New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-26

notuble collection OF paintings is under
;he hammer auctiOncer II Is that OF John Wolfe
who has decided sell his private collection. Some
wears ago Mr. Wolfe sold his collection and began
anew to indulge lis love of art by gathering chocer pic
turs 10 replace the old The present collection plumbers
100 pictures Conspicuous among them Is large figure
painting by BOugercau, well as an example OF Meis
souer and paintings by Van Marcke, knaus and CorO
The "Gir in Swing" by Cole. Is also in This collection
week from these pictures will he placed
exhibition in the Lcavitt Art Galleries. They viii remain
ON view there for weeks and will be sold ea.y in
Arril at Chick.ring Hail The sale III be under the d
rectiOn of s. Z. Avery.
gratifying contrast TO the gilied mirror steamboat
"a DON sty lie decoration prevalent in so many public
rooms is afforded IN the work done by H. Edwards
Ficken upon addition to the restaurant Of the Hotel
Brunswick Ii is refreshing to pass from the barbarc
sn.ndor of the Old restaurant the simple harmony of
nr Fickens decorations. The general tone OF color In
the room is light without being obrusve and the differ
ent parts of the scheme carried out in harmony
with none OF the swearing AT each other effect so often
noticeable in decorations Of large interiors. MI Ficken
has had the gooa fortune to be allowed full sway, and
therefore by modifying the color in the carpets subord
mated il TO its proper relation Its small old gold and
yellow patterns upon dark bne ground are modest in
stead Of glarng, and therefore pleasant and restfnl
The wainscotng is in ash, above which Is a narrow
dado IN relief panels continuing the color of the ASH
but composed OF a cement, and each containing
ain for tile The body Of the walls covered with
canvas instead Of the usual heavy stamped paper, and
upon this are painted designs the motive OF which was
taken from old tapestries The back ground Is Of BLUSH
coloring against which the decate lines OF the designs
old gold CLEAN With especial beauty in the gasnght
color to correspond with The % %alnscoting
| archng irieze which gives the ceiling as a
| whole the appearance Of " barrel vauting."
This concave frieze Of glicd paper machez spirltedy
represe the Of boar hunt These moulded
| Ffcken himself and the flying animals. hounds and
hunters repeated IN the panels forming the
| relieved by wavy water lines in old gold. IL
paneled throughout Various necessary evils which
Mr.. Ficken encountered in beginning work upon this
| dining room have been successfully converted into
sources of decorative advantage In the centre
pillars with steam radiators al their base. These have
been colOTed OF light reddish hue with circles light
gliding above to correspond with the coOrs generally
employ ed, aud al the top four corbes branch out from
the shaft 10 support the gder above. This heavy iron
Srier running ION dtudinaly through the Of the
| ceiling has been left uncovered and turned
| TO good account by being g1ded. The
bolt heads hcky studdng ts surface show 10 especial
advantage. There are hve grdeis oi WOOD ana IRON on
10 n All are coored OF the same ght yellow hardly
| pronounced enough for gliding, and somewhat moro
hre0kpe ND the ceiling is carried out for the walls by
protecting piers, or broad plissers, four or I'VE
of which are each side. waVy glded scroll al the
ton of each relieves the stiffness o. ls vertical lines
TIE sconces on the walls with backgrounds OF what
ecems embossed brass set In fraiGes OF blue glass tes
The stained glass windows very fDely loaded and with
oo,ur Ia blend with hat in the erior and the chairs,
were from Mr. Fickens designs Most n0icosDie IN ne
room is the OF quiet aud comfort when arises Il ON
The sympathetic harmony that MT fckch mas Aucceedeu
| i'm securing throughout his work -,
A. Knoedlera gallery another OF Benjamin Constants
productions will be placed on exhibition Tomorrow ~
Is cal ed The Harem of the Anieer" There are Two
Oriental beauties In reddh skirts their snowy shoulders
and boOms slightly yeicd in gauzy TISSUES reclining on
a ,lIyan of drab velvet with background oi green
hngncs There il a companion ia darker raiment, and
;t,,1c ,non q lion skin In the foreground Is slave
whose head 10 wrapped In black veil and who Is towing