Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-27

Japanese workmanship, n Japanese
rosewood prayer gate from Osaka,
two japanese lacquer vases, u Chinese
coat with knotted embroidery from
shop in the old parts of Canton, a
magnificent Japanese hand-embroid-
cred hanging, an embroidered Chinese
mandarins robe. a cup and saucer OF
old blue and gold pattern, a Dresden
China inkstahd, brass candlestick
from the Hartz mountains, German
heRdwork handwork with rose pat
tern, a Dutch fish basket hammered
out brass, a German silver bowl
with lock and key to keep the SER
wants from helping themselves to
sugar, were among the articles that
Miss Conrad took out of her eollec-
tons to exhibit in the Old Palace
Mrs. L. C. Collins contributed arti-
cles OF rare artistic merit and great
intrinsic value. Most beautiful was a
marble intaglio by the great sculptor
Preston Powers. Special lighting was
provided to illumine this great work
of art Mrs. Collins also sent a solid
gold figurine from a Chiriqui burial
mound and superb old piece OF gold
filigree work from Panama. A Jap
anese painting, a Cloisonne vase,
carved ivory fan of Japanese crafts
manship, a Chinese glass vase with
gold decorations, were also contrlbut-
ed by Mrs. Collins.
Two old snuff boxes of Swiss make
loaned by Mrs. H. s. Kaune attracted
much attention. Mrs. Kaune also sent
an old locket, medallion and thimble,
an old German cup, saucer and plate
used by the grandmother of the late
Adolf +. Bandelier, of whom Mrs,
Kaune also contributed O series of da
guerrotypes, ambrotypes and photo
graphs. A large beadwork picture OF
David Playing the Harp Swiss
Landscape, a painting OF the old
Bandelier homestead in switzerland,
and q tapestry embroidered by the
mother of the late Adolf Bandelier,
over which the AGED woman lost her
eyesight, were sent to the exhibit by
Mrs Kaune.
Mrs. ]. G. Robinson sent a French
smelling bottle with chain over 100
years old, an antique Dutch cream
spoon. two French fans over hun
dred years old, a pair Of Japanese
carved iyorieS while her daughter,
Mrs. F. +. Mera, loaned an old French
bell in the shape OF French doll; an
ivory medallion over a hundred years
old. Japanese kimono so years old.
Mrs, McFie sent a gold medallion
Of Irish workmanship with portrait or
Mathew steel, one OF the early settlers
OF st. Louis, father of Mrs. Merle; a
mother of pearl amulet worn in the
Crusades and six bullets from the
siege of Londonderry in 1863
Sheldon Parsons, the artist loaned
hand mirror of Egyptian motif, by
Luigi Bitti and three antique Vene-
tian bead necklaces.
Mrs. Boyle loaned a Paris fan and a
uniuue chain of Wedgewood beads
given an ancestor OF Mrs. Boyle by
Mr.. Wedgewood An antique bracelet
was another contribution of Mrs,
Boyle
Mrs. Il. d. Carroll sent a handker
chief made by bride 10 years ago
hand embroidered fan from the
Crystal Palace exposition at London
iii 1851; two brooches. pearl setting
brought from Europe in 1872; a hand
painted pitcher, two cups and a saucer,
dated 1850.
Mrs James L. sellgman exhibited
a French fan, a Satsuna brooch, and
Christ Child, painted by an Italian OF
other loans mentioned above.
Twelve pieces of silverwnre belong
inc to the late Mrs. Alfred M. Ber-
gere, brought over by Don Domingo
Dc Luna in the 18th century and
which have been in the Luna family
over 200 years. were among the ex-
liibits that drew large crowds. a
pewter plate of 1775 engraved with
his bayonet by David Tarned during
the Revolutionary war, loaned byl
Judge A. L. Morrison, was most uni
que. Mrs. Lee r Miller sent an old
English soup Iadle.
Noteworthy too were the contrlbu-
tons Of Dr. Paul Radin, an old RUS
sian brass tray and three piece oil
Russian silver, a Japanese bronze
vase. q Satsuma vase, while Mrs. Ra-
din sent two Colisonne vases.
An army officers swagger stick OIL
caribou horn inlaid with Mother of
Pearl, was one Of the unique pieces