The sun., 1901-04-10
uoDEL GOWNS ArrTTOyED OFF,
They Formed the stock Left by the Late Nine.
Conn ~iiy. the Noted Dressmakcr.

The front room on the second story of the
house ~ o East Thirty-fourth street used TO
be dedicated by Nine Connolly during her
life time to the display OF her handsomest
gowns She was among the most famous
dressmakers in New York until her death
last winter She had been famous for more
than twenty years. and 10 this upstairs room
most of her customers had found their way.
There we're displayed first 10 those who we're
willing to pay the prices asked inc chol'"
paris models and the creations Of Nine Con-
nely's own invention Like other women
who have become famous as dressnhk"r"
here shc wa, or Irish birth and began as a
sewing girl the successful career ihat mnd"
her n woman ot considerable wealth ana the
head of her own establishment
yestcrday morning the room was crowded
as il never had been In the drcssmaker
most prosperous days II was CROWDED uhtll
the catalogues Of the executors sale 10 close
the estate had to be held high IN order 'hat
they could be seen at all More than TWO nun
dred dresses from the stock were To be sold'
and there was no end to the hats sasheS, dress
goods and other materials that were TO b"
disposed of They we're on mana ht inc
time of the dressmakers death, Some OF
them had plainly been IN stock iOr ihhiy
years. This i"aiure OF 'nn ne. aoy' VI Ni,dsmes" dam
pecularities Many rich ana costly gowns
offered yesterday represented In. rs nairs
modes Of ten, fifteen ana even iw"HB B G.a,s i.",
ago They had hung for years IN VA" Che-l7
about the walls Many ol th"n were tt.'oR-
ni2ad by the former employees OF the rslh a., ~
lishmcnt who stood IN the room S9'iieoouy iy
asked one OF these women how Il coulu ha pp'n
Thai clnthcs nj one time So costly should have
been kept long after their value mad so ihuch
diminished. .., ,ou = drass
less than the price she fixed one OF the AT
tendants ex pained and 1t might remain hero
for wears But ii would never he sold Tor less
| than madame had first asked Tor II.
niike former visitors TO the second Moor
room yesterday's crowd had com" III scar en-
| OF bargains Most OF them we're plyahs
to sell again. although there we're ieW hnhn,
| somely dressed women IN the groups ohs
theatrical manager waited long ehough 70 seq
! how the lots were going, ana theh le'' nip,'
| of the buyers were dark -skihheu' prlsn'
| eyed men who started sullenly TO bld. any.
became on gerly insistpnt as their chances oi
getting what they wanted grew smaller
| The minority of the women were Just a. N
tent on business, MOS, ni III ,ne,n nn ncr head in
place Of her hat and the Distinguishing i'l7e
| hair of her race r r,,
| Prices were good in view OF he hge ol snine
| Of the garments. although there we're aiso
| bargains that would have appcalrd even 'o
! less bu>inr~slike and eNactlng patrons thHn
those gathered rrsterdly Neirly nH wv" m
|
| for sale Bu r.r-c were buyers OF another
| kind A sun, rn black velvet gown heavy
| with jet and brought from WORTH IN fhri'
| only a few months ago was sold 10 a hhhu.
| somely dressed young woman who Ipuld h"l
| restrain her enthusiasm. She rush'l lhto '"'
| hall where one Of the salesmen stood
| Wasn't II splendid, she cNrlhnhrd
| TO think that ! got that velvet gown I"i
| sac and when madame showed II 20 IN" Isl
| winter had no hope TINT I'd ever haN" 1T
| No wonder" answered the ~al"-"omhf
| without any visible share In the Others sat So
| action Madame paid $3.50 for II IA PariT
| There werc some other bargains lphs
| Persian lamb and taFcta coat Imported IRON
| paunn for sAOo was sold for $40 TO the con.
| stcrnatiOn Of the former employees. 10,
| of 10th and nuns yelling dresses valued at
| from $50 10 500 sold AZ from s!5 To $50 Mos
| of them had been made up ~ the earlN sprlht
| aud were quite fresh The old-insllon"c
| gowns went for a. little az SO and w"r" gen
| orally thought to have brought unlte, ~ murl
| ms they vcro worth one dress had an arm
| missing from the waist. II went - cheap ~
! to encourage a buyer who had not ncci
| heard from before lie VAS successful II
| ACQUIRING II l..
| "Ah." sad Auctioneor Townsend n h'
| had the garment put Hsl de. th~ gcntI"ipdl
| has "A lady friend with on" arm
The crowd grew larger A. ~" sal" advanced
| Prices grew smaller a. the less d"sirabl" ar
| tirlrI we're reached II was lat" IN the after
| noon before the scene was shifted 10 the r."
| Ception rooms downstairs where the NN
| tureS 0f the huildug wrr" to he sold. j. va
| said that they went 10 Boston firm Of dress
| makers who will open th" establishment uu
| dor the sam" name The dro-smakcr~ rca
| name az the time Of her death was Mary 4
| fifIgorHld Il