New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-13
RULERS TO FALL
AS EDEN CLOSES
Kings, Roosevelt and
Death of Caesar Go In
der Hammer To-day.
FEW BID MUSEE
EXHIBITS GOODBY
Hundreds of Wax Attractions
Will Go to ShoWmen Who
Are Ready to Buy.

An American solution of the Euro
pean war will be enacted this morning
on Twenty-third Street, near Sixth Ave
nue., when wax likenesses of kings and
emperors will be toppled from their
thrones, unceremoniously carried 10
the block and put under the hammer.
Eden MusGe, for thirty-one years part
ner Of the Statue of Liberty and
Grants Tomb in entertaining New
York's country cousins, will go the way
of horse cars and telegraph poles, and
the rulers OF the world. makers Of his
tory and prominent people, past and
present, will suffer the indignty of be-
ing sold to the highest bidder.
Only a couple of hundred sentimen-
talists visited the old hall Yesterday to
catch last glimpse Of the death of
julius Caesar and the horrors of the
Spanish Inquisition f. G. DANIEL, who
started work in the hall when he was
seventeen and is now manager, sur
yeyed the crowd ruefully. IL can re-
member on Dewey Sunday" he said,
1--WE had $1,000 people come here And
when Mckinley died 5000 paid admis-
sion fees to see his wax figure lie in
state"
1t must be said that the passing of
one of New York's landmarks was not
the cause of much concern on the p1rt
Of the motionless occupants of the I'D
hall. Nine. Sarah Bernhard, attired,
ladies and gentlemen, in the original
costume OF Camille which she wore
years ago. was as fresh and fair and
wrinkleless as the very day she took
her place on the platform, there TO be
viewed by Aunt James and Uncle Joshes
from countless towns upstate and in
jersey.
Abraham Lincoln. about 10 be reused
from a seat which he occupied for over
score of years, was entirely uncon-
cerned at the prospect. There's the.
great emancipation" said one of the at
tendants, mournful even for fellow
about to lose his job, well never see
him again
"And there's the Colonel" said the
reporter, pointing 10 where friend
Roosevelt was standing. strangely ST.
lent, attired in Boy Scout outfit.
An elderly gentleman to the right
was telling his wife how the last time
they had been TO the Musee was twelve
years ago, when they came TO New York
on their silver anniversary
who's that woman up there?" his
wife asked.
"Lemme see: NO. cleopatra
Fudge, That amt Cleopatra. That
woman has more clothes on than a Sun
day school teacher"
That's Alice Longworth's wedding
dress over there" said the attendant
impressiyely.
II. Karp, auctioneer, of Az Broad
way will put 389 lots on sale at 10:3O
this morning, among them the Palais
Du Costume collection of costumes and
figures from the Paris Exposition, ere
ated by NJ. Felix, the celebrated French
costumer, and which originally cost
100000. Richard Holland purchased
them for $4,000 and displayed them at
the st. Louis Exposition. after which
they were taken 10 the Musee and have
been there 20 this date. Among the
lavish gowns and robes TO be offered is
a Queen Josephine cape, costing s12, 900
when new.
Ajeeb, the great mechanical chess
and checker champion, who probably
shattered more grocery store reputa-
lions than any contriyance alive, al
ready has departed. James Smith.
trainer and owner of the device. has
taken it 10 winter quarters. and it NAV
shortly be seen in the neighborhood Of