The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-29
AR1RE COLLECTION.
staten Island -ettinGnn Example that New
York nlnY ProaInbly Follow.


A charming sail down tho bay to Clifton,
Staten Island, aud a short walk from the land
ing to Rose Heath Cottage, the homo OF Mrs.
Francls Macdonald, and found myself 10 the
midst Of rare and beautiful collection Of
works OF art and objects Of rfrtW such as are
seldom seen together In this country-certainly
never before In single collection made by
private individual. Amid Italian and Roman
lounges. marble and alabaster statuary. terra
Gotta statuettes aud vases. porphyry and agate
ornaments, strange Egyptian and Syrian and
Turkish objects Of rtrfu aud garments and
stuns. antiquities from Hcrculaneum and Pom
pei and from the toubs Of Capua and Nola,
paintings by Della Nalle and Vinea, ana
Gaetano Cherici, aud copies OF the works of
Raphael and Guido Rent and Munllo, by the
best copyists OF moder, ltal= In an atm osphere
ladsu with the pur1uh'os OF sinuaI wood ana
Eastern gums. were Hitting with soft crush and
hu.tef throng ~ ladies' who had come down
on the boat with me.
Remind long tabies on which many of the
smaller objects were arranged stood Mrs Era
kline Phillips, Mn. $ 7. Stuart. Mrs Iiyermore,
Miss Maria Wright, Miss J. Livingston. tae Miss
Rogers fron New fHorK, ana Mrs. paNenport,
Miss Hosslter. Miss Woodruff Miss McNamee,
Miss Dix Miss Hay Mrs Greeniield. Miss Mofat;
and the Miaees Amos, gracefully anu good
humOtedly ptaylng the part OF saleswomen.
Every room of the lrst hoOr Of the cottage was
so occupied and nlled, and there was an ample
refreshtnent tent likewise on the lawn Mrs.
Macdonald did the honor OF her house and OF
TINS most charitable entertainment. assisted by
Mr. haCDonald, Mr.. Phillips, ana other gentle
"Thl. Is not a church fair" said Mr.. Phillips.
rs he Conducted me through the rooms. 1t Is
an exposition aud ouna nde sale Of the articles
you see here, but not a single picture. bronze,
antique, or curiosity Is raftied. II you nouce,
| the price OF everything Is remarkably low, con-
sicering the rarity and value aud CON pared
with the Usual price OF such things in this coun-
| try. For Instance, look at tnis old Greek
phOra, which was dr ,gsed up BY fisherman
| from the bottom Of the Mediterranean, within a
short distance OF Puieol. and not far from
| Baie. Its great age Is aitested by the oyst e
smells encrusted on It's surface. Perhaps Virgil
| or Cicero drank their wine from 1t. IL Is priced
only sT5 An sntiquary who prizes such an an-
| tque would Just as soon pay t5O Tor ~. Then
this gem" pointing TO q painting By Vinea Of
| Florence, a page and dog. IN which the concep-
| ton Ia ONLY equalled by the execution, aud
| this porcelain vase on pedestal OF pOrphYri.
| OF Marquis Ginor, and Is one OF the few VI its
kind in existence. only $50. A vlruoso would
| pay $1,000 II he TOOK fancy for ", and could
| not get II for less. You, perhaps, do not know
that 1t T. more highly priced by apateurS OF
| ceramics than Seyres porcelain"
II would be Impossible to describe even tho
| finest and rarest objects In tins collection In q
limited space; There are cabinet , portraits , Of
| lileo, and Columbus, copies OF originals inted
from life; accredited copies OF Pompean
stantial metal called brOnzes OF Paris and Rome
out such bronzes as wer7 made by the anclents
| To finish. passing through tho hands OF various
| skilled artists. Here stands the 80 Winged Vie
| tory" discovered at PomDei; there the ma1es
| tic Caesar Augustus" found In lSiS In the villa
| OF Liva at Prma POrta. The tight arm extend
ed, the left supporting the sceptre, in the att
tude he might have assumed when he gave COM
mand that the whole world should be taxed
to support his empire. His cuirass Ii
covered with small figures In bdssO re-
lierO, which,vas works OF art, are finer ever
than the statue itself. The central group o
small figures OF horses drawir2 a car across his
breast Is supposed to represent the restoration
TO Augustus Of the eagles son by Phrdatei
from Crassus and Antony. 10 the room Oi
Antiquities from Pompeii, Herculaneum, and
HOnle are seen ashes and scorlie from Nesuyius
lnpil and lava from Iiarusa, Z una and BOmOa
and pumice stone, which fell from Nesiyius IN n
when Hcrculaneum and Pompeli were de
ST Dyed specimens of plaster and frescu paint
ing. fresh as when executed by the artists anC
artisans Of those buried cities and lava pawn
blocks from the Appian way, with ru s ia then
made eighteen hundred OF Two thousand year
ago.
Today and tomorrow the exposition and sal
will be continued. Al 10 ON saturday nlgnt
III time for visitors To reach tue last rcturlnn
boat tue bazaar VIII be closed. W 10 Sesierua
tlO,OM wUrth Of ARTICLES bad Do sold. IN
prOhts uf tho sales are to DO deVoled TO the re
building Of the PresON terlau MISSION Schonl an
chapel Of StapietUn, :. 1. The enterprise wa
conceived ana carried out by MT. flhnolS MAC
dnnAid Of the Anchor Line OF European steam
ers, VINO brought over the entire collection Ire
OF freight charges, ana hence the low price
which The articles are offered