The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-09-27

There is such wealth of local ami
historical interest in this building that
it leaves one undecided as to what to
describe. The house furnishings are
in perfect keeping with its style of
architecture, and there is an agreeable
absence of anything giarlng or bizarre.
The stencilel curtains and hanglngs
are all the work of Baltimore women,
and numerous credtable specimens of
their handiwOrE are in Il cabinet in the
| hall. Over the two broad mantelS in
the reception hall hangs the Maryland
state flag, which is taken from the coat
of arms of the CalvertS. There are
portraits of the six Baltimores, all of
them fine copies, and another picture
| of great interest, which is one of the
originals of James Barry's allegorical
| engravingS, representing Cecilius Cal
vert, second Lord Baltimore and foun-
der of Maryland, exhibiting the laws
of Maryland to LycurguS, the Spartan
| lawgivcr. Another imposing figure of
Il famous lawgiver, perhaps intended
| for Moses. stands in the same group,
while about them are gathered the
great lPSlSldjblS VI all llLllCS anu la
tons William Penn, it should be
| said. is also a prominent figure in the
| central group.
Photographs of many noted Mary
| land houses adorn the walls of Il side
hall whence Il stairway leads to the
upper floor. Noticeable among them
| is Wye House, the home of the Lloyds,
in Talbot county, which was built in
1860 and has never passed out of the
| family.
White Hall, in Anne Arundel county,
another famous Maryland residence;
| Hampton, the home of the Ridgelys
since 1888, and Deep Falls, near Cum
| berland, built in 1850 by Major
| Thomas, are also on exhibition.
In the east room are some charming
sketches and paintings done by the
| Baltimore Water Color club, and also
| three cases of exquisite miniatures,
the work of Miss Turnbull, Miss Nc
| Cubbin and Charles Weise. Ephraim
| Keysef, Maryland sculptor, mas
| striking bust of Cardinal Gibbons in
Mr. Baughman's sanctum, and in an
other room one of Sidney Lanier,
whose poems are ut last receiving
the recognition their merit deserves.
4 number of the photographs shown
| are from the famous Mount Airy col
| lection of the Calvert family, sold a
| few years ago. Some of them have
| never been placed on public exhibition.
| Others have been in the possession of
| the society for some years, although
| they have been little known to the
general public.
So complete Is the collection of the
! photographs Of the portraits of men,
| bers of the Calvert family that there
is scarcely one eXtant but has its pho
| tographic reproduction on exhibition
| In the Maryland building.
The feature, however, that will
prove most attractive to visitors ut
| the state building is a large room III
| the rear which is an exact reproduc-
| ton of the old senate chamber in the
statchouSc at Annapolis. In it are
| mahogany table more than a hundred
| years of ase which belonged to Gov
| ernor Ridgely, and harpsichord,
| maze Ill LOIuOu III 100 lOl
| Carroll, of itself IL temptation To make
| one break the commandment Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbours goods
| for what lover of antiques can see 1t
without longing to possess it? There
are also in this apartment two cases
| of Indian remains. arrowheads, stone
| hatchets, etc, collected in Maryland
| by William II. Love.
Miss Mary Lynn Robbins of Cumber-
land, the gracious and intelligent host
| css of Homewood. is ready and able
to give the history of any of these
| exhibits and IS admirably fitted for
| the duties she has assumed. She Is
assisted by ]. William Baughman Of
| Frederick.
| The Maryland Stale building is OF
permanent construction and occupies
Il prominent position in the group of
| state buildings along WillOughby
| Boulevard, having Virginia for
| ncighhor on the one hand and Mis-
| souri, on the other.