Show HIS MEMORY WAS GOOD commodore vanderbilt had not FOP for gotten old days the coming of age of miss gladys vanderbilt and the payment to her of some twelve millions of dollars inner ilance has brought out a new crop of anecdotes about the vanderbilt for tune one of the latest illustrates the democratic spirit of the old corn com eodore sitting on the porch ot of a fash conable hotel at a fashionable on one occasion it is related the commodore saw a lady approaching apro aching with whom he as acquainted his wife and daughter who recognized her could scarcely contain their an cef when he arose and politely ad dressed her don dori t you know said the daugh ter after she had gone that hor rid woman used to sell poultry to usa us yes responded the old million aire alre and I 1 remember when your mother sold root beer and I 1 peddled oysters in new jersey |