The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-01

guitars antique Chinese and japanese bronze
bells, banjos called the ''Sa Men," Turkish gui-
tars the ''g0urd," Spanish mandOlins, South Sea
Islanders drums, Moorish hand drum once
owned by Minister of Tunis, Tripoli, and pre-
sented to Mrs. Taft; k0tO or Japanese Int; a
Chinese fiddle belonging to Mr. Krehbiehl of the
Gazette; and last but not least, wonderful reed
instrument called "cheng' by the japanese. All
these are centuries old.
There is also wonderful collection of curious
books from the sixteenth century and upwards.
There ore different and ancient specimens of mu-
steal notations, autograph letters etc 1t is the in
tention to invite artists to come to this studio for
The purpose OF making copies OF the pieces on ex-
hibiton
The Cincinnati Art Department is another fea-
ture of the Loan Exhibition. In this room there
are specimens, and fine ones indeed, of China
paintings by Miss E. e. Leonard Miss McLaugh-
lin and Miss Dodds
Mr.. Leopold Fettweis, the young sculptor,
of this city, has on exhibition two
specimens OF his work in this room. ;,one Of
these is his famous piece the shepherd Boy"
which was executed in Rome
Mr. Rebisso has loaned to the ladies his beauti-
full work, a bust of General Hickenlooper's son.
The room, moreover is crowded with magnif-
cent oil-paintngs, Watercolored sketches, and an
elegant assortment OF works from different scuip-
| tors.
Among the China-plate paintings exhibited in
Miss Mclaughlin. Two miniature steam
boats, carved out by the hand, and
made with pen-knife, are also on exhibition.
lUcy are DeHutlGS,
Miss Huston has a copy of Dante's writings
The covers are OF wood, and elegantly carved.
Mrs VIM. Proctor shows some fine specimens VI
dainty lace.
cent screen, the paintings on it representing Jap
anese scenes. There are artistically carved cabi-
| nets by Mr.. W. q. Caldwell and China plates,
pitchers CUPS and paintings by Miss Pitman and
| One of the features of the Exhibition is the col.
| lection OF Mrs Dr. q Freeman: This embraces
one Of the finest and largest collection of Indian
| relics in this country. Some of the specimens
| were on exhibition at the Centennial and was
adjudged the fourth rank Of such collections il
| the country. There are pipes, bowls, hatchets
| hammers arrow heads, bells carvings, etc. The
Smithsonian Institute has sent t. Mrs Freeman
asking her permission to take cast of several OF
| them. Most of these relics are the works of the
| Mound Builders in this State. Some, however
| and they are rare iii this cOuntry-weTe found in
Nova Scotia The most interesting pieces are a
Mound Builders hoe Of stone a cariboo head 1.-THE
| only one in these parts, mooses horn, from
Nova Scotia and IA pair OF horns, the one black
and the other white. Mrs. DR.. Freeman, more
| over, has contributed some fine specimens OF
| wood-carving, especially so in the mantelpiece
| exhibited in the AT Department
! The displayin pottery and porcelain will be ex
| traOrdinariy fine. One case is filled with Greco
| Roman vases, found i'll tombs near Naples: another
contains very choice enamels on porcelain from
| China and Japan, and one liyer-cOlored vase from
| the Ming dynasty. All periods Of ceramic art are
illustrated and will beso arranged and catalOg,ied
that the art may be studied intcligently There
are some very fine MajoliCa vases more imposing
| than any in the CaStellani collections There will
be in the display old Dresden figures, and latel
| Dresden, Seyres, English wares of various dates
and factories, modern Limoges, and bisque ware
and in fact, vases and placques and artistic fgure
of every grade Of porcelain, including Venetian
glass and that novelty OF 1871 the iridescent glass
The second floor OF the immense building viii
be used for the armory, library, art gallery, ant
| for the exhibition of Berlin, Dresden and othe
| enamelS.
One room will be wholly used for the purpose O
showing how bedroom ought to be.
There may be seen asuit worn at the Court o
France over one hundred years ago.
There is also on exhibition the chair in which
the Father of his Country" General Georg,
| Washington, used to sit.
There are specimens OF the Holy Writings OF
SIAM engraved on palm leaves. These writings
are jealousy guarded from view, and specimens
are rarely to be obtained.
\ The brass candlestck used by Benjamin Frank
| lin is there, also stocking knit 800 years ago
| Fans OF quaint design and which have beer
used 200 years ago are there Some of them have
been in the possession OF the exhibitors or rather
| their ancestors lO5 years.
| One may see the knee buckles worn by Rev
Ebenezer Thayer in 1896. These are now the
| property OF Mr., John Keppler. The gold snuff
box used by Henry Clay III 1902 also figures among
| the collection
200 years old, Al gold comb studded with Sapphires
and gold bracelets Of great age, also the silver cup
once used by Jefferson Davis anda lot OF vener
able china dishes 175 years of age.
| There are among the collection loaned by Mr.
| Bellows, who also exhibits an almanac of 174S
copper a-kette, which came over the sea at the
same time with the Mayfiowpr, a piece of Queer
| Annes bed-curtain and number Of indian sun
dalS.
There are to be seen the money used before the
Revolution, General Washington's handwriting
| and other relics.
A department whose bright colors will attrac
the ladies especially is the textile fabric depart
ment, in charge of Mrs Williamson and Mrs. Bul
| lock. In a couple of handsome show cases is
display of rare and beautiful things to be worn
| A partial enumeration may follow: There is
CircasSan hood NeapUlitan and Roman aprons {
| Persian spread, some Armenian embroidery,
japanese war jacket, Russian sash an antique
| Mexican embroidered shawl, some japanese EN-
| broidery, couple OF French Court suits of the
time of Louis XVI, purchased by Mr. James E.
| Murdoch in Paris for use on the stage, and q strk
ing ATmeniap robe, cloth of gold. \
| The above is but slight attempt to enumerate
the various articles on exhibition and every one
who would have the richest treat ever presented tO
| the public at one time and one place should not
fail to visit the exhibition.
| The exhibition is to open on Monday the 9th
with a reception on that evening, at which the
charge for admission is to be ST. There will be nu-
sic by Seidensticker's Band for that evening" and
! the ladies of the association expect to welcome
| their friends, and receive congratulations on the
inauguration of their enterprise. From that time
on the loan collection will be open daily from II
Il. m. to Top. m. The charge for single admission
will be % cents. Packages of ten tickets will be
sold for 81, and may be obtained at Robert
Clarkes and at the following hotels--the Grand
Burnet, Gibson and Emery.
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