The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-23
SPLENDID DISPLAY AT
THE ART LOAN EXHIBIT

Few people appreciate how much art
there is in Honolulu. whereas, as a
matter of fact, Honolulu is probably
way ahead IN this respect of the aver
ase city of its size.
The Art Loan Exhibition which will
open this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
Waikiki store of the Levers &: Cooke
building. viii occupy both floors and
every inch of space will be taken. For
over month ladies have been at work
begging and borrowing art treasures,
and a cosmopolitan collection it is!
THE EUROPEAN SECTION.
The art exhibit proper is on the sec
ond floor, TO which an admission of
seventy-five cents is to be charged,
tickets to be presented at the foot of
the stairs, inside the lower store. From
the reception room. which is artistic
in the extreme, one will so to the Euro
pean department, where an original
Murillo Christ and st. John" may be
seen; also The Tower of Seville" by
Rodrigues. excellent copies of Murillo' 5
immaculate Conception" RaphaePs
Madonna" Carlo Dolci's Madonna
and Babe" and an Atlantic coast
scene of great power by James, Of
England. The original LIE Reven de
Aurore'' by Henri Godet, exhibited AT
the Paris Salon of 1895; "A Neapolitah
Singer by Dubois; a copy of the
famous figure in the Luxembourg Gal
e, Nv
ing Mercury show what, among other,
fine works are to be found in bronze.
Most excellent copies of Michael An
gelo's immortal. David" of Winged
Victory from the Louvre, of Venus
de Milo" apollo Belvedere" and of
"Hebe'' will give an idea of the sculp-
ture exhibit In addition, antique Ger
man Russian, English and French sill
verware, tea SETS boxes, spoons,
medals and ornaments, with the da1ntl-
est of bric-a- brac and exquisite n1inia-
lures, complete this department.
ORIENTAL TREASURES.
Next one goes to the Oriental De-
rartment where the British, japanese
and Chinese Consulates have been
hea viiv drawn on for vases without
end Nitsuki's for the pocket book or
! tobacco pouch, Sifu, Kaza and 1mari
ware, a porcelain vase by MurikudZu
being dainty wonder of the decora-
tors art presents to long resident mis-
sionaries to the Orient, gifts from
Prince Fushimi to local officials both
American and Japanese, relics OF King
Kalakauas famous trip around the
world, so graphically described by w.
N Armstrong in his book; japanese
temple drums and cut velvet pictures,
Of a
Oriental menu.
PAN-AMERICAN EXHIBIT.
Next comes the Pan-American room,
including the best productions in laces,
mats, baskets, ruges, canoes, Knives
swords campilans, head knives, krisses
and whatnot from the Philippines,
Cuba, Porto Rico, Paraguay, Uruguay,
Brazil. Argentine, Mexico, Peru, Samoa
and Zulu land. Many of these have
stories of exceptional interest at
tached TO them, such as the Moro flag
of Aguinaldo, the Moro's lady's
dress" which needs a label. the war
mat that caused three wars in Samoa,
hand-beaten brass trays from Luzon,
and Bilibid prison chairs. Space per
mits but a passing mention of the most
romantic part of the exhibition.
In one corner of the same room is
the magnificent royal Hawaiian col
lection of Prince David Kawananakoa,
which is not yet in place, but is so
complete that it is given a specially
reserved division On the further end
is the Colonial American division where
will be found tea services. given H. A
p. Carter in early reciprocity times,
and to Governor Dole later; Indian
wampum, baskets, old fashioned New
England quilts, furs from Alaska OF
exceptional rarity and value, dear old
blue China and so much more that
one can not remember.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS.
on the street floor is located the