, 1874-06-07

The Business Of Decorating China
in Chicago.
How People Manage to Match
~ Broken Sets. =
The Method Of Painting and
Baking.


i. Troubles with Amateurs.
Ono Of the most gratifying evidences Of homo
culture exhibited at the great Exposition last
fall was tho china and ea1then waro decoration
by L. T. Staring, which, for purity OF color aud
beauty OF execution, was admitted to be equal
to the ornamentaton displayed on = similar class
OF imported goods. Yesterday afternoon q
TRIBUNE reporter vlaitsd tho workshop Of Mr.
Staring, aud CLEANED the following interesting
information with regard tt ths riss and progress
in Chicago Of the art Of decorating. In con-
v4rsation with Mr. Staring. who il rs great a
deroteo Of his art and persiston: in his sTorts
NJ Palliasy himself, he learned that
FIVE YEARS AGO
ths art was altogether unknown in ths West,
and any one who had occasion for work III tho
china decorating line had to send all the naJ to
New York to hayo it done. Ihs de-
mand, however, created the supply. and
dTs years ago small decorating establishment
WAS started, which for two years had rather
precarious existence. At tho end Of that time
Mr.. Staring, who had been part proprietor, OBJ
tanned tho solo possession Of tho business, and
sincs thon he has rerseyered, overcoming trials
and difficulties that would havs 7nuquished Il
lesz sanglino man, until at present he Is CON-
fdsnt that his business il one Of the settled in
dustrias Of Chicago.
HEFonK THE FIFE
the business was in very good shape, but after
1t Mr. staring's occupation Was gone, and for
eight months he Eas obliged to RETRO from
business, his former customers having evidently
more serious things to think about than the deo-
Grafton OF jugs or soup-tureens. After bis
forced soouston from the business he had rs~
solved to build up, be WAS induced by Messrs.
Bur!ey l. Tyrren to resume work, but for some
tins the orders came il SO slowly that there was
not work enough to keep man busy half
! day. This dlsheartening state Of af-
fairs was ameliorated by the advertisement
which his wo1k got at the Exposition, and for
some tina. the prospect wna quite rosy, but IN
the midst OF the prosperity camo the panic.
Once more the patrons OF this peculiar branch
Of pictorial art failed to givolt the support it's
exponent hoped for, and for Eoms months the
business was anything bat prohsablo. OF late.
however, 1t has been looking up. from all over
the West orders have come in, and Alr, Staring
il conhdont that, bar further accidents. the bus-
ness is again on q safe basis.
It must not b. thought that tho placs in which
this artistic worK is conducted is 3 large eatab
lish1nent With multitude OF artists each en-
plo1ed in his peculiar line OF business. This il
ths future realization Of tho propretor's wishes,
to which he looks forward constantly and conf
IDENTIFY. -.....~-.'...-'-'
TIE PRESENT EsTAn1IsuMENr
Is humble one-story wooden building on the
north side OF Lako street. between Halsted aud
Green the workshop occupying the ground floor,
enn tus Aa mn1a satu ~ a,,,a .1d
ony ass1stans1 emptoyen Afn tMo youak mso ana
workshop carried on the different branches
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1ne 1euuvon ~ hnra ~ 49, hr.a1at1o ;no,;'das
means tlnR a.; "ns.9 % Tue nlenaaSo 8 inctuues t.ss
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menIs Oh tne pso1e1 a.. pses u pleces Hte s,,
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s4on - -hp-a |hs cn1or ia cnmhnation
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M. Ena T.s - ~ 1oct ,hot fhs cd}or
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at.el ueuH ~. ~ -" .~1a,h n' it - h,g
process ~ Da haI -ta - ~ r. .-;ii ;n+a-sst narI
aeepahea su4ae sHo rn,tciin. J snacnIs ,1nn
ues "no want " eoiaty ~ das;or.
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nrt slns eh ~,ic u known ~ nrintad-rare in Of go
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1ntucaso oHaten .uos 40 rs .A- arnt
pe acooluphsne1 az heiapoio n +1,e Enro-
lne D. - fao,orsoa md II ;s IN tha ja-ea
Pean % - t1.a natta-,' that "a
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ls very smple: In.n-ota, A.
qulleo aaoes sJ.s otn,Ii ~ .o1o,s III. ~
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par ls stuck on tne "na'e "ass, mtuIu ~ ,,er
burned 10 me h, ano. Luz 10 suuu 10 Wv ~
absorpeo ny Inc "ne, sne pap'f - "19t4'o VIZ
ana me pfocess - colnp ;o,o.-,cr,.x ~
AN uniot1una1e aiu w. - ~
the mascneIs OF D5ohea sess ~ @ % ~ aaor ~
TINT ana Pas1a5n wnlen .1e. ~
ator Mnen me tha
pitcher Is fe1orneu 20 luem VIII eae H.
they never iaiI 70 eompaie eseis snoAy na;, ~
the Artist crlslcelly Win ins Pa1tai4 ~ sssu ~