The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27

signe'l examples OF his famous favrile
glass to be sad to the highest bidder.
And we have donations OF all kinds OF
studio II library furnishings, book
racks, ~bookplates, desk sets IN leather,
metal and glass. and a large assortment
OF original drawings. war cartoons and
etchinrs by famous artists. until II seems
that our merchandise has become really
too much to catalogue.
but the most distinguished feature Of
our art department will consist OF an
honorary group Of five OF the greatest
American portrait painters. selected by
william NJ. Chase. the dean OF Ameri-
can art. who will give their best work in
a portrait study to the subscriber who
offers the highest price by June Il The
artists OF this group are William NJ.
chase. Irving Wiles. John Johansen.
Miss Cecilia Beaux md Miss LYDIA En-
nett.
celebrities In the arts and letters
VIII be the salesladi es. and some striking
feature for each day OF the twelve days
VIII he arranged by the lady In charge
u that day. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
has Il sculptors' day. Mrs. Penrhyn stan
laws IA New Versailles day. Miss Jessie
Ri,tenhouse a poetry day, Mrs. Thomp-
son Seton a woodcraft day. Mrs. A. q.
Learned an etchers' and illustrators day.
Mrs. WATSON I'M Brown n Shakespeare
day, ard Miss Nixola Greeley Smith a
press day.
'Thc men celebrated M authors. artists
and editors have promised to assist IN
various interesting ways upon certain
days. For instance. Cosmo Hamilton Is
10 draw clrtoons. \. @. Learned To make
sketches, Mitchell Kenncrley. Francis
Crowninshield and Tom Mason to he
a~uc,ioneers. at different times. and
sothern and Beerbohm Tree TO add their
forces for the success Of the booth. one
we'll hnown author. Mary Austin. who
IS gifted with n remarkable occult power.
10y means of which she moe foretold
the death Of David Graham Phillips,
will do Crys'a! gazing for those who
are mystically inclined, ard We are ar
ranging for many other novel and inter
es;ing features to lie contributed 10y the
notablcs I'm art and literature
I'm bringing about this small colony
Of light and aid for the Allies we nave
a novel experience from which we have
gained a new wisdom concerning human
nature In general and American human
nature IN particular. The American Is
seen at his best as a dispenser OF hene-
fits. Generosity IL his supreme virtue.
the vice OF which = e~Ntravarance The
American Is the most generous OF all
n~ationalties. and the artist IL the most
generous oI an flll'l AHN ihAN h'i'
eralization has become "a nxed conviction
in my mind as the result of our expert
ences IN beg ing for the Allies Bazaar.
The artist is generous because OF his
Imagination. so far in excess OF that OF
tbs average human being. II Is imagina-
ton that creates sympathy, service and
, charity. Thus Il ~ tho touch OF the
artist that makes the whole world akin.
Another conclusion I have arrived at
from my recent experiences Is that men
are the more generous sex. the more IN
selfish, the more imaginative. A woman
has TO possess much of the artist within
her nature N order to become capable
OF the generosity and disinterestedness
tina. is so commonly found IN the Amer
lean man. Fortunately we have many
artist women who can maintain the pres
tige OF the sex In America, but 20 com-
ple,e my generalization I might say that
just as the artist Is the most generous
type OF American human beings. the
least generous type Is found III the rich
parvenu woman but tAls is a fact. 7
daresay, well known to everybody who
has had any experience IN charity work.
"Of late Mrs. Woodruff ami ] have
thought Of nothing but the psychology Of
begging. but from now on W. mast
ponder upon the more urgent problem IT
the psychology OF selling, So generous
have been the contributions OF the au-
thors. artists and publishers that we are
new ~anXiously concentrated upon how
t. carry out the new campaign OF book
sellers, art dealers and general vendors
Of merchandise. the role to be played
by the presiding %geniuses OF our booth
for twelve lengthy days.
And then the least Of us who have
helped may experience the fine thrill Of
feeling that we are stretching our hands
across the sea filled with Americas mag
nifcent Offering OF a million dollars for
tho assuagcment OF millions of Europe's
tears"