The evening world. Newspaper, September 4, 1920, Page 9

Of Champagne at eta te stain. sid Flourishing New York within a few days of each other was a New York institution, them are resting in cemeteries, Hho" “AS @ matter of bio were two classés in the wine ess, One was composed of the “Who looked after the club and led in this category were the agne merchants who imported roduct and. had larg invested enterprise, all of them are alive and Some have gone into other $; some are living on their ‘ated fortunes. §. Montgomery It, of the firm of Roosevelt & Schuyler, was a notable member of ‘this group. He was apparently in per- t ealth up to the moment when ho rapped dead in his clyb a few da reeee : Chappelie was a conspicu- er of the other class in the which: was: pM posed rho were. paid buge » make themselves conspicu- purchasing the champagne of use in large quantities at all gatherings, They attended the al outings and public balls, fre- mated the flashy restaurants ana big bars—thelr business was to own -to the public. And they known, Probably the late Pommery Bob,” was é@pergonally acquainted with more ‘i le and was known in tion his business to moré people than s@nybody else in New York. 6-* Pho champagne merchants of the first class mentioned above drank + whenipagne and drank it freely, but ‘reason of thelr association with the’ rich and sporty set they were out xf Yoors enthusiasts. Monte Water- DEIP who died the other day from S"eWwes in no way associated with, in- T@ufence in champagne, was tn th etd misiness and he was about th 19 DEH Polo player in the world. Rene fi Montagne, of the famous La Mon- founded by Prnest La and continued by his sons sale of ZA ——— ee Mss NAPA DE BRAGAN Beane ERE is an exclusive photograph r of M Nada de Braganza as Mawes hn ecm, «| I @ wood nymph at the socicty <¢aiddee dn the gardens of Mrs. Henry H. ~01 igtwbers at Southampton. L. |. Nada ) feethe daughter of the Prin de Braganza. Fat Salaries Paid to Boosters The Wine Agent's Job Wes to Advertise His Wares. <K EIS eins 100-Proof Cafes; - w.. Sidelights on Unique Personalities othe Recent Deaths . of ‘Ss. Montgomery Roosevelt and “Manny” Chappelle Revive Memories of a Former Institution. By Martin Green. Coprright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Brening World), HE recent passing of S, Montgomery Roosevelt and “Manny” Chappelle revived among Broadway old-timers memortes of the not so remote period when the so-called “wine agent” “A emThese memories are usually called up by news of the death of a man » Whp.was in his time better known. to the public than the usd pun of public “woMiclals, and outside of the cirele in which the former chai and agents move in these dry: times it is generally presumed that about all @ dealers fact, most of the men who made a business of promoting SMhewale of champagne in New York are very much alive, A comparison of Hg pees ee na es Leth and those who have passed away brings * & curious situation with respect to the question of the mortalit: vwate-among champagne salesmen and boosters, * hampagne, jaa noted polo player. Edgur Gibbs Murphy, who is now associated with the Fred J, Wagner Tire and Rubber Company, in which he owns a substantial interest, is the Picture of health. He was probably the foremost’ champagne salesman to alubs and society. George Kessler is a millionaire with wide business interests, Harry cl Lehr, who was given his first cpanea + to promote the sale of chacianee “ by Kessler, married a wealthy wid- ow and is now a man of Peters, whose reputation ag'a. Sham- world-wide, has mtired and is living in Paris. Ned Greenway, 0 was almost as wel. known in New York as In his own city, San Francisco, is, accord ing to the best advices available, in the banking business on the Pacific t. The business of promoting the sale of champagne by publicity methods grew up in the lust decade ‘of the last century, Frank Pommer who is Well remembered by the old-timers who used to frequent Madison Square, Delmoni the Brunswick Hotel at 26th Street and Fifth Avenue,, the Hoffman House and Jim Breslin's ho- tels was the daddy of theni all? Ho sot a pace which compelled every- body in the wine business to hustie. Contemporanevus with Pomimer were George Fahrbach, prominent in Tammany Hall, Frank Hricklemeyer and others who achioved transitory fame and dropped out of sight, They mada of the business of popularizing champagne @ sort of protession into which hundreds of men were drawn But, us in ‘the case with-all lines of endeavor where personality counts, the stars were not numerous, The successful men jasted for many years —in fact it was not until) sonte four or five years ago that the veteran wine agents began to dio off. Of the best known—the men who were seen everywhere and com. manded large incomes and unlimited expense accounts—Hector MoKensie and Jim Campbell are about the only survivors. McKenzie lives in San Francisco, and is as big and striking in uppearance as ever, although his life was despaired of whon he went West som P years ag “Bob” sinjling _counte- nance’ wad famillar’to hundreds of thousands of read: pages of the news always made it & point to be present when articles were signed for cham- pionship prize fights, When the pho- tographers took the pictures “Pom- mery Bob" was lnvariably in the fore. ground and picuously grouped on the table were bottles of the cham, pagne he r sented with the labels pelnting toward the camera, Almost ag well known in New York were Vie McGuire and Morris Quin lan, who Were among the first of the old-timers to 0. Prominent in the ranks of the big stars were Julius Kauffman, Joe Gar- 8 of the sporting apers because he neau and Jim Burns. az, whigh i# still in - engaged in the cham- business, furnished some it know 1. y old-Umers, talking last night the days whén-wine flowed like called the historio—ina way— pet we Georre Kessler of water Diiiness battle and the Du Barry firm for thd estab- Hehment of the record of selling the Iurgest. number of cases of cham- pagne in a year, The fight lasted two years and cost each side about $1,400,000 in expenses. During the last few months of the battle the ler and Du Barry for-es were esented literally by is of boosters. Politicians, head waiters, waiters t town Were subsidized y house won with sales The Kessler outfit 8, bur had orders for more than Oo cases in addition which could not be delivered before the end of the year because the ship with the last Kessler consignment was held up off Bandy Hook and at Quarantine for some reason that no- Dody could remembe Be remarked one of the old timers, “I ubed to be addicted to the extent in ut & case of phampawne Heht now Td trade it for a Keg of real beer—it I could got the keg.” Can You Beat It! By Maurice Ketten aa ee You ‘LL_ HAVE RE. PAPER We HAVE DECIDED ALLRIGHT! ont: ON BLUE PAPER é HAVE YOUR tou MEDDLING MOTHEDS . = SoPHIE IRENE’ Lors The gfare Family Copsrigh:, 1920, hy The Press Publishing Co, (Tho New York Kroatng World). 66TPTHIS is an interesting urticte “Phere isn't anything you ever want: ‘How I Came to Hate My a tell ane that you didn't, Copyright, 1920, by The Prees Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World) Husband," remarked Mrs. i said Mrs, Jarre About three years ago @ young fiance in a very miserable mood, and rah jooking up from the “Howe “ ‘The seat ities woman wrote me about her troubles again murriaye seems miles off Page" of the eveniig paper. ‘Did ‘Ow many wives Hke Ji), ‘ospostive mother-In-law—- “I would be willing tu go to work You read it?” to speak to ther husbands about With her prospostive mother. te rare married. (1 for a time after we have a yery fine powition) if he did ° money, the money she needs for littl * & woman determined to keep her son from marrying this girl. money matters? In matters “No,” sald Mr. Jarr, “but I won't miss it. I read every line in that things, a wife will gutter i aoe Her aim was to have him marry not think he could support his mother pacers but, then, £ ulways was bugs Tather than ask for jt, pride holding « ole. although the young mun is comfortably until he himself docs for comic stuff.” 7 better * yaid Mr. Jurr. not her main support “Well, this is ‘true, reall said “Oh, if you Jike .t yo well, you can “{ haye denied myself a good many ‘i if you Wi o ' . The young girl no ites: 3 ss Paige Mrs. Jarr, “and it isn’t funny, either, read it yourself—when I’m through YOURE -GiP). OOW. Waites things {n the last four years, and with “Por three whole years she made mother { have etme read it to you. It +p With It" sald Mrs, Jare. the help of my dear h Bet sos. ead ae Tt starts Tan wan, bo a good fellow!” us suffer immeasurably. It would managed to save about $1,000, which Wes frank w.th John from our wed- yieaded Mr, Jarr, “Give us # TOW take puges and pages to tell you just We could have towards our home, and dine day’ ” head me somet what my friend has we could hold onto for a rainy diy. more of those morbid moments witl, Inurried martyrs in money. matters,” What passed, At the beginning of the ing your husband would like to hear,” said “Weil, here's a line that [ hope wili fourth year she at last gave in and TT imagine it all sounds falr and ee come nome to you, too. This discern- went to! weo her, ‘Then I was in square, but I can't seem to uke my ing wife is speaking about how her ‘ oy Miend wee it now e ly all upee bund takes her love and affection Neaven, a8 I thought my troubles pout his home affairs with his sure thing; ‘failing to value Were at on end, mother. something he thought was safe, he will find the jewel gone when he at lust awakens to its value,’ ” “My Dear Mias Loeb, please pardon me for taking the liberty to write you, but my heart is just full, and 1 feel ‘Several monthe ago, my flance and 1 had a heart-to-heart talk about get- ting married, and he told me to tell “Ah, true, true! murmured Mr, your kind advice would relieve a good Jarr. “But Ko one about friend hus- my folxs that we would be married Ot It, as it hus before during the coming winter; but now Well, 1 would advise this young w in read from the his mother js playing '@n to put {t raquarely to the it seems that young man to decide the matter and again, which puts my Jeune end her misery If ull she says {8 true, she is a worthy young woman and shouldn't have to put up with the vagaries of @ meddling mother. Four years a long enough for any woman to her loyalty and love tested. And’ this girl seems to show up under it very well indeed. This girl seeme to want to meet “tt seemed to me that IT simply could not ask John for money. And so it has always been. I have not dared to mention a more sane way of treating me about this matter, for | am afraid of hurting my husband's feelings. So I suffer in allence and suppose I ulways shail!’ " “Bully for her!" cried Mr, Jarr. do love fairy tales, Do you know her pranks GOING DOWN BAR SCHOLAR: In the great schools all over our land they fare now teaching the children that I have come to the conclusion TO THINK! him and bis family more than half that the more flubdub a paper prints Heretofore it has been necessary way. If he does not rine to the ooca- pea ise! Mioaaee) IE is. We BANS to absorb a lot of ding, writing bes t ane aes eos oe ae , to live the things that are so, and it i seenoe ta Ww? herwete tha is not woi er would seem we only desire to read “24 arithmetic without reference 1 endless worry and her willingness to are not #0, And that re- the THINKING work with bim and for him can't you let me have two We now are at a point where chil- It is better to suffer a little now the dren are being taught that their Duin of parting than to keep up nnot!” said Mra, Jarr. “Why wrangle und aggravation for years do you give me your salary one day thoughts are everything and that come with a selfish mother-in-law. only to take it away from me the what they THINK works out in Life 1s too ehe next? You've had enough money this tnoip pod Good mothers, instead of hindering week.” ete sugh matters, help them, But . “L had some Uttle bills to pay at Examinations are getting to bo & sionally there comes to my notice a the office,” pleaded Mr Jurr, “We thing of the past, for why should we selfish, meddling mother Ike this one took up a collection for a poor fellow, examine & o hipaa fi When w xirl displays such « spirit and I had to pay my dues in the Sximine & abild to see Ky age 28° or love and co-operation as this girl, office benefit association. I've only ~ we tind that some children are not "4 mother should have shown her got a quirter to last me, Go on, picid ithinetic, while othern ure, #pprectation inatwad of ‘being dis sweetheart, let me have two dollare,” God it ort ei ee ure normal about ft “Oh, dear, I suppose there'll be no We Will find that ail who are norma thia she has been whini Roy living. with you!" said Mrs, Jarr, © sical—first giving her consent and we Ne eter area tity conte Thats quite | They can be taught to think rishtly then withoiding it seemingly enousnt® and thereby save thempelves und Wants to live ail thelr lives. It can't 188 ROWELL of Berkeley, Cal, "Do you think that paper would others 4 lot of trouble, be done. There must be a purting of is only fifteen years old and publish an me, of the children ure being taught to the ways, else eversody will be un Husbands H »wanc hink properly, perhaps it will ens happy she has entered the University unit tay not!” replied Mt ponrage von to do the. same Ws cee, he eit UAE tama the of California, She is the youngest +q¢ contains anything to offend Jet us learn to think nitiative and demand that her status student in that college women! Yours truly, ALFALFA SMITH. be settled. TURDAY, £0 Ar SEPTEMBER 4, 1920 O ways, Nellie. When you're in society are always dressed for swimming. ‘There are many ways of busting fn on the elite witnout Kidnapping @ All a guy muat do is follow the commandments duke for the social season. of soctety. And, remember, the first Almost any yap can climb Lato the social bleachérs if he has a little sone thing up his sleeve—say a handkerchief. all silk and five dollars net! chief {s worth It. Some of the After the handkerchlef trick you've only got to remember that all men are created equal, but some of ‘em acquire an accent. And that's the wecret of social success. All the boob bloods de it Brag about your family tree, even if it was solid mahogany. Some of the best family trees in Amercia have had nuts growing from them or Were once used for monkeys to climb on. Remember thet genealogy is not an exact seience. Just trace your ancestors back to the May- flower and claim they were stow- aways! It ig better to have lied and lost than tell the whole truth and be a sucker. When a guy's income commences to lap his checking account, he looks around for fresh pastures to con- quer, And the pasture of soclety is the place for the bull. Any horny- fisted duke of industry can start his sprint for the social tape by hooking a set of horn-edged specs on his fa- vorite son. Horn-edged specs and vanilla pants! Surround him with 80 horseppwer of the latest model and send the kid to some college with a fancy hatband. When Egbert somes home for his Xmas vacation brings an armful of TI, O. U. frat »s who are long on blue blood and on stud poker. From then on mily is made! aristocrat 18 a his cigar coupons, Hy that doesn’t He dresses SWELL SOCIETY An Aristocrat Is a Guy That Doesn’t Save His Cigar Coupons; Everything Bores a ‘Social Guy Stiff; That's Why. So Many of 'Em Are Stiffs. By Neal R. O'Hara. UR sweillest society is composed of a bevy of backless gowna en- tirely surrounded by horn-rimmed glasses, The smarter set is sep arated from the common classes by the width of milady’s shoulder strap. You will notice that the upper classes go In for lower necks. Al- That's a lot to blow In, but a good handker- it Family Trees Had Nuts on Them. you're in the swim. And the dames ten commandments are the hardest. The sneezing towel should be for dinner and undresses for break: fast in bed. He has a servant to draw his bath and a secretary to draw his checks, He draws hig breath himself, He works his mono- gram into his shirts and bis dia phragm into his B. V. D. And that tires him out for the rest of the day, Everything bores a social guy stiff. That's why so many of ‘em are stiffs, Now, society work is simply duck- ing the faux pas. Faux pas is ian French for eating pie with ackntfe Or promenading over a debutante'’s pumps. Or for any other honest mis- take that’s liable to be made at @ stevedores’ pienic. So long as a so- ciety bimbo does the Correct Thing he stands inside the minority mob. But a lawn tle that blooms before 7 P. M, means Good-Night-Forever for silly old stup'd. # Toping around among the upper crust calle for going bughouse crer the opera, Rapt attention while, Caruso gargles his latest aria is al- ways a sign of good breeding. Devel- oping an appetite for tea Is another sign that your ancestors once traded with the Injuns, A tea fan soon learns that toa is important to lots of folks besides Lipton. And last of all, read the blueblood gossip in the Sunday supplements, Tae soctety col- umns prove that lots of lemons get into the Himelight and it’s tmportant to know that fact. i] ip ; i ; i Latest Fur Bathing Suits | for Fall Wear, What Next?! ca IVING models to promenade on L beaoh in bathing suits made of unique, interesting style shown is the work of George W. Green of New York, who is the orig- inator of these original and especially cut designs made exclusively of fur. The ermine and | bathing suit is valued at * A oe EAR MISS VINCENT: | was born into a workingmany family and have lived a am living in @ poor qu: of the city. Somehow | found it possible to get away from home for four years and ge to eslleps. | aft back heme now and creature comforts are not lacking, but | have had to give up the social ‘connections formed White a choo! becau: i Sa cast Of course, I can appreciate how you miss your old friends and the conversations you had. But I do not quite agree with you when you speak of “the rigid caste system im force in the city.” It seems to me there Is less of that spirit than In the country town, and that in the city people are taken for just what they are, regurd~ leas of their parents’ position or home addresses. ‘The day of the “May- flower” age is over, Make your friends and cling to them; read the same literature you did tn your eol- loge days, and go right on leading the same life at home that you did at SET I STE SUE Re rent te e A Ae RR N eSe T T e ana itera | have been keeping company with a young gen tleman a trifle older than myself, Ho ms to care for me d | have grown to knowing him for elle me me he hi divoreed from Would ash iked me to become his wife? ANXIOUS MAY.” You may find great happiness with this man, but first be sure that his di- vorce ls one which complies with the New York laws. Have a lawyer or responsible person look into this. Vincent: | am a girt of i jellow been pegs ip and would like ol precia My dear Grace, you are ‘entirely too young to think of marriage just now, [would advise you to put this man out of your thoughts at once, do not think it wise for any iit girl in her ‘teens to know a man Whe has been