Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-27
THE COLUMBIAN EXHIBITION.

THE COLUMBIAN EXHIBITION. Many Very Interesting Treasures of Art and old Colonial Relics on Exhibition at the New Young WOmen,s Christian Association Building. New Haven certainly is not at all behind r in celebrating the four hundredth anni- versary of Americas discovery-even Chi cago must acknowledge herself slow in | this respect. The Columbian loan exhibi- l ton which was yerterday opened in the new Young Women's Christian association building at 568 Chapel street, corner of Brewery street, is at present one of the most interesting places that one can visit in the city. As one enters the exhibition room among the first articles which attract the attention are some very fine specimens of old sterling silver exhibited in an ele- gant mahogany cabinet by the George H. Ford company. Noticeable in this cabinet is beautiful little three-legged cream jug of the period of George II.-1782; also a penny coined by the government of Nero in A D. 65. Most of the specimens in the cabinet are of the period of George III. and make a most interesting exhibit. In a cabinet little to the left is an old English tea caddy of 1757, loaned by Mrs. E. B. Barber and Mrs. Sidney s. Smith. Following on to the next cabinet we find a design of antique French pretty Italian faience from Amiens, and several antique brocades used by the church at Rheims in France. Here there is also piece of the vest worn in full military dress by General David Wooster in the revolutionary war at Danbury in 1777, and a very fine specimen of "drawn work" by the Spanish nuns for church | vestments "without seam." It is from Granada, Spain. The articles in this cab inet are loaned by Miss Quincey. l Next there is 8 very pretty cabinet of old specimens of Hindoo art, and is very in teresting. Here are also @ few very pretty specimens of Italian art, among l them a mug of Capo del Monte from Naples. A booth hung with pictures next attracts one's attention, which it is impos- sible in limited space to give justice to-. Here there is sailing permit issued by President Andrew Jackson to the brig Sab bates, showing the signature of General | the signature of General George Washing ton.
 The show cases in the center of the room are filled with treasures of old china
 ware, jems and other articles of artistic
 work-Florentine mosaics, old enamel
 boxes, French enameled boutonnier, also
 the first piece of glass made in New Eng.
 land, at Salem, Mass. A case of minia.
 lures attracts considerable attention. In
 them is @ Madonna picture loaned by M
 Steinert, portrait of Washington painted
 by Peale of Philadelphia in 1885, portrait al of Captain Elisha Peck, U. s. navy, taker during the war of 1872 at New London, { | portrait of the late Nathaniel Jocelyr painted by George Munger in 1928. IT l another case of miniatures is found tn, l portrait of Miss Jeannette Hart, daughter of Captain Elisha and Jeannette Hart, ant
 familiarly known as Zone of the beautiful , Miss Harts, }" also Mrs Elizabeth Scarlet ,, of London, the sister of MT. William bio I dati of New Haven. She was born in 169 . and died in 1768.
 7 l very rare old books and at the extreme en,
 of the room there are miscellaneous arti
 cles of brass and pewter ware. Anon
 the other exhibits is noticed knife ches
 imported by Governor Trumbull from Lon
 don about one hundred years ago; som very interesting specimens of India fancy work; some specimens of the heav
 Japanese bronze work. On window eli l on the right side of the room are two ol F. German battle axes carved with very pecu e liar designs, apparently of a religion
 character. There is @ case of old poin lace both from Venice and Flanders. Ther D is also case of old silver specimens, anon 8 | them pair of silver sugar tongs made c
 the silver fringe of Major Munson's epar
 lettes worn by him in the war of th !, revolution. A number of very interest !, ing old chairs are exhibited with an ancier | piano or clsvichord made in 1776. 7 There is a large number of old-fasf toned costumes and dresses, with @ coun less array of pretty and interesting thing y which there is not space to mention. I a the front parlor there are several othe
 articles of interest which there was nc
 room for in the main hall, among thel t the Steinert collection of old musical il l. l struments.
 An apostles chair of an early period
 exhibited by M. Steinert. A collection (
 china, once owned by King Ludwig (
 Bavaria; 8 dressing-case of the monarch
 and an old chest which at one time b, n longed to an archbishop or cardina n lection of Japanese armor, consisting (
 helmets, breast plates, gauntlets. ct
 by Mrs. W. W. % Law, attrao ,
 one's attention, if he be an at
 mirer of the costly and rare. Among u 'r paintings is one that is over 300 years olt
 Notwithstanding it's great age, the colo, IS are quite distinct. This is loaned by Re,
 T. T. Munger. Among the old miniature
 and silhouettes there are two particular
 noticeable exhibits, being paintings ( E Madame and John Audubon, by Cruicl n shank. One of the most interesting ol st jects in the collection is the exquisi
 miniature of General Washington painte te in Philadelphia in 1785, by Charles Wilsc
 Peale. This is regarded as one of the mo
 satisfactory portraits painted of Washing
 ton. It is loaned by Mrs. J. P. 0. Foste r. for whose reat-grandmother it W. [. painted.
 .e The halls and parlors of the buildir ?; were thronged last evening and it is @: pected that many more will be there t. |. day. For the accommodation of all u 8. exhibit is open from 10 8. m. until 10 pr ,e The exchange for woman's work WI D. also opened yesterday at the Y. w. 1- A. rooms. The object ia to furnish co1
 venient medium of exchange for ladi'
 who wished to dispose of fancy work, bal ,e sion of 10 per cent. Membership t;cke
 are g, good for one year-two tickets ft a. $3.
 The object of the exhibition is to ope r. to the public the new building of the I W 0. A. Twenty-two new rooms have bee 70 m added to the building and furnished h
 the ladies in the different churches in u al city. Girls are here furnished with u r. most excellent board and neat room, wit
 all the advantages of the most refine n n home, for 50 to $4 per week. It pron A ises to be one of the most practical an v useful institutes in the city.
 For q Charitable object. y The 'Ideal" minstrels will give an ente
 tainment at Proctor's opera house tn g evening. The entertainment will be give " under the auspices of the Oppors Eenev, ,e lent society for the aid of the suferin IS Hebrews. The entertainment will be 8
 especially fine one and large audience d expected.