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| tries from a set of 1--WE owned by
Mortimer l.. Schif1 were woven by
Behagle after the famous cartoons by
the great French decorator Berain.
! In contrast to their elaborate designs
Of formal character are the two
Boucher tapestries, 1.-THE Quack
Doctor" lent by Jules s. Bache, and
THE Dancing Lesson" lent by Mrs.
w. Bayard Cutting. In the middle Of
the eighteenth century. when these
tapestries were produced, the technique
of tapestry weaving attained an excel
lence never surpassed. 1t was the
good fortune Of the weavers at the
Gobelins and at Beauvais that so great
a painter as Boucher did not find 1t
beneath his dignity to furnish them
their cartoons.
Turning from the walls to the cases,
the visitor finds a veritable cobweb
unfolding itself to entice his attention,
and the world of to-day is forgotten as
he Is gradually led back to the dreamy
atmosphere of old Venice or the gay
life Of the French court.
1t Is not the reviewers part to tell
the whole story. nor would space per-
NIT, yet none need look in vain for in
terest, study or amusement to while
away the hours of summer day In
town. The prelate may find interest
In the chalice veil with its Holy Family
suggesting the art Of Rubens: the mu-
stefan may be attracted to the Doges'
herald with his miniature trumpet, the
attendant mermaids, and the lions of
st. Marks within the delicate meshes
OF strip Of rose point; while he who
follows the chase may find the hunter
with his cor de chase and dog in a
Flemish fond de bonnet or cap crown, or
again in panel Of heavy Venetian
lace-and in this connection let 1t not
be forgotten that in the old days lace
was as much a part of male attire as
are the stiff collar and silk cravat of
present day fashion. II a lighter vein
Is desired, one may find lovers linger-
ing in a garden scene of cypress lined
paths by fountains gay with spouting
dolphins. And then the myriads of
birds, with which may also be classed,
perhaps, the cherub with attendant
cocks in strip OF punto in aria; the
case of Flemish lappets with its re-
splendent birds of paradise. it's pea
cocks and its love birds carolling to a
tiny shepherdess and her swain whose
lambs are guarded by faithful dog.
These are but few of the delightful
features of the exhibition. One cannot
attempt to describe in any detail the
marvellous fiounces of points de France
or the Flemish fabrics with their vrai
reseau Of cobweb delicacy and the ex-
quisitely drawn details of the needle
point figures that reflect not only the
art of the best designers of Europe
but also the refined culture of Flemish
craftsmen, whose art has ever been
subjected to the vicious onslaught of
hostile invasion.
The value of an exhibition of the
character OF this one to the craftsman
or designer is unquestionable; for the
passing impression of beauty that 1t
conveys cannot fail to leave its i'm
print upon a receptive mind--an i'm
print that may be deepened by re-
peated visits to the gallery and may
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A LADY READING.

'THE number of horse dawn w
hicles to be seen in EiyeTads
Drive is very, very small, sAl ~
when one does appear Their ~ Nv
swarming procession OF swit,. 'Nv,
ing automobiles II compel N-'fHIon'
as in the case OF this BOISE .''"'
victoria. in which sat ia6s geese
book. But while people lu z "'''
mobiles that swept constantly be-. .'
might turn to glance a. Ht' save
no heed To the myriad u..t ""
chimes; with her scdatc ....'' h'''
ing his horses going at a SLOW al.
steady trot she read on So,.n o. s, q ''
unconscious. apparently, a. g.. me-,
SAINT activity all about her. ,"t1aI wv"
her book alone
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Home of Christopher Columbus

" ENOA, more commercial than
r artistic, is not so likely as
many cities to charm the trav-
eller. yet this city possesses many in
teresting features worth visiting.
After passing the Ducal Palace,
which adjoins the Piazza Deferrari. It
is but stones throw to 81 Vico Dritto
di Ponticello, with which we connect
the name OF Christopher Columbus.
1t cannot be automatically proved that
he was born on this spot, but tradi-
ton has It that he most certainly
spent the greater part OF his child
hood there. and this abode. still stand
ing to-day is worthy of notice.
One must forget the modernized or
new Genoa when in the Vico Dritto di
Ponticello. for the street is a striking
likeness to scenes in the old days of
Columbus. 1t resembles a long pas
sageway, with rows of low, dirty
houses on the east and west. Tiny
stores have inserted themselves on the
first floor OF each dwelling. level with
the street or sO-called sidewalks of
extremely narrow scope.
Genoa's poorest element lives In this
section. No. 81. however. Is uninhab-
ited and Is therefore free from ths
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Woman's Head, by CASTOR Lachaise.

Landscape was described in the cata-
logue as containing "a horseman at a
brook and flock of sheep descending
a billy road; a milkmaid crossing a
rustic bridge and cows in the middle
distance The Identification is COM
plete. and we are told that it is one OF
those mentioned in Fulcher's Life OF
Gainsborough.' However. It is diff
cult to detach this one from the num-
Der roughly cited but not fully de-
scribed by Fulcher, who did not al
ways give the measurements, In 1856.
1t is pretty certain that our picture
is that exhibited at ,he Manchester
Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857 by
Thomas TODD, and hung as No. 70,
A Landscape, among the Paintings by
Modern Masters In Saloon D. 1t is,
moreover, practically certain that his
widow Is the lady mentioned in the
elliott Sale Catalogue as the Mrs.
Todd of Inverness" In whose collec-
ton 1t was then declared to have been
previously.
So important was the elliott sale
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got the trail in the morning, but the
party so timed its advance as to come
up with the beast in the evening, when
he would be feeding. They found him
at 4 o'clock. The first intimation that
the Britisher had of its presence was
a short rush through a patch Of thick
shrub, Both crackers took 70 trees
and the Colonel saw nothing more Of
them until the elephant was killed.
He had gone into the patch a dis
lance of perhaps 200 yards when, with
f1endish scream, the elephant
charged at Stevens's orderly and HIM
self from a dense cover on the right.
At first the Colonel could see only the
bending foliage. as the huge brute
tore his way through; but presently
he burst out with his trunk tightly
coiled, his ears cooked, and his head
held high. The Colonel aimed low at
the base Of his trunk and gave him the
right barrel at fifteen yards.
The smoke hung around the Colonel
like pail. but STOPPING down he saw
TO his dismay that the elephant was
time to step aside SO as to clear the
smoke, and give the beast the other
barrel in the same place. That was
enough and brought him short when
he was all but on the Britisher. He
slid for little distance from the i'm
petus OF his charge. with his great
forefeet rammed out in front OF him.
The next instant he wheeled and
crashed back into the jungle. The
Colonel had just time to slip in an
other cartridge and fire 1t as he van
ished. After waiting a few minutes TO
compose his nerves. the Englishman
explained matters to his orderly. a
native, who was inexperienced but
full Of pluck.
! me Colsusl know the rogue would
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est, Mrs. Harris F'ahnestock, Richard
c. Greenleaf. William Milne Grinnell,
Miss Marian Hague. Mrs. McDougall
Hawkes.. Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James.
Mrs. Leo kessel, Mrs. ]. Pierpont
Morgan, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer,
Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee. Mortimer L.
Schiff, Mrs. George T. Whelan and
Miss Gertrude Whiting.
There has been placed on exhibition
| in the japanese hall of the Brooklyn
Institute, devoted especially to things
| relating to foreign countries. a series
o: color prints made in Japan to IL
lustrate stories in samuel Sunless
Self Help" Self Help" was trans
lated into japanese early in the Meiji
| period by Nakamura Masanao, under
the title Of "Saikoku risshi hen" THE
Western Countries Book OF Successful
Careers" The writer does not possess
copy OF this Japanese translation,
but the one in the British Museum
catalogue is dated 1878. The trans
lator was a man of such distinction
that the following account from Count
Okuma's Fifty Years OF New Japan"
Is Of lasting interest.
Nakamura, writes Stewart Culin in
the current Quarterly, born at Yedo in
1881, was already a considerable
scholar in japanese and Chinese
classics when in 1s47 he became a
pupil of the noted Dutch scholar
Hoshu Katsuragawa. He, however,
! gave up Dutch for English later and
studying hard was said to have copied
out an English dictionary. He served
In the Tokugawa Government as an
official Chinese scholar. went to Eu-
| rope in 1866. and returning in 1868
| stayed at Shizuoka with the Shotgun
Yoshinobu While he was there he
translated the American Constitution,
George Washington's Farewell Address
and Mills ION Liberty" and wrote
anonymously an article on Christian
ity. In 1872 he came up to Toxic and
was employed in Government service.
Relinquishing the caste Of Samurai
and becoming a commoner. he estab-
lished a private school, called the
Doninsha. in 1873, which was soon
crowded with students aware of his
fame. Two years later he opened a
girls department and encouraged
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begins Canada Week" at
the Anderson Galleries, where

TO-DAY begins Canada Week AZ
the Anderson Galleries. where
L the numerous collection Of
paintings forming the Canada War
Memorials Exhibition" are to be seen
Among those who are expected to
take part in the opening ceremonies
are Hon. Arthur j. Meighn, Solicitor
General of Canada; Major e. Harold
Watkins and Capt. c. V. V. Coombes
of the Canadian War Records once
in London. On Wednesday afternoon
the Daughters of the British Empire
will sell programmes at the exhibition
for the benefit-of home for the aged
on Staten Island.
Maurice Braun, William II. Singer,
Ernest Lawson, Merritt Post w. r.
Leigh, Alexander Tournier. Hayley
Lever, George M. Brustle and II. r.
Butler are the painters who have sent
I works to the summer exhibit at the
City Club.
Nearly 400 water colors Of flowers
and birds by Mrs. Ellis Rowan have
been brought here from Australia and
are now on view in the art galleries
OF the Stanford University in Cali
fornia.
The summer exhibition at the Enrich
Print Gallery contains more than
thirty rare old sporting prints. Sew
eral complete sets are shown as well
as a pair Of etchings in color by
George Cruikshank. Cocknghting.
fencing, hunting and hawking are the
subjects of the prints on view.
N ~ af n
Museum Of Art this year is housed in
the same spacious gallery In which the
Courbet exhibition was held and is de-
voted, in the words OF the Bulletin. to
tapestry and lace of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries lent from
private collections in New York city.
a display which, combined with the
permanent exhibit in the lace CALLER
les, can be duplicated nowhere in the
field Of art or of commerce. Only the
cordial cooperation OF public spirited
friends OF the, museum. has made 1t
possible to assemble such a collection
as this and to them Is owed a debt. of
gratitude. The exhibition opened on
June 16 and continues until the end of
October.
As the visitor passes from object
to object, although he may have
entered the gallery with no thought
other than that of giving to the ex-
hibition a casual glance, one invitation
to linger succeeds another. Here there
Is something for every mood.
The tapestries hung upon the walls
range from the opulent designs OF the
age of Louis XIV. to the exquisite re-
finement which distinguishes the pic
torial tapestries of the later eighteenth
century. TWO Flemish tapestries OF
the seventeenth century representing
scenes from the story of Dido and
-Fneas and lent by Mrs. Arthur Cur
tiss James are representative of the
grand Style in composition and are
especially pleasing in their subdued
harmonies of golden color. A remark
able tapestry OF this type of design is
the triumphal scene, not only beauti-
full in drawing and color but of the
finest weaving, lent by the Hon. Will
lam A Clark. Three splendid tapes
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Thrilling Experience With Rogue Elephant

/ not go far, but would wait for him in
the worst bit of jungle he could find.
II the Colonel led. tracking, there
was every chance of the elephant TAX
ing him unawares and getting "a bit
OF his own back and something to
spare" Allah Bunda. the orderly, was
game to do the tracking-too game,
In fact, for he wanted to run after the
elephant.
After going some 800 yards he
stopped and held up his hand. Listen
ing intently the Colonel could hear the
rogue ahead OF them kicking up clods
Of earth a sure sign that he was badly
wounded and bent on mischief. AZ
that moment Stevens stepped on a dry
twig, which snapped beneath him.
With a shrill scream the elephant
came out,
The orderly lodged, caught his foot
In creeper and lay sprawling in front
OF the charging beast. As the ele-
plant emerged from the dense cover
the Colonel gave him another bullet in
the same spot as before and he rolled
over like a rabbit. AS the smoke
cleared away the Colonel saw his huge
carcass lying before him motionless on
its side.
The animal measured nine feet
seven inches at the shoulder and had
but one tusk. That, however, was a
beauty and weighed close to forty
pounds. The other tusk had been bro
ken off at the root, probably in a fight.
The beast must have endured agonies
similar to toothache. No wonder he
had turned rogue.
1t Is believed that every rogue ele-
plant is suffering from some physical
hurt or disease that causes him con-
slant pain and turns him from an in
offensive beast into a savage man
hunten
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trespassing crowd. Perhaps 1t is be-
cause Of the respect given to 30 gal
liant hero as Christopher Columbus
that the house remains unoccupied.
Its style is partially Gothic and is
built wholly of white stone. There is
but one entrance. Black iron trim
mlngs (now rusty. edge the doorway
and a huge old fashioned knocker
adds to the ornamentation. The win
dows in the upper story are high but
narrow, and the roof sits down almost
too suddenly upon the attic lookout.
1t seems queer to stand In this
gorgelike street and think OF all the
changes since Domenico Colombo with
his family and infant son. Christopher,
first came to make this his home. In
large letters in the front of this no.
table house in the Vico Drltto di
Ponticello, is "a tablet, bearing this in
scrlption:
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his account before some daring native.
or more probably a foreigner with an
express rifle, succeeds in killing him.
Perhaps the most stirring exper-
fence ever had with rogue elephant
was that OF Col. Stevens, a British
sportsman and traveller.
In this case, Col. Stevens's crackers
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women's education. In the same year
he was entrusted with the first direc-
torship of the Toxic Girls Normal
School and founded a kindergarten.
In 1877 he was made professor in the
Imperial University, and in 1890 he
was elected member Of the House of
Peers. and died the following year at
the age of 60. being honored with a
special imperial message OF coincidence.
He was a man of fine literary taste.
of sound scholarship and of classic
mood. Warm in friendship and happy
In doing good. he made no enemy and
led pure life. revering heaven and
loving men. His translations OF
Smiles's Self Help" and Character"
had a greater influence over young
men in the early '70s than any other
book of the day. A devout Confucian
scholar himself, he was also an ad-
mirer of Christian faith and morality,
and was most fitted to interpret West
err ethics TO Orientals. That the coun-
try has made such progress in the new
civilization is due to the efforts of such
a gentle yet progressive reformer as
we'll as to those of aggressive reform
ers like Fukuzawa and Niishima- Ma
kamura's school while It lasted was
one OF the three greatest private in
situations in Toxic the other two be-
ing the Keio Gijuku and the Kyoritsu
Gakusha.
Additional emphasis may be laid
upon the influence of self help in
forming the spirit of New Japan"
The book itself. essentially material
istic, was In accordance with the spirit
of the Japanese reformers and the
revolutionists of the time. It was
taken much more seriously in Japan
than in England or America, and in a
way replaced the Confucian analects
among progressive" scholars. Con-
fucianism in itself has a basis Of
utilitarianism. and Nakamura, a
Chinese scholar. translated Smiles
from the standpoint of a Confucianist
who had been trained in Western
philosophy. F'ukuzawa had much the
same point OF view without, however
being distinguished especially in Chi
nese letters, and hence was more
amenable to Western ideas.
Prints such as here described arc
about the last survival of old fashioned
Japanese color prints. They were
made, presumably. in Toxic and sold
as presents for boys, enclosed in an
envelope commonly in sets OF FIVE or
ten. The ten prints exhibited. OF
which a list is appended, may have
constituted such set.
Thomas Carlyle-His manuscript OF
the French Revolution DESTROYED to
kindle fires. The picture represents
manuscript being burned by a lighted
candle that has fallen upon it.
Bernard Palissy-The potter burns
his furniture to fire his kiln.
Sir Richard Arkwright-The in
ventors wife destroys his model.
Sir Joshua Reynolds-The painter
lectures on art to two Of his pupils.
James Watt-The inventor observes
the steam escaping from a tea kettle.
josiah Wedgwood-The potter. a
cripple with one leg, examines the
wares the laborers are placing upon
shelves.
John Heathcoat-The inventor shows
his first piece Of bobbinet to his wife.
Benjamin Franklin-In house pro-
tected by a lightning rod during
Thunderstorm.
Vaucanson-The inventor of the sill,
loom observes a clock when he WIS a
boy.
John James Audubon-The natural
list discovers his box of drawings de-
stroyed by rats.
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Artists. designers, and art students
are invited to participate In a design
competition for a seal for the Depart
ment OF Conservation. State OF In
diana.
The design must be submitted in
the form of finished pen and ink
drawing that, besides permitting of
adoption for a seal die, will lend itself
for reproduction by the zinc etched
relief line process and be suitable for
use as an emblem on letter heads and
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A S everybody knows, sometimes an
~ elephant goes mad and turns
man killer. Full OF rancor
against everything and everybody, he
lies in wait in the jungle, near road,
and gives chase to any one who passes.
The rogue" as ne is called, will
sometimes have many human lives to
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later be reflected in the products OF
American craftsmanship.
Those who graciously rendered
the treasures of their collections
to this exhibition are: Jules
S. Bache. Mrs. George T. Bliss,
Mrs. Albert Blum. Mrs. George Blu
menthal, William A. Clark, Mrs.
De Witt Clinton Cohen, Mrs. w. Bay
ard Cutting, Mrs. Robert ". De For
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Art Education in America.

In a broad way The Sun has
always promoted the cause Of art
education as affecting the efficient
growth of the art departments Of
Colleges and Public Schools, the
private Art Schools and the Stu.
dio classes of prominent Artists.
1t will continue to do so, in the
sustained effort to secure individ-
ualism and breadth in distinctive
American art work. 1t may be
that the supremely representative
American artist is yet to become
an art student.
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1t is also being used in the public
schools OF New York city as a model
or commercial art. This was alluded
to once or twice in the art columns OF
the newspapers. but the commercial
poster as such has never been given
the critical recognition it should have
In order to eliminate the eyesores on
our billboards. l am sure that an
provl by art editors of individual work
would not only influence artists who
now refuse to do posters but would
also spur on theatrical managers who
are amenable to newspaper suggestion
toward Improvement OF their posters, !"
Summer courses in drawing. per-
spective and architectural design will
be offered at Columbia University nm
der the general direction of Prof. VIII
liam A. Boring.
Many thorough summer courses in
fine arts will be given at Teachers
College under Prof. Arthur w, Dow
At the College OF the City OF New
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York Prof. ]. Redding Kelly will con-
duct this summers classes IN sketch.
ing from still life and nature, with
especial attention to composition
line, mass, light and shade, shadows
color harmonies and contrast.
The Hansen School of Fine Arts has
a series OF outdoor sketching classes
in addition to regular day. evening and
Sunday studio instruction.
There is a very creditable summer
exhibition at the Parish House Of the
Church Of the Ascension under the
direction OF the Art Committee OF the
Womans Federation (of which Miss
Content Johnson is chairman), inClui-
Ing portraits, still life. landscapes ana
marines by the group known as THE
Younger Artists" Works are on view
by Stewart Reinhart. Arthur Crisp
Max Kuhne, Olaf Olson. Emil!
Nichols Hatch. Elizabeth NJ Price.
Mary b. Sawtelle, Helen ". Cox, Rosa
Grain, G. Capon, Thomas James Del
bridge. A. w. Emerson. Richard
Lahey. Florence Mix, c. 4. Mooh'
Theresa II. Rawister, Edna Rohde'
Jacob Rathenbach, Kendall Saunders
n. Watson and S. NJ. Virgins
At the Babcock Galleries NAV be
seen another summer exhibition o.
Americans, represented by W.us.oV
Homer. +. s. Church, George H. Bo-
CERT, Eugene Higgins, Frank Ienney
Johnson, Walter Griffin. liaWey
Lever and many of our earlier artists
OF distinction, all OF the Cauvases h.
ing correctly framed and appropriate
ly hung In well lighted and tastetui'y
appointed rooms.
The loan exhibition OF pc-traIS ~
the late Robert MacCameroN AZ the
Kingore Galleries is st!ll attracting
much attention, as Is also the trs'
sculpture ever shown of George I've
Forrest Brush, "A Mother AID 'N.d
group-a fine achievement ini,'d Inc
sittcrs for the MacCamerun portraits
are Lady Diana Manners, 'a" h#r .eS'
Of Rutland, Mrs. Norman -' IL
Whitehouse, Mrs, VILLAIN As'U
Chanler. Mrs. benjamin ''-.h.es'
Miss Dorothy Iselin, the Misses sN"A
and Dorothy Chanler. W!"am AS',.
Chanler, Benjamin Guinness 'osep"
Thomas and Robert w. ChIrI'r
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