The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

At sos Firm avenue. Drawing rooms
and galleries that have long been famous
smons the elect but to which the general
public has been denied have contributed
from their present possessions.
me exhibition Is practically a testi-
mony OF American sympathy with
France. and because Of the generous
soehns that IL everywhere In evidence
Tor the sister republic the COMMITTEES of
tne museum has been able to assemble a
correction that not only redowns to the
glory Of France but provides a first rate
object lesson in art as we'll.
Portraits, paintings upon gallant
tnemes, rare pieces OF cabinetry, statu-
ery' bronzes. tapestries. silver, porcelain,
rams. Jewels. flne book bindings-every-
thing that was gracious and CAV and
beautiful during the reisns of Louis XIV.
and Louis XVI. seems to have been
smuggied from those epochs to this, and
IN some mysterious way into this exhibi-
ton. Museums In the French capital
may DO lareer-in fact are--but good
taste Is superlative quality. and
nothing In any French museum can be in
better taste than these now shown here.
Ciodion statuette shown.
There is. for instance. statuette Of n
pacchante by Clodion, lent by Thomas
Pearsall Smith. and in all the long his
tory OF sculpture there In no sculpture
that for pure charm exceeds Clodion.
Houdon, n sculptor whose fame has been
peculiarly associated with the two coun-
tries from the beginning. Ia represented
by a bust of the sculptor's daughter.
lent by Thomas F. Ryan. and James
Speyer has sent q gilt bronze clock from
the celebrated Kann collection. and two
gilt and bronze candelabra OF distin-
guished workmanship.
Mr.. Speyer also has lent Matters
portrait OF Nine. De Ia Porte F. Klein
berger, a charming portrait OF the
daughter OF Louis XIV. BY Alexis Simon
Belle: Mrs. John Woodruff Simpson.
La Bonnie Mere" by Francois Boucher
Mns. Charles Il. Alexander. two OF
Bouchere pastoral scenes Mrs. NJ. Orme
Wilson. drawing by Portail; Ex-
Senator William A. Clark. La Laveuse."
by the great Chs~din, and Richard Cod
man. "Fete Chanipetre." by Pater.
From J. Pisrpont Morgan's famous
library number OF rare volumes have
been obtained that are interesting alike
for the extraordinary bindings and for
the association with the celebrated per-
sons for whom they were made Among
these are two quite pious volumes bound
tor ard with the arms of Louis XIV.
and Marie Leczinska, and two books
on worldly topics that were made for
Nine. de Pompadour. Strangely enough
Nine. du Barry's book also "a pious: 4
.s her "Livre de rEglise."
or tewelry Mrs William p Douglass
mas lent An old French co~onet In dia-
monds; Mrs. Charles Berg, a ring bou-
Quet In emeralds. rubies ard diamonds.
and Ogden Goldman, a necklace in rose
diamonds and silver. Thomas Hughes
Kelly has lent two pieces Of silver lace
Mrs John c. Wilmerding. an old French
court costume Mrs. James w. Lane. q
writing table from the Oppenheim coll
lection; Mrs. w. Bayard Cutting, a
screen OF Gobeiln tapestry: Mrs. Stan
FORD White, a walnut chair, and Mrs
George ]. Whalen. several rare fans.
Notable among the porcelains Of the
period are Chantilly tobacco Jar. lent
by Mrs. William p. Douglass Mennecy
and Chantilly knife handles, by Miss
Margaret L. Gould: Sevres teapot in
Hawkes.: two Sevres statuettes lent by
Mrs. A. ]. Drexel-Biddle. Je., and a
pair OF Sevres vases lent BY Mr.. and
Mrs. George Blumenthal.
The exhibition. which is for the benz
nj or the museums buildinr fund. will
continue until January sa
"uS sAsitOrS are NeCefve0.
The exhibition was one OF the most
important functions OF the Museum of
French Art. and during the afternoon
there were many visitors. who were re-
ceived by Mrs. Adolf LadenburE. Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander. Mrs. Francis Key
Pendleton. Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson, Mrs
Charles Ernest Peilew. Mrs. George B.
Mcclellan. Mrs. McDousali Hawkes., Mrs. |
George Norton Miller. Miss Margaret q.
Gould. Mrs. James Lowell Putnam and
Mrs. Cadwalader Jones. Tea was served
In the library. At the tea table were
Mrs. Charles II. Sheriff.. Miss Cecilia
Beaux and Miss Luisita Leland.
Among those al the exhibition were
Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting. Miss Freling-
huysen. Mrs Ryan. Miss Diane Del
Monte, Mrs. Henry f. Rowland, Miss
Eleanor Bovee. Mrs. Philip Lehman. Mrs.
John c. Wilmerding Mrs. August Hecks-
cher. Mrs Douglas Campbell. Mrs.
Egerton l.. Winthrop. Mrs. Morton
Schwartz. Grenville l.. Winthrop, A.
Murray Young. Mrs. J. Brown, Gen.
Charles II. Sheriff.. Mrs. Oscar L. Rich
ard. Mrs Harold Richard. Mrs C. Au-
guste Spreckeis, Mrs. Adam Gordon Nor
rie. Mrs. Roland Knoedler. Mme. |
Henschel, Mrs. Wheldon Keeling. Regi-
Maid Fl. Ward. Miss Maud Leland, Mrs.
J. L. Smith Hadden. Mr.. and Mrs Fran
els N. l.. Toretti. Mrs. S. r. Guggen-
helm. Mrs. Charles s. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Freedlander and Mrs. Rob-
ert ]. Campbell.
Edward de Billy OF the French High
Commission, who was expected to open
the exhibition, WAS detained in Washing
ton by illness.