, 1935-05-12
Treasures
Display Has
Big Success

The antique display sponsored by
the Civic League OF Brownsville In
conjunction with the Texas Fedora
ton Of Women's clubs. gathered In
enc place one OF the most interest
ing. entertaining and beautiful
collections Of antiques. curios and
art treasures that has been seen
in some time.
The display was held Friday and
Saturday In the building at 1880
Elizabeth street, and was open TO
the public during the evening hours
In order that the business men and
women might view 1t. Proceeds
from the affair win be used joint
~ by the Civic League for Its beau
LITIGATION project, and by the Tex
as Federation OF Women's clubs for
its headquarters permanent build
ing In Austin.
The display was most unusual
and interesting and Of an infinite
variety. The lover Of antique glass,
the lover OF antique furniture, old
books, old coins, old metal, old
clothing. curios from the Pan
American countries, In fact, almost
anyone who had a hobby of al
most any sort saw something OF
particular interest To him, some
thing artiStically arranged In order
to display the particular worth OF
the article, and grouped, more or
less as to period and type, TO help
the novice.
Most Of the articles were marked
sS being over 100 years old and
many were marked as bieng older
than that, while not q few we're
not marked because the age OF the
article was 50 great that Is origin
was obscured In antiquity.
There were old books. large. small
and medium sized. some over 100
years old. and others that were
published many decades before the
Declaration OF independence. These
we're prayer books. confessions OF
Saint Augustine. histories and 9TH
ers.
or the china and glass ware
there was q collection OF great va
riety. including q few pieces OF
Spode. Nankin ware. Ironstone
Wedgwood, Early American pressed
glass. Early American milk glass.
Venetian glass decanters, and Eng
hsh copper lustre. There were the
sQuatty, amusing Toby jars. both
the English and the Continental
type, and two tea cups OF solid
c~loisonne e fine porcelain that
we're over two centuries old.
OF the clothing three were two
Paisley shawls. both OF lovely de-
sign. the products OF an Scotch In
dustry now almost extinct. several
old samplers, and q handwoven
coverlet valued at $1,000. There
were French prints that gave excel
lent idea as to the style OF clothes
H. the early days OF the nineteenth
century. and an old pair OF hoops
such as grandmother wore. not TO
mention q black taffeta petticoat
that still rustled entrancingly after
&c years OF service.
The Macmillan period In Mex
lean history was represented by an
evening cape OF the period. and a
brass table bell. One of the love-
lest OF the things on exhibit was
the white Spanish lace mantilla
that lay In graceful folds in one OF
the cases.
"A china poblana" costume. nu-
nIerous hats and zarapes typical OF
Mexico and other Pan-American
countries we're also ond display. One
OF the prettiest pieces Of needle
work Of the Mexican and Latin
American work was a piece Of
Mayan filet.
Mexican handwork and Mexican
silverwork and q collection VI
sundry articles that X probably
Of prehistoric origin. were part OF
the display in one case. where re-
posed also q pair Of wooden shoes
with the main part OF the shoe
carved out OF one piece of wood.
with queer box-like heels. two lit
tie legs for the front part Of the
sole ard a turned up toe. These
we're bought from an old Spaniard
by one Of the pioneer settlers OF
Brownsville late In the nineteenth
century. Their origin Is unknown.
but shape and workmanship would
indicate either a Moorish or Kur-
dish medieval background
Wood carving both In furniture
and PLAQUES we're OF great inter-
est. An old Spanish carved chest
and a small footstool were or par
ticular beauty. North Africa cof-
fee table OF brass embossed with
silver and copper sitting IN legs OF
mother and pearl and silver. q small
box and a miniature anchor made
from parts OF Old IronSides, Japa-
nese carving from old wood roots.
and an deliberately carved saddle
richly ornamented with silver were
among the many things that might
be noted. The saddle was OF X
Cuisite workmanship and won first
.. lie In two exhibits, one In Rio
de Janeiro and the other in Spain.
III was the property at one time OF
Brig. Gen. J. j. Quinones, presi-
dent OF the Charro association OF
Mexico.
The periods and countries and
the variety OF articles representing
these were hmitleSS.
AT the rear OF the display room
was a small room lined with palm
leaves and set with tables where
refreshments were served during
the display hours.