Evening star., 1933-12-15
DEWEY'S. ARTICLES
BRING Low PRICES
Costly Gifts to Manila Hero
Sold at Dispirited
Auction.

Personal possessions of Admiral George
Dewey, including many cherished house,
hold articles and costly gifts intimately
associated with the hero of Manila Bay,
are being sold under the hammer to
satisfy the estate of his late widow, Mrs.
Mildred Mclean Dewey.
Most of these articles, even those of
historic value, brought ridiculouSly low
prices in the cautious and dispirited
bidding which marked the opening sale
yesterday afternoon in the auction
rooms of c. G. Sloan g. Co, Inc. About
$50 persons. most of whom came from
curiosity, attended the sale, which will
be continued this afternoon: Some of
the costly furnishings which formerly
graced the KStreet residence of Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey were purchased by old
friends of the family for sentimental
reasons.
The massive mahogany bed on which
Admiral Dewey died on January 16,
1917, was sold for $2750 to Mrs. Harry
LuShbaugh of this city. This was illus
trative of the average price paid for
most of the antique furnishings, articles
which would fit oddly in modern draw
ing rooms. Four exquisitely wrought
red lacquer tea tables, the gift to Ed-
miral Dewey from the Emperor of
Japan, almost went begging for SIT
The fortunate purchaser was Mrs. j. L.
Randolph, daughter of the late Robert
Todd Lincoln. eldest son of President
and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
The articles were put on sale by the
National Savings & Trust Co. and Alvin
Untermeyer of New York, executors of
Mrs. DeWey's estate.
Mrs. Mclean Buyer.
Several of the articles were purchased
through proxy by Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean, whose husband, Edward Beale
Mclean, is the nephew of Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey. Among these were the
deck chair on which Admiral Dewey sat
at intervals on his flagship the U. S. S.
Olympia, while he directed the battle
which won him fame This was knocked
down for Sll. A moose horn liquor set,
containing some beautiful decanters and
glasses. was sold to Mrs. Mclean for
$50. This had been left to Edward
Beale Mclean, ST., in one of Mrs
DeWey's unprotected wills
A blue and white jardiniere and ped
estal, presented to Admiral Dewey by
the city of Wheeling, w. Va, after his
victory, was sold for $40 to E. R. Seal.
The mystery of the White House
SlIuid AlCluOcO Ill llle Sale was cleared
up when it was learned that the china
was of the Rutherford B. HAYES ad
ministratior and that Mrs. Dewey had
acquired it at auction, after President
Hayes left the White House. President
Arthur apparently did not like the
CHINA set and offered it for sale with
other pieces of furniture. The plates
sold yesterday for an average of So
apiece, despite their historic associa-
tions
Frederick H. Hughes, jr.,' grand
nephew of Mrs. Dewey, was the only
member of the immediate family pres
ent at the auction SALE He purchased
an oil painting, entitled "A Woman"
for $50 and French inlaid double
deck tea table
Architect Gets Tapestry.
Mrs. Bennett Champ Clark, wife of
Senator Clark of Missouri, and Mrs.
Wallace White, wife of Senator White
OF Maine. also were among successful
bidders. Mrs. Clark purchased an oval
gilt table, which had been a favorite
of Mrs Dewey, and Mrs. White acquired
much of the glass and china. Included
among these pieces was a set of rs gold
decorated wine glasses for S55. She
paid $125 for glass set of 100 pieces
G. w. Adams, Washington architect,
bought number of articles, the princi-
pal one being a huge tapestry for $50.
This was one of the few articles on
which there was any spirited bidding
Rugs appeared to be chiefly in demand
and some of the largest and finest of
the Turkish variety brought as much
as 1920. At that, they were sold
cheaply.