The New York herald., 1878-10-10
DECORATIVE ART
THH LOAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ron
THE GRAND oPENISe-A UNIQUE DISPLAY
AT THE ACADEMY OF nysrcs

THE LOAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ToR
THE GRAND oPENISe-A UNIQUE DISPLAY
AT rHE ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
The loan exhibition which is 10 be given at the
Academy OF Design In aid OF the Society OF Decorative
Art. Is already assuming such proportions that one
can form an excellent idea OF the spisndor that
IL 70 come. For week past carpenters have bsss
~ work in the Academy putting up cases ana
shelves, 70 that the working committees may put
their wares into positisp a. soon they arrive
All day yesterday there were . large number ot
ladies ana several gentlemen hasd ~ work lahslliss
and putting in the such articles as had already
arrived The lecture room down staiss vas dsvoted
to the reception OF goods. and II looked ike a
Oriental bazaar ana an old curros'sy shop N enc.
Boxes and hampers we're lying open, and tables
strewn with costly Gu ina and brio a-braA Among
those articles that have been received v Z
staluetIs abont twelve inches high, in old Rsp percs
laia. IL - called ''Firs," and rsprsssntss womas
her hand. II one dad not know thatit vas Bow psss
seiaio, ana .ha. Bow porcelain was scarce he would
wonder what u vas about that little figure that
st once attracted the eyes OF the connosseur. Mra
Julian James senas number Of pretty tniDgs, smong
them : small ola.iash,onsd agurs Of lid Mss
WlIkss SENDS Dresden cup and SAUCER Ill., ana Mrs
Speyers pair o open work Dresden salt collars. The
ful specimen OF this bowl with brown rose
painted on the side. loaned by MrR Flagg. Mra J.
W. Comst"ck also contributes some hsAuIful sxams
pies OF Marooni one lea aad chocolate set, AnotnsS
cream pnsAsr Of A.reollai make. Mra W Il
Hudson sends Drssden bowl with aus,na
asa asa's'S S..Hs. @ OLD blssssn ..asap % D:s. .sS
uted by Ars. VI. Il. strowpr,des. = .Drssdss
porcelain sta.asss representing Daphne and Apoiio
So.sis % is ioansa BY Miss wilkes, AZ Aasussss Rss
cup and saucer by Mrs. Juan James, and Miss Wilksl
lends 40 Augustus Rex card receiver. Que Of the
inIeyestIna OF tne Contributions, on accouut oe
its historic ASSOCIATIONS, ~ an old Serip Se-G-tA1
sci that belonged 10 Frsoerck the Great. aud wh,cn
was brought 70 tins country oy Coaat dsAusrivess
loaned Dy Miss Wilkes Mrs J.. W. Wheelsr iesas Z
pair oil Berlin irut dshss, ana +. b. Myers, Pripca
Flaeg loans valuable pair ei old Aarssiiiss vases.
Vsnve Perrin, OF the seventeenth centpFy, that
saa 70 1s "nqas as same LADY leans a. S
". Lawrsncs lends PAIR of vAses made BY u
PETIT DO Beli,nv,lis. marked; also Eeui!lst Psiit
bases. MrA J. r. Davsaper seads = Ssvrss nOwlwith
Traop aecorslion. and Mrs speyers = set of Ds IA
bits a cup and saucer of the First Republic
a crimson ground with raised ornam ents In lROt blue
meriy belonged TO the unhappy Empress Jossphina
Mrs Van Rergsa sends q cup and saucer also Of ths
Cour,llie plates miss wilkes contributes = ssau,i-
iui Sevres tetsd tets SEA. l76i. which formerly bs
issea 70 Mws ass nnsn v:
brick gold tels asse set Of the First Emptra
Mra spsyers send. Charles pn.lippe, Comic
a'Ar.o,s, cup and saucer WITH no.se !,
w. b. Laurence II formerly belonged 10
the ili.lassa Leuis xvi, and brought 70 Ansrse
By Gouvcraeur Morris. ArA J. w. Lypch contrtbutsa
a'cup and saucer OF the Empire, anu Mr.. L. Drake
cup and saucer Of Ihs First Napoleon. An W. b.
Laurence contributes Leeds ,bouQuet nelder Of
i7uo and MfA Wood some Derby vases. An old Eng.
hsh Derby lPinxsen pickle disn !: loaned by I.
Drake, and crown Derby salad bowl by Mrs w. II.
Ward. MAS Wilkes, VINO, " the wag, ssnas some Of
the choicest bits, loans Copeland card receivsr,
with visv Of New York Bay painted on IT, 20 The
order OF Lord Morpeth. Ihs display OF wedgswood
Is extremely vAiusble ArR Comstock seads Akprosns
stand, cup aud plate OF this ware and Mrs. Strow-
bridge oanaicsiick whIsh 10 rare spso,men. AFss
Laurence sends old Worcester teapot, l79a Thsra
are beauIiiul spscmons OF spods, that delight
oil ms collectors nsar npmber oil which are losssd
by Mrs. John Giiion.
a All tue ABOVE mentionsd articles u the EAse
The hanginss in TINS under The charG4
Mr.. Ames Van Wart, tho sculptor, who aas devotsd
all mis- aEd energies to the work ever since his
return tom tie counlry. Mr. Samuel Cosmah has
charge Of tho arrangement oil The south reom, wheA
Is devotsd TO the Cninese aud japanese display. He
has already nuag number Of beautiful fabrics and
has ned onina VI The Afteenth century,
loaned by Mr.. J. G. Rankis; Mr.. HusohinsA sf ths
Metripolitan Aussum, has = general supssvision "a
the porcelain cAna department, and Mr. vors o.
the Ansquea. 7sg ,F4 4 gas g ge lt =
Tho opening or this exhibition, which occurs on
Tuesday evening, promises TO be unusually brill
liant All the members Of the Society Of DocorsSlve
Art will be prsssns and the Filth Avenue Hand VIII
furnish the music af sMNft6 &sNshl-a ~ 4 u