New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-13
OPENING TO BE BRILLIANT
PLANS FOR THE EXHIBITION AT THE
ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
A BIG RECEPTION To DE GIVEN AT TIE BE-
GINNING or TIE wOMEN'S PORTRAIT
DIspLAY-cHARITIEs TO BE HELPED.

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GINNING or TIE woMENs PORTRAIT
DIsPLAY-CHARITIEs TO BE HELPED.
Among the features of the Fair Women Exhi-
btion held this season under the patronage OF the
Princess of Wales at the Grafton Galleries. Lon
don. has been the renting OF the galleries to private
parties for dances and receptions and other exclu-
sivc entertainments II Is likely that this feat
ure can be Initiated in the loan exhibition OF
women's portraits. TO be held at the Academy OF
Design next November. for. while the London show
lasted several months that in New-York will not
extend over than about three weeks IL Is.
however. intended to open the exhibition with re-
ccption. which will be Of the social events of
the season. It Will have the advantage OF being
held at the time when society Is being marshaled
for the Horse Show. II will precede every other I'M
portant function Of society. and may well take on
the appearance OF official opening Of the season
The disposal OF the tickets will be exclusively In
the hands OF the patronesses. who embrace the
most prominent and influential women in Ncw-York.
and they Will be sold at price which will Insure
a brilliant and successful social affair The exit
btion Will be given for the joint benefit OF st.
Johns Guild and the Orthopedic Hospital and Dis
pensary.
In addition to the galleries. the spacious apart
mcnts the main floor OF the Academy Will be
thrown open for supper and. music will be pro
vided. dance is not improbable II Is not unlikely
that the exhibition will be closed with n second
similar gathering. Inc AftlSlS 'OllNilt'f, NHtH
Chase. X. Swain clifford. l.. D. Millct and Stanford
Porter the portrait painter and Carroll Bcckwith.
recently elected National Academcian
As some persons have expressed apprehension lest
lack of care in handling pictures should result
In their injury, the committee mas decided 10 place
the collection and distribution OF the portraits in
the hands OF the most experienced people In mat
business. Hundreds OF pictures are thus handed
year. brought from private houses and studios
to the galleries. ana returned To their owners with
almost perfect record FOR care and caution. The
details OF these matters have been entrusted TO &.
5. Harrington. superintendent OF the Academy
The Acade9y OF Design Is nrepr99i Dul.dns re-
nl"s. and upon this occasion during the exhibition.
from the time when the first picture l. received IN
I'll the last one IL sent away. me building VIII De
additionally guarded by special patrol Risk Of
loss by FIRE is thus reduced to minimum ana owl
er~ - some 81 the most valuable pictures have
signhed their willingness to lend them 20 th" eXh-
bl'ion without dollar q Insurance upon ihe
tons A The item Of insurance forms In the ag-
grcgaic large part Of the expense % loan cxhlb-
and phi!anhrOpic purposes. Il Is hoped mat owner.
viii generally follow this generous example and
Among the patrpne~scs are Mrs. Cornelius Nan-
derbni. Mrs. John Jacob Aston Mrs G. T. NeXan-
Hes. Mrs. James a Burden Mrs. Frederick Shell
don. Mrs Hamilton. Mrs Spencer Trask. Mrs
webster Mira PAU Dana. Mrs. Arthur Randolph
Mrs Austin Corb!n MIR William =. Douglas. Mrs
: Hewitt, Mrs Morris X. Jesup, Mrs Charles
Lani"r. Mrs Georsc 1. Kiyss Mrs william Ian
Hri Mrs Robert v de Forest. Mrs Thomas
Neubod MIR Richard " Hunt. Mrs. Henry q
Marquand. Mrs =. Kennedy TOD. Mrs Anson
Phelps s,okos Mrs j Hampton Robb Mrs George
Bowloin. Mrs William - S.oane. Mrs Thomas
Hitchcock. Mr- v liayarl Cutting. Mrs Philip
Schuyler. Mrs ! g *. Iuer. Mr.. 7. X Jones
Miss fNrnss. Miss Kooe'veii. Mrs W. ". Sn"r-
man MR.. william I~ci!n. Mrs.. +. ". Wander
bll,. Mrs william Butler Duncan AMI Mrs Van
Rensselaer, Crugcr
Portraits have been promised by Mrs 7. Pier
,ont Morgan. Mrs Cornelius Nand' rhl.t. Mrs K. "
ic Forest Mrs.. George Il. Preston. Henry q
MarquanI Mrs Richard Mortimer. Mrs Arson
Phelps Siohe. Mrs : Van Rensselaer, 'rlg'r. Mrs
william - S.oane. Mrs g T. Alexander Mrs
AloN radonhurS Nj. r. VI Hunt MR. Elwarl
Iln'.rhnch and Mrs J. \ Burden Among tn"
arr .,- repr.sent.l arr !. : Sarg'u'. +. j. Mi'-f
C,rulns Duran Angelica Kaufman. Nine. Nigc"
le Hriln. T. g.. Porter and R'mn'y