New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-13
Mrs. George Gould Will
Auction Dreicer COllec-
ton Tonight.
MRS. WHITNEY STARS
AS ART SALESWOMAN
Will Preside at Authors Booth
Tomorrow and Bring Pur.
chasers with Her.

Mrs. George Gould will turn auc-
tioneer tonight and the 100000
collection Of Dreicer jewels will be
sold az the Allied Bazaar. The horde Of
detectives who have guarded the jewels
during the first week Of the bazaar
will be increased, and constant watch
will be kept on the crowds. kilograms
were sent last night BIZ Mrs. Gould to
members Of the four hundred in their
country places at Lenox, Newport, and
Tuxedo. urging them TO attend the
sale.
The week will 20 down in history as
Millionaire Week. Miss Anne Morgan
headed the list yesterday by presid-
ing at the Vacation War Relief booth.
Miss Morgan has Just returned from
Chicago, where she attended the Re
publican convention, and piled up quite
few dollars yesterday By telling OF her
adventures for pay With her were
Miss Gertrude Robinson Smith, Miss
Maud Wetmore, Mrs. Valentine Schuy-
Ter, Miss Wendell Baker, and Mrs.
Irving Brokaw.
Mrs. Whitney Star Saleswoman.
Tomorrow Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney viii preside at the Authors and
Artists booth for a special sale Of
sculpture. Mrs. Whitney was at this
booth for an hour on Saturday, and
took in more than $1,000. The pro-
prietors begged her 20 try again. Many
valuable pieces of sculpture have been
contributed to the bazaar. among them
some of Mrs. Whitney's own work. Mrs.
| Lewis B. Woodruff, in charge OF the
booth, soon discovered that these ex-
hibits attracted large numbers Of ad-
miring visitors, but that very few had
money enough to buy them. Mrs.
Whitney Is under contract TO bring her
| own purchasers with her tomorrow.
/ Recent Russian victories were cele-
/ brated at the Russian booth yesterday
/ by Nine. Nazimova. She appeared In
native costume and sold autographed
photographs. To-day Mrs. Charles
Johnson. a relative Of General Brussil-
/ off, the Russian general in charge OF
/ the Galician drive, will sell pictures Of
/ the hero. Z will be known as Russian
Army Day" and a special feature will
/ be made Of Russian war scenes and
! souvenirs. During the evening the
Russian choir will sing, and there will
/ be exhibitions of Russian folk dancing.
Canary Pie Goes on Block.
: Four and twenty canaries will be
BAKED" f. a pie this afternoon, and
sold by Miss Martha Hedman. The pie
will be In a huge glass dish, and the
birds guaranteed to begin TO sing as
soon as sold. The whole pie will cost
$500, but it probably will be sold by
the piece.
Yesterday the first awards in the
many contests were announced. The
/ Overland automobile went TO Miss Jes-
sic Porter, of Alb West l18th Street
Miss Maggie Teyte drew an evening
cloak valued at $4,000. An aeroplane
was awarded to Clarence Postley, OF
Oyster Bay, and a full rugged sailing
/ ship to L. Seilain. of 80 West Fifty
sixth Street
This afternoon Ethel Barrymore,
Jane Cowl, Maggie Teyte, Phyllis Neil
son-Terry and Constance Collier will
entertain at the Cafe de Paris Tea
Garden. This evening at the Theatre
de Verdure on the third floor, the pro-
gramme will include Miss Alice Mel
/ son. Arnold DAILY, Sir Herbert Tree and
Ign Harding.
Gives Watch for az. of X"
The melting pot presided over by
Mrs. R. C. Taylor is one of the most
fascinating spots in the bazaar. Every
day brings something new to charm the
visitors who are wise enough TO stop to
inspect the quaint display Of old-fash-
toned bracelets, brooches. .eapots and
trinkets. The most valuable bit which
has been saved from the pot is a gold
watch, which was brought "in memory
of X. of X" Il was a little English
woman, who may have known X. of X.
when they both were young. She re-
fused to tell the story of the watch, but
insisted that it be melted up for old
gold. After she had gone Mrs. Taylor
rescued II and had it set in order by a
ieweller, who valued it at $50. There are
a gold Monaghan bracelet, said 70 be
more than 1000 years old, and gold
mourning ring, more than 100 years
old, at that booth.
It was learned yesterday that Mrs.
George Gould had bought the first ed
ton, autographed, OF Tennyson's works.