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Europe, and of especial local interest
since it includes portraits of the an
Gcestors of many of Savannah's best
known families.
Two of the oldest and most interest
ing historically are by Jean Baptiste
Greuze, loaned by Mrs. j. Guerard
Hayward. The first is of the Count
de Caradeuc, painted on the lid of a
small gold snuff box, and the second
Is OF the Countess de Chateaublanc.
OF the same period, the latter half
of the eighteenth century, but Of quite
different style and character, are the
Malbone miniatures, which next to
those by Mrs. Langdon Cheves, are
the most numerous in the exhibit
One of Rachael Gratz is loaned by
Mrs. John Heard Hunter; one of
George Washington Greene, by
Mrs. Robert Waller, one of Judge
James Hayward and one of Elizabeth
Savage Hayward by Mrs. John S.
Howkins. and one of Fitzgerald Bird
by Mrs. Louisa c. Banks.
A miniature of Peter 1. Alexlevitch,
presented by Peter the Great to his
Minister of Finance in 1899, is loaned
by Mrs. M. M. Hopkins. Mrs. Thorn
as Hunter has loaned a miniature of
Lady Mary Houstoun and one of Mrs.
John Williamson. The only Hargreave
miniatures in the collection are one
loaned by Mrs. Joseph D. Weed and
a portrait of Mrs. Octavus Cohen,
loaned 10y Mrs. Clavius Phillips. Two
by Charles Fraser are loaned by Mrs
Octavus Cohen, and nine miniatures of
the Alexander family by Mrs. J. Flor
ance Minis. Four family miniatures
are loaned by Mrs. w. w. Gordon,
two by Miss Margaret Cosens, and two
by Mrs. BOurke Spaulding
Mrs. M. c. West has loaned six
miniatures by Mrs. Langdon Cheves
and Mrs. Gilbert Wilkins three by the
same artist. There is a miniature of
Roger Gregory, loaned by Mrs. Au-
gustus H. Kelly, a silhouette of Ed
ward Malbone, 1905, loaned by Mrs.
w. H. Elliott. a small gold miniature
loaned by Mrs. ]. Florance Minis, a
miniature of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hope
Reid, 1928, loaned by Miss Madge Reid,
and one of DR.. John Casey loaned
by Mrs. Thomas S. Morgan. A minia-
ture by Alice Peale of Mrs. Hazlet is
loaned by Mrs. Beirne Gordon.
One of the most unusual in the min
nature cabinet is a people portrait in
gold on metal, mounted on satin, of
William Jarvis, 1906, loaned by Mrs.
Henry M. Stoddard. Two others es-
pecially interesting are six French
miniatures, mounted on red velvet
stand, from the collection of the Bishop
of Boulogne, and a painting of Ma
poleon at Tilsit, both loaned by Mrs.
Bisbee.
From the miniature collection of Mr.
Shooter are the Princesse de Lamballe,
Comtesse du Barry and Sophia Doro-
thea of Celle.
OF Savannah artists the beautiful
miniature work is shown of Mrs. Will
liam s. Lowell mee Stiles) Mrs. Gill
be- Wilkins, Miss Ellen Morel and
Mss Harriet King Elliott. Valuable
miniatures have also been loaned by
Mrs. Julian Hartridge, Miss Madge
Lewis, Mrs. Bostick Mrs. c. w. Bruen,
Mrs. Thomas Screven. Mrs. Henry
Taylor and Mr.. Paul T. Haskell.
Among the valuable paperss are the
original constitution of the Confeder-
ate States of America, loaned by Mr..
Wymberley Jones De Renne; auto
graph letters of Thomas Jefferson,
John Randolph, Robert Morris, H.
Knox and Jefferson Davis, loaned by
Mr.. Charles G. Barney; an autograph
letter of George Washington, loaned
by Mr.. Edward S. Elliott: an auto
graph sermon by Jonathan Edwards,
loaned by Mr.. Henry Stoddard; a BIZ
BILE of 1907, printed before the King
James version, loaned by Miss Madge
Reid and a sermon written in 1865
by Rev. Solomon Stoddard. grand
father of Jonathan Edwards. on a
piece of paper little larger than a post
card, in script too fine to be read
with the naked eye, loaned by Mrs. H.
M. Stoddard.
Another interesting document, prob
ably the only joke of it sage still ex-
listing in the originator's own hand
writing, is a bill written out humor-
ously, with kisses recorded as the fee
for various pretended surgical services,
to Miss Eliza Whitefield, niece of Rev.
George Whitefield, dated 1888, and
signed IN. Johnston, the Ladies Apoth-
ecary and Surgeon" There is also an
invitation summoning M. M. Mcqueen
to a ball in honor of Gen. Lafayette,
inscribed on the back in French, and
a set of invitations, loaned by Mr.. H.
II. Bruen. inviting Miss Eliza john
ston to the Cotillion Parties, the Dane
ing Assemblies, and the Golf Club
Ball, of 1911. This is only small part
of the numerous interesting papers
loaned to the exhibit, many of which
had not been arranged yesterday I'M
til late in the afternoon.
A cabinet of exquisite laces and fans
stands in prominent place in the re-
ception room of the club and in the
hall are arranged Japanese and foreign
curios of many sorts. Among the
latter may be mentioned a tapir cloth,
made by the natives of Samoa, chains
of exqulsitely colored shells gathered
on the beach of Tasmania and strung
by the natives for personal adornment,
a bird of paradise and lvre birC'
and an embroidered shawl from Il e
Philippines. There is also a set of
Chinese paintings, showing the differ
ent war instruments and the various
positions assumed while using them
Another beautiful curio is a piece of
Italian regalia, made of hand-em-
broidered beadwork in colors.
Next to the collection of papers. the
portion of the exhibit most interesting
historically is probably to be found in
the china, which is rare, beautiful, and
full of interesting associations. Among
the Oldest pieces may be mentioned an
antique Meisser tea caddy and cup and
saucer, loaned by Mrs. Henry Meal
pin; an Indian hot water dish, three or
four hundred years old, loaned by Mrs.
Fred Myers; some Dutch plates
brought from Amsterdam by the Arm
istead family in 1886; and Rouen cup
and saucer, made in a wooden mold,
and obtained from the museum that
formerly stood on the spot where
Jeanne dare was burned to the stake.
This is loaned by Mrs. Bisbee.
A beautiful cup and saucer Of French
make decorated with the head of IT.
tian. g set of four green bordered
plates, exquisitely painted with scenes
from Asia Minor, and Pompeian des-