Evening star., 1911-08-19

seas grin affably: meteor i'm a balcony
above gives mysterious hint of other
worlds than ours. and dangling from
high-up ceilings. but not too near neigh
bors. are a full winged airship and the
shining back of a mighty whale.
Musical instruments of every age and
people fill glass wall cases I'm one vast
room. and i'm center cabinets one may
figure out satisfactorily just how Martha
Washington locked in her brocades and
laces and like fallals, and exactly what
pattern of china she used, both for every
day and for guests who went to Mount
Vernon for tea.
Grants Collection of Souvenirs.
Gen. Grant on his tour of the world re-
ceived testimonials from all the nations
he visited, and these gifts. with swords,
medals etc. make valuable display.
Lincoln's death mask and other memen-
tos fill another case. the somberness of
this collection lightened by the white
brocade of Mrs Lincoln's ball gown
A vast reservation for pottery ranges
from crudest ware taken from prehistoric
graves. to the finest examples OF Euopean
kilns.
An historic knowledge. of laces is now
an accepted feature of every young Wonl-
ans education. and as most genuine
models are expensive and often very
rare, the faculties of the various acad-
emies, seminaries and converts of Wash
1ngton appreciatively avail themselves of
the textile exhibit founded by Mrs. James
w. Piachot assisted by other lace col
lectors of this city.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt is represented
by several specimens and a notable gift
of the year consisting of twelve pieces of
fine old lace. some of it dating back 200
years. which was bequeathed to Miss An
ma r. Fairchild of New York and Paris
by a daughter of William Cullen Bryant.
Edison Bradley has lent. with other
fabrics, a brocade hanging of Louis XIV,
two silver brocades and a cloth of gold
of Louis XVI. Other residents have
contributed either as gifts or loans an
tique draperies from old world palaces,
centuries from the altars of Italy and
Spain.
Capt. kidd's ability to do gracious
things between his periods of ship-seut-
Ting is evidenced by scarf of East In
dian gold cloth which he gave TO Miss
Elizabeth Gardiner of that Gardeners
Island where tradition buries his loot.
The mere glimpse of this pretty strip
green and red, with gilt threads crinkling
in and out-makes one hope that, after
all. the captain was not quite SO bad as
the ditties that immortalize him.
From an educational point of view,
to quote the highest authority. "the mu-
scum is of great value to those persons
who are so fortunate to reside i'm
Washington, or who are able to visit the
nations capital. The child. as well as
the adult. has been provided for, and
the kindergarten pupil and the hlsh
school scholar can be seen here. supple
menting their classroom games or studies.
Under authority from Congress. the small
colleges and higher grades of schools and
academies throughout the land, especially
in places where museums do not exist.
are also being aided in their educational
work by sets Of duplicate specimens. Sc
lected and labeled to meet the needs OF
both teachers and pupils.
And every treasure in this great mu-
scum is free to the students of Wash
ington's schools.