The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-03-02 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN SOCIETY.

HOME ART RORK.

On Friday evening there was a meeting in coiner.
lion with the ‘Vpyrnmith Town Society at the Work-
ing Nlen's Club, Mr. G. Eliot presiding. The
attendance wee good, many ladie, being present.
Dr. CHILDS • .I.erved that for some time past there
hail torn • Ilemre to start classes in tVeyinoutli in
connection with the aasneiation, but that they had
experienced *nine difficulty. owing to want of funds,
as also ..1 an instruct,. In order to prevent the
movenient rollapsint; iwing to these causes, the
society had licensor ro dponsiblo for the initial expenees
in connection with the establishment of a branch
the association in the town. The expenses amounted
to Aiwt t.ffl, hot this, it wee iimierstisel, vemild lie
refunded from donation• and auliscriptione, an also
from profits ..n ths &ale of work. Tie eveninittie had
berm exceptinnally fortunate in procuring the servieen
of Mr. Batchelor an the teacher of the local ft.“.lria•
thin. It WAY a matter for cimgratulation that they
had SWPWIri them ..ne so skilful, an entleisia..tic,
awl ni thon.lgh an Mr. Made-Im. (.t pplause.) The
real dilfienlty the students hail to encounter Wai in
respect to obtaining good designs. Classen fir
artisans and boys ehortly hr startPl, in addition
to Bow. already in ex iatence. Bell-Salter hail
undertaken to conduct en artisan class in St.
50h...1n...in. On the Weymmith aide of tho town
they had the Rev. F. It. Sowter, whir b.& a great
interest in tho movement ; also Mr. Pews Captain
Pretor, end several others, who bad intereate.l them•
selves in the work of the association, and premise.
for holding classes had been secured.
Mr. Baum, 'neater of the School of .trt, inade
oleervations in respect to design... Ile also alluded
to the difference between old 'airily before the intro•
duction machluery and the skill which wail th. n
brought to bear, and emanated this with the
monotonous character of machine work. The bust
workmanship and tent.' wan to be, found in those
manufactures and fabrics where hand 'alma win
partly or wholly emolnyed.
NU. S VS.I)I con..i,leied that thos.• in 117...30 ..... th
who bad taken up the movement were well qualifird
to do ao
The Rev. T. lint-S %Link ma I. rem irks on to the
judicious arrangement and selectinn of furniture. Ile
ridiculed certain existing ideas decoratinn, such on
eat flower.., diets worked on hearth rug., and the
onamentation of windows in such a way as to be
seen in
_the street.

The 1iev..1,11. 111AnNAIELLIt alluded to the cleaning
if furniture in the olden tine's as being superior to
the prewetit penorl, when people were afraid to no;
their elhows, awl therefor." resorted to
stances, such a, furniture pipit... The former meth.'
weliied now L.l la. in. of the " forgotten arts.-
Another " ("molten art- Wan cookery, but instil
young ladiee had acquired it they had no huskies.. to
spend their time in brims work and painting.
Nfr. it pressesl syintlisthy with the work .4
the 4.6.4ocialtevii. Atltlitic lie woolfl lie pleased to y•
thing 11.• ...odd to ',tontine it.
Mr. G. P. 14% at, witilsint‘l that the .I.4eoCiation .li.l
not intend in any WAV to &place or rival the School
.4 Art. Alluding to the remarks :mule as to the
production of Wolk by machinery a. havinif tendemy
ti, depreciate art, Nlr. Syne., sec, it was all veil Well
to talk alpoot the Inenetonv of machine wog., but
t list it mutt he recoil, tad they had " the million" L.,
or;., and that 'i.tnilitn.vie things were often no
es to, ve VI to b. heyoml the reach id a large sectioa
of per.. 11..
The Cii itami in, ollusuling to the society's fortlicotni
inn a,umu.ial e•liiliiti 111 l , Ann( that there would be loin,
from thii 11.1.11111 : also that
friends in various parta if the county had kindly
consented to limit various treasure', from their country
I is. lie alsc, hoped to see a spinningiwheel
h

The powerdings shortly afterwards lwirmi,,strl.