fully
executed small ivories by Okawa and other Japanese carvers, mounted on
specially designed ivory bases. Malcolm MacMartin's collection offers
100 examples, each a gem in itself. Kenyon B. Painter, of Cleveland, in
his Trophy Hall has many choice ivories from Zanzibar, British East
Africa, southern China, and Hong Kong. Perhaps the largest collection
of ivories in the United States is owned by H. J. Hei^z, of Pittsburgh,
Pa. ; many of these are exhibited in the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.
The
very extensive collection of the late George A. Hearn, which was shown
in 1911 at the Lotos Club in New York City, comprises nearly 700
pieces, all being examples of European ivory carving. The Alfred Duane
Pell Collection contains some of the most delicately carved fans of the
eighteenth century, with the monogram in the centre and the ivory cut
as thin as the finest lace. Among other things is one of the most
remarkable sets of chessmen on this continent.
THE ANNUAL ELEPHANT HUNT IN SIAM
The
annual elephant hunt at Ayuthia, Siam, is made an official event of
considerable importance, for the King is usually present, and if not, a
royal representative is there, and the presence of the fashionable
world of the capital, Bangkok, makes the occasion a great social
function. The wild elephants are driven, by a cordon of tamed ones,
from the lower slopes of the Korat and the meadowland around Nakawn
Nayok, into a corral especially built outside the city. As a rule the
poor beasts have been so harried in the long drive that they are only
anxious to have rest and peace. A little trouble is experienced in
getting the first elephant into the enclosure, but when this has been
accomplished, the others are ready enough to follow, although the huge
animals crowd and push against each other in the confusion. It is
noteworthy, however, that the young are not trampled
