pomeranian that in compliment to his
breed and in memory of a game of ber tom
boy days she christened “Poin-pom-pull
nway.” This being a difficult name for her
servants, she shortened it to the convenient
"Pommy.” Although an amiable dog auil a
valiaut rat catcher, ‘Tommy” shows iu the
Mrs. Harry Lord
Powers and Her
Bull Terrier "The
Knight."
fil the girls were in the chorus. The pho
tograph on this page shows this remark
able array of millionaire girls.
The girl near the middle of the second
row Is Miss Sarah Lucille Mellon, whose
family Is worth upward of twenty million*.
Near her In the same row are Edith and
Mary Fllnn, whose father, William Fllnu,
Is rated at fifteen millions.
In the front row toevard the left is Miss
Edith Miller, who will get her share of an
Clings to Ugly "Lumpy."
photograph reproduced on this page both
vexation and fear. That Is because he is hav
ing his photograph taken for the first time.
Miss Janet de Long's pet is Mistress Disdain,
because she is the proudest dog in the block.
Mrs. Fred Benedict lias a russet Pom that
has a neck ribbon to match every gown In
his mistress’s wardrobe. Ills manners are
perfect and when mistresses of other and
more riotous dogs comment on those man
ners his mistress answers, “Yes, Charlie bo
haves well because I engaged a private
tutor for'hlm.”
Not daring to dispute the throne of dog
dora, but having their silk-lined baskets
close to its foot are the varied kinds of
toy poodles and spaniels. Mrs. Hermann
Oelrlchs's companions on ber drives are
three white Spanish poodles. The
Blenheims, long the favorites of
the Duchess of Marlborough; the «ttf
King Charles, Prince Charles, £Bm
Ituby and Japanese spaniels are
not yet obsolete. But there is a
serious objection to them. They
are too large to be comfortable
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estate worth ten millions-
At the extreme right hand of the front
row Is stately Eleanor Dupuy, whose family
is worth about eight millions.
Peering modestly from near the left end
of the secoud row Is Miss lieatrlce Haw
kins, with a fortune something like five
millions. Over toward the right In the
same row is Mary iiodd, worth about three
millions, while nearly all the other “chorus
girls” are worth a million or more.
than toys, they seem, especially in hot
weather, to be incumbrances.
Yet Madame Nordlca, who introduced the
French and Spanish poodles to this couu
try, insists that they ore the most com
panlonable of all toy dogs, and wagers
that they will become ns staple necessaries
as tea and coffee and sugar
A few young women whoso names give
Little Mias Kathleen Vanderbilt and
“Lumpy.”
authority to any fashion are making a de
termined stand in the baffle for popularity
of the hull terrier. Mrs. Jackson Ooureaud,
who had the miniature of three of her hull
ferrlers painted for a brooch, has at Inst
yielded to the fad for Pomeranians and
placed her terriers In retirement at her
hacienda at Larchmont. to disappear In the
course of nature Rift Mrs. Reginald Van
derbilt and Mra. Arthur Kcott Darden. Mrs
Atire! Rntonyl and Miss Kitty Cameron
maintain that they will keep bull terriers
and perpetuate the spedes.
‘‘Because." they argue In chorus, “the
hull tprrler Is the strongest of toy dogs
One saves tears by keeping them, and they
are strong enough to defend themselves.
Think of the veterinary hills we sHve when
we keep exclusively bull terriers They look
classy And they aro the most unselfish
of pets.”
Resides many cling to their bull terrier
pets from motives of sentiment Little
Kathleen Vanderbilt, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt, when asked whom
she loves best invariably answers. “Mamma
and Papa and Lumpy.” Lumpy is the
The fnme of the $100,000,000 chorus has
spread far and wide, and many a theatrical
manager would have been glad to bid
fabulous prices for the company to appear
In New York at a Hummer roof garden
performance.
Hut the “chorus” Is now disbanded, and
Its members have gone to Europe or scat
tered to the Atlantic coast resort* from
Newport to Rar Harbor.
The two performances given by the
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Miss Janet De Long and "Mistress Disdain."
name of the turtle faced English bull that
Is the same age ns little Kathleen, having
been a liny puppy when she wiih a wto
baby, and that has been her Inseparable
companion. Mrs. Harry Lord Powers, who
was Miss Elizabeth Hazard, Is of the same
mind ns to bull terriers, though she prefers
the French to the English type because of
Its greater vivacity Her French bull ter
rier she named Alfonse. Ills twin, Gaston,
came to an untimely end at the hands, or
rather at the wheels, of a motor car on the
Merrick Road In Long Island.
Their friends .laten politely and then
shamelessly go out and leave an order for
another pair of Poms.
Of the loyal legion for the continued
fashion of hull terriers belongs Mrs.
Garter, tvho was sued for SJOO for building
a dog bathtub In her house tn East Eigh
teenth street In New York for her French
bull terrier, Mr. liflvtd, who was named
after Imvld Relnsco.
Alresdflle ferrlers and English spotted
conch dogs have become popular this jear.
and this Hummer there has been n marked
revival Iq Hie vogue of the waggish looking
$100,000,000 chorus In Pittsburg were
rjulto the most notable musical events
which the Smoky City hnx ever had. A
glimpse at those occupying the boxes and
auditorium recalled scenes during the grand
opera season. The gowns worn by the ladles
were the latest creations of the trmdMe .
of London and Paris, and It was liar I to
place n hand on a man who was not u
millionaire. Iron and steel magnates, bank
era and all the great powers In the local
Irish terriers, who are known among fan
clera as “the jokes Hint have followed lie
pallhen ring dachshunds."
Many friends of rings dislike the small
member of Ills species. They argue that
the toy dog Is useless, annoying, even rldlr
itlous. Of these Is a prominent mnn mil 11
ner who recently lost a most profitable cus
tomer because he refused to make a hat for
her dog tn match one he had fashioned l<-
protact and adorn the head of the dog’s rnl i
tress.
“You won’t make a hat for FldoT’’ she j
exclaimed. “I’ll pay you aa much for hi
hat as for my own.” j
”11 Isn’t that, madam.” said the milliner
stiffly ”\Ve could no doubt agree upon the
price, hut every art has Its standards in |
my opinion millinery la n flue art, and I \
would not degrade It by making a hat fora
dog. You should have gone to a harness
maker’s.”
"Henri my hill,” Hashed the Indignant
customer ‘‘You ahull see that 1 will never
cross ||,e threshold of your shop again “
I lie modish maid and matron know that
not only their dog’s hlanketa and ribbons
and hats must match their owner'a cos-
financial world were In attendance, not
only for the laudable purpose of eontrlbut-
Ing to a most worthy and charitable cause,
but to witness tbs per for in ante of their
daughters on the stage.
1 ndej- the circumstances It was to be
expected that the entertainment would
meet with a hearty reception. Enlhysbi*
Me applause and curtain call* were the
order of the occasion and the affair will
be remembered as one of society's heat
achievements.
Hie real Interest, however, centered In the
chorus ss If was distinctive from any other
gebuy of warblers appearing on the comic
opera stage
Their names, readtn/ from left to right
in the first row of the picture, are
Evelyn Llpps, Catherine McCook. Eleanor
McCook. Edith Miller. Halils Hill, Electa
Harper, Alhertn Harper, Mary McNeal, May
Edwards. Ella Cassidy. He.-ond row Jane
T-ang, Florence Harper Roatrlre Hawkfna,
Martha Herron. Elizabeth Marshall, Marsh
f ucllie Mellon, Edith Fllnn. Edith Lowry,
Mary Fllnn, Mary Rodd, Laura Mmlfh,
Margaret Reed. Mrs Augustus P Htirg
win. Mrs William MacJsy ||all, Eleanor
Rapiiy Third row Jeanette Abbott, Vir
ginia Frew, Elizabeth Herron
The entertainment war. for the benefit of
M' Industrial Home for Crippled Children.
• moat laudable « and when the comic
opera production was suggested as a means
for ralslng fu ids for the Institution soci
ety sofnrd bands and made It a glittering
success.
There was no trouble fn * •cflng a eaat.
end thos# who did not get a part willingly
Joined flie cbofua for the success of the
• I o’V If all stag* manager* had as tfSct
able people to deal with as the company
' hel rrteo H tbw trlrsl life would be really
worth while. The Jealousy that eileta among
professional singers had no place In this
entertainment. Peace, harmony and good
fellowship prevailed, snd all worked hard
fee Ui* common mnnH
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MU* Gwendolyn Burden and
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tunics, but that ns far as practicable the
dog’s nutiinil coat must h<» match. When
Madame goes forth tn black she takes her
blin k Pomeranian When she Is attired In
• upper color she has for companion her
russet I'oiuei'anlan.
be of 11 •*e sorfety gfrl- was
somethin entirely new to them. At the
rehearsals, and there were many of them,
they worked orohably linrde r than ever be
' re fn their Tvia and faithfully obeyed
the Instruct!) t of the stage manager
AMb b neco '.nit ito luxurious homes
they did not mind the dusty and dingy
»'* where the r <*arsala were given and
look n lively Interest In everything going
on
There Is one scene In which the chorus
girl* have to embrace the “pirates,“ and
at first tlify were a little ehv and did not
display the proper fervor The stage man
sgcr. whose calling does not require the
rhiMtirficldlsn deportment of the belt
room yelled:
Htop! That Isn't the way. Put your
arm* about the men as though you meant
It If you don't mean If. pretend you do.
i Ills Is n rehearsal, and It may bo of ns#
Infer on.''
I hen the sloo,fifjo,ooo chorus repeated
the scene In a manner satisfactory to the
stage manager and to tho "pirates’ as well.
After a few rehearsals the girls con
ducted fhorn*e|vea like profc««fonj|ls and
when If came lime for the opening show
everybody from tbs principals to tbo
chorus was ready.
'I he production was put on In excellent
style. In singing and acting ability, in
beauty of ensemble snd chorus effects snd
stage business the sntlre company did ad
mirably. and their work evidenced tbs
most careful training The staging, scenla
effects and coatamliig were adequate In all
respects
fn every way the yentnre was a brilliant
suer■« |f wa* a triumph for society.
The $100.01i0,000 chon* l« no tnoro, tbs
members having returned to long skirt*
t*l'd the foi inulltb - '.f social life, well sat
isfied with their efforts. The Industrial
Home for Grlpplfd Children received $lO,-
000 Mi h ree-dt of the bandit, and tha
million,»lrc imrus girl- then trooped away
to the Muiinner resorts, happy In having
none some go>>d for tbs poor Uttls etdf
trail of tha ciur.
