New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-11
FURNISHINGS IN
PORTENTOUS ARRAY
Several Large Collections To BE
Open 10 Public Soon
al Museum.
Nv RnNAL CORTISSOZ.


.,.nv As well as "a home in this city.
To.Ssv an her belongings are concen-
.-.+o5 In .hc huge dwelling at Madison
.r and SSth ST., and 50 we'll have they
zen arranged there by the American
~, Association that they seem 90 have
bssr ip their present place for years.
vycrvth.rc Is iu apple-ple order.
rloO-ers have been put here and there.
ss though for reception. Hence the
- of sentiment. To stroll through
ne many rooms catalogue in hand. IS
~, Gel moro or less like an intruder.
Ind the impression IS deepened by the
.s.r,e Of the ensemble. One looks. as
- we're. over She shoulder OF collector
,r5 observes not only her good taste,
br. the weakness she shared with her
generation.
ms rich interior was put together
soms wears AGO. when certain schools
now Part eui parcel Of our aesthetic
,sIture had only begun 20 come into
Ssshior. some collectors regarded them
,,.b indifference Mrs. Havemeyer. for
,rsmplc was attracted by the art OF
gsrs Nabsr.. bought one Of his most
,-rportaut pictures. and, 10 rs said,
formed her collection Of paintings in
.mrsthv with his ideals. Mr.. Have
never. 70 Dr.. 10 Dc assumed, was of the
,,me MIND There is scarce painting
I, ,he house which IS not IN exact hsr-
~opv with tire tIc "Bathers Surprised
NJ the celebrated Austrian. This is not
hr ans means utterly 10 disparage the
,.uec,iou The sylvan canvas 10 which
no refer B.. @ handsome affair, hand
some ir COLOR. and altogether a work
rsrlilo production. But 10 is bit
o'l.fsShiorcd. q perfect type OF 2 pic--
ure.makiuc school that was undenlably
competent and yet innocent of the Least
race Of true artistic distinction. That
B, the trouble with inc collection as
whole. u r> GOOD. and 10 is common
place. S-.. -t contains a few things
FOR which. we arc not mistaken,
| there will be- trc lvclcst kind OF com
/ petition WHOM The tourscore paintings
sre sold ~ '.c American Art GaIlerleS
next Wednesday evening.
T. was one OF the happy chances OF
picture buying M me uays OF lhe
| painted allcdotc tnal tne CoHNeL-
4 Honal collector. consciously OF uh-
\ consciously. might add masterpiece
of technique to his gallery or merely
popular subjects. The Hayemeyers ara
'r.s when -.ct bought ne Last he
-or.. oy Alfred stevens. ne picture
'a' painted n me pest days o. lhe
crcs. beigan. oc-ole ne had Gol lhoI
olct.. Pa -ianI-ed Inc low zones DID
arc superb l Quail'E' some OF men,
have me sIOl.-eflng DILL ahce ol olO
scquer The theme explains the pres
'1cc of This work ln the company o.
aa,c after page o. tllte "stolF--eHlnG
aI'. a widow and her daughter oeaIlns
100 money changer over Je"e4>
plainly treasured Tor reasons having
.oiAme io do WIN lne-t intrinsic
~i-e. ma. -3il OF lnIhs was IIel'e
lo1s.y m vogue before we discovered
he Baro-9n school ana stevens was
sincere enough u taxing advantage o.
ne clrrca. taste. But, beng con
,lmma-e Master of the brush, ne couid
Il l0i he,D transmitting his subject INTO
81 something fine and beautiful. II he sat
q SIZED the patron OF the moment ne also
4 embodied bus every work an appeal
q destined GO be irresistible, IN any
& epoch 90 The connolsseur OF goo0
4 painting. There is one other picture IN
4 .fs' collection which stevens Wouio
y have loved the "Stlll Life OF the SIX
tenth century Fleming, Joachim
3eIcselaer. really beautiful bit o.
painted surface. The remaining works
Of more than average merit form a
, small group Jean Fauyelet's Pipe and
d Bowl Ellie Dclauuay'S Music Leon
R'clet's Landscape Near FOntalne-
lleau which might almost be taken
4 or D.al and Oswald Achenbach 5
n TIE Descent from the Cross, is o.
Il -0 great consequence. but 10 ls an eN-
n eleut specimen Of school work.
Apart from the paintings, the cats-
csue runs 30 nearly fourteen hundred
Il lmbels. a pOrteutOus array OF all
manner OF "flrnishiugs.' There are
4 lndreds Of pieces which do not differ
Il any Way from what might be found
q 10 any luxurious home. but scattered
q through The mass there are also things
n 70 hirr er-.tic vslue. This is espe-
Il ally the case i'm the department Of
q sllyer. which includes numerous objects
81 both beautiful and rare. There are fine
81 tapestries. brocaGes and velvetS
a snougst the latter some glorious
Il Souvenirs Or the Renaissance and the
81 I'D ispao-lloresqu platters com
81 nand respectful attention. Three OF
s. NE tapc .tri.-. By the way, form q
,o.sb'c sci. lie series of Gobelins de
"a wcd ig I-uat. Everything IN the
II e,eroce.e9u- collection is 20 90, even
n hc ornamental woodwork in the
NJ fouse The .ale takes place there, be-
Ngun.nc uo.. Monday and continuing
y ,,ery sr,.,.,o,. 100 ,brogcb half a dozen
II Tho er,.+ OF tho CARLY winter al the
II Ne,ro1oI ... 1f,'.s,,0, yin he the open-
"a No M .i.. .,ti,. &C tbe Altman collec-
q ION. v.;,t o.r,rs rovt week There
M "h-eh occurs next "eSA. Co..
galleries viii be Eegularly opened on
ar,,r. s.i,t. Jay -, ooeD Inc Of the