The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-16

lzed to mnslmse the history o. tho
United states from colonial timos BY
cxhibiune such relics ana memorials
Of noteworthy psfuonages and events
and the domestic nfe Of the country
~ could be brought together nto
sroaps u objects representing the
different periods. one striking feat
ure In this connection. which has
bcea added during the past year. IL
the unique American period costume
roliection of nineteen dresses belong
Ing 90 the successive hostesses OF the
white House from the time OF Mar
tina washington 70 hat Of a recent
administration. These costumes are
20 exhibited on lay nsnres as to
bring out the fun effects OF the
gowns. although no effort has been
made 20 reproduce the faces Of the
individuals. severaI other dresses
and a great number Of accessories Of
apparel. including shawIs. shoes. hats
and bonnets. gloves, handkcrchiefs.
combs. fans and ieweiry are also on
display.
An sng the costumes and uniforms
Of American men shown are n unit
form snd dress suit Of George wash
lnston. a court suit OF Gen. 1aomas
Pinckney, the court dress apd other
attire Of James Monroe, n the uni
form coat OF Gen. Andrew jackson.
worn NJ the battle Of New orleans.
Many memorials and relics Of
George Washington were purchased
from the Lewis heirs n deposited
IN the museum in 1873. which with
sundry additions now include some
teo objects.
Historical furniture which at one
time or another was the property OF
men Of national importance-Lafay-
cite. jefferson. Putnam. Hamilton.
G%ansevoort. cropper and others-is
displayed In two large wall cases. al
though there are many pieces In
stalled In the individual exhibits.
Colonial relics deposited by the Ma
tionai Society Of the Colonial Danes
OF America nll two large cases. W.
others contain similar relics Of a later
period. deposited by the National So
ciety Of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution. while another con-
tains miscellaneous articles repre-
senting the Copp family In colonial
and revolutionary times.
Among many family collections.
two ~ special note are those Of the
%GansevoOrt and Bailey Myers Mason
families, which contain costumes,
swords and other relics. covering
nearly 100 years service Of these old
military lines.
The printing press used IN lI2S-ss
by Benjamin Franklin when a print
er in London is specially interesting
on account Of SIS connection with this
noted statesman. as well as It's his
%torical importance as regards the de-
velopment Of the science OF printing
Models OF rive sailing vessels con
nected with the discovery and early
history OF the United states repre-
sent a viking ship. such as the Morse
men used in their supposed early VS..
its e this continent in about 1900
a. D.; the Santa Marin. flagship o.
columbus; the Susan Constant. which
Thought the first permanent English
colony to America: the Mayflowcr Il
the Pilgrims. and the L. : friC1to
Constitution.
The war Of 1912 and the MoXicen
war are represented by many swords
pistols. guns, medals. flags. uniforms
and accouterments bolonging to mill
tary and naval tircsra I, among Ntom
are Generals TTown, Rp,es shields,
Mngrudcr. Paul. MorEau Brhwne. II
the 4. s. army. and Captain LAn-
renee. L. :. ~. one of the most val
ued possessions OF the MUSEUM II
N NAhr ERhukith hthNtA ~ W
McHcnry. tho inspiration II Keys
liz mortal veryss This his,1-a fag
has lately been backed snd repaired
ny an elaborate process. wh,,h nsur.s
It's permanent prescryat '1
Associated with the o.yii war aio
memorials and memories of many
well known Americans Lincoln
Grant Lee. sherman. Custe-. Foote'
and many others prominent In this
great struggle. Tho extensive Grant
collection, occupying four cases, il
especially interesting.
Among other prominent officers r
called by various momentos are M
comb. Hancock, Decatur. Perry. bid
die. Porter. Farragut. wilkes. Phil
nps Newcomb, Maury, Rogera and
Meigs.
From the spanish war. and the DIS
ltinguishod American officers who
fought In IL. there are guns, cannon
flags and numerous other historical
and curious objects, including a NUM-