New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
KING OPENS PAVILION
Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Honor American Artists. y
GAY FESTIVITIES AT ROME
Ambassador Leishman, n. q.
Morris and Members Of Amer.
lean Colony Take Part. ,~

Rome. April 23-The American Pavr,o,
at the International Art Exhibition Va.
formally opened to-day by King victo,
Emmanuel and Queen Helena. Foilowh,
the general opening OF tho Jubilee expos,.
ton. their majesties expressed q wish IA
be present and share personally IN n.
ceremony with which the doors Of the n.
villon OF each country represented w~~
thrown open.
To-day II was the turn OF the sructu,s
over which flies the Stars and Stripes IA
flag having just arrived from the Units
States and being given for the occasion N
the American Ambassador. Mr.. Leishmsn.
There were gay festivities throughout tts
grounds OF the villa Cartoni. Ambass,ds,
Leishman, together with the American
Commissioner. Harrison s. Morris: the star
OF the American Embassy and members OF
the American colony in Rome, awaited ths
arrival Of their majesties at tho entrance
10 the pavilion. All around was a riot ~
color formed by the flags Of many natiors
and plants and flowers In profusion, WIFI.
above all, on Colonial hagpole, vayed
the American banner.
No more pleasing spot could have been
chosen for the American Building. which
stands on the highest point OF the undulat.
ing grounds, affording a magnificent view
Of the whole exhibition. and in turn being
seen plainly from all points. The beautiful
cyprus and pine trees which for centuries
have adorned villa Borghese form the
background In front are the foreign build.
ines on different levels, and back OF these
on the blue horizon the still snow capped
Soracte, the celebrated mountain sacred to
Apollo. On the west are the Tiber and the
, exhibition OF ethnogra phy. In the distance
rises the majestic dome Of 81. Peters.
The King and Queen arrived on the scens
TO the strains OF the royal march and
amid the applause OF the people. accom-.
panied by Count di San MARITIME. president
of the committee, and by their civil and
military suites. Their majesties shook
hands cordially with the American on.
cias and then entered the pavilion. max.
ing a thorough inspection. They admired
the simple Colonial architecture, which
compares TO its own advantage with many
other buildings, overloaded with decors.
tions. The brown damask bricks brought
from America tone well with the surround
ings and serve 10 emphasize the purity Of
the columns forming the portico and the
balustrsde inclosing the surrounding gar
dens In the gardens are a few statues,
reproduction OF the fountain by Elihu We'd
der forming the centrepiece.
The King and Queen visited each gallery,
stopping to examine almost every work
and heartily consratulating Mr.. Morris for
the artistic placing Of the pictures and
sculpture. Two large galleries contain the
oil paintings and three smaller rooms the
water colors, the black and white works
and etchlngs. There are two hundred oil
paintings and one hundred each OK the
water colors. the black and whites and
photographs Of big sculptures. There ara
many original small sculptures.
Among the artists and oil paintings rep
resented are: Edwin a. Abbey, Silvia :;
Carroll Beckwith. portrait: William "
Chase. Dorothy and. Her Sister," His
First Portrait" and God and snapper !,
II. G.. Gushing. "On the Veranda" and por.
trait; John La Fargo, Madonna and Child;
Carl Melchers, "The Morning Room; John
5. Sargent portrait; Whistler. "Sarasate' t,
Elihu Vedder, Fortune; John Alexander,
M efnofleS' ana l. Ourtn MUSE 'tph"
Beaux, Mrs. Roosevelt and Richard
Watson Glider: Frank W. Benson. Sun
and Shadow" and ''The Sisters George de
Forest Brush. I'm the Garden; c. H.
Davis. ION the West Wind snd Jossph
ID. Camp, "Magdalen."
Among those present at the opening wer.
George y. Mcclellan. former Mayor Of New
York City and Mrs. Mcclellan; Mrs.
Grover Cleveland. Mrs. William F. Draper
widow OF former United States Ambassador
Draper. and DR.. John II. Finley, presiden,
of the College Of the City OF New York and
Mrs. FINLEY.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena
both warmly congratulated Mr.. Morris cn
the exhibits IN the pavilion. and said thst
it was their intention TO return I'm order
TO see the pictures and sculptures at their
ease They added that the exhibit had I'm
pressed them with the progress which art
had made I'm the United States In the last
half century.
King Victor Emmanuel gave dinns,
this evening. at which covers were laid fqr
one hundred persons, in honor Of Prince
Arthur OF Connaught, representative OK
King George at the centennial. TcasH
were drunk in honor OF the old friendship
existing between Italy and Great Britsl
and OF the efforts which tho respectivs
countries had made for the mainienancs