The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-31
EXHIBIT
The Ladies' Society Ct
Central Union.
treasures From the Orient D.s1'7ye-
For Caar.y's Sake in the
L5arey Mansion.

Sweet charity ard imu1-.a. art were |
% most excellent TENS al the Jara-es. /
loan Exhibit. Thurs Jay and Sc =t1.dly. I
80 there -daucs Of r.. j. L1w-ey. Luna /
lilo and Victoria streets IN d.zzIa.
array. exquisite Oriental gems. Oh
laldlwcrk OF master hands, had been
zathe-cd together 90 make am exh.Jl-
lion calculated TO excite the kezuest iu
-ercs- AID appreciation Of those uu-
acquainted with the technical kEoWI-
edge Of Chinese and japanese art a.
vel as the enthusiasm Of the collector
and lover Of the curious and elegant
Mrs. Frederick jew EFT LoWrey. pres
ideut OF The Ladies Society Of Contra.
Union church. desiroUs Of raising fund
Cor the carrying on OF the charitable
work Of the society. hit upon method oI
doing so, and. with the help of the 9th
er ladies' of the organization. most sat
isfactory results have been obtained.
On Thursday over three hundred per-
sons attended the loan exhibit and
great number were on hand yesterday
admiring everything 10 the great de-
light of the COnnOisseurs. From table
to table moved the eager throug follow
ed by a little host of Interpreters"
headed By Mrs. LOwrey. who pointed
out each separate work OF art, telling
its history and describing its merits.
Mrs. Wichman, Mrs. W. +. Allen, Mrs.
O.. NJ Cooke Mrs Day. Miss Jennie
Parke and Miss f. B. Snow acted as in
terpreters with Mrs. Lowrey. \ dainty
lunch awaited the visitors on the spac-
ious lawn after their eyes had fed upon
the beauties OF the exhibition.
An Advertiser reporter paid visit
yesterday to the collection and was
graciOusly conducted from one exhibit
10 another by Mrs. LOwrey, VINO kept
up a conversation relative TO the treas
ures on view. so full of the phTaseOlOgy
descriptive of the lacquer work,
bronzes. ivory carving. silver service,
tapestries and Chinaware OF the Orient,
that the reporter felt himself exploring
| the curio shops of HongkOng and Toko-
hama where his informant had procur-
/ ed many Of the gems pointed out
The room in which the exhibit was
/ he'd is constructed after the style OF
| the main apartment Of an ancient Pom
peiian villa, large and airy; il has in
| the center a lighJ-wel, four pillars
supporting a balcony upon which the
upper chambers open. A basin Is sunk
| into the 1oor and a tinkling fountain
perpetual plays therein, while gold
/ FISH sport within their element, and the
| light from stained glass windows plays
many curious tricks. Facing the en-
trance. between the faTthest pillars, a
huge silken Chinese flag was stretched.
| A marvellously executed blue, purple
and silver dragon stood out rampant
on a field of imperial yellow. On each
| side of this centerpiece Chinese and
Japanese curtains hung.
Many choice specimens OF lacquer
ware were TO be seen; a cnesSboard IN
| laid with gold and mother-of-pearl, a
lime piece of egg-shell work, and beau
i uul cherry wood lacquered tray were
/ Especially admired. A handsome cas-
ket inlaid with gold, once the property
of the great TOkOyawa family, and a
medicine chest, also called forth much
admiration. HandIwOrk OF Nishimu'
IA of Kioto, the world famed lacquerer
4 was shown, the cherry wood tray men
lt,Oned above being one Of his creations
A large display of Canton and Ku
kiang ware contributed by Mrs. Parke
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Cooke and Mrs. Low
rev. was the object Of delight for ar
enthusiastic circle; a blue and white
, Dohachi vase, a MakuZu KOZam and I
vase from HiradO attracted their mer
tied share of attention. A Japanes
war coat, contributed by Mrs. GeOrg
Carter, was an object of interest, Will
. a japanese cut velvet picture repre-
senting the temple at Ogi, framed II
2 honoki wood. commanded the interes
Of all. Canton embroidery on gras
. cloth, brOnzes, worries, curtains, an
5 ChinaWare, a Creditab.e account @
J which would neCessitate more cpac
than is available here, were among n
2 treasures exposed. 4 figure in ivory G
- Benten, the Japanese goddess Of lucl
I sixteen inches high, cannot be passe
7 without mention. 4 fine display {
= Satsuma and CloiSOnne must not B
: forgotten either.
; The articles exhibited were lOaue
4 chiefly by persons in the LOwr5
Q IneighborhOcd The following is a lis
> OF the ladies who contributed: Mr.
= Parke. Mrs. W. F. Allen. Mrs. G.
u, Cooke, Mrs. s. y. Castle, Miss f.
! Snow, Mrs. +. r. Day. Mrs. II.
: Wichman. Mrs. W. r. Castle, Mr.
n Theodore Richards. Mrs. J. B. Athe
y ton, Mrs. G.. r. Carter. Mrs. S.
: Damon, Mrs. Hyde, Mrs. Emerson al
n Mrs F. J. Lowrey.
e Mrs. LOwrey owns many OF q
q valuables exhibited, being an enth
q siast in the collection Of art pieces a.
e a cOnnOisseur.