PRINCELY GIFT TO MUSEUM. 
Pride’s Summer Resident the Donor. 
Francis Bartlett of Boston and 
Pride’s gave to the Boston Museum 
of Fine Arts Tuesday, a most prince- 
ly gift. It was property in Chicago, 
valued at close to $1,500,000. From 
this real estate at the corner of State 
and Dearborn streets in Chicago the 
Museum is assured for almost 209 
years an average income of more 
than $59,000, as the property has 
lately been leased for 198 years at 
an annual net ground rental of $50,- 
000 for the first five years, $55,000 
for the next 20 years and $60,000 
for the remaining 173 years. Fig- 
ured on a leasing basis of 4 per 
cent., the value of the real estate 
runs near $1,500,000. In the letter 
which was sent with the deed to 
the special meeting of the trustees, 
called for 5 o’clock Tuesday, the 
donor directed that for a series of 
years the income be used ‘‘to pur- 
chase works of art selected, ap- 
proved and recommended by the 
curators of the respective depart- 
ments or other experts employed by 
the Museum, which will add distine- 
tion to the collections of classical 
antiquities and paintings.’’ Other- 
wise the gift is unconditioned and 
the trustees. may in their discretion 
use the income as may seem best. 
Nine years ago Mr. Bartlett gave 
the museum a collection of classical 
antiquities including the famous 
head of Aphrodite, the value of 
which was estimated at $1,000,000. 
Mr. Bartlett has been a trustee of 
the museum since January, 1890. He 
was born in Boston, in 1836, and 
was graduated from Harvard in the 
class of 1857, with John D. Long as 
‘one of his classmates. He studied 
law and was admitted to the bar in 
1860, and in 1867 he married Mari- 
anna Hubbard Slater of Norwich, 
Ct. She died after a few years, 
leaving him with two daughters, 
neither of whom now survives. 
To most persons who heard of the 
eift it seemed an impressive fact that 
the donor, who has been something 
of an invalid for a few years, has 
never been in the present museum 
building since it was opened to the 
public. He inherited a fortune from 
his father, Sidney Bartlett, who was 
for many years a leading lawyer of 
Boston. He has been extensively 
interested in manufacturing, rail- 
way and mining enterprises. 
In making the splendid donation, 
Mr. Bartlett wrote—‘‘I make this gift 
in recognition of the obligation 
which rests upon the citizens of 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Boston to furnish the means with 
which to enrich the collections of 
the museum, and in the hope that 
others may be encouraged to give. 
It is my firm belief that the collec- 
tions which already contain so 
many objects of the first import- 
ance, will grow with increasing 
rapidity, and that the museum, 
which now furnishes a high type of 
enjoyment will, as the years pass, 
become of even greater importance 
to the community, both by makirg 
the collections more definitely valu- 
able for education and by increas- 
ing the happiness derived from see- 
ing with understanding beautiful 
and interesting works of art. This 
will be accomplished more quickly 
if the city assumes, as I think it 
should, a portion of the burden of 
caring for and effectively exhibiting 
these collections which have been 
given by public-spirited and gener- 
ous citizens for the benefit and en- 
joyment of the whole people.’’ 
Opening of Beautiful ‘‘Louis XVI 
Salon’’ by E. T. Slattery Co. 
For the Display of Gowns. 
With the announcement of their 
spring opening and fashion show, 
BE. T. Slattery Co., of Tremont street, 
Boston, throw open to the public, 
one of the most beautiful salesrooms 
in the country. It occupies nearly 
the entire fourth floor and is known 
as the ‘‘Louis XVI Salon.’’ The 
color scheme is French gray, white 
and gold. The walls are:finished in 
eray with white panelings. There 
are two daylight ‘‘trying on’’ rooms 
and two ‘‘evening rooms.’’ The 
panels of these are eovered with 
oray silk tapestry. A new idea also 
is a soft gray. Comfortable win- 
is brought out in the carpet which 
dow seats are upholstered in gold 
velour of which material the por- 
tieres are also made. The Salon is 
lighted mainly by nine French erys- 
brackets adorn the side walls and 
tal. chandeliers while ornamental 
posts holding electric bulbs 
cealed by crystal pendants. These 
lighting fixtures, all of the Louis 
XVI period, were made specially for 
E. T. Slattery Co., in France, and 
the effect produced when the lights 
are turned on is exceedingly beau- 
tiful. The chairs and tables are of 
Austrian bent wood in a gray finish. 
Tall, gilt woven baskets hold elus- 
ters of artificial flowers. This entire 
floor is devoted to dresses and gowns 
for street, afternoon and evening 
wear and for any and all social fune- 
tions. 
BE, T. Slattery Co., are to be con- 
eon-— 
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SOCIETY NOTES 
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Barr are 
in New York, at the Ritz-Carlton ho- 
tel and were the guests Wednesday 
evening of Mr. and Mrs. Myron T. 
Herrick. Mr. Herrick, the newly ap- 
pointed ambassador to France, sailed 
on the Provence on Thursday. 
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A daughter was born yesterday to 
Mr. and-Mrs. Samuel D. Warren of 
Boston. Mrs. Warren was formerly 
Miss Helen Thomas. 
Miss Catherine Britton of Wash- 
ington, a member of the Magnolia 
contingent, was one of the brides- 
maids at the wedding, Tuesday noon, 
of Russell Burrage, son of A. C. 
Burrage, the copper magnate, and 
Miss Katherine Baxter of Knoxville, 
Tenn., daughter of former Governor 
George W. Baxter of Tennessee. The 
ceremony was quietly performed at 
the Church of the Heavenly Rest, in 
New York. <A reception at Sherry’s 
followed the wedding ceremony. 
There were seven bridesmaids. 
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Among the patronesses for the 
benefit matinee of ‘‘Eyerywoman’’ 
to be given in Pittsburg for the St. 
Barnabas’ Free home are: Mrs. D. 
Herbert Hostetter. A dance was 
given at Sherry’s, in New York, 
Tuesday, for Miss Gretta Hostetter, 
only daughter of the late Theodore 
Hostetter. Miss Hostetter is a niece 
of D. Herbert Hostetter. Since her 
father’s death, she and her brother 
have lived with their mother in New 
York. 
gratulated for their success in their 
effort to raise selling to an artistic 
plane. 
The outside of the building has 
been cleansed by sand blasting and 
the pure white marble front now 
makes their building one of the most 
conspicuous and beautiful on Tre- 
mont street. 
The growth of E. T. Slattery Co., 
has been steady since its foundation 
in 1867. But since they moved to 
their present location in 1901, the 
erowth has been phenomenal. At 
that time they occupied only the 
street floor, baleony and second floor, 
with only 12 salespeople. Today they 
occupy five entire floors and have an 
organization of 200 people. Through 
constant remodeling and the expendi- 
ture of many thousands of dollars 
euided by an artistic appreciation, 
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