Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-29
THE LOAN EXHIBITION.


 Success of the Columbian Loan Ex.
 hibition-More of the, Striking
 Features of This Fine EIhibit-It | Closes To.Night.
 There has been very general wish ex- pressed that the Columbian loan exhibi- l tion be continued into next week, but the managers decided yesterday and with re- luctance to close the exhibition tonight, according to the original plan. They felt compelled to do this mainly on account of their promises to the exhibitors that the articles loaned by them would be returned to them either at their home or at the ex- hibition rooms tomorrow.
 It is very rarely that the public has the privilege of seeing such 8 collection of ar ticles of historic, artistic and curious in- terests as the three rooms devoted to the exhibition contains. Many of the articles are made doubly attractive by their local historic interest, and their connection with old colonial families of this sec tion. At the north end of the main exhi- bition room, to the right of the entrance, hang portraits of President and Mrs. Stiles surveying the scene, in which we may fancy he, at least, is deeply interest ed, for he was one of the leading sntiqua- rians of his time, giving much attention to the beginnings of our history. These pictures will repay careful study in con- nection with the descriptive note attached
 to the wall below the picture of the presi- dent.
 Below these pictures, on a cabinet
 containing President Stiles baptismal
 robe, stands curious Spanish chest,
 loaned by Miss Quincy, and in an ad- joining cabinet may be seen 8 superb em-
 broideaed gown loaned by Mrs. Fellowes, a
 bridal gown, hand painted in blue and sill
 yer, loaned by Mrs. Whitney, and worn at
 her wedding by one of Roger sherman'f
 ington's brocades and 8 rich court
 coat shot full of fine gold
 threads. In this corner of the room are
 effectively hung some interesting pink curtains loaned by Miss Harriet Peck, and
 displaying the victories of Lord Nelson In corner cupboard near by are arranged
 numerous handsome pieces of china and
 glass, including three beautiful blue and
 white mantel ornaments, loaned by Mrs some curious old tables, and as handsome an antique mahogany cradle as a child o this generation could wish to rock in Passing down on the same side of the room is another cabinet filled with gowns O satin and lace, and also displaying "Kis Me Quick" said to have been in use il | 1S45. This must be seen to be appreciated
 and 8 description will not be attempted. From this cabinet we turn to 8 case o 3 antique silver, containing many speci 3 mems of unusual elegance, among whicl : loaned by Mrs. Salisbury, and treasured hv hor on hoir1oop, of ho MoC1r5 7 family, splendid great Norwegian tank 3 ard loaned by Mr. Henry w. Farnam, : beautiful old punch ladle loaned by Mrs r Whitney, and @ very old Hall-worke ] tsnkard and pitcher loaned by Mrs. Ben ) nett. This case also contains an exquisit t miniature, by Dickinson, loaned by Mri
 Salisbury of Annie Hart, one of the beau tiful Misses Hart.
 8 On the same side of the room in tw 8 large cases are arranged rare faces, em :? broideries and brocades, loaned by Mrs t Dwight, Mrs. Salisbury and Miss Quincy n Near these is large table filled with Jar ] of this table are old hangings, loaned b, @ MT. Henry w. Farnam, including an in q teresting piece ot flemish tapestry. In tn a cases along the west side of the room ar 0 arranged many attractive pieces of chin @ and glass and curios. One case contain l. four beautifully colored Moorish tiles fror 6 the Alhambra, loaned by Professor HoI k pin. At the lower end of the room is d small case of miniatures, COT ,, painted in Philadelphia in 17S5 b d Charles Wilson Peale for the great-gran6 u mother of Mrs. J. P. O. Foster, who loan
 it. This case also contains a miniature ( 8 Jocelyn, the artist, painting of Mrs. Wir e chester's grandfather, bronze copy of th g Woolsey medal, miniature of Mr. Waite :. Leigh's grandfather, painted by the em ]. nent English miniaturist, Richard Cosway
 R. A., and two curious miniatures on ivor a painted in England and loaned by Mrs. E @ B. Barber, who has contributed man
 valuable and interesting pieces to the @ a hibition. Directly across from this case ( d miniatures is a cabinet containing mini, k l lures, silhouettes and rare manuscript @ among which is poem by Nellie Custis c q the death of the first President Dwigh
 who was her tutor. Still another case i
 this part of the room is filled with minis
 lures loaned by Mrs. Salisbury and COT s taining some portraits of the Diodate fan if fly, and portrait of another of the beat tiful Misses Hart.
 ' Returning down the room on it's opposite sid we find % two S cases M of wood ode Sengravings by King ]. lection in private hands of that artists worl The cases containing these engravings are SUI .. ceedeed by others filled with specimens of U r Messen, Sevres and some splendid pieces of Ol Spode, loaned by Miss Mix: On this side of tn ,. ! room, too, is small case filled with jewels, ii s by Mr.Steinert, tiny enamelled boxes Ioane n by Miss Mansfield and Miss Quincy. This ca,
 sroocS and oaued by Mrs fBR Beebe set On as IS same side of the room is an extensive collectic l. of paintings, water colors and etchngs, ,includin
 cabinet containing old brocades, including one
 rose pink worn at her bridal by the wife of Re
 o ae tae o is eaSne saa !. l with choice embroideries and laces loaned b.
 Miss Quincy. Here too also are two cabinet o with china, both chosen from the collection ( l. Mir. George H. Ford.
 is In the other rooms devoted to the exhtbitio u pieces of china, loaned by MT. steinert, and fo s merly owned by Ludwig, the mad king of B.
 a r seneGt d has aso on l. there are in this room many valuable and rar Q books disposed upon the tables, including a fin l. cated throughout the rooms number |. historic chairs, including a large oaken cha
 
 and snd by the Misses baggstt; a cha
 iesned by 1 Mrs % ssl!sSSry Aef chsir of eo7srns E. Pitkin, 'oaned by Mrs. Whitney; 9 chair of Go, .' ernor Trumbull, loaned by MT. Horace Wells; r. chair of Governor Wolcott, loaned by the Misse
 Porter and Cowper; garden chair, loaned b It will undoubtedly be long time before tn y l owners of these rare articles and their loom 0 l consent to exhibiting them again, and thos O who are interested in seeing how our ancestor
 % vse he A tion.
 |. Take your watch to Silverthau's If i f needs repairing by an expert.