New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
MINIATURES AND FANS.
AN EXHIBITION OF A RARE COLLECTION
TO BE GIVEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF


AN EXHIBITION OF A RARE COlILECllO1~
TO BE GIVEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE MESSIAH HOME FOR CHILDREN
Ono Of tho most attractive features OF tho fair.
to be held at the Hotel Manhattan on December
10 IL and r. in aid OF the Messiah Home FOR
Children will he exhibition OF fans and minia-
lures The committee OF this department Is COM
posed OF Mrs william II. Hyde. Mrs. Candace
Wheeler Mrs. Boudnot Keith Mrs. Charles Pfezcr
jr. Mrs Willie 9. Hawk. Mrs. William Cummings
Story. Mrs Benjamin s. Church. Mrs. Donald
Mclean. Mrs. Bettnir. Mrs. Clarence Postley MIS-
Van Buren, Travis Miss VI. S. Udall. Mrs +. f.
Johnson. Mrs. Ignatus Grossmann. Mrs. Edwin
L. Blashled and Mrs. George W. Smaey.
Entries havo been pouring In during tho week.
showing that New-York is surprisingly rich IN
this dainty form OF art. Tho exhibits como not
from New-York alone. bu. from Boston, Philn-
delphia Washington. Charleston. 8. c.; Columbus.
Ohio; Chicago and even further West.
beautiful fan mount. Cuplds chasing butter
files painted by Nine. Roth. n graduate OF the
School OF Decoration at South Kensington. comes
from far-away Australia Fans drop IN ono by
one. and they como in large collections. Amors
the recent entries especially worthy OF mention Is
the valuable collection OF old fans belonging TO
Mrs Mary Cadwalader Jones. an authority on fan
lore and the author OF "A Book About Fana,
dealing with the history OF fans and fan painting
with a chapter fen collecting. Mrs. Jones has
subject than any other American writer. and has
given tho help OF her expert opinion in labelling
the fans. She will contribute tho Introduction to
the souvenir catalogue. which will also contain an
article the Lazarus collection OF fans In tho
Metropolitan Museum. illustrated by photo-srav
ures furnished through the Kindness OF Tho Art
Interchange"
Mrs Grant B. schlcy has loaned her collection
of miniatures comprising. among many other ex-
amples a remarkable set OF the Bonaparte family
q valuable bonbonn!ere decorated with An exqu's-
ite portrait OF Marie Antonete. as well as by
wreath formed from her hair and presented by
tho Queen to Nine. Campan. There Is remark
able miniature OF tho Empress Catharine ii OF
Russia, a quaint family group OF John Howard
Payne his mother and grandmother. and OH
amusing set Of old Dutch burgomasters.
Mrs Edward Wlllets. Of Roslyn. Long Island.
sends miniature attributed TO Sir Joshua Rcy-
nolds; William A. Jenner Venus and angry
Cupid. by Shelley Miss Georgino Campbell sends.
besides some of her own portraits OF women well
known in society, a miniature Of Popo Leo XII.
NJ. a. Steams contributes miniature frut
piece by John w. Dodge. Mr. lee sends a ininia-
Of Londonderry. Another artist sends a case OF
portraits Of actresses famous for their beauty.
been submitted by her many patrons. and Mr..
Baer has promised some OF his work;
lures are Miss Baxter. Miss Angie Walker. Of
Boston whose work has already been received at
Gwendolyn Kelly; Mrs. Lucia Fairchild Fuller.
Susanne Cutler Rice. Mrs Emily Drayton Taylor
and Miss 7. Searle an
Beautiful Oriental fans VIII be contributed by
vant,ne Mrs William Tod Hclmuth William s.
Varnam Mrs. Christian Herten and Mrs Frank
Il l.. Chapman offers a collection Of Samoan
and Corean fans. -,
The committee met yesterday and reported their
entries for a catalogue. Mrs. Keith Is receiving
| the modern fans by American decorative artists.
and OF these there will be good representation.
All inuurics and the lists for tho catalogue.
which should give the name and the address Of
| the lender the names Of the artists. subjects OF
miniatures and tho value Of the exhibit, should
be sent TO Mrs. J. Wells Champney. No. 96 Fifth