The sun., 1916-10-15


r N the collection Of paintings by the
late Howard Gushing now on
view at the Knoedler Galleries
there are sixty-ons objects. In ad.
dition to such striking examples Of
po~rtraiture as the paintings Of Mrs.
Cushing. Mrs Harry Payne Whitney
snd Nine. Gizycka there are decora-
tons made for the home OF Willard
Straight and for the swimming pool
in the home Of George Blumenthai.
These wero incomplete at the time Of
the artists death. Paintings have
been loaned by Mrs. Clifford Pinchot,
Alexander Cochrane. A. A. Delano.
Mrs. Victor sorchon. Miss Anne Nor
gan. Nine. de Jumillac. Mrs. A. 8.
Burden. ". d. Straight. Mrs. ". X.
Vanderbilt. Mrs. Henry Clews. Mrs.
Archer Huntington. Mrs. Fanny Ma
son. Mrs. Cyril Hatch. Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney. Mrs. John 8. Gardner
and Mrs. A. 8. Alexander.
Hilmar Stephany Of San Francisco.
VINO introduced Californian and Hawaii
ian fruits into continental Europe and
Is known on the Pacific coast g. Q COL
Iector Of Chinese aud japanese art oh.
jects. has brought his collection to
New York and will place It on view
next Monday In the reception room at
the Waldorf-Astoria. The exhibition
will continue for a week.
The collection was started by the
late George II. Eggers. father-in- law
Of Mr.. Stephany. years ago and m
tains many examples purchased by It's
present owner from the estate OF the
late Nathaniel Britton. one OF the best
known collectors on the coast, who had
together rare things.
The collection was augmented some
time & by the purchase OF a number
Of things that had belonged to DR..
John w. Hill, an American physician
who had practised in Shanghai for
twenty-five years.
"Dr. HIN had as patients man.
wealthy Chinese" said Mr. Stephany
yesterday, "and the habit Of such Is
20 make presents Of valuable Chinese
wares. When DR.. Hill died IN l3l4 he
had accumulated a great many rare
pieces. Mrs. Hill died almost imme-
diately after her husband. There are
NO children and the entire belongings
Were sent with the body of DR.. Hin to
San Francisco. consigned to Mrs. His
father. a man named De Long.
do Long was & mining prospector
In Madeira county. He didn't care for
the artistic and heather curios didn't
appeal to him. The collection and tho
body Of DR.. Long stayed In a storage
warehouse In San Francisco for a long
time year or more-and when the
sale VA being held the auctioneer
seemed 70 take much pleasure in dwell
Ing upon the fact that tho body OF the
hte owner OF the rare vases and pot
terry and jades was lying just under
whore the crowd was buying them.
The sale was the most important Of the
kind v he'd In California.
in my collection are about 700
obSects-jades. porceiatns and pottery.
There are a few Ming pieces, some
powder blues and some tea dusts which
I personally regard as among the most
beautiful Of all the Oriental wares"
For the opening OF the fifteenth An
nuai exhibition Of applied arts OF the
Art Institute OF Chicago a reception
will be held on Thursday evening.
From October IS to November Is tho
exhibition will be open to the public.
This year special attention will be
paid to ecclesiastical exhibits In order
IN show the possibilities in this class
Of objects. Articles by the foremost
American craftsmen In the various
arts contributing to church equipment
are being assembled. Textiles sug-
gested by church vestments, various
pieces OF silver, wood carving. stained
glass. embroidery. illumination and the
like will be presented apart from the
other exhibits.
Besides this ecclesiastical group
there will be In addition to the usual
displays @ collection OF California work
assembled by Douglas Donaldson of
Los Angeles, This exhibit will COM
prise among other things Nominations,
books. tiles by Ernest Batchelder and
Jewelry by Lawrence b. and Mrs.
Dixon. There viii be an important
exhibit OF jewe!ry and enamel work by
Frank Gardner Hale, who will de-
liver q lecture IN Fullerton Hall on
"Jewelry and Enamcls" while the en-
hibition IL In progress. Torcelains
VIII be shown by Adelaide Alison Rob-
ihcau' There will be pottery designed
oy Henry c. Mercer OF the Mora Wan
ro'tery and Tile Works. bookb!ndinz
" Harvey q, Chatneld OF New York,