The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-19
The First Days Sales Add $4,000 to
the New ArmOry Fund.
INTERCHANGE OF MILITARY COURTESIES.
Notable Pictures by American
and Foreign Masters.


dent announced to draw the public. business
was assably good. and real cause Of complaint
exist The ladies interested in the enterprise how
ever. ieprobate the conduct Of Jupiter Pluvius and
think he might just we'll have kept his rain until
some other day. Tho announcement is made "of-
ncially' that gentlemen need not consider the ia
tgue to which they would put the ladies by making
business very brisk. Tho fair ones feel equal to
any emergency. and are anxious to measure
their selling powers with the purchasing
inations of the other sex. Gentlemen should
scorpassion the ladies'. for there is a rule for
SO n .Aem to go FROM their booths to solicit
.sncos- Loud have gallants in the past proclaimed
Z, Aif they were not importuned for chances they
I'D be very munifcent. and now is the time for
Dm to make good their protestations. Judging by
y receipts for the first day, which amounted to .
rifle $4,000. the rule Fostering will bear
good fruit.
During yesterday afternoon q magnificent dona-
lion from the men of the Sixry-nin regiment was
brought to the fair. 1t consists of q sword with q
black and bronze scabbard. belt and epaulettes.
1t was accompanied by letter in which the donors
made known their desires concerning the gift. The
conditions under which the gift was made are as
follows-to wit. that it shall be voted for and
given to the first lieutenant in either First Second
division receiving the greatest number Of votes and
that vote shall be received for the first lieutenant
OF the donating regiment. The voting the swords
not brisk yesterday. and tho leadership Of
General Grant was not seriously disputed by of
the other competitors for the trophy.
BEAUTIFUL CAMEos
The wife OF one of New York's merchant princes
who remains anonymous, has sent to Company q
rare collection Of canoes. which are exhibition
on the table of that company. The collection com.
prises the following pieces:-
THE Market of Love- most graceful composition In
sardonyx, after u bas-reiief by Thorwaldsen.
"Madssine Of France" in extraordinarily low relief
.The Empross Josephine" admirable portrait
.c nsrgrs snts;,n after A n S,ehehsr
..ysna. Discerning Cupid, in chrysoprase
..Marguerite of France; y first Queen OF Henry ~.
venus and CapidS in white on chocolate colorsd
cameo, in richly shaded brown Of unusual size.
and spirit Of hCrssmen moving their mystic
se,inS noble iseo @Oi as
lovely Msdonna winged and rising as IN the sres. Pic
that mystery which the eams from M
afSr to Witness a. and to salute the rising star
ss
illus signfying his divinity The other wonderful
81 ne the ri he o sSsss .s :.
net. Two superb braceie each containing tour stones
aS the S Of Of SS
an ss R'so to DIANA
Barry" an uncommon ch.lcsdony. and "Isabo.u dc
MARS and Venus" in peculiar jasper Cupid in Chariot.
drawn by goats; Cupid drawn by lions.
The first 's-eye recorded in the shooting gal.
lery was made by President Hayes. '.Pinafore''
Gilbert at the fair. and declared that he never
really never-saw such fine drillroom in his life
yesterday First company Mrs. Captain Hayden;
Second company. Mrs. r. +. Wave; Third company.
Fifth company, Mrs. Frank Maun; Sixth company,
Mrs. Frederick A. Goodwin Seventh company, Mrs.
Ninth company. Mrs. Z. G. Arthur; Tenth company.
Mrs. Thomas Lord Gypsy Tent, Miss Florence
Moss; lea Room. Miss l.. Ancock.
MORE ABOUT THE ART DISPLAY.
The fine collection Of paintings hung in the art
galleries is worthy Of several visits. We have a.,
ready given an idea Of the principal pictures and Of
the arrangement of the galleries. AS result OF .
second visit we will notice number of works
which have not before received attention, following
the order in which they are catalogued, from the
north to the south gallery. clever little land
scApe by Messrigny. owned by Mr.. Walter H. Lewis.
would be taken at first view for Rico. Bouguereau's
"l,ie Pet Bird" is loaned by Mr.. II. D. Bishop aud q
group OF French pensioners by Albert Bligny called
Our Victories, comes from Schaus Il Co.'S. l.. l..
Henry's battle of Germantown" owned by Mr..
William Aston, is creditable and interesting.
tune aad detail of early French life. is Victor
Llgyes' ''The Historiographer." from Mr. II. d.
bishops collection. Meyer Won Bremen is thoroughly
himself which is saying little in Mr. John Jacob
Astor's."A Happy Family" J. II. Wits "rhe Car
riage Window is amusingly untrue in its effects
and drawing. The Sinking marionettes are sup
posed to represent ladies smiling out of their coupe
window. Ii his foreground were little strength
ened A. II. wyant would have fine landscape in No.
~. in which the view through the trees is charming.
Near 1t is Charles II. Millers large canvas Oaks ut
Creedmoor." and Bougueresu's Tho Secret"
example. Jacquet's Failing Leavos'' belongs to
Grant BY Leutne is inarss.lna Mr. d Josiah M
Fishes The Estafette," by Boldini. is one of the
most striking and admirable little pictures in the
collection. 1t is Partisan street scene-a bit OF
every day life. most dantily and effectively handled
Dogs Head" by Landseer. belongs to Mr.. II. b.
ters." owned by MIR. Aaron Heaiy popu!arizcs the
incorrect idea of pleasant relations between the poet
and his children. ''Le Garden du serail' is thor
oughiy unpleasant individual. cieverly painted by
Chleoowski and loaned by Schans \ Co. We arc
pleased to again J. @. Nicoll's admirable little
water color. "Peekskill Hollow"
SCENES FROM MANY LANDS.
From the surcharged warm color OF Ziems pub
pleasant to turn to the crispness and truth Of
Pasnis Entrance to the Mosque OF st. Sophia"
Also pS Of Of Which,
"Le Bateau." J. q. Browns well known PASS
ing Show" with its excellent types. will
Mr. Dennis GaIo. Mr.. d. il. McAlpine's land.
scspe. catalogued to Corot. though we'll
painted work. will puzzle that artists admirers.
1t is certainly queer. Hector Leroux is at his
sticst in' MIR. w. s. Gurnee's picture, The Toilet
OF Minerva, with its frieze of vestals Mr.. William
A. Camp loans Eastman Johnsons 1.-The Best Card"
and MIR. Robert L. Kennedy sends important
Kensett A charming promenade with Love-"
Edouard Detale's good little example. ''In Camp"
loaned by Mr.. ii. X. Bishop, is doubly interesting
IN that 1t contains q portrait of the painter.
semi-nuuc, In Pompcian interior. does credit to
kaemmerer. and IL loaned by Mr. Richard II. Haines.
Tho late Robert wylie's pictures much all
mired and very interesting that IL is with pleas
urc that we see Mr.. ID. IL. McAlpine's example.
"brittany Peasants Reading Victor Hugo" "a
Roman Girl Is one of the best of William Sartain's
heads. and II. p. Smiths Coast View is harmo-
NOUS and pleasing IN its cool gray tones. There
striking resemblance between David
and Mr. Healy's important Rousseau. Another
sample of Johnson fno rich,
deep toned, upright landscape. The Escosura
called 1.-THE Lesson. loaned by y p. Avery is good
In color and effect of light and OF the best ex.
amples Of this very unequal painter. -Four IS. r.
Ginords, one of which Ia owned by the regiment
and another by the Union League Club, depict
scenes from the "Seventh's" war experiences .sThe
Student" by zamacois. IL loaned by Mr.. Richard II.