The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14

From the New York Times.
 THHE sale of the sothern and Marlowe
 costumes closed yesterday after
 A noon at the Fifth Avenue Auction rooms. There was a rush for the last opportunity to get souvenirs of the two stage favorites. and the best prices of the sale weer obtained. There weer com
 naratively few of the stage people pres ent to swell the big audience The standing room only'' sign was out from the opening of the sale. and crowds stood all the afternoon at the back or the room.
 The returns for the day were $61OS, making total for the sale of $10,757. This included the real jewels worn by Miss Marlowe in different plays. The prlces for these ranged from $10 for the comb worn by Julia in "The Hunch- back to $233 for a diamond and ruby ring. worn as Beatrice in Much Ado
 About Nothing" and s5zo for another ring. turquois, surrounded by diamonds' worn in "Romeo and Julie"
 Most of the. people in the large audi ence stayed through to the end, and thls was not until o'clock, for 50 odd pieces were resold These had been bought on previous days by bidders who changed their minds and never came for their purchases. Lord Dundreary costumes were not popular enough 70 prfng good prices when first put up and many or them had not been called for.
 The woman who bought e pair of the famous Lord Dundreary big, black-and- white plaid trousers for her husband and thought she had a bargain getting them at g, was afraid to present them to him. and they were one of the first things to be resold. going at s150 50 cents less than the first price. pair of Dun drearv patent leather shoes, which brought s1 at the first selling, went yes terday for 50 cents, but a low-crowned white felt hat brought $2 second tune Three ruffled shirts went at 50 per cent loss. bringing 50 cents instead Of Sl. The famous Lord Dundreary plum-coior brocade dressing gown, which was very handsome. brought $1 more, going for $23. but Lord Dundreary's fine purple velvet smoking jacket brought only a instead of $10.
 Two pairs of viola's pink silk tights, however. went up in price. from $2 to &. 50 and s3.50 The buyer of Rtchelieu wonderful red taffeta silk cloak also had a change of heart and that sold a second time for $25 instead of $29. It was discarded with the Cardinals wig, which sold again for $1.
 The play of Romeo and Juliet IS general favorite was one reason for the crowd yesterday There was warm com
 petition for the dagger, tlny thing, with which Juliet stabs herself when
 she finds Romeo dead. Two women, urged on by the auctioneer fought for It,
 II wouldn't lose it, madam. really ]
 wouldn't" he cried to the one who showed the most hesitancy in bidding. .srhirty-two dollars! Thirty-two dollarss Make it s3S, madam" But the more per sistent bidder carried off the dagger for s32
 There were five simple yellow silk crepe gowns worn by Juliet. After the first was sold the other four were put up together to be sold for so much each, the buyer to take one or all. The woman took them all at $8 apiece, to the great dismay and astonishment of another.
 why, I wanted one Of them," she cried responsibility to the auctioneer. Sorry, madam, he answered. T told you that was the way I was selling them. These are very much better" he added consolingly, as two white gowns were put up. and she took one of those
 at $s
 l An elaborate high-post bedstead, with hangings, the one upon which Juliet throws herself when she takes the sleep | ing potion provided by Friar Lawrence,
 was one of the last numbers on the sale.
 Tt has been on the road <5 years,
 cried the auctioneer' the only one ilSe