Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-04-14

D0Hesr- AE-.-An article in a iSte numter
OF the .lliial describes, more minuieir than
has before been d5ae. in this country, the Eng
l-L art enterprise ia which Nessrs William
Morris. Dante Bls-et-., che poef-paiaters, ani
other lsaie-r Of the pre- R,phaelita school ste
enracei L seems rha. the association known
rs e. Morris s. Co. ' has been in existence nearly
ten wears. a0l c-rsis.s of seven gentlemen, 81
tists or amateurs. who czch contributed twenty
five pounds 20 uske a cash capital. The object
In view was. as briefly sra'el. d" 90 carry artis-
tic reform into domestic furnishing The FIRST
orerau1ns we're in o-usmen-ed furniture chiefly
in painting and -ttmpei leather. the members of
the firm making de=eue and being pad therefor
from the stock subscribed, and the profits FROM
sales, sfte- paying the direr'or's sslary, accu-
mulsiinc rs csritsl The i7m has never al
vertisel or made any attempt At publicity, re-
wing upon the excellence Of the work % force
itset upon the attention %: the public, 90 elu-
cate the popular taste az 90 make The enter
prise pay. The average product is nov Eve
thousand pounds a year the original stock has
inofeisel ten-fld. aud las, years DIVIDEND was
two hundred per cent on the investment No
designs are suffered 20 go out which are not the
work Of the artists themselve= The maiu work
is no longer in leather. owing 90 The teterIora-
ton Of the material, bur in paintei glr's l3r de
corated winiogs, ornamental tiles for freplaces
or wails. and designs for PAPER hanginGs and
chiutz patterns The whole record Of the er-
ternrise Is suggestive Of what may he accom-
Pitched by those who get 70 work 10 the right
way, with however simple and modest begin
ninrs The Milton. in rs account q the mat
ter, sptiy says ;-
The success Of Morris Sc c.. in employing
the art s,ically uEdevel0pel materials which tns-
lsh manufacture afforded them, ava'liug them
selves Of the actually existing intelligence, and
filling up the void by cducsting set Of work
men who can be faithfully depe1del On 90 carry
out or COPY an .rtistic conception, Is certainly
one Of the most noteworthy instances Of manu-
ft5turing enterprise Of which We have any note
To have the At; II the hest English designers
and painters all over ones house-a perpetual
education Of tine taste-is Fometbng which, IN
der any ether shape, would be uuattsinsbe 10
anything less than colosssl fortunes it i uos
sttaira5.e - the most moderate competence
THE ISGzxc.rY OF CaMr-TaE LATEST SWIM
DIE. -- An ingenious sSindle has recently been
perpetratei upon several carmen in New FORK.
Thus When carman Is on his wsy TO his des-
tinstion with bis load, m4n halls him, asks his
destination ard whether he would Ike 10 make
dollar for himself The carman replies that no
his no objection, and the stranger says he has
a trunk u be taken 10 a certain place (alwGys
naming some point in the ueighb0rh0oi of the
carnan's destination) Arriving At the place
designated, the stranger requests the carmsn TO
help him get the trunk into his office, which be
says is up two flight Of stare. The carmSa goes
up stairs with The stranger, who stops IN font Of
come Office door, and then suddenly remembers
be has forgotten his key. lie begs the csrman
TO wait moment that h may get the key, which /
he says is in the store below. Ths csrman waits /
in vain for the strangers return, AMI when he I
goes down stairs, horse AMI truck have vanished. [
This trick has been played three times within
week, one carman losing eight cases and another 4
three. OF all the property lost within the last /
two weeks, DO; piece Of goods have been reeov- 1
cred, snd but one arrest has been made.