New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-24

manages to loose the lashings Of hfs helmet ,,s
with this improvised pail pours water down bsz
back. TO his immense relief
The person with utiIitarfan views VIII tbins "a
the expense OF such an outfit for a knight ana
the host Of attendants needed to care for ~,
suits Of armor, the smith and arnorers accom-
panying the knight to the scene of the tournex
like the Vulcan In the Spanish-American Wa,
to repair ironclads.
Files IN their hands and hammers at their side.
And nails for loosend spears and thrOngs shield,
provide
Among all the exhibits, doubtless the On.
which will attract popular attention most win
be the helmet said to have been worn by Joan
of Arc. This casque from information gathered
by the Due de Dino is said at one time to have
been suspended above the high altar OF ths
Church of St. Pierre du Martroy at Orleans.
where it was considered as having belonged q,
the hapless Maid. There was once a visor To
cover the eager face Of the wearer but it is now
missing. To it is attached n chain, Indicating
that it was once hung as an Offering in a church
AS looks at the cash upon the right cheek
which might have been made by a haIberd and
the two others upon the left, made apparently
with lance, one hopes that the cheeks Of the
wearer, glowing with holy fire, were not marred
in the turning Of the cheeks to the enemy.
those for use when fighting on foot provided
with as many perforations as salt shaker, that
the wearer in his 1aborious exercise might have
ample supply Of air. and those for the horse
man provided only with Sits, suggesting those
in the coming tower Of a modern battleshfa
Among them is a chamfron, or piece Of arrnor
for the front Of a horses head. This was made
for the Dauphin QIenry III Of Franco and is
dated 1899. 1t recalls the visit Of Charles "
to Francis I. against whom he was fighting for
the major part Of his reign The Dauphin was
selected BY his father to arrange the royal re-
ceptions to Charles TO be held at different
points. and this headpiece was probably made
for use on these occasions.
Two other pieces which will attract "a great
deal Of attention are the casque and shield OF
Louis XIV. The headpiece. in silver is sur
mounted by rampant dragon. The visor in
front is in design q lions head Acanthus leaves
are the motif Of the ornaments. The shield ike
the helmet, is Of silver, with mountinEs Of chs
elIed bronze gilded. In the centre is head OF
N1edusa. which appears on several pieces i'm the
Of different dates Il would arpear
that this helmet and shield were made at the
GObeIins for Louis XIV, probably % BE- borne
before him on occasion Of some grand frr-. and
were designed from tapestries of that period as
il is in the manner of the antique
one of IN complete suits OF armor viii prob
ably cause great deal of amusement because
Of its grotes.lJ eEess. The armorer who built il
displaye! his art in not only attempting 20 imi-
tate the sIdshed and pulled clothing Of the
period 0J1J). but he also tried to reproduce the
Iinedments Of the human cOUnteuarce. The
face certainly might be described by the slang
fierce" The initiation is indicated in the knee
pieces. the slasheI appearance of the arm and
leg pieces the fiuted skirt, intended 70 simulate
folds of cloth. and the 'hOOfed' feet. The metal
IN the helmet was worked to represent the bro
ade Of the period. The mouth Of the bizarre