46 



Museum Bulletin 



Staten Island Chapter, D.A.R., held its regular meeting 

 and a garden party at the Britton Cottage on Saturday afternoon, 

 June 24, at which about fifty members and guests were present. 

 The room selected and approved for furnishing by the chapter is 

 the dining room, and this will probably be the next part of the 

 Cottage to be suitably developed in old colonial style. 



The garden border surrounding the Cottage on three sides, 

 which was planted last autumn with about thirty different kinds 

 of old fashioned perennial flowering plants, has grown into a 

 pleasing and permanent feature, thoroughly in keeping with the 

 Cottage and adding materially to the appearance of the exterior. 



Members who are interested in bead embroidery may see 

 unusually fine examples now on display in the Arts and An- 

 tiquities Room, which includes moccasins, leggins, garters, aprons, 

 necklaces, pouches, etc., representing work of the Cheyenne, Dela- 

 ware, Ojibway, Menomini and Winnebago Indians, loaned for 

 exhibition during the summer by Mr. Alanson Skinner. 



Two fresh water aquaria have recenty been installed in 

 Museum. One contains two so-called "Comet" goldfish with 

 water plants (Myriophylhim and Valisneria) contributed by the 

 New York Aquarium. The other is arranged to show certain 

 of our local aquatic plants recently collected (Fontinalis, Calli- 

 triche, Ultricularia, etc ) Specimens of local aquatic animal life 

 will be included if suitable material can be obtained. A craw- 

 fish, or fresh water lobster was tried, but it proved to be so des- 

 tructive to the plants, by disturbing their roots, that its removal 

 became necessary. 



A young sparrow hawk (Falco sparverius), is a recent in- 

 teresting addition to our collection of live stock. It was cap- 

 tured on the window sill of a house in Tompkinsville. It is 

 rapidly becoming quite tame and will perch quietly on one's 

 hand while feeding, and sit contentedly throughout the day on 

 the branch of a tree to which it is tethered in the garden, hav- 

 ing learned from experience that attempts at flight are limited 

 by the length of the restraining cord. 



