Mr. Vanderbilt's Decorations

1 look alouruey iIjc otltw üay away u tbe otter side of Parij, tiUhatfar-offquartci win r' Bouguen ia and other great urtists abidr, to Beu the majrnrflcent window in puioted glan whlch destinad tot thdining-room ii Mr. William II. Vaoderbllt'u i'-w bouse In New Tork. TliisspU'iididworkoi art, whieh is tbc birjji'sl one of the kind ever cxeeuted Kor -i eenlar building, U iliif (O Ulenl ui M. uwliiioi uho mikI u b the fitst orttet in tlie world hi hU peculiar lina ïlie mbji the picture Is tha meeting of Üie two kin--, Francia i. and Uenry VUL, on the Fteld ol the ( loili af Gold. ín centre of the round tlic two youngoYcreijcii,inafuiflcenl in dreM aml in appofntmcnts, eacli moonted oo a superb and Brej Meed, clnp handü, whlle at the rilit Queen C laude ol FraHce, gurroudedby the aCtendanti, oontemplates the grcetlng ol the riv:il monarch Kmg Franciii ridea n unow-whlte chargcr, wiih tr&ppingsof izurc and (told, whilt Uenry1 bonelaadarkbay. A gallvcl.nl lester holils two liounda in u leasli in lb imuiedüitB toregrouiMJ to tli rlgfct, wbile the rest of the pkture is lillotl wlth tlic knlghts, nobles, gnearsoieu, eto, in attendance on tlie two klugs. liithe background risc the gorgeou tent ereoted to shelter tlic Üiroqjj oi royal and urfetocratir personnges. The uoloring ! the work lnclude Bome fortj or flftj Baures, terj ¦uperb. Ñotblng can be iuiaglned rldier ia effect Iban in the yelvet curpei "t tlic dak of Queen, Uiglowing crinison ; n 1 gold bonlci BXteniuig bo far over th Beid thal il il fretied 1 the hoo& ol Klng Fran-i, ni, and Utrowaout to atiranta pure w liii "i Ibe animal and theglittering ol tbc iiltten taasels that iwlorn b( housingt. 'l'liis ImmenM and zorgeou work will, fl uuduratond rlghüy,illlii!oiie end ut' Mr. VTaiderbilt'a diulng-room, hile bIcIi a ol the room III be placed ¦mallet tadow , eHCh paluted by M. ( indinot, and representlng anuor, bauuers, panopllci, etc, each Mrronndw by tlie ooi-i ot-arms Of one oi'thc mlle tli:it to..k i:iit n tin: ipleudid oereroonle of tbe FteW of tlicCloth ot Gtold. The cíncheos .il.all ol anquettlonable nuthentlclty, baring been studled by the artJt mm the MSS. aiul contemporary records of tbe lime, preserred in the National Llbrary. M. Oiidinot. who :i iíi'iiíril. COftTteOUS, :md Diosi intelligent gentleman, foundaon this elabórale work ln bope ol ttsnsatlantic fame, and has beul Ml the rViourcesof his energie aod hi talent u the producttoo of a mastei p W henever I go amoiig the nrtlsti ol Pnris I beur ol Mtme new and muntfleent order given by that most nuwntflieul of modern mlHioualre, Mr. 'amh rliilt. All thal ot blghesl merit In the world of modem arl - secaml by him, nol onlyto addluMre to lus trealy fainons home bat toenrich the Bcantily plenUhed art tiensurW of the New World witli peerlesn and n-iilciident cucN. liaudry has already ski tcbed out tbc ceilinir lor his ilrawin'rooui, represeutlng the MarrUge of Cupid and Payche, and .-ome of the flueat ïDtique tapettriea that bave of late come luto the market have been purchaied to adorn bis liliraiy.