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Show AND MR. VANDERBILT PAID "Get the Very Best," Was His Instruction In-struction Sequel Became Only a Matter of Course. This Is how tho lato Cornelius Van-derbllt Van-derbllt found himself giving to an Institution In-stitution tho snmo costly carpet ho had Just selected for his palatini New York homo: Saint Johnlaud 1b a church community com-munity on Long Island, where differences differ-ences of faith play llttlo part hi the admission of some 200 children and old people. Mr. Vamlerbllt, Its vice-president, vice-president, offered one day, through Dr. Henry Mottet, to give the clmpel a much-needed carpet, and told l)r. Motlct where to buy It Tho article-continues- "Oct tho very best," said Mr Van-derbllt, Van-derbllt, who had Just finished his new house nt 1 West Fifty-seventh Htrect. Mr Mottet accordingly looked over carpets and selected a costly ono ol red velvet. Ho told tho clerk It was for an institution, gave its rather gen-croiiB gen-croiiB dlmenslonss-to-be. and added that tho bill should go to Mr. Vnndcr-bllt. Vnndcr-bllt. Tho clerk had some difficulty to recover his compoBiiro. "I don't suppose you know," ho ol-untcered, ol-untcered, "that this is tho Identical carpot selected by Mr. Vamlerbllt for his now houso!" Tho Vnnderbllt carpet Is still In tho llttlo chapel. Tho Churchman. |