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pongees, tussah silks, trimming silks, taffeta dress silks in Mexican 

 and Indian designs; satins, crepes, and chiffons decorated b_y means 

 of spray printing; machine and hand made laces; embroidered and 

 brocaded Chinese silks; Cashmere shawls; the manufacture of Amer- 

 ican rugs; oilcloths — these and many samples of other goods were 

 all well represented in the accessions of the year. Additions were 

 also ^ecei^'ed for the historical collection of textile machinery, in- 

 cluding several early appliances marking important stages in the 

 developmxent of the industry. 



Following the plans outlined in a previous report, the work of 

 preparing exhibits in mineral technology was actively carried on. 

 The principal ones, including models and products, installed during 

 the year were illustrative of the occurrence, mining, and treatment of 

 rock salt for the manufacture of sodium compounds by the Solvay 

 Process Co., of Syracuse, N. Y. ; the manufacture of glass, additional 

 to the models received the previous year, from the Macbeth-Evans 

 Co.; the processes employed in the manufacture of gypsum as a 

 building material at Oakfield, N. Y. ; the manufacture of mica j)late 

 by a process which permits the utilization of what was formerly 

 thrown away as waste ; the occurrence, derivation, and adaptability 

 of abrading materials ; asbestos fiber and the manufacture of asbestos 

 products; a by-product coke furnace, its operation, and products; 

 and the manufacture of graphite and its industrial products. 



THE NATIONAL GALLERY OP ART. 



By a supplemental transfer executed in January, 1915, the splendid 

 gift of Mr. Charles L. Freer, of Detroit, Mich., was increased by 

 110 articles, of which 8 are American and 102 oriental. The Ameri- 

 can works comprise 1 oil painting by Dwight W. Tryon, 1 oil paifnt- 

 ing and 2 silver points by Thomas W. Dewing, and 3 drawings and 

 sketches and 1 lithograph by James McNeill Whistler. The oriental 

 objects consist of 43 Chinese and 7 Japanese paintings, mainly panels, 

 kakemono, and makimono; 14 pieces of pottery, of which 12 are 

 Chinese and 1 each Rakka and Raghes; and 24 pieces of jade, 5 

 sculptures in stone, and 9 bronzes, all Chinese. By this addition 

 the Freer collection now aggregates 4,811 items of American and 

 oriental art. 



The other permanent acquisitions numbered 12, of which the prin- 

 cipal donor, as heretofore, was Mr. William T. Evans, of New York, 

 who contributed 4 paintings and 1 bronze, namely: "Moonrise at 

 Ogunquit," by H. Hobart Nichols; "Portrait of Mrs. William T. 

 Evans and Son," by Henry Oliver Walker ; " Portrait of William T. 

 Evans," by Wyatt Eaton ; " Portrait of Wyatt Eaton," by J. Alden 

 Weir ; and a bronze bust inscribed " William Thomas Evans 



