Evening star., 1934-01-05
MCCORMICK SALE
| DRAMA MARKED
Daughters PoiSe Shaken as
She Bids Highest on
Two Fur Coats.
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Hyt the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 5.-TWo oppu-
lent fur capes, from among the many
treasures of Mrs Edith Rockefeller Nc
Cormick. were put on the auction block
YESTERDAY. and for the first time since
the sale of her effects began, Mrs. Nc
Cormick's daughter Muriel showed signs
of outward emotion.
She bought both the coats-an expen-
sive affair of chinchilla, and striking
cape of Russian ermine. Spectators
around her noticed, however, that she
flushed and seemed upset.
Her perturbation was quite foreign to
the extraordinary composure with which
she has watched her mothers belong
ings auctioned off during the three past
days.
AS usual. she sat with her husband.
Mai. E. D. Hubbard, and as usual she
bought lavishly. But everything about
the days sale was lavish, for crowd
of $500 of the wealthy, and curious
packed every inch of the auction room.
Sharp-eyed jewelers. and dealers in
antiques elbowed society women for
room LorgnetteS and gardenias were
all over the place.
Total Sale S136.S27.
Sales amounted to S55.382, making a
total of S136827 for the auction thI
far
The most spectacular object was 1Irs.
McCormickS eye-smashing diamond
necklace, with 1901 diamonds 103 Of
them large ones and two very large
Amid much excitement, it went for SIS
00e, 1t was bought by an agent for a
mysterious New Yorker
Mrs. Hubbard herself spent more than
that amount, her purchases amounting
to almost $4,000 Beside the chinchilla
and ermine capes. she bought a dia-
mond and sapphire bracelet for $4,700,
diamond and pearl pendant for S4,100,
q sapphire bracelet for ST 900. a pair of
pearl and diamond earrings for S2,4OO,
and ring set with a single huge pearl
for $4,000
More of the ornate French furniture
which made the Mccormick family
mansion delight to antique dealers,
and a pair of bronze and crystal can
delabra rounded out her purchases.
Seats Sold to Bidders
Seats were not only reserved. but sold
TO- people who were willing to pay for
them. Mrs. Hubbard, her husband and
her agent had their usual front row
places reserved for them
Fans reminiscent of the elegant COS
and selling for $50 and $50 apiece;
carved jade figures, miniatures Of
French court ladies, jewels and furs
and carpets large enough for a palace
were in the sale today
A Russian sable coat went to H H.
Grinnell for S3400. in excited bidding.
and short chinchilla coat, looking a
bit dingy, to H. D. Perkins for 81 500
Mrs. E. C. Lynch paid $4,000 for a
diamond and pearl ring and Mrs E. D.
Patterson bought a huge Aubusson
carpet for ST 900.
A silver and tortoise shell toilet case,
said to have been used by Napoleon,
fetched $50. and a small gold bonbon-
Mere, which the catalogue said Napo-
leon in all PROBABILITY presented to
his Empress, Marie Louise, went for
$780, Some one paid S100 for Mrs.
McCormicks gold and turquoise seal,
with its inscription, "E. r. McC., Christ
mas, 1904"
Persian Envoy Present.
Among the crowd yesterday were
Mrs. Walter P. Chrysler and her son,
Walter. jr; David Warf1eld. the actor
Washington; Mrs. H. Edward Manville,
Mrs. j. Goadby Lowe, Mrs. John Willys
and Mrs Christian Holmes.
Today the gilded silver service which
Napoleon gave his sister Pauline and
her husband. Prince Camille Borghese,
will be put up to dazzle the spectators.