New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-24
TBI SCHOOL OF DIsIos FOR WosEs.-A School OF
Design was founded in This city little more than tArse

branch Of industry. Through the generosity Of its
orgnatos seyera thousand dollars deposited to
its credit and if has Low on hasd sufficient funds to
pay its expenses for year and halt lts growth has
betn slow. There was no lack OF young ladies' who
thought it would be very fine thing TO know how TO
design, and who accordingly entered the school and
applied themselves to study most enthusiastically fora
whole month. Bat when they found that excellence
could be achieved only after years OF patient labor OF
that earnest monotoby Of apple alton which impatient
people call drudgery their enthusiasm evaporated,
and they concluded on the whole that it would take
more time than they could well devote to it. There
were Others who caught at this a means of solving
the probleu-so hard TO woman-of how to earn
living. Many Of these gave up in despair when they
found that they needed substantial food for the
rst year than the hope of earning something the next
But few have struggled through nobly, and they
wear that expression of subdued strength which il
granted only to those who have suffered
In November last there were but eighteen pupils.
To-day there fory-fve. OF these twenty are
learning the art OF wood engraving and twelve have
practiced enough to be able to earn something BY it.
There lack Of work and four five of the pupils,
who have been in school nearly three years. execute
woOdcuts with such delicacy and care that they are
at present employed by two large gas-fttiug establish
menus 10 vi bh'-
f1ture.-a difficult kind of work. The orders now on
hand amount to $780, Ordinary talent in the study OF
wood engraving will scarcely be sble to than
two or three dollars week at the end Of six or eight
months, and the school is not always supplied with
,uiciency Of the sample work which learners able
to do at this period Those who have been in the
school Longest are able to earn six or eight dollars
week by working as many hours day. 1t is found
.b.., HOY ioarp mat ahout ranidy and
able to 90 just about much work. Most OF the EN-
gravers devote portion of their time to sko,chinS-
the principal business of the school. The students in
design ore frst exercised in sketchng from casts and
while engaged in this, are taught the principles of
drawing The textbook used is Hsrding's. The figure
i, principally practced upon and most Of the students
90 through thorough course of anatomical drawing
The school is well provided with casts and instruction
books. and has some valuable collections of eDgrayings
of works Of art. portion of the cuts engraved in
the school have been from designs produced by pupils
The art of design has not yet been carried to sufficient
extent TO prove very emunerstiye Lhosraphy s's IN
tended 20 be ouc OF ibc main sDces ofsudy but thi
not fouiishcd. aud there seems even now to be YER
| little demand for it. Two or three hne prints sho7
,ha, orders might be filed worry satisfactorily.
The School il located at NJ. - BrosdSsy. N
| trsnce on BfslDe rllft' hnh u pptu loH n III Z
spm A. the tuition 10 entirely individual. pupil
may attend al any limo Between these hours, or a
the time if they dc,-c. They may enter the -ch"o
whenever they plcasc, and they viii ai~ay- tece.'
tie r,trucion which they indiv dusly rc
| ouire Either Mir ToOk,r. who teaohc, ,ho c'enen
tar, pupils ~ Ms Field whc takes general chare
| ofthr School pr, zest si the time. bah al them ar
! trc- nj for half the tine. Mr. IIernck the prime p,
teell er comes IN about noon. AID ip- sn LoU or ~
looks over The work of The engrHvcr and designer.
corrtct, errors sud settles c.acult points. -Four dol
Ian per quarter IL charged tuition, rather 10 CIV
t. n g pupils a so-c Of Independence than Adj To- th
| funds fth, Schcol a number Of teachers from ia
| Public School, tccray. n.tru ton IN the afternoon.
A Xisi q tho Sohonl -. '"t, -t'ob I"' "
three Fights II -taii- lead you to hrsr room W.T.
eight 90 "a indowr 10 the uorl. and three OF ou
20 the ea,, He',r, The northern Windows desk' a.
rang,d covered with tie glasses gravers, and BIT {
boxwoOd witch wooa ,ngrsver. usc. 1~" WON"
are at work .foe ,acb de.k patiently cutting AVA
| line after line >on. of th.m rtprodrcn. a.
| d-Heat, flower Of gound gs-- shade. others n
eu.-aying patterns for paper babe which arc CON
pv ati,t, coar.. two or t-rco ar AT work upon IA
ilus'rHtiou. oi chLd- paper, or M'-''orary h,;a
,ne md several cgnrrr' are bury o' 90 picture who
viii mot ls good tnou "a 10 be- ,-ed Al table abou, u
room src =, st.d Ike, hing oat and cop,
ing anatoud a. drawng,. Bclor, cn. indow e." nl
Gated cas fuurc tat, ned and gr -.kotchius
Lu-iy. netescl.er. show OF engraving. ard casts
AID ext book. nd - hey show you tIpan TO .,
scholar how thc Xp'c,-on OF this cast lie Ioslhy dra"
M that Inc too h. III or too low. You look with inter
-, through books II wood cut ali executed by on
woman. from tie won't c9. sraiches Oh the fist pag
20 tie co-,'v ,ng-s, ny on the lat. You look wit
~fni.r ILtC.e-t thfcuc. sketch b Is Hu"se 4,