, 1877-11-26
GOTHAM GOSSIP.


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NEW YoNK, Nov. 22.-The Metropolitan Mu.
sn,in 1T Art xluwa rotn1ncn1n11c AMI er,rtse IN
sss.t... .'.s. S.. .'''t''.e
fcach'"s ont a.teF esefftal1'g IN 'ts 'tne WaN'i
entncs along. 1t may not always succeed In &C.
curing tnat at Which IL rras,,s. M. nlwa,a IN
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ho'alilk "ha1 u has p1oFtsl'la'lS sefufeo, as Is
testified u By the sale at aacson now progress
Ing at Learitt's, Ut the Cogniat collection of fau
tlque arsna a'd ctir1osltsea. bat tho habit Of
Trying fpr things ta not MI element of slcccss
TO 10 lightly REGARDED, aud 10 1t inayae traesd
much of tho marked and really splendid prog
fcss which tue Museum has taaes. II there is
TO money In the treasury ~hcrcsEth toaniy
desirable property, Tue nana9crs make peop'-
sa's Vi conditional character, and then appeal
to the men of wealth for the necessary Hlcans
| TO make the prunosa's definite. Take tho case
ot tue Aactatidm collection oI otd faces aud
etnorotdeffess as ono jast now particularly III
po!at,-'noss Of 1t being "poinf" lace. This
collection Is On exhibition at tho Museum, "a
large number nf New York ladies llaru already
| discovered. How 1t came to bc thorc, nnd the
hopss respecting It, arc thus clearly set forth BY
the Trustees:
Al Tue solicitation 1t su'pe frIents Mr M,tCal.
Il The MctronoltaM Nn.ri,m of AZ: anS Ia. .iMcc
entertained j. psoxnal foE tts sale 70 the Muscum.
"shs h "n9srsssan: III s - rna ~ keg' @ 69Setsr ~
rcas.Ab!c snn1, espucialiy whete thc Tine, labor,
and knowieso rcqaistc for gathering these spesi'
Ttn.,sos tu RI n a*In H. i, mais thi. tms
hare not tho MONEY for tito purpose. Ii il hoped
iho*n ntcfr.teA th our Mn.en'u md e1pcclally the
tnat thr sum ssausra mav .o sn"sy - ransa anS
] tho collection perniancnsiy securoJ.
Il
| thoae Who havn cauvht sluht nj tl,a ,ou,r.o-.
,,,",i ..,,a,s. T., ..sa ...,.n.as. ~ 80, =.
tNso aFlucs ~ tne eoutnsast soo1'' VIII 10
| their part, which Hscaus MI in their power, to
] keep within ricw SO rich treat. II therp Is
ANYTHING m thia snhcre morn attractive IN tho
fn,r ..r th,n mo or1 A., law. sha,,1 H., tr
sf Scn 's'an sa'e n''. ''ue 'acee' 'aoupt hHc ~
know the name Of it. Th!s taste, however, Is
hardly 10 b. snccred ntby the average maseu-
| line, who contents hIs artistic rnnvtpya with
The yorloua yaractla. of worl,mautltn r., Nicer.
sa,,..,., ''S'''' eA "o"'"1'As'P - '1's~t'
The MacCallum collection comprises some
30 pieces, aull include examples VI tiuiu.lrc,
| Cushion, TaDc. Rococco Burano. ycuellan.
Aicnrou. punto n Ara. itaiinn ttc,tcc1in mr..
s"... a''sv ,... ~ .'', n..Ss .e'u, ~.
nnps uGIter kno"h ~ tolnt ae aehest span
! tsh, Venetian Rose Point, Flemish, OF Point do
Flinders, Ut cctr,a, II tho belief cxprcssed In
tie catalogue Is correct, tho present cxluL,tio,,
tuo nt't u stto 3n'o Ill 'no o"''eu etaees' Ana
certainly tho drst representing, With any degree
] Of completeness, the l,tAtory Ut tho n1auu-
S..ur "s w." s'e .ae e"tusss pas
o~'s.!"G oi''"@al eA'o.o'ue'y' A"as''A'.E 'I'@
] e'a- iufheY' hnu inc arccR isianas, ma thence
| passcs ~ Italy, where through Naglla md
]oyayrr. Il mu,t not t' inferred that ,be ,,,,rrce
! ~ s.,st .t.N.".t .t"... nv
| o1 eompioteaoss !. a!toee1ne5 satisfactorily 10
! trace tue h!atory OF ths lnanuiarture supple-
nj d0S1
tho Limerick Rt'd Bnckiugltanshirc, aad tle
Nonlton l00Hla patron!ztt. by Queen Victoria,
anu contain patterns OF thc E1nprrss EnGcnic aud
modern lnccs. Is necessary. Thu visitor to the
| METROPOLITAN, In order not TO be disappointed,
must not 10 nIsea iuto expecting TOO much III
tho way OF connection or consecutive rFodnc-
| tion.
@ ad so i M
Andrew alasCalum, an artist we'll know II ~
London. Tho taste Of the lady Ia sufficiently
shown In the baautifa! samples which frequent
visits to Italy and tls East gaye her opportunity
70 secure. Tho collection has been twice TX
| htbItcd In England. at tho International Exhl-
billion III London in 1874, mud 1t tho South Kct1.
sinstou Museum, The pieces are In greater
palt sascribcd to the seventeenth century. and
but Que OF two tEaco doubtful origin back Of
that.
The Montcnegrin scarf enbfoldertcs arc about
l50 years old. Que In silk and gold, showing
alike on both ales, o. all tl!s carclul work does.
II remarkably delicate and tlnc, both III design
and execution. Another beautiful mplc Is a
portion Of an old seart, tmhFo!!erud In cu!oEcl
silk and gold thread UPON hpincspun linen
ground, tho iesi..i t,ciug rersau. A pcsso-ln-
dian p!uec, agctl 80, done In sslmon-colosed aud
blask xllk up0n ltneu, 10 striking. Thu Janlna
cushion coycrs and towel borders arc bold In
cn!os aad treatment, tho favorste design being
Of GuImalB. Tilcre ART gevsral picccs OF bad
covrr, cnlorcd silks upon iiucn, u,ude at tho
Dardapclcs century anil a halt ago. which aro
extremely rich and beautiful. The curtains Of
| Sa11
cred In thu same styIo utter bu!l pcrsian pat
tcrns, arc heavy and attractive.
Tho Turkish llne INCLUDES. same faso pieces,
antt ali Of tho work Ia urqulsttely wrought.
I Among this ulore Interesting ats ptece Of lurn
cover, }fo,n Jerusalem, cmbrolcred With silk
tn blue, yrllow, aud rutl, md 3l0 ycurs old; a
| tAble-cuyer, Htlk aud gulI un piuk satin, from
tialltpoli; lady'a veil, eighty years ulI, from
HrUu1sa; Turkish laly's saah, lue silk and
Eol4 work on lAn,l, buth sldcs alike; A,,i
gcycral specimens OF HalouIca embroidery, silk
On linen. Fro,u Turkey In Europe col,e somu
artistic kasanlik borders and covers III colorcI
silks, about leu years old. Hill muEs, beautiful