The New York herald., 1877-12-02
A BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITION.
Preparations for the Loan Collection at
the Academy of Design.
LAcEs. MINIATURES, TAPESTRIES
New York Ladies Busted Provid-
ing for Poorer Sisters.

All day yesterday and late into the evening inc
ladies and gentlemen OF tho Decorative Art society
hard at work at the Academy Of Design preparing
for the Loan Exhibition, which VIII open on MONDAY
evening. There has been such an exhibition III
New York the about TO DO held. homes nave
been stripped OF their Lares and Penates to make u
beautiful and IL will be sight worth seeing wnen
completed The articles were much better arranged
yesterday for than they were on the day
before, although the HERALD representative had TO
step cautiously not to tread upon iaces worth tncir
weight in gold or priceless tapestries The hall and
sairway OF The Academy is made beautiful with pots
OF growing plants and 1t is proposed to have band
OF music on the opening night This is capital sug
gcstion and IL would be bad idoa TO have sta
toned In the unoccupied south room, where 1t would
be out OF sight and exert its inspiring influence with
out drowning conversation.
Some Of the finest articles are not in their cases yet,
but still there many exquisite objects to be seen
Before any more about this exhibition IT might
be we'll to say few words about tho Society Of Deco.
ratlvs Art. in the aid OF which it s given. The
society young that may be pardoned for not
thoroughly understanding its object. The want OF a
market place where ladies could send such work
embroideries paintings carvings, decoration of pot
terry and the like, aud get iar price Tor their work.
was the immediate cause OF this society. All tho
work sent IS OF an artistic nature and every piece
that into the salesroom is passed upon by
mittee Ladies who send their work known
by numbers that those who have become
reduced and wish to their living DO
without publicity The reader will at once
appreciate the noble character OF this society and will
understand that II canuot be without funds
hence this exhibition. The lady managers who
among the best known and most highly respected in
New York society, have gone into the work with as
much cnth usiasm though they were to be the per-
penefted by Through the kindness OF the ladies'
and gentlemen ut work yesterday HERALD repre-
sentative allowed to go through the rooms ana
examine all such articles unpacked and placed.
LAcEs.
In the lace room winch Is also devoted to the ians
miniatures and jeweed articles, Mrs. Robert L.
Cutting and Mrs. Belmont wero directing bevy Of
young ladies' and labelling and placing the various
y cles Here was seen piece OF guipure de malines
formerly belonging to Mario Autonette and presented
to Governor Morris when Minister 10 France and
loaned by Mrs r. d. Cameron; piece Of lace made
for Marie Antolnctc ana presented to her by
The city Of Paris, and collar presented to
This unhappy Queen by the city OF Venice, both
owned by Mrs Frederick Stevens; an elaborate
aounce OF point de venise, loaned by Mrs S. l. NJ.
Barlow; dress trimming point de vensc, made in the
seventeenth century, and loaned by Mrs. Astor; q
piece of point. seventeenth century, very rare;
OF laces owned by Mrs. j. W. 0lte containing
costly vcs,mcnt worn by priest; case OF laces OF
the seventeenth century, owned by Mrs Astor;
handsome piece OF guipure, dated 1860 loaned by Mrs.
d'Oremeulx; maDtilia trimmed with four and half
yards OF point de Venise, loaned by Mrs. John jay;
coveriet of Venetian pont bearing II the arms +
the iamily Tor whom 1t was made, loaned by Mrs.
Rutnerurd Stuyvesant; cap OF Venetian point, the
original OF which was IN imitation OF coral brought
HON" home To- TO LACE, lace worker oy als ner sailor sailor
something more beautiful than the mermaids.
This piece is loaned by Mrs. W. r Farn.ss Mrs Zim-
lran ntd Ant
Haywood sends piece OF her wedding Dress OF
Spanish blond; cardinals capo. raised venetian
tine laces OF the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries loaned by Mrs August Belmont, and Mrs.
Mahion Sands sends piece oil seventeenth century
Mcchn lace.
There are two cases, one large and one small In
this room devoted TO miniatures exquistely painted
things that make people wonder that tney ever went
out oil fashion, How cold and cooress photograph
In comparison Among these gems Is An original
miniature OF Napoleon l. 1t was presented 10 Mr..
Charles James Fox by Napoleon when FIRST Consul, IN
Of this city, by Charles James Fox. The
nephew OF the original owner; Mr.. T. d'Orc
mleuix loans several IN natures ono OF NJ de P
panie IN Paris IN 1865; NJ 10 Comte de l.. Nj,
prince oil the blood $780, and Comte al, PARIS 1920
Mr. Edgarton u. Winthrop loans the immature OF
her. Mrs. J. Schuyler Crosby sends AN old English
locket with miniature; Mrs. T. Tuckerman sends n
min .ture OF Colonel George Gibbs, painted 1894,
supposed by Malone, Of Newport; Mrs. Robert L.
Cutting sends two antique MINIATURES
There is 10 DO found here a most in ,eresting coec
tion oi antique watches. Mrs. William h. A.pinwal
sends one 100 years old, MADE IN Genoa; q White.
house loans one zoo Years old made before minuie
hands or onaus we're introduced; Mrs S. L. N. Barlow
loans watch and chateaine, formerly belonging 10 Mme
de Nontes1an; Mrs. Rouert L. Cutting sends An ique
watch, iniad with precious stones, with colored gold
decorations, made IN the early part OF the last
tury; Mrs Richard NJ. Hunt sends a curious Ureguet
wacn. Most these watches are OF elaborate work
manship aud are painted by arsts who wero distin-
yuished III lner day. Among the many rare and costly
lHu fnrm Ill. al (.ranH
Duchcssc oil Parma, loaued by Mrs. W. A. hammond;
japanese fan win gold sticks, loaned by Mrs. ). L. ~
Barrow, who also loans unique Jewelled snunuox
Mrs. W. +. smith sends an eighteenth century Ian
coectio OF tue Countess Gurowski, painted
by spar lsh artst. Mrs. Belmont senas large mum
ber Of rare ans, one OF them called alter the Hunt,
painted by Dc Penho MIS- Pnipps sends one OF the
LOUIS XIV. style. Mrs. r. 5. stuart spanish fan,
carved mother OF pearl stlcks, mounted with dia-
monds ana green enamel leaves
BRiC-ABRAC.
There are suca Quantities of bric-a.brac that tic
cabinets are crowaed with them, so that one can
hardly enough o The articles TO properly appTyr
ciae them lnis room Is hung with embrvdr RES md
costumes stolen IRON Japanese temples, and Is now
owned by Aessrs. La Fargo. Coenan Tiffany, the
arst. The pottery, porcelain, &c, are not nearly all
paced yet In the lot ivory cnar, 600
years OLD, formerly belonging 10 the kings Of DcIhi
anu now the property OF Mrs. +. ). Edrdge. To whom
II was presented by native gentleman. Inc back aud
legs solid elephants usks. Mrs. Edrdgc also sends
al ivory comb ano paper cutter Of curious workman
sup iron the banks OF the GaDges; Mrs. Belts sends
quaint old German apostle cup; Mrs. L. kcarney
Rogers sends an antique dagger with brass handle and
sheath anu motto on lhe uade, also brass box lor-
meriy belonging 10 Nara Theresa, OF Austria; Mrs.
J. u. Johnston sends an Oriental gurc cnamelled by
pngiingcr lI02; Mr.. August Belmont lenus PAIR OF
old UrDlno vases, representing The OF the
Magi This collection IS particularly rich IN old
Satsuma, Sevres OwarI and other wares.
THE picfrREs AND TAPESTRIES.
Very few oil Tue pictures arc nuug yet Among
those which are tie walls is cattle picture by
Van MarcKc; "playing ht JacKstones.n by f. Zana-
cots; ''Thc Cup That Cheers, by i. Kraus; a cnsrm-
ing Fromentin; "Ihe Magic Mrror.n by Alma
Tadema; ana "rhe Forest o FonalneOleu,' BY y.
Diaz," all loaned by Mr. J. Abner Harler. Mr. Jonn
Wolf Dores "Don Quixotc Enterlaincd;n
Mr. W. Cary Tuckerman SENDS a portrait
OF Cardinal painted by Vlndyck. 1t
Scared by the bayunet thrust OF a brsn SOLDIER,
auartercd during the Revolution the Cary mansion
near Boston, where IT was nung Tor several genera
tions; Mr Robert l.. Cuting sonus = La Chatclahe,n
by vibert; j. K Butler 81 Dds Maternal Solcitude,n
by Bouguereau; Mr. W. B. Dinsmore sends
Groone's "DcaIcr in Arms;' j. J. Astor sends "oh
Age oil a Princc,n by J. Z. Rossi, ana Mr.. william
Astor ..Sae OF Arab Horses by Fromcntn; Mr Jor-
dan 1. Mott schreycrs ''Bursting Of Bonn" aud
beautiful landscape Dy Dauogny.
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