The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-26

lea Mr.. Sgligmans home Is in Paris
He goes to New York city for short
visits
-Art Centsr Of the Wcrl6.v
aNew YORK todsg is Just beginning. ."
he said. what, promises 20 be an art
conquest Of the old world Your col
leetors OF ART objects are Increasing
50 rapidly and are Offering 80 much
gold -that the time viii come when
this city will be the ART center Of the
world. It will swallow up nearly all
the finest works OF Europe that arr
not already locked up ia The great
cfvic museums.
"AIready American wealth has prov
ed such powerful lure that such
a time h0nored Institution as the
louvre finds it extremely aidicuit TO
add really valuable arr objects 10 its
present collection. The Metropolitan
museums acquisition Of three tapes
tries formerly owned By Sigismnnd
Borglac IS the most striking iliusfra-
ton Of this westward drift 0f art
1T happened this way speak
frankly. for, although this is news TO
Americans. most of the facrs are
known to the art circles of Paris.
After we had purchased these tapes
tries some Of the patriotic people af
France started an agitation 10 prevent
their exDortariou to America The
tapestries were Of the time u Charles
VIZ. historical documents of rare
Falue. because they illustrated with
such undonhted accuracy the costumes
and customs of thai remote period
Morgan Was Eager to Buy.
"a director Of the Louvre according
II called upon me ana inquired fhe
price. He ssked il the Louvre might
have an option On the tapestries until
July %. when il was hoped the minis
ter of hne arts would give bis sanction
70 the purchase. The option WINS
granted. but meantime Mr. Morgan
heard af the pending transaction, He
also came to me and said
IL France decides NOT 20 bug those
tapestries az that figure. I VIII
The day before the expiration OF
the option we we're asked By Louvre
director TO exfend il tanother week. de
explained It WIS hoped that by that
time the minister cf tine arts would
give his sanction. ! repliesI.
nr Morgan has offered Go buy the
tapestries tomorrow IL tne Louvre does
nor take them.
The director was 80 persevpring
thar asked Afr. Morgan il he would
stand aside. So France might have an
other chance. His answer wns
-'It IS NOT the habit of thn MefropoI-
ifan museum nor Is ii my habit to
prevent sueh an institution as the
Louvre from obtaining what Il de-
sires of the ar works of It's own coun-
try. VIII most gladly consent u the
extension q the L0uvre's option
-At the end of another week the
minister af fiue arts still delayed his
Sanction. He cuntendeti the price WIS
too high Mr. Morgan bought the tap
esfFies. Ten days later the louvre d.
recfors made orertures TO Mr. Morg1n
70 buy back JUST one of the fabrics.
which one Alr Morgan himself mirhE
decide Nh. Morgan said BE was very
SORRY. but Il was 100 late.
Ninety per cent OF an the works
OF art bought tn Europe with Ameri-
enu moneY comes tsl New York city.
Americans are especially desirous Of
getting hold or the elder thinas.
AZ the Pzrisian anaanarian talked
he was freqNently Interrupted by ca-
blegrams from represl slntatires of bis
6ru Stationed III various art canters
of Europe.