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lace formerly belonging to Mrs. Eichard Rush, wife of one of the 

 first regents of the Smithsonian Institution, received from Mrs. John 

 Biddle Porter; six pieces of lace from Mrs. Julian James; an excel- 

 lent example of Danish needlework from Miss Carrie Han'ison ; and 

 four samplers and beaded bags from the Misses Henry. 



The more important loans of laces comprised examples of point 

 d'Alengon, Valenciennes, Binche, Dutch Pottenkant, point de Niege, 

 Duchesse, old point de France, and other varieties, from Miss Emily 

 Tuckerman ; examples of Chantilly, Honiton, and Flemish laces, from 

 Mrs. John Biddle Porter; a remarkable cape of Italian lace, orig- 

 inally worn by a Roman cardinal and forming part of the costume 

 of Charlotte Cushman in her impersonation of Cardinal Wolsey, 

 from Mrs. Allerton S. Cushman; a cap of Devonshire sprigged lace, 

 from Miss Julia H. Chadwick; a piece of Spanish blonde lace, from 

 Mrs. Archibald Hopkins; and five examples of early embroidery, 

 filet and point lace, from Mrs. Pinchot. 



Of fabrics worked by the loom and needle, Mrs. Julian James 

 deposited several examples, including Spanish, Italian, French, Rho- 

 dian, and Bulgarian brocades; Mrs. Wolcott Tuckerman, a number of 

 embroideries and brocades; Miss Sydney Price, a Swedish sampler 

 dated 1G57 and brought at an early period to Wilmington, Del.; Mrs. 

 Thomas F. Richardson, a piece of Italian embroidery; and Mr. 

 George Oakley Totten, jr., a Geordez rug. 



For exhibition in the hall with the textiles two elaborately carved 

 ivories, one a large oval dish overlaid and set with medallions of 

 classical subjects, the other a great crosier, were lent by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Christian D. Hemmick; a Chinese filigree fan and a French fan in 

 peau-de-cygne were deposited by Mrs. Clarence R. Edwards; and a 

 Chinese carved ivory cardcase was lent by Miss Helen Munroe. 



On the afternoon of March 25, 1912. a private view of the collec- 

 tion, with the object of promoting its interests, was given in the name 

 of Mrs. Pinchot and was largely attended. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



VISITORS. 



Tlie total number of visitors admitted to the new Museum build- 

 ing during the year was 281,887, a daily average of 800; to the 

 older Museum building, 172,182, a daily average of 550; and to 

 the Smithsonian building, 143,134, a daily average of 457. On 

 October 8, 1911, the opening of the Museum to the public on Sundays 

 was inaugurated as a fixed custom, admission for the present being 

 limited to the new building and to the hours from 1.30 to 4.30 

 o'clock in the afternoon. The attendance on the first day reached 



