New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14
TO OPEN THE EXHIBITION.
THE FIRST FEATURE OF THE CENTENNIAL
NEARLY READY.


FINISHING TOUCHES BEING PUT ON THE ART
DISPLAY = SOME OF THE PORTRAITS AND
RELICS THAT WILL BE sEEN-PREP-
ARATIoNs FOR THE RELIGIOUS
SERVICES IN ST. PAUL's
CHAPEL
THIS week will mark the opening OF the first
instalment Of the Washington Centennial Cele-
bration. On Thursday the Loan Exhibition NJ
historical portraits and relics in the Metropolitan
Opera House will be thrown open to the public
The collections 10 be seen there are of decidedly
interesting character, comprising the rarest
souvenirs Of Revolutionary times and PORTRAITS
OF nearly every famous man in the country's
history Coming a few days before the more
active parts of the celebration, this exhibition
is intended TO prepare the way for the stirring
scenes that are to follow
The exhibits are coming in rapidly and the
pictures and relics in the city have been col
lected in the Assembly Rooms. The cases, which
are excellent and handsome ones, have been loaned
in great part by the Metropolitan Museum, and
are in place in the galleries The Subcommittee
on Catalogue has been at work for three days
and has its work well advanced. The contrlbu-
tors have not by any means complied, as a rule,
with the request to mark pictures accurately, but
no serious trouble has grown out of that as
system of duplicate lists was established which
prevented mistakes
The collection Of old plate is now partly
arranged in the cases, and on Friday hanging
committee and a committee on arrangement OF
relics began the actual work of arranging the
exhibition. The rooms are guarded day and
night. and nothing has been lost, although the
receipts have been extremely large, and have
arrived in masses that were difficult TO handle.
PORTRAITS AND RELICS TO BE SEEN.
good many portraits and relics have been Sent
from the South and from descendants of Wash
ington and connections of the Washington family
have been obtained some valuable portraits and
relics.
Besides all the well-lSnown portraits OF WASH
,pgton there is one of Alexander llamilton by
Trnmbull. from the Chamber OF Commerce; Gil-
hort Stuort's portrait of Rufus King, owned by
John A. King; the portraits OF John Adams ana
Mrs. John Adams by Gilbert Stuart, from Charles
Francis Adams, OF Boston, who also contributes
portraits of George Washington and Mrs wash
npton by Savage, and the interesting portrait oil
Jefferson painted by Matthew Brown in Paris;
portrait OF Chancellor Livingston sent from Johh
Henry Livingston, of Clermont; portraits OF zen
eral Philip Schuyler and Mrs. Schuyler, lent DN
George L. Schuyler; portrait OF Washington oy
Gilbert Stuart, from Mrs j. V. H. Pruyn' Oh Al
bany: Houdon busts of Washington from liamll-
ton Fish and A. S. Hewitt; the Cerracchl DUST OF
Alexander Hamilton from Mr.. Hewitt also the
Gilbert Stuart Vaughan portrait OF washington
from Mrs Joseph Harrison Philadelphia: portraits
| of James Monroe by Vsnderlyn, and James MAD
;son by the elder Iuman, from Mrs. Convenient
| OF Washington; portrait Of Washington by REM
brandt Pale from Henry Chauncey OF Garden
.of IiVPPmOre
| bnIl from the State of New-Hampshire portrait
| NJ George Washington by Stuart from Chauncey
| NJ Depew: Eggbert Benson by Stuart; stephan
| Van Rensselaer, by Stuart from John JAY the
| original Cerracchi bust Of Washington from the
| Corcoran Gallery, which formerly belonged W
! Gouverneur Kemble, of Cold Spring; portraits oil
| Elias Boudinot by Waldo, and Richard Varick by
| Inman from the American Bible Society, and many
| others.
There are also many beautiful miniatures, among
them being the James PeaIe Washington loaned be
the artillery corps, the Washington Grays' oil
PHILADELPHIA. a miniature Of LOUIS XVI. presented
| by him to Franklin, painted by Sicirdy from
james May Duane, of Philadelphia, ana Inc m'sNhi
| Ramage miniature mentioned in MIR. ilarts arti'
| Gle in the April Century" and which came 10
light in PceIsllill; the portrait by Suly OF Pat
rick Henry, sent by William Writ Henry, Of Rich
mond. and the Gilbert Stuart portrait OF Nellie
| Custis. which belongs 10 Edwin Lewis, United
! States Minister to Portugal. His brother, colo
mel Daingerleld Lewis, OF Audley, Va, loaned all
| his family relics, which are many and valuable;
| for the exhibition, but WAS unwilling 10 lena
| this portrait without a permit from his brother
| He was telegraphed for permission, which he lm-
| mediately granted b. cable.
wAsHINeroN's DRESS SWORD SHOWN.
One Of the most valuable relics, perhaps Is
| Uashington's dress sword, which was brought by
| q special messenger from the Lewis family IN
Baltimore Then there swords Of Chief Justice
Jay and other Washington swords, one being sent
with q suit OF clothes worn by the General on
| Inauguration Day, by Thornton A. Washington
Of Washington, and the sword OF Governor b tbs
father Of President Pierce, from Mrs. Mcneil rot
| ter, of Brooklyn, the Governors grand
daughter; Martha Washington's own Biot
desk desk upon which the FederaiiSf' was written
| from Dr. Allan McIane Hamilton. court dresses
| worn by John Adams, John jay, James Monroe
| and others; Baron Steuben's snuf-bOX and gold
| headed cane and gold watch, lent by Mrs. +. d.
| Austin, New-YOrll; Chief Justice Jays watch,
cane and other valuable relics from John jay I;
Washington's silver spurs; the copy OF the Acts
PASSED at Congress Of the United States OF America
which was the copy prepared by Congress t9r
Washington; most interesting ana rnLe renSS
| from Charles Henry Hart, OF Philadelphia; and
various interesting relics Of Thomas Jefferson
| from DR.. j. K Leaning Governor Clintone
sboe-buckles and other rencS eAhiDIltI w CiIuoh
Genet, Of Bergen Point and inpnmerable autogra pl
With the members of the list Congress and Of
| the Federal Convention Of 7S7.
| The press view Of the exhibition Will be on
Wednesday, from IL To p. m. The iegmai
| opening at 9 80 will consist OF short address
| by the chairman, Henry q. Marqunnd, who will
present the exhibition in the name Of the Com
ioittee OH Art and Exhibition 10 the Mayor OF the
CITY, who will declare it duly opened. The
| exhibition will be open on Thursday from 10
a. m. 70 10 p. m. Single admission VIII be
| ffty cents. Season tickets mot TRANSFERABLE
The souvenirs with the designs by Edwin How