Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-12
DIVA s EFFECTS
To BE SOLD At
PUBLIC AUCTION
Geraldine Farrar's Belong
ings Will Be Disposed of
and She Will Embark on
a Concert Tour.


New York, Oct. 11.--"Memorles
for sale" might well be tackled
above the doors of four big cham
bers at the Fifth Avenue Auction
rooms which were opened today
for inspection Of the effects OF
Geraldine Farrar, scheduled TO be
sold at public auction this week.
For into these chambers Amer
ica's famous diva has crowded ali
the physical mementoess of her long
and brilliant career on the stage
and all that could remind her
of an equally famous but more
brief and less successful career as
the wife of Lou Tellegen. Cor
geous costumes, wigs, shawls and
jewels she wore in her most fla
nous roles are there in profusion.
SO are the rich furnishings of the
home she occupied with her actor
husband furniture, tapestries,
rugs, even the rubber doormat
with its initial "T'.
Farrar, through with opera as
she is with romance, plans to hi,
the trail soon in private car for
q concert tour Of the United States.
After that she is expected to APP
pear on the speaking stage under
the management of David Belasco
Exhibition Draws Throngs.
The exhibition, opened today,
drew throngs of Farrar devotees
from first nighters who were
present q decade and a half ago
when she made her metropolitan
debute, down to the youngest Gerry
flappers who have watched with
breathless awe, Gerry's career as
n prima DONNA and a screen star,
as O bride and n near divorcee.
And what they saw established
forever Farrar's reputation for
lavishness. There are SIG items
in all--and every single one
fraught with memories of stage or
shattered romance.
About 20 of the diva's most ia
nous costumes are draped on
headless dummies in one of the
exhibition chambers. Among these
are the red spangled frou-frou ere
alton that dazzled first nights at
Zaza; the cloth of silver gown,
with American flags draped from
the shoulder, in which Farrar sang
during the liberty loan campaigns
and the court dress of silver clolh |
with queens cape of blue velvet |
and ermine, reputed to have cost |
$1,000, which she wore but three
times in the ill-fated La Refine |
Fiamette.
Other Famous Costumes.
e al 60 ~
hang about the walls IN SERTED |
ranks like ordinary garments in
a clothes closet. Her Carmcn war
robe alone would be sufficient 10
equip half a dozen Carmen read
companies. There are six Basic"
costumes, IA shawls, six back
wigs, five mantilas, dozen Span
ish fans and enough beads. ear
rings, bracelets, c,stanets, StrdleS.
hair combs, and jet trinkets to out
fit cigarette factory full of Car
mems.
Farrar's wigs alone fill several
show cases, for she invariably COW
cred her own black tresses with
a wig, even in operas where her
role called for black hair.
All are of human hair save two
worn in tho early scenes of That's,
These are of gold thread, for 1t
was the custom among women OF
That's time and profession to gild
their hair.
Among the brightest spots OF
the exhibit are the kimonas worn
In Butterfly. There are ten OF
wing with all the
others for the ultimate in gorgeous
ness.
Interesting Hat.
One of the most interesting hats
on exhibition is the famous affair
with the blue, yellow and greer
ostrich plumes which she wore in
rosca. The first night she wore
t, it also contained red feather
But this caused so many gasps
hat everybody agreed the red fea-
her should be deleted.
Among the trappings of her ro-
nance with Lou Tellegen, offered
or sale, are a Louis XVI drawing
'oom set; Farrar's bedroom set OF
worry enamel, the old rose damask
1angings and Tellegen's bedroom
set of Kingwood with yellow
striped hangings, done a la
Louis XVI.
Even a picture which stood on
Farrars dressing table, showing
he singer and her mother in the
lays of the Berlin triumphs which
preceded her American debut, is
,or sale.
Besides there are linens. table
ware and the like, all initiated CT
Or &c + To and-the doormat.