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Show LOST MR. ROCKEFELLER'S ORDER decorator Offended Susceptibilities of the Oil Magnate. A Now York decorator was sum-uoned sum-uoned some tlmo since by John D. Rockefeller to his placo near Tarry-town Tarry-town to suggest some Interior alterations altera-tions to the placo that wero thought Jeslrablo by Mrs, Rockefeller, whom the visitor describes as a very plain, ordinary person of very fow words. He added: "I wont over tho house In company with Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller and suggested several Improvements that I thought would not sin too much ugalnst tho somewhat baro appearance of things. A couple of hours wero passed In this way, and then wo sat down to lunch, which consisted of cold chicken and domestic ginger ale, a combination that to mo was particularly particu-larly unpalatable. "Tho weather was very cold, and before taking the drive from tho depot I had fortified myself with a small flask of whisky. This I had left In the side pocket of my overcoat, hanging In the hall. "On depart'"-! Mr. Rockefeller escorted es-corted mo to tho 'oor and Insisted on helping mo on with my overcoat I tried to resist, for the thought of the flask of whisky occurred to me and of tho disastrous result of Its falling out. At any rate, Mr. Rockefeller grasped the coat firmly In splto of my protest, and the bottle, coming in contact con-tact with something, gave out an unmistakable un-mistakable tinkle, and I must havo blushed furiously. Wo parted very cordially, but I never got hln order." |