The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08

| comes the curiously shaped and rare Co
| Goa de Mar
Mr. Gretschow brought back with lin
| quite lot OF old ebony furniture and flg-
ures carved with all the elaborate detail
| due to the fact that the time of the work
| men was of little value. Some ebony eie-
| pharts with ivory tusks. are executed
with great fidelity of detail. In beautifully
| carved tortoise shell that is almost trans
parent. is a junk with a Japanese wedding
| party on board. Every detail of the boat.
| spars, sails. cOrdage, as well as the fig
ures, are beautifully executed.
There is quite a collection of hunting
trophies in tiger, bear. leopard. cheetah,
! deer. and monkey skin rugs. unique one
| is the huge forefoot of an elephant mount
ed as a workbox and finely preserved. y
lot of sawfish swords are probably the larg-
| est and most perfect in the country.
In Chinese, Japanese. and Indian vases
and porcelains there are rare ,ea sets of
eggshell thinness that are almost trans
parent. There are bronze vases rom Agra,
! and rarely carved cocoanuts mounted in
divers ways. \ volume of ancient Sanscrit
: is engraved on time-yellowed leaves Of
some plant and strung together to make
book. With them is a brass mounted steel
stylus, such as may have been used by the
ancient Egyptians on their papyrus rolls.
| The characters are beautifully executed
and quite distinct. Other Indian relics are
| bells and gongs of brass and bronze. hand
| somely chased and designed, Baskets OF
! rare sandal wood and 4 boar's tusk more
! than foot in length. There are canoe
! models and arms from the South Sea ISL
! ands alongside catamaran models from Co
! lombo.
| In fabrics there are textures in silk and
| laces and tablecloths. the groundcloth be-
| ing almost hidden beneath elaborate heavy
| embroideries OF gold and silver. There are
/ Persian and other Oriental rugs and speci-
mems of native topa cloth made from the
! bark of a tree This looks like white and
| black oilcloth. being similarly decorated
| in geometrcal designs. 1t is wonderfully
| thin and fine. however.
Mr.. Getschow brought home large
amount of jewelry in native workmanship,
| including number of solitaire rings
| mounted with rubies, sapphires, and rare
AleXandrites. One bracelet Of pearls and
sapphires is valued at 500. A square
glass bottle holds about a pint of uncut
gems, mostly rubies and sapphires. Mr..
Getschow says these are the only portion
OF the collection on which he has had TO
pay any duty. all the rest being admitted
duty free as household furniture or per-
sonal property.
The collection of framed photographs
embraces scenes in pretty nearly all parts
of the world. There is large number of
photos of dusky bellies from India. Ceylon.
Siam, and Samoa, with Parsee and Zulu
beauties and specimens of other native
| races all in more or less-chiefiy less
elaborate costumes. Among these are the
portraits of the King of Siam and various
other native rulers that the collector met
in his travels. Mr. Getschow was init
mately acquainted with His Majesty of
Siam and the members of his court and is
full of anecdotes of the lives and manners
of Eastern people and potentates. He is
now engaged in making a collection of he
bank notes of various countries. AL
though grandfather, he is contemplate
ing trip to the Argentine Republic for
a year or so, to superintend, and. If pos
sble, improve the methods employed on
the River Plate, of loading live cattle for
export to England II he goes there, he
expects to make large additions TO his
present extensive collection of curios. and
this prospect seems to be as much a
factor in taking him there as the pecuni-
airy inducements held out TO him by the
marine derwrfters.-Brooklyn Eagle.