, 1874-07-26

turtiu,ns These plates arc intended for lunch
or desscrt-services. 4 dozen OF them can be
bought at the 3lanufactoTy for $70,-not an ex-
ton They are tho work OF true artists, and far
snrrass tho greater nart Of fruit and flower
PAINTING On canvas. The very sight Of them
l:nd!cH appetite and tTanquilizos the mind, and
they would seem calculated to turn eating from
a common necessity into all eloyatlng ceremony.
THE yASE-DEs1GSs
are mora elaborate, and many OF them are ex-
quiHi:c. One las n rcedy pond. with SWANS
swimming among the lily-pals, or resting in
tho green scdge near shore ono, a ciump OF
lllacs which have q dowy look, Implying fresh
ucss nntl perfume another. q thlcket Of eslan-
tine, the pink cluster splasl:ed with rain from
susnu1cr-slower. Some have historic heeds,-
Napolcon L.. Josenhino, uortense; and one, Q
spirited and admirably sketch called
Louis Napol-or'a E-capo from Ham," The
chief beauty OF ull these il the unAacknoyed
character Of the designs, with tho rarity,
de!icacy and harmonious blending OF the colors.
4 feature OF Seyres which las contributed
greatly to tho education Of the workmon, is its
Museum. This is ulsique in its plan, and, OF its
kind, is the finest III tho world. Among the
treasures OF notcd connolssclrs III E1Gland and
cl-es,,ere nro son1e very valuable collections Of
s,ecial wares GIc'l rs tho collection oi N1toil-
ca, by tho Duke oil e,s'rloA: Of PalisRy ware, by
Mr. Er1uel; Of Oricltrt wl:e. BY tho Duke of
Marlborough But tho collection NJ Scyrcs
ai1u5 to gi:o q
coMrLrrE HISTORY OF TIE POTTER ART
from the manufacture Of the first brick up to
the finest porcelain,-a.o praet!ced by az "a
tons from tho earliest tlnlc until noT. Nothing
las been omitted to make tho Museum instruct
i've and exact i'll cverv particular. Not IN a1ti-
clio has been admitted which cannot declare, ~
a Trustworthy ia.,o when it WAS made, where
and Why it was made; anu, , apprGs'ma,oly a.
Entering here, The aspiring apprentice or future
inventor ulny sec how bricks were made BY tho
ancient Eyvrtians, and how they differed from
those which Cicero put into his house
en tory ''.d Of la those nations with TINT Of tho
Etruscan and the Greek may follow the foot
stei,s OF tho art up tu the dato of the first giaze:
and SEQ what palissJ attempted and what he ac-
corn7lishcd. Finally, he nay iearnt from the
singular but priceless collection called - FAIL
ures," what has boon attempted and found to bo
impractcable,--a discovery which mag savc him
years OF fruitloss experiment. Tho workman at
Seyres may we'll be an expert, sinoo he starts
with an experience of moro than 2'9oo years:
Tho institution pnsseasos also q rare library OF
technical works with Illustrations, for tho uso OF
the enploycs. 1t is not strange, therefore, that
Scyres should bo
A SCHOOL OF ARTISTS,
wioso services are IN ligh request not only in
their own country, but wherever tho ART IL prac-
ticed. Many Of the finest dosiguers OF the Eng
1iah and German pottcries are Fronchmen
trained at Seyres and there are instances whe1o
two Governments have competed Tor the eano
artist with extraordinary Offers. The expert
cover it's c.peusos, and the deficit il met By the
Government. It Is, nevertheless. OF practical
utility to the nation, by raising the general repu
tation Of French manufactures abroad; and, 81
homo, It'll influence on the lesser Industries IS
felt down to the construction of the rndest ar
t1cle Tho finest work OF the establishment IL
seldom sold. 1t ih used to ornament the na-
tioral palaces or IS presents to the crowned
heads OF Europe.
Next to Scyrcs, the most remarkable OF tne
great manufactures is TINT OF
ooDELN TAPESTRY AND CARPETS.
More thnn four centuries ago. Jean Gobein
acaieyed fame aud fortune By his skill ia dyelng
wool. aud. rising to ofhco in the State, rcln-
quishcd to others his fourishing establishment.
His successors added to tho original business the
working OF tapestry. Later, the great carpet
1nanufactory, which had it's first workshops IN
the Louvre, under the patronage Of the Medict,
and gained celebrity in all Europe, IN. y
der the name OF the saspna1sle, q bat, hnan
transferred, was added to the Gobelins. Long
before this, however, it had become the prop
erty of tho Government, aud 1t 10 remains to
this day. The Gobelin tapestry can be best de-
ecribed as painting IL. toool. The art which wns
once the chief amusement and occupation OF
noble ladies, from Penelope down to hlary
Stuart; whose decadence may DO traced IN those
extraordinary landscapes Of our grandmothers.
i'll winch q graceful huGPDetus A4kAA aAteA'5s
ewes and yellow hair. sat Oh pca-grcen bank
ogipg pink eheE herdess,
Whose mouth WIS straight line,
Whose eyes stood nut lcgibly as letters on s'n
tl1iy old, despised art finds its ap3thcoAlH it's
;dnal. f.nha1isd in the work OF tho GoociinB.
Talking some of its later achievements. ono may
zee III the show-roon,s the full-length portraits
OF tho lato Emperor and Empress, AS PAINTED by
Wirte1halter, in their coronation-ro robes. Com
pare there with the original oil-DaintfpRa, ana
,.a1 fry4ffn n
farther In ono respect tho tapestry has =
CURIOUS ADVANTAGE OVER THE pA1Sr1Sd:
The most that tho painter can do is to MAKE
robe look like silk, OF cloth. or velvet; but hero
the dress is silk tho velvet Eobes tho ribbon
DECORATIONS tho dark closh of the En1peror's 9
s,.it arc all copied in the original materials.
When you turn from these to the imitation OF
tho gems, yon will See that the artist has known
how to conquer unusual dlicultles, al we'll 90 to
use an advantage, since ho hhs reproaocea !no .
stoues The most elaborate work a. the
Gobelins is copy OF Raphaels TRANSPORTATION.
and the most beautiful effects arc scen IN several
copies OF light and joyous subjects by modern
collection Of tapestry OF tho days Of Francis I.
and Louis XIV, and you will SEQ that the art
las taken long stride in the Inst hundred years.
most marked, perhaps. in the last htty. Not
| the lcasr Interesting tnlng here ls TO
WATCH THE ARTIsTs AT WORK.
| Tho var, of tho tapeAtry is vertical, and the
| workman stands in front Of what seems IN I'M
| mcnso ca1svas, covered with little bopoln8 con
! taiI,ius wool of every conceivable shade. LIE
nattcru is behind him, aud ho works on the
! wrong side Of his picture. Every now and then
| he turns to look at the design bohlnd HIM, ana
once in whilo he goes around to tho other sida
| of his franc, aud surveys his work on the rlgne
side. But the greater part OF the time ne seens
to the novice to work by faith !; no laTa
down azure, picks up crimson, returns @
Yellow bobbin to ts place and all the time those