New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-17
pAnl. Nnr. 3. Is.a.

The closing Of tho Exhibition ~ Practical Ant
has been deferred for tsr days longer Ths Exhibition
was got up IN correction with on Ar Mgsogg IN lrjl
Place Royole, smior 20 ha, Of South Kcn'ugton, by
q NJ Guiclsri, who Is animated by tho pgtg.otic de-
sire 10 stimulate French workmen 10 removed eAefuoh
in applying art 70 manufactures. "raAe care o. 'he
beautiful and the useful vl take care Of itself is me
leading idea of NJ. Guohard and bic colleagues; AMI
my own observation hos led NE TO believe t1at iufni
ture best made from an artistic point Of view Is a'o
most likely 20 wear WoI The cabinets ana sideoohI'
which attracted by their beauty mos c.e' are tho' W
which the draw easiest. close ighest ana arc
,e,st ua5le 10 be sp led by atmospheric action =
workman who sits down 10 Investigate ana mls''f
tho uTinoitles OF bsluty aud Of decorative 'it
becomes eusmoyed c. ~, work. )ie iaA's a' mieh
prde In sending beautiful pieco Of ioruitdro out OF
his hands az painter would IN turning on, me PIC
tire and With The traditions Of Buhl and ,ho.e oacie,
makers Tor whom BOUCHER designed hisine't'el'srcs'
and painted his fBost paintings, he has Fea'on'ol'
hone 10 make both a name and fortune Nr'n say
name, DO not sp,s. ofUne in the common ac'ep'A
ton of the word. This ambition is at present more
frequently 20 be met with amoag the HorkInemeH man
the master cabmenGakcrs, for hat rca'9n DNe lot
hal time or ogD1ituuitv 10 investigate. Ie0re tlklLk
you through the exhibition 0i TIE 1h'hps E9a'sa u
gould be veil ~ state What are ihs causes WY
rraotieel art I'm France Is Inferior 10 What II
9r.. dorfrg lie time u fhe ancien: monarchy
s so1e of f,,r rrny auuy % home. The first reason
DON'T This docs MT lryl 10 0s - believe 10 be triceo
back 50 far as the irst Eepubc. when tne sweeping
away Oi tta trades corpofaiioms l"1s pace. ~ W
allowed o VO-a as ln artisan dnilhg tne la' ce"tA1F
"a long apprenticeship WAS lecos a4} Ail hlIf, pl''
of tb. appreatcss capacity WIS requisite llf p!noi
90 n linen q. his slll ~ 90, par ca!ar calling a1d
,.as .fvied ,y4r g. JJ-tc II sOnewca took SN yclr5
vi tie apprentices sp'ro timc io make ~ IoF were '
oo,ia.rn rpeco 1y q UI, Oi tsc ma rrs %. D.. cfhL.
he colld never hc admitted - No!k On is o"n
aceoUrt Furniture WAS also made Tor pal'e, >
chiefly. fIs -uc. we're tae h11s"8 e. ihc o'I
Iu.u,h Iob'aty. Ihf T'0t bJr.t.ta DoiEhe NA'--
~, ,,,n-od f-,m Ito ,,sa4i.ter. or joiner
When 20 rossVlrld caar wls mlde y Vas nlce -
h1rmony. with The tapestry uu the Wtis ih' iaAt
0u hs ...ilgs and '4o elonts OF 'i' "'Vi-' %,
f,ars 1 i!lss n1d steel ,ts'ccd ornament No4thY u,
rl1 oi.-c 90 Ce.i.u.. A v.ii To- ioata,se q ll WI
.rtiv auv oue ~ ile as.ug4cy oi his staieMeni-4o
would visit - ClrDy. OF % many ~ o!d m9nslon "
a, nerhb1rb0oi Of fhe Place i0yalc. IGniitnto was
either then 70 9s ,sst prsiP' sos T1ss so its re
:, erieIsd 20 y sn!' ~ :. ss,,oom hls M" No W.
eonrterans of ths day--ihat ia 10 say. thoee
WHO iod the lshiolr--Wefe women o' 2ua
m ihc cirlc,, Of ,ho.s ladies about whose solo, >,
P..lef1u hrs fI.l SOD much Then people who W'r
above going t0 mo orers for their ,urs l1l tsh 8,
could ani dbl gifs lIrh price iOr what 'ty order g.
TO thfs tt1fH of f..u-1 sJc. .ritd Goo , lLil
-I.l. .rbrltlrv ~ ih' urcurrcd. tlo pealliiy and
al ti4. was COARSE ord hud-uuiu'G oi DE ir'uch
nation with f hIHfr ul i.H Iulil...
io- Franc" Old mol. stay lt home to moderate tA' 'hn
dlism o. the Others Ibo military powers Of tlo tri
p'ro did no. ~to.e iHe i..c u H'lei'
Irrc0 1Ic stye empire haf been
Iit.t called the 'ld i,a-1rd i.om .'lt tnie o. tI'
present thrre has jr'u strupsc on tuc one side a
tte ulet.u' tsc ~ frcuch Workmnu M it'o oi trne
princ nD- of ar' and tc other ~ the oufiesu, Tire
d srHu lFptcspcr HIrc in snail apartments lnd ic
c,iliar olly ma.. circle o' friends not more given
' to tlc cultivation a.. r,tnucS thm lImr,i ana Au.
willing io give aas D4. tto smallest Grc 10 which taey
cuu.I .er,N down . needy workman. N. I.r Ply sHfs
tal the French laws of rhcrcrco Lrye sonnet ling -
do with fus increase oi hId ta,t0 against which
81. GuieiaId 50 .patfioti'ally oldelvDh to frict,
aud AGAINST which tie public galleries rgo t0a rcr er
extent sept at bBy u1, however. ella! 10 ma i.ft
tignl, l1Gfa,agnlclu al S. Cloud and iha fIae Ars
Museum have fostrrod 'l o. trnt nuri't o. artisans
tpt artistic feeling which ever gave th" French artisan
in f.rur.f about h wur. mn Immense advantage over
me Eueh,h. Tie large apartments bui!t on the long
lines of new boulayarls aud thc revival of ceilings
nluted gud gled n tb italian style are, viii other
influences. causing change iDr the better.
ob,er ed the other day with pleasure that woods Of
ict toI' ulaid with black. are entirely sup'rsedng
Inahog1uy md bos e. Trs which mnst not De coniold-
al with Tu.eW ood ebony, and OAK md walnut io now
the most fiihionlb, woods Thrre seems to De- ols-
Lie unle Is iu the ease Of ebony oi ioi drawing and
brdi0omt ~ rosewood for yrrnslod miTitme; and J
must say that when The eye j. made accustomed
10 this mlhognuy IS unpleasant. The tiyic 81
lclryed wood now in vogue Is not elaborate.
ut DO Is iDe and delicate and grows on the taste. "
short 10 please ucouuosseur For diniugfoou Fichi!
lil,oI aud painted, tho UuNIrLl he'd woods are mn-l
.fal'c uud find n lt the 1900. prize offered Or tho
cheapest and prctfcsf SET of bed chamber furniture S
been given for Sind of wood that can bc Kept m order
Wiih bceswa2. Chestnut wool win hh' patterns ifa'
ongIayed Oh them and then PINNED on IN req of Dt
/ lines or both arc exhibited by lcmoine, Inc Em'
I p.rOrs cdhl"lmlkcr who, moreo' r. ,Khbl5
Ia buffet in the Henri H. ayle-a style | recon
mcud for its beauty and SIS urene5s lind made n
note ~ the beauty Of the key holes aud Key handles 81
This buffet cannoi thai the purceaius pleased me-
They are arsh and Hr'p, and the best oi tho Sevre
arc Inferior 10 The poisdam. old Dutch. cDd Japan
chlnas more especially the lamps ana vases Inc D-'t
things saw were by NJ. Pull, an enthusiastic artisan
who deyotcs his whole soul tO his art, and, Hnldci IA
tbo nles sense ef tho word las produced IN oto rt2
iu the Bernard P'v style. copies ol some oI t' hest
Ioly Fanihr, In the Louyre-which have been bought
for i've museums, t1 wit: Dusseldorf. the UnFue,
Vienna Munich ana Berlin. Pail has 40 various eH-
hhifons obtained four modal, Of honor ills aicicr
| Is NJ. ~ Grando l;po Van Gerard. near Pari',
have not now time 20 go into the beautiful things
contained in he private collections. ara notably III me
R0.h-ch'ld. But cannot close th5 without I"iltus
the bronzrs The French excel IN flbricAiiug bronzes
Their models are better ana execution lcr ilah Ia Ei-
I'll nd There Is "a iasidiOusncss shown m ne cN'cn'
n0u of such things by Paris m1unJctnrcH delEnlu 10
connoi,seurs. Tho house of Van Mon, ituse larlay
AN Nnlgs eIlpoys some Of The best modern sculp0lB
10 furnish them with models and to do diminished cop
es uf ,hc Flpin "1Ownley" and Louvre marbles. They
exhibit some exquisite things by Jacques Gautler and
Lechosne. among which noticed u 'ogra III tHc
Renaissance stye plated with oNydizod SILVER. lhe
loruameutafOn b. of fcFol-RoIk, a. once bold
and elegant The whole Is Striking. aud
fhe dcinis remarkable for sharpness Of hnsh TINS
stle and metal i, minor frame, worm 1lJl bIi
the 6j1u oi the collection is Psyolo mirror IN bronze
GILT designed by Jacques Guutier. never saw more
ccrInt article ur y adys houdor or co'soif though
ID l. only marked ~ Az for The FdrHhres ne ht~a,e
th.y nie IL prtion a. rarf appiuf Ffrfvsrif The
sumo thing may be said o. many Of Dccsaes bonzcs.
which aro smaller and cheaper than Van Mons's |
Dclcsae b. beside, tho manufacturer 10 INC Emperor,
eud bis efforts to solve the almost nsolnbe probom OF
combining hearty with cheapucss, have moIied The
otlogus Of cunt dc Neworkerke the Drecior.Dene
of inc Arsn France. Delesallos eelierh Noli Loule'
vnr, du Teplple In conclusion advise those Of your