The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-08
By MARGARET DALE
'ecial Dispatch to The Ase-Heraid

Copyright 1929. by The -Herald)
 Chicago, October With a brand new calling card over the door bell of her brand new bachelors apart ment, Eawanna Nicor, formerly known as Muriel Mccormick, desper- ately Is trying to lead the life of an average American girl.
 Her handicaps, sum up:
 An operatic stepmother, Pole; a prospective stepfather, a Swiss, and only 2b; prospective brother-in- law, also Swiss. out aged 4S; and, more than anything else to live down in America, a heritage of millions
 Miss Muriel claims that she has been compelled to try unconventional means to become conventional.
 Why can't everyone forget that I am the daughter of Harold F. Mo Cornick and the granddaughter of Joan D. Rockefeller. and treat me like they do other people?" she de- mands.
 Suggested By Indian
 Miss Mccormick adopted her new name at the behest of an old Indian woman who, years ago, told her that under the title of Nawanna Nicor she would attain her desires. Formerly her goal only was the operatic stage. To this has been added the world of business.
 Today she is leading power, If not behind the counter at least behind the cash box in the band box of a smart woman's wear shop. In partnership with Mime. Marguerite, French cou- touriere, the shop Is flourishing with the granddaughter of John D. Rocke- feller present in spirit if not In per son.
 With her new interests In life, Muriel can look with less concern on the pending marriage of her mother, Edith Rockefeller Mccormick. to Ed ward krenn, the 25-year- Swiss architect, whose designs apparently were not confined to his blue prints. He came at Mrs. McCormick's behest to remodel her Lake Forest home. and he is expected to stay and share it. Efforts to secure marriage license have already been made by MT. Krenn, it has been stated.
 MurfeI Is Lonesome
 Muriel, just like any other little rich girl" is lonesome, and she frankly says so.
 She has moved from the family mansion to her own little atelier on the fourth floor of an apartment building.
 'I am lonely" she said to me "and want to make my own friends like other girls. I want to cultivate in- terests to fill my mind and time"
 Sitting on be-cushioned divan this girl who has spent most of the summer in Chicago while her father and sister occupied the front pages of the newspapers, which discussed their plans in marriage. blew rings in the air from her cigarette.
 You see," she continued, with everybody away but myself, the big house grew spooky. I began to hear things at night. Then I knew 1t was time to move. I have just been over to my new quarters making final ar- arrangements"
 Her new apartment looks directly down into the windows and on the lawn of 1000 Lake Shore drive where in solitary splendor her mother. Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Me- Cormick. has lived estranged from all of her children since her divorce last January.
 Will Not Go Into Movies
 Tn the first place." said Miss Me CcA iiiiNHf Wttu tOSS Ol acf pictty head, T want to contradict the re- port that am going into the movies. motion picture director offered me the lead in a thriller. He said he would give me week to decide. I told him: T do not need 10 min utes. My answer Is mo- It always will be mo- You see actresses are born but singers are made and my ruling ambition is to succeed on the opera stage. I have been studying faithfully and will continue until I can be truly great singer But 1t must be on my own merits that I succeed-not as the granddaughter of the richest man in the world. That is where am handicapped. So, when I sing 1t shall not be as Muriel Me- Cormick, but as Nawanna Nicor, q name which an Indian fortune teller once told me to adopt"
 Two years ago. when about to at- tempt stage debut, she found that she was advertised az the grand daughter of John D. Rockefeller and cancelled her engagement on that ac- count. She is slender and rather tali