New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-22
LONG ISLAND SCHLIEMANNS.

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The ladies of the ancient dorp OF Flushing
moved to IN. work no doubt by spirit Of generous
emulation with their sisters OF New-I0rk. have SET up
Loan Exhibition Of their which has been s" s.eceS
full that 1t is I've kept open una, SATURDAY next "c
pst until 10 D. The ostensibie object OF the eAo'
ton (sInce the notion Of exhibition ior itS o" saA'
"a not q he thought of in our sobersdes community Is
the filling the purse Of one CT the many cha 's VI
. Mace which CHARITY doing good in It's trr, thus De-
comes the means cheerfulncss throughout
whole eighborhood, and gives 10 youns and Old many
hours OF innocent pleasure
The place Of the exhibition is shop on the nam stfco
Of the village womauly readiness has taken advantage
OF its deserted shcvngs and empty cases ana the cou
er over which the sportive clerks played at leap
frog In idle hours bless themselves nj te chdhge
which has loaded them with pretty 'h'hss III" "o"'
fresh youth and cheerful faces TO preside over 'ne'n
While the objects made the most oil III inc way VI
show yet thanks TO systematic and orderly cas'
6cation the visitors come away from the exhibition
with clear notion of what has been SEEM ana "'lhou'
any weaIipess OF eyes or BRAIN
What makes the chow more particularly intcrestmgF -
that IL is entirely made up OF things o"l'cieu III n
ing itself aud all belonging OF old to tue people OF inc
town 1t is museum Of briea-brac bought ont OF
shops nor has any dealer" sent anything ever! Object
has its story 60 tell little anecdoie OF history private
or puhlic and all the stories heard togethewhat ere
they but IN cpiome Of the life OF Flushing for e last
two hundred yearsi The portion OF the eAhbtoh Da1
has the greatest attraction for many IL the ca' ann
besides lat the display is really remarkable DOth I"r GU
riosty beauty; also interesting as being INC ~
vest OF native closets and cupboarHs As inc iarherS
wives elbow their way about, hears them cry: Wen
now Tor sakcs Why we've lived with these things al our
lyrs and never thought nothn of em! Guess when we
cit home well bring old putaway cups anc sar-
GERS Dear :" another. better read than her
neicbors these Is ceramics IL heyi Well. I've heerd
lately talk about em, AID didn't know what folks d'd
mean" LsndW says another, them's antiques! why,
our Deby's got closet just cbOck full OF eich i"sh
known nat GU arter Ia fetched cm down TGesc
good wives had look sharp after their treasures
for the collector Is abroad he has scented rich prize III
these old closets cupboarls, and, II H. many
Rachel those parts for her cups and snuees,
her dishes and plates aud refuses 70 be conioredas she
III n,s sadly Of what might. have BEEN but was not
because she didn't know all she ought to have known!
Sometimes they take 1t choeriuy, however. as
when a old lady, seeing some hantsOne Deit pa'e-,
that once had been her own desn,ed property, now
onamenting the sideboard of the lady who had bought
them. "On." says she. III had only been Pinned
Why " say the purchaser you let them 10 Oh easily
enough as II was" "&ow you just stop" says the
other; d0a. like Chaler. " and. 50 with chat ana
nonsense, the game goes On. Most 81 the china Is ~
English make spode and Worcester. Old Bow, Stafford
shire Wedswood. I0westoft, Creani-warc, Daven-
port and TewhalI One Of the most indefa'igah!e Of
the Flushing collectors. Mr. walter D. Lawrence,
has been lucky finder OF very pretty lot Of New
hall cups and sacefs with other pieces; fun tea eqi-
PAGE OF rie old French porcelain. black, with bright
flowers and gliding many good pieces OF Dnlt ad Ola
India with Bristol, LOwesiofl, ami spode, Cream
ware aud wedwood all Of untegafded aGo in corners
tlr H. and had If the for song Yet II j. not
fair 70 call such flds as these lucky" nothing but
quick eve and genuine love OF what Is pretty. could
have uncloseied ihcsr things. what Il the use OF "A
divningrod with AT end, # there he not
a sensitive hand the othcrf So'ue q: the sPode
sent by other owners uneOmmonly pretty. sweet
meat plate. shape Of leaf Of most delicate b'ue
with guild border and the ribs Of the leaf showing on tie
under side vita small liable Of line make,
particularly noticeable These, With tcas,t OF Sp1do
OF another pattern. belong to Mr.. Charles Williams.
Mrs J. j.. Gilman sends four handsome Worcester
plates Of ChamberlaIns make; Mrs Williams shows IA
portion OF yerJ elegant tea equipIgc OF Davenport
ware manufacture that gives notion Of great refine
men, IN the people who hkol IT, One Of the most sirk
ing pieces OF spodc have Ion long time. large
and beautifully shaped Jar belong. to Miss Baker, while
Mr. Dapny contributes charming barrcshaped cup 81
Che same ware orBancicd with delicate gdriands Hrs
T. f. Lynch sends "A good group of Old Bow, and Mrs.
George Hand Is the OF several Interesting pieces
Of stafordslre and other English carthenwarc Mrs
silence sends "a mug made To- commemorate the Arctic
discoveries of Captain Ross On side Is picture OF
.'Trayelng al the POe." and the other, Approach
ing the labea" This represents the rescue. We sup
pose Captain Ross party, after the abandonment OF
his ship the Victory Isabct, thea whaitr bat
formerly Anded by Captain Ross himself Some Of
the finest pieces OF old India contributed by
Mis- MARY Parsons who sends, among other things,
large jar Of deep aps-lazu blue, with faint design in
gold probably the valuable pcce in the exhibition.
Mrs +. W. IIOrsied also sends some line specimens Mr.
L. Baron Bradford Prince also sends great deal oi
handsome china besides other things OF great value In
other departments Leaving all this product OF n time
when the Of pottery had reached highwatcr mark,
we must study with interest the valuable lot Of Aztec
clay vessels loaned by Merritt also sends few
Of the gold objects found by himself in tie graves ut
Chiriqa. While are lamening the loss OF The Cas-
teIani let IA remember that the greater part
nf the magnificent find Of gold objects from those Chiri
oui touibs which brought To New-ioIk b. the dis
coyerors and vainly offered TO us TO purchase, was
bought by the Museum of 'oithhaS'h where IL may
now be seen.
Among other objects. there Il case ~ fans, among
which we noted very pretty one Of the as century.
and the display Of old family silver and cu-saSs VIII
mike the sad gazcr Mt such comfortable ornaments to
good cheer wipe his eye With envy.
The collection OF laccs, enbroiderics odtne dresses.
bonnes satin shoes, aud forth is not the least inter
eating part of the exhibition. dress of gauze.
br,derel in pattern o. paimeayes, with mock pearls,
brucs up "A charming picture OF young beauty IN The
DAYS that are mole. and another. OF . somewhat
Infer dafea wedding -rrssOf white embroidered satin
y It's short but very fu sleeves and lis large blonde
veil cond only have been chosen by some RIPE rich,
Joyous beauty for her weddinginy Close by hangs
tine bridcgrooms satin vest and further Is another OF
NOR. rustic design but pretty with its worked sprigs
There are here "a good many OF the samplers" which
I'm the Old days trained grandmohers to accn
racv and their fingers to neat Workmanship. These
saupIcrs ought TO be looked after and preserved
occurred possible, f0r some one OF our museums-ior
they are valuable specimens OF needework and get
.,,t dnv al mi
has no name attached, either OF maker sender and
seems 10 have BEEN nc in danger OF bnrning
II is good model both in color and design. Aremark
ably fine English sample dated 1896. There is most