Evening star., 1932-11-27

many of their designs with them. that the
Incas did most Of the work and their craft
shows much beauty of execution.
A settee is quantity made of four chairs set
alongside each other but connected and uni
fed in design. The wood is sometimes painted
in colors and again vanished, as is customary
in the French and English designs There are
finely fooled leather seats and the chairs,
chests and trunks show the influence Oh
Granada. A red leather trunk has painted
sides and is Of great beauty A chest OF draw"
ers of Peruvian cedar Is trimmed with
marquetry inlay There are several low tables
finely carved Some metal coffres of the
eighteenth century recall the famed Toledo
steel and the chasing, which was so delicate
gilt mirror over console table shows pure
Inca work and a silver pomegranate and frames,
which were used for altar pieces, are inter-
eSting.
There are several wooden figures Of saints.
among which is the figure of st. Toubio, who
was Bishop Of Lima and one of the first saints
canonized in the Americas.
But let us have another look at one or two
paintings A Holy Family shows decidedly
the influence of MuriIio especially his familiar
misty style The painting is of great charm.
The "Rest in Egypt" shows Flemish influence.
1t is aglow with gold and there are quaint and
intriguing designs and fantastic embroidery on
Our Lady's gown, which is of the buffant style
of the Spanish court
The churches of Peru today contain much
of interest and they are still rich in jewels.
The high altar of the Cathedral of Lima is OF
pure silver and weighs 1,600 pounds. The
figure of the Virgin of the Rosary in the
Church of st. Dominic in Lima has dresses
which changed daily. These dresses are
richly embroidered in seed pearls, emeralds and
rubieS. st. Rose, who is the patron saint OF
Lima was the very first American saint and
lived from 1586-1616 There was crown be-
longing to figure of the Virgin in church
that was very poor in its revenue. The crown,
which was thought to be of brass, was taken
to a silversmith to be repaired What was their
surprise when they discovered that it was OF
pure gold with large carbuchon ruby in the
center Although the crown was of great value.
the monks would not sell it, though their church
needed repair
The paintings and works of art belonging to
this collection were made by Mrs. Freyer when
she was In Peru.
She went to Peru with her husband, Capt.
Freyer, who sent there to assist in recon-
ditioning the Peruvian navy. and they re-
manned several years. She had unusual oppor-
tunities to get choice works of art, as she is
OF Spanish descent and speaks the language
huently. The collection has been on view in
San Francisco and the Brooklyn Museum
The collection is now on view in the Library
Building, and In the basement can be seen
the books and paintings belonging to DR.. Olivier
de Lima, formerly Brazilian Ambassador to
England. The collection Of books are on art,
literature, history and anthropology and is the
largest Brazilian collection IN the world DR..
Lima lived for many years in Washington and
at his death his books were given to the
Catholic University. They form an interesting
addition to that Of Mrs Freyer'A