New-York tribune., 1902-01-26
SOME NOTABLE PAINTINGS.
A LARGE NUMBER TO BE EXHIBITED AT
THE MIDWINTER FETE OF THE CHURCH
CHARITY FOUNDATION.

One OF the most important features OF the Mid
winter Fete which is be given this week in the
Academy OF Music for the benefit Of the Church
Charity Foundation OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF Long Island will be the loan exhibition
Of paintings. 1t will comprise examples from both
European and American artists taken from we'll
known private galleries in Manhattan and Brook
lyn The value OF the collection Will be consid-
eraby more than $500 0OcO This loan collection Is
being arranged under the special auspices Of Grace
Church the Heights. the church committee con-
ssting Of Mrs otto Heinze chairman Miss Ben
son. Miss Hunter. Miss Lewis. Miss Florence
Chauncey and Miss HaIstead. 1t is under the gen
eral supervision OF Henry Chapman and Carl De
Silver. II will be exhibition throughout the
week after Tuesday morning. One OF the most
notable paintings in the collection will be Gains
boroughs blue Boy" valued $4,000. II is
loaned by George A. Hearn William y Fleitmann
has loaned several. among them the "L'Epanouesse-
ment." OF Ast and a Won Lenbach. Andrew Car
nege sends Judith Shakespeare" by Edwin a.
Abbey and Miss Helen Gould the "Bedouins En-
Route" by Schreyer. Charles Stewart Smith Will
send Dlaz and Edward II. Litchield q Peter Paul
Reubens and Bonnats.
Clarence Winthrop Bowen's collection Will be
represented by several old portraits. including one
OF Benjamin West. which he painted himself.
Latham Fish loans masterpiece of Vibert and
Frederick a. Chapman one OF the Hnest ca mples
Of Dupre in this country. Charles Bull loans
Hobbema and IA Greuz and John Laid a Duprs.
a Boudn and Wyant. one OF Henry T. Chap
Mouse Girl" by Sir Joshua Reynolds William A
seau Chacque and "A Van Marcke. John hoffman
has furnished large number Of rain-iuSs. iuclud-
ing a Harpgn!os. a MadraZo. a IIcunrr and por-
trait OF Josiah Wedgewood by Sir Joshua Rcyn-
Ods.
Among the portraits are one OF Henry Knox.
George Washnston's Secretary OF War. and one
OF Ehhu Root. the present Secretary OF War.
painted by \. A. Anderson. 4 portrait OF peculiar
interest is one OF the Rev. Or. Francis NuJon. the
founder Of the Church Charity Foundation and
at one time rector of Grace Church. This picture
is loaned by the corporation of Trnity Church.
Among the other eminent artists whose works will
be represented In the loan coec Ion Dluhigny.
John Opie Romney, Daniel Huntington. Thomas
Moran, JacQuet, Albert Cuyp and Montl"elh
The picture collection is To be exhibited In the
art rooms 1t Is in that room that Bishop Fred
erck Burgess will hold his reception tomorrow
night, the opening night OF the fair. The fete
opens at 9 o'clock with the two tableaus Lady
Washingtons Reception" and the Making OF the
Flag" After this TWO fancy dances will be pre-
sented. supper Will then be served. and from
1880 to II 30 o'clock Bishop Burgess Will receve
the general public in the main auditorium.
TWO interesting souvenirs Of the fete have been
prepared-one Il pin with the seal of the diocese
upon IL. the other spoon. the handle "A Bishops
star, surmOunted by the seal of thu diocese. In
Foundation. one feature of the fete will be "A
collection OF amateur and professional posters. in
Guiding some dating back To the time of Napoleon