The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-27

TIE Phu.deiphis Mu@eura's Di.piny 81 ME
torte-i aaa uoderu I.sees.


A collection Of lncA. remarkable both lie
toricatly and for its educational value has
been on exhibition N tho roo.ns 81 the Icun-
syivania Museum and School 81 Industrial
Arts in IhiiihoiIhin. and las attracted " UGH
svrert and critical attention. The exhibition
is intended to inauCurate the DEPARTMENT %
Textiles. ard consists % laees Of various kinds
lent by weil-known rhiladclphians AMI New
Workers. Ne well ~ collection showing the
historical growth Of the art Of acc making.
prepared by the Countess di E-azza for the
Italian section a, the Worlds ihi- At Chicago
THIS later collection has been fought for the
Museum by Mrs John Harrison the curator
OF the now department
The Display is much the most extensive ever
made in the county. Two large and we'll.
lighted 70, N contain the collection. which 10
arranged not only 70 exhibit the artistic ele-
uents OF lace making butte show the growth
OF tho lace Industry in the countries where 1t
has made the greatest advances Mr. Charles
Godfrey Leland was the frs. 20 introduce
manual training in tho schools oithis country.
aud Mrs Harrison. his sistcr. has arranged
the lace exhibit to bring out mos: rlainly its
educational elements IN order that. Il Io-s:-
he. lace. makirE schools may 10 formed n
Philadelphia
In one room stands screen. on the leaves OF
which are exhibited SAMPLES % lace OF all
ages from the time OF the lake jewellers down
to the present day the screen forming very
I'm rortant feature in the jis'lay - Italian
laces at the Worlds Iair There nrc shown
the coarse lettings oi the lake.dweIlers. the
fllets oi Greek and Roman maiJens the irirled
edges Of tho late Roman to-as the lace caps
OF the early Egyptian Christians the wells ~
the ladies' oi the courts OF the Emrress Theo.
dora and % Charlemacne. the caps OF African
chiefs only recently discovere and thereafter
the moro elaborate lace o. the Renaissance.
the Venetian pint laces. the Pillow laces -
various countries and the copies mad today
81 the fauJu ial rications Of the past. THIS
iii Braz7a screea" affords o N 81 Interesting
history IL Utef OF the art Of lace making.
sketches Of the peorle who made the la'es
shown. and photographs Of specimens too
precious TO 60 out - the European museums.
serving to make clear many details not srrat-
ent in the articles themselves.
Five rows ottable cases nearly oil large ex-
hib;i0n room In them are exh 5ited separate /
ly wonderfully fne collection Of laces lent by /
many ladies Of Philadelphia. New York. anil
Baltimore. The laces shown were chosen from
moro than two thousand pieces offered.
In two rows Of cases are shown point laces. I
beginning with the L1ri, a na5Ha. the earlies:
net lace after this come cut work and re',cct. |
pt0'7 'rgio'n. ana specimens Of the famous
pinto tl9nn'o q ros'iaris. or lowered lace. the
flowers 0. which seem carved ia fax so
strongly do they stand out from the back /
ground
The early French laees are represented by !
gorgeous specimens OF Grand ToInt de France.
OF point d'Alencon and Of Point d'Argeutan;
spanish laces. chiefly ecclesiastical 10 charac-
ter show the DEVELOPMENT OF the industry in /
the Iherian peninsula
In the three rows OF cases devoted to pillow
laces are shown the pillows land bobbins. from
the use OF which this variety Of lace takes It's /
name. brussels. Mech,in. ya!encienn es. were
the chief centres Of pillow lace making. and
exquisite specimens Of the lace only less
esteemed than the point lAces-fll! the cases
Most Of the pieces are old: but charming
modern pieces. initiating and affected BY an
tique patterns are numerous
double row Of wall cases contains lace !
wells, iabricatlons Of olden time and Of to-day.
Modern lace schools are strongly repre-
scented In the co lection those al Burano near
Venice. in Italy; at Carrickmacross and at |
YouGhal. in Ireland. sending the most nu-
merous specimens.
Some OF the choicest specimens are: a !
Venetian puJio DEL no5l. dating from 1880. /
whereon is shown deer hunt. horses men. |
hounds. and deer az full speed appearing
among leaves and coats-oi.arms: piece OF |
ptfn'O a mdC'id one Of the oldest pieces OF real !
lace in existence. dating from about 1880. |
whereon are represented Adam and Eve: a |
veil o. hechlin pillow lace. worn b. the bride |
Of old BENJAMIN Franklins grandson, ninety !
years ago aGd old when she wore Il; Venetian I
point from a Cardinals rochet: a lace hand I
kerch!ef the mesh Of which IS almost as line .
as cobweb. which bears four scenes In the lie !
OF Columbus, and yet does not date only from ,
1852. but goes back 10 the last century Mod |
ern American lace has few good representa- |
tive pieces. chief among them being a repro /
doetion OF some Venetian point that once be- |
longed 20 Nelson's Lady Hamilton"
Its hoped that the exhibition NAV be keJt /
open 10 Fhiladel phia during Lent Il Is worth \
a trip 20 Philadel phla 10 study. and hours can .
easily he spent over the cases where Arachn@'s .
handiwork is exhibited. We DO not know at
the suggestion is feasible; but We suggest to /
the authorities Of our Metropolitan Museum 4
Of Art that they.mAke an effort 10 borrow the ,
coll eciiOn for time. With our many art and !
technical schools, We think that the exhibition
will prove Of more value here than even in
Philadelphia 1t is an education in itsel!.