, 1873-12-14
ART IN OUR HOMES.
4 HoRse Without Pictures Like a
Body Without a Soul.
Paintings, Engravings, 0hromos,
Photographs, Photo-Reliefa.
How Even Very Poor People May Crafty
an Artistic Taste.
Aome-NIndo Picture. Galleries for
the Little Ones.

k&Qme-hlau9 l'tctlre.Gnlleffc9 1OI
tho Littlo Ones.
a house without pictures Ia like body with.
out a soul; bunk, coll md repelant. You
may put in 1t tho costliest furniture !; carpets
Into whose long, soft pile tho foot sinks "a in Q
bed Of meas upholatory Of tho richest doaorip.
eion !; and II no picture greotB you from its
walls, no statre charms your oyo then it is like
she nanimato clay, clad in the costloat OF
bridal-robos, but with no sympathetic light In
the glazod oyo, no throbbing pulse at tue
stiffouod wriat, no warm breath moistoning the
faded lips. 1t may bo grand, gorgeous SHOW
place, but It can never ho home. In oontra-
distinction. talo tho most simply-fitted-up cot
tago or snito Of rooms. add fow woll-chosou
p.cturos, and thoro will bo warmth, life,
souL,.
about tt which your warehouse Of costly furni-
turo cnn never achieve. II tho laborer Is
worthy Of his hiro," In any sonso Of tho word
1t most surely is in tho person of tho artBt who
givos us glimpBes Of scenery or hints Of faces
that aro joy forever to tho fortunate poBsoasor,
Aappy, indeed, Ia tho nun who has tasto enough
to line his walls with uuch gems, or perhaps de-
soto to some single perfect study llttlo quiot
nook Of It's own, whcro the lover Of pictures
may feed Ills Gil, until tho artists creature is
forever photographed upon his brain, And II,
with tho taste for such esthetic surroundings,
he have purse deep enough to posseBs himself
Of thcm, he is indeed fortunate individual,
It must be hard thing lor m artiat to lot his
brain-ohildron go to tho homes Of those who
merely pfaco commercial yaluo upon thom or
who buy Of him because his superior gonins has
overcome fate and mnde him tho fashion;
whi1o it must bo o pleasure to him II they are
bought by q truly-appeciatlve picturc-loyer. It
aa aa though ono had bound out his child to q
noartlehs taak-mastor, or 1t had heon adopted
by generous frionds, who would care for 1t ten
lorly.
Fd", however. have It in their power thus to
gfas'fy their longangs after masterpieces Of art;
but modern scionco haa as least placed many
EXQUISITE COPIES
o1 these within the moaus Of oil who caro- to have
beautiful soul to animate their material aids to
comfort or luxury.
Among tho fow who had both tho means and
taste to collect III large numbers many valuable
paintings, WAS Ar. Leupe, of Now York. Living,
At the timo Of which wo speak, In IN old~fasl-
ioned houso on Amity street (tAough ho after
wards built larger roaidonco, With D gallery
quite On resle), his rooms wore fl]lci with pic-
lures. They lung on tho wall, rested against
tue furniture, and were in such profuaion tint
no was III dangor Of upBotting them rs ho passed
through to enjoy aud admire. 4 little gom,
which renains permanently reflected OH the |
mirror Of Memory after nil these years, was |
pit OF woods in tho depth OF summer. So spor- |
feet wae 1t, Que could almost fancy he heard tic
soft whisper Of the leaves and tho babble Of tho |
brook, while it Conveyed a senBe Of roBt that |
was perfection III itsaH In m ontirely-aitIoront |
style LII ovory wBy wasa
ronTnAlr OF CALHOUN,
pa1nton by aono Engtsll artist who came to this |
country with Sir Henry Bulwer. His uano las |
escaped our momoryi but tic likonoss OF tho
The flesh 1ad the wrinllcd look of age; the long |
Lines drawn by suffering about bis month ware |
perfectly rendered, while tho deep-set, inteneo
q; Hyos burned with human living light. So life-
Ike was it TINT 1t was ALMOST puinful
But, AZ We remarked, 1t il only the fow who
can titus acoin their homes with exquisite land-
scapch. Whose beauty seems almost pricelesa, or
pottrhlts Of their friends. which, though bought
thero Ia
so MUCH CHEAT nEAurr
N the world that crude, white wallis, even
though fresh from the calcimners brush,
honrts with thoir glostly coldness. Tioro ia
nothing to IN ego that has been trancd to tile
least appreciation OF color, that ia utterly void
OF interest, in reality so specially objectionable,
As the blank whto wnll which distg11res 90
many houses, unless it may be thoso which,
under tho name of tinted decoration, aro daubcd
over with hiueoug, intense greens aud purples.
or or at sometimes n! 81, dirty chocolate The yellow
Lighted to ornament Ills cabin, with possibly
certain sonso OF harmonious accord as regarded
IN connection with Ohloe'a Or Julius Gmsars
complexions, was almost preferable. WallH of
Some 1alilt waru tint form a ploasng back
ground t1r ongravings or photographs; while. |
are artIstically substituted.
AZ Tor the pictures themselves, tlcro are 30
rftn oI.- L..
wnoie TO begin, what to recommend, or how to
LARGE ESaRAv1vas
sIGm salaapo pictures are usually published by
s1nogcf1ptlon, and tho tlrst proofs are naturally
the Hnost and best. There iB cloarneas in tho
nutill1a. perfection in tho rendering OF tho
hehts and shadows, which make tho engraving
the colorng. Since the introduction Of photos.
raphy TINT haH, to oortain extent superseded
Inc coatl1of copper or steel-plate line-eugray-
inga, many Of tIloso are 80 finely executed as
scarcoly to be distinguished from tho moro
expensive ongrayings. Copiea Of largo aud famous
ptcturos havo thus been placed within tho roach |
oi tA1so whose purse in no WY resembles that
ot Eostunatus: Among theao larger pictures We
Ell2aoetl," mud "Eaphaeps Studio" In much
spaler sizes, but with fancy dolicao es Ariol's,
1se SONG pictures by Harmon, French artist.
" une s, called "Anrora,' repreHents tho Goddess
'y,olvulus-blossonl while still daintior bit ia
The same stylo ia Autumn, who, with III. oxtin-
Eulshor IT. hor fingers, Is quietly putting tue
nowors out Of existence. itv quantneaa and
originality, with It's dolioate beauty, Ut once
long for the little gam. larger @ eneraying, 'r mr.
And favorito subject with italian oamG6.
cnttors, represents "Aurora Rising from the
Sea-" she IL driving in hor chariot,
rawn by four horses, surrounded by tho Loves
anu Hours. 1t IL q copy Of Guido's celebrated
painting, and IL worth $50. unframed; but,
should tho choice rest betweon that anl q half.
lozon machino-nade oil-paintings utter tho
Sonid hesitate as to which was bot:or WORTH the
money: In fact, unless one can afford really !
good oil-pantings, ho :
lad BETTER CoEFISE H1slgELP
Q ongraylngH, photographs, or tho bost class of
;hromos: A il Holy Family" photographed
rom q pictura hY Clrl nIullnr o1la nf t[la nlua. |