, 1870-06-14

The Exhibition Of Ean1-RoyaI Con.
sribntors, including the FRINGE oi
Wales.
In the South Kensington Museum, London
May Is, was to bo held private Wow Of tht
interior Of the great Exhibition Of Fans. The
ment of Science and Art for the Art Ins{ruc.
ton Of Women. To promote this object, the
department offered prizes in competition fol
fms painted by the students in the female
schools Of art in 1868, and again in 1869 The
fan mount, TO which, in the first of.these yeara,
this exhibition, and it is intended to continua
the exhibition. Her Majesty, Queen Victoria,
purposes to of1er q fan prize for CON-
petition at tho International Exhibition OF
1871. The Society Of Arts has also offered it's
gold medal (of the yalue Of twenty-one
guiueas) for the second best fan exhibited
The Lady Cotnclia Guest and Baroness Meyer
de Rothschild have each offered prize Of ten
pounds for the two next best fans. The Prin-
cess Louise will exhibit fan Of her own work
mauship At the Exhibition Of 1871:
Her Majesty the Queen exhibits seventeen
specimens Of fans in the collection.
Her Royal Highnass Madame Ia Comtessede
Paris Inns sent three specimens Of fans to the
London Exhibition, among which 10 find the
following:
Dress ian, Modern French. Mount, vellum,
painted 1866, By Eugene Lani. Stick, ivory,
every insertion of the Email: pattern Pro
ducad By II. Duyelleroy. Eventailistc, Paris,
for the marriage OF Madame Ia Comtesse Dc
PARIS. Dress fan. French, 1887. Mount,
ycllum, painted By 3l- Camille RoQueplan, with
two landscapeH in Lozenge. stick, ivory, fine
Il carved jour, and decorated with vkriegated
gold; guards carved in high relief and jewelled.
Produced BY n. Provost, Eventailiste, Paris,
for the marriage Of Her Royal Highneas 1Ia.
dame i Ducheese dOrleaaH.
The Prince Of Wales exhibits one specimen,
thus:
Fan Mount. Modern. Drawn On yellum bv
Eichs, q Hungarian artist. An Alegory. The
Return Of the Prince of Wales from Russia
after the Marriage OF his Sister r-in-law, Ptiu-
cess Dagmar, to tho Czarewitch-adieuH ard
regrsts-Hia Royal Hghneas bears presents to
tho Princess Of Wales.
The 3, single g fan fan exhibited y By Her ROYAL High
Modern French. Mount, richly painted CD;
yellu1n, the cont1e representing Spanish col
latiop, with music and dancing. Stick, pie1cad
ivory On mother-ot-pearl, carved and gilt in
yaElegated gold; the guards finely carved in
high relief, and lowelled with diamonds and
emeraldH the studs turquoise. Made for the
Corbeille Of tue Ducheas Of Orleans, and pre-
sented BY the Comta do Paris to Princess
Helena on her marriage to Prince Christian.
The Empress Of the French is contributor
Of thiIty-four specimens, among which are
ths aeas2s ae2atses'n9; 9frss.s t.n. Mount, ,euun,
painted BY the Prince do Reuss, ~ The grand
bali givsn By tho Empress 1t the Hotel d Alba. !"
Ncyarse, Her MAtesty's cipher ip grisail1e.
Stick, tortoise shell. Modern French fan.
Mount, velum, painted by the Princesa Ma
thiIde, . bouquet Of roses. Rsyerse, IN es-
cutcheon, with Her Majestys cipher, support
ed By ribbon and pearls. Stick, mother Of
pearl, with bees and the imperial crown in
gold Modern French fan. Mount, ve1lum,
painted BY Vidal and 9. Hezyy,. "La Mere aa1
Amours." Stick, mother Of pearl, carved or
nanents, enriched with gnld. Produced by II.
Alexandra, Eventailiste, Paris. Presented to
Her Majesty the Empress On the occasion of
the distribution Of the prizes at the Paris E1-
position, 1855. French Tan. Mount, modern
veltum painted, landscape, with figures repoa-
ing. Stick, time Of Ltouis XV., ivory, carved
and pierced, pastoral figures guards, cxved
meda1lions, Women playing the mandciine.'
The stick is said to hare belonged to fan Of
Madame d Marquise. de Poxnpadour,
The following are, among others, alee con-
tfibutors Of fanB> La VicomteBse AEuado, Il
Contese d'Armai1se, IL Comtease de Beausster,
Dowager Countass OF Craven, Lady Drake, Ii
ComteEse Duchatel, the Countess of.: Dudley,
Sir T. De H. G. Egerton, Bart II. F.; General
Sir J. Hope Grant, G. G. B.; he Countess
Granville, the Indian Museum md. the Depart
ment OF Scispce and Art, Mrs. L. q, Layard,
Lady Lindsay. Princess MetteMich, la Duch-
esse dc Mouchy, 10 ComtesHe de Nasdaillac.
the Duchess of Northumberland, the Baroness
A1phonas de Rothschild, the Baroness Meyer
do RothHchild, the Countess Of SbAfteabutv,
the Countess OF Lande1vills, the Countess of
Warwick, and Lady Watt.