, 1880-11-07
ART NOTES.


A piece Of !ace work has been executed in this
city of such perfection, after ten months Of e1-
nort industry as to incline one to the belief that
the Old Worlds mantle has at last fallen on the
Metropolis OF the West. Strange to say, this
lace was not wrought for wedding tounce. or
u wedding veil: but, according to that same Old
worlds traditional taste, which has made sacris-
ties md sanctuaries the treasures Of the most
exouistt hand-work In existence, for priests
totta. or short, loose surplice; and has been
nrcsented BY the ladies Of the holy Name parish
to their pastor, the Rev. pr. MoMullea, Vicar
Gencral, and since tho death OF Bishop Foley
Administrators OF tho Diocese Of Chicago. The
Mcaullens parishioners, Mrs. Jane Conlan,
been lonE t9e admilaion ct those
piece in question belongs to one Of the four
families OF Irish handmade lace, and is known.
all Great hrtsn ;bs natn esfate
Monaghan, Ireland, about forty years ago, BY
The lady whose name It bears, with the CO.
operation OF Lady Soutn Lacy a onlrley ana Lazy
Dublin, London, and other principal cities OF the
islands; as Through them ladies send orders to
the schools M cdnan and
lessons, for she draws her own patterns. from 4
renowned London master, named Mancssa-
In time she was appointed as toacner IN MISS
inco yel, to be wern by Lady Fox ut H wedding.
This was executed with such elegance and
pFOmptneS3 that q Hlce 1oAt4EE, ~ w pFeseutcA
tRa occusion OF her visit to Dublin, was put into
The hands Of Miss Reeds pupil and assistant,
now Mrs Conlan, Of Chicago; and It is said that
the lace Nouncc presented to hor Majesty does
not exceed in delicacy OF execution Or elegance
OF design the Gotta presented hy the ladies of
the Holy Name to their pastor This utilizing Of
home skill thus securing an unique specimen OF
Industrial urt instead ot cutting several yards Of
"point" from piece Of which tho remainder
annie to be followed. The time Is now at hand
when the ladies' OF wealth In ChicaRo cgn show
an honorable emulation In giving their orders to
tho 6kilful hands OF deserving home-Workefs,
instead OF vietng with each other to enrich 1m-
pnrttng houses
RECENTLY been adorned with superb portrait OF
Gen. A!lson Stagcr, one Of its founders and most
influential members, fresh from the ensel OF Mr
Pine, now Of New York. but who will be well
remembered es one of our best portrait artists
before the fro. The portrait Is Il rhrec-quartor
length, representing the sitter standing, with his
Jeff hand easily thrust In his coat and his right
holding his hdt, and wearing the familiar light
oycrcoat thrown back. An outdoor scene with
banstre and column MAKES na vefy of i
figure. The likeness is very striking, and the
EXPRESSION particularly happy, while the work
is marked by those excellent flesh tfnts and
its smooth delicate finish, which were always "a
some and valuable acquisition TO the Clubs col
lection, and pleasant souveuir OF an artist VINO
was always highly esteemed in Chicago.
| Prot, Spreads 1nuch-admired genre. "An
| Idyl Of the Streets, which was on exhloiuon al
the recent Exposition, was purchased a rev
! of the Fort Wayne Railroad.
E. W. Kimball Is exhibiting some very clever
| 1y-drawn crnyon-hcads at ono OF the down. to"I
| photograph galleries