New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-24
FINE ARTS.
the yearly ekhibi-

-, ., ara beinp made for the yearly ekhibi-
uOn OF tho Artists Fnd Soeey an1 Nv W. , in We DO mos
sv hone that those who have the matter IN onaISs WI
a. their best year to make us s1 h helm
as ought out Of the cOmnonest respect 70 the public
10 rive Us the worth Of our money ana surely tas ne
Of the Society Ought to find difficulty IN procuring
vsS wear enough material fo good eHhbton-oSe ts , my
s.nd he nstifed asking the public 10 pay 70 sef-OnS
ne public wOud bewng and glad 10 pay Tor ana w sst
Directors are asking for the loan OF Pca ne Sir Joshua
40 see that wonld be worth long walk-ana M noSe
Cor his epute Benjamin West the portrait mHS NIKE good
exhibition and have doubt our pctah ny 10 assist
generously help them and the public be only 700 D0fi'
french fashion -. ~
Those Of our readers who enjoy the oeaugy Of
vecous stones win thank for again ealing ser
be collection Mr. John Reel no ~ hib ssd ~ draw
, s once week at found its way piece BY
piece into the cSsae Soeer as this Of Mr. Reeds Among
n $1,000 are the finest sapphire and emerald that are now
49, S bsf exist but they the largest and finest that can
h. bought there are plenty OF ambitious hna'oIs ~
for such prizes we advise reader to and
zee these lovely crystals while he may before they are carried
Al 10 glitter Belndas neck foil 70 her eyes
iOcEe up in cabinet hid in misers chest ha ns
sapphire the larger Of these stones pS a nt tSs
clear green emCa which is the finer The one would
give s owner many things in ge sTSs s ep osSan water al
these the of such sapphire as MT heeS can sec a
any time BY opening the case 1a aUS so. 1c ss We
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Known power keeps the that looks at every es IN
perfect health and stronger into the most laOuOus
~ are IL s concentrated green of grass and the young spring
Sayes and this accounts its eheang quality AS these
stones were NOT beautiful and satisfying enough in themselves
Mr. Peed has surrounded each Of them with setting OF da
Hnonds Of that soft liquid glow which so rare nowadays as
40 make man whether the diamonds that sparked on
certain white hands he used to IN childhood were not
aieren from the cold crystals that are worn In such pro
fusion to-day by bellies and butchers The necklaces Of
which stones and their settings are the penden are
somposed OF Persian pearls Of benuiy and perfection pearl by
ear easily matched But Mr. Reed takes particular pleas
ke showing his diamonds which certainly very remark
able Many Of them have been procured with great expense
ne and trouble from old East Indian collections and removed
nom the settings that concealed their beauty and value from
experienced eyes In this Mr. Reed pro
Ted which almost perfectly matched and which have
not remOunted Then there the celebrated cross from
collection which contains diamonds of every color
shat tine gem known and which occupied MI
Name many years in making Mr.. Reeds hold thou
eaDd beautiful things which cannot aude except IN
sA general way We do not know how is with Mr.
uskn in his mild fanatic way that diamonds are an IN
AnIte Of degradation TO them but TO us there nothing
nature made which is beautiful which gives
pleasure pure and perfect In the mere looking at II than
BE diamond and in Mr. Reeds handsome shop this pleasure
can be enjoyed TO the full