The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
VIEW FINE TAPESTRY
President and Mrs. ROOse-
Yelt Attend Exhibit.
SEEN AT CORCORAN GALLERY
brilliant Reception Given by the
National Society of Fine Arts, at
Which the Loan Exhibition OF Tap
estries and Textiles and EmbrOid-
cries Is Formally Opened.

The loan exhibition OF tapestries. tex
tiles, and embroideries, given by the Ma
tional Society OF Fine Arts. at the Corco-
ran Gallery of Art, was formally opened
last night with a brilliant reception, at
which President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
the guests Of honor.
Many well-knoWn society people were In
attendance, and the handsome gowns
standing out in bold relief against the
marbles or blending with the rich colors
OF the tapestries and portraits, made
most impressive scene.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, accom-
panied by Col. Charles S. Bromwell ar
rived few minutes after o'clock, and
after passing down the receiving line,
were conducted through the gallery by
MT. Fred B. Mcclure, director of the gal
lery. Some of the finest tapestries in ex-
tstence are among the exhibits, and the
President was not backward In express
ing his appreciation Of the handiwork of
the masters Of the art of weaving.
In the Receiving Line.
In the receiving line were Mrs. Charles
n. Ffoulke and Mrs. Charles w. Need
ham, representing the National Society
OF Fine Arts. and Thomas Hyde. Bernard
r. Green, and Fred B. Mcclure, repre-
senting the Corcovan Gallery OF Art. The
guests were presented by Thomas J. D.
Fuller.
The exhibition will be open until Febru-
ary Q. All OF the exhibits have been con-
tributed by connoisseurs OF the finest
taste, and many are extremely rare.
In the sculpture hau are several excel
lent products of the weavers' art. "Nysa
Given In Marriage 10 Mopsus, more than
sixteen feet in height and more than thir-
teen feet wide, attracted general atten-
ton. This is "a Flemish tapestry of the
seventeenth century, and Is exceedingly
valuable. II was loaned by Mrs Theo-
dore Roosevelt
''The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra
at the River Cydnus," a large tapestry,
and Cleopatra Dissoving a Pearl in
Honor of Antony" are works from the
Coles collection, and are signed by Jean
van Leefdale a Flemish weaver of
great celebrity. They are loaned through
Sir Caspar PurdOn Clarke by the Metro
p0litan Museum OF Art, New York.
Diana and Her Bow.
Diana Strnging Her Bow" one Of
two tapestries loaned by Mrs Larz An
dersoh, is one of a series woven in Brus-
sells about the year 1885. IN the atehers
Of Jacques Guebles and Jean Raes, who
were the most celebrated weavers of that
period They were presented by Louis
XIII Of France TO Cardinal Francois Bar
berini, then legate at the French court
These two tapestries are invaluable.
a number of excellent tapestries are
exhibited by Charles NJ FfOulke, who
has a very valuable collection. A beau
tiful tapestry of finely woven silk from
Ferrara, Italy, loaned by Miss Tucker
man. and several pieces loaned by Sey-
mour Z. Locke, representing scenes in
the life Of Alexander the Great, woven
in the first part of the sixteenth cen
tury, and d portrait tapestry of Christ
loaned by Frank Cam Macomber are
among the more valuable of the exhi-
bitiOn.
The Boston Museum Of Fine Arts has
on exhibition in the hemicycle of the gal
lery a most valuable collection of tapestry
and textile fragments. These include
brOcades, embToideries. damasks, velvets.
and woven fabrics. Other exhibitors OF
these works are Mrs Hamilton Wright
and Miss +. r, Scidmore. A number Of
samplers. loaned by A ". Drake, at
tracted much attention last night, as did
several models Of the looms upon which
tapestries are woven.
Some Priceless Laces.
A beautiful and priceless lot Of laces
IS on exhibition. containing pieces from
all over the world, and showing the works
OF the famous old masters, then ranging
down TO rare laces OF the present day.
Among tho contributors 10 this exhibit
are many women we'll known in society
and public life. They are:
Mrs. Charles H Ackert. Mrs. George D. Barron
Mrs Charles J. Bell Mrs. Roberdeau Buchanan
Alrs Il, B. Coolidge, Miss Helen Coolidge, Mrs.
Thomas Chatard, Mrs. W. =. Emo, Ms John O.
Evans Miss Mamie Mercer Forbes. Ms r. K. Hit
Miss NJ. p. Higgins. Mrs. r. r. Hoes. Mrs. Gardi-
ner e. Hubbard. Miss Lucy G. HeTndon. Mrs. Eliza
beth Laird HlieaTy Mrs, Mamie Trapuel Hlieary,
Mrs Julian James, Mrs. J. p Kendall. Mrs A.
Lisner Mrs. John A. Logan Mrs. MedOTa Little.
Mrs Frederick b. Mcclure. Mrs. Jenness Miller
Mrs q. ". McLanahan. Mrs, Thomas Nelson Page,
Miss c. Quay Mrs. Charles NJ Richardson, Mrs
Shelby shaekeIford Mrs. Frederick SChey. Miss
Olive Risley Seward. Mrs. Taylor, Mrs J. L.
Thropp Mr.. William Francis Tucker, Mrs Fremont
Smith. Miss Williams. Miss Middleton Woodville
and Miss Wilcox
The committee on arrangements was as
follows.
William H. Holmes. Glenn Brown. R, n. Brook.
Robert c. Child, Miss Leila Mechln, and c. Z.
Alinnigerode
The floor committee was:
F. D. AlIlet J. Z. Marshall. T. J. D. Fuller, Mr.
AIechlin Bedford Brown. and those serving on the