Show A Venetian Vene-tian Masterpiece in St St. Loui Louis s In an old cafe In Market street in s St. St Louis a painting has been found b believed be- be e to be a a masterpiece of ot flora Horace ey Vernet who flourished in the earl early y part of the last century After Arter careful cleaning by James Kelly an artist t the painting showed in vivid colors a battie battle battle bat bat- tle tie scene in the Soudan between B Bedouins Bedouins Be Be- and lions Halsey C. C Ives I director of the M Museum Museum Mu Mu- seum of ot Fine Arts pronounces the pl picture picure pic- pic ture ure a Vernet Verret It is probably wor worth rn Friends of ot Speck the proprietor o of the cafe who died recently asked hi him often otten to send his pictures to some co Competent competent com Com- person for tor examination but he always refused They are believed to have been smuggled from France to to this country via New Orleans Orleans Chic Chica Chicago go Chronicle |