Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-21
! The War on ChrOmOs and Family Photo.
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Mrs Mary Gordon Gray. in an interes
Earth and How to Beautifv It," under the
heading of "Woman's Kingdom" in the
last number of the Toledo (O) BaLe.
proposes Il war upon the chromos and
family photographs in the parlor. She
says:
AS to the pictures themselves, burn up
every chrome. print or iLiiiai ion thing in
your possession. that has not some redeem
ing fe ,ture, something essentially gool ami
true in it. Do not even leave them for the
children to play with. Trey are lowering
Your tast". and depreciIling your art
perception every time your eyes fall upon
them. Cart all the family phntngra lh-
(lnltsS you have one or two really lovely
ones doing jns ice To L fine ftce) into your
bedrooms. but do not hang them on the
walls of rooms in oval black frames. eight
and ten deep where people sit and are
stared out of conntentnce by representa-
tion> of Your husband. whose face is not
natural even t, you in its forced repose
by innlmcrahle auntS with their hands
crossed splsmodr.lly over tn .ir p .rsnnS.
rs if in pun. or stontly grasping 40 absurd
railing or book; bv all the children AMI
ni'-ce> of Your family in every state of
mis- ry and detection arising from the
agony of having their ''l,iciures took "
Take ;hrse into your own room b / do
not torture people of good taste into look
ing At uni ust representations" often anonnt
ING to downright carrie .tnre of those dear to
yon. bat totally Indifferent t. them. One
re We Y queer AMI Incorrect ideas Of an
others f,mily AMI status from these very
photographic displays.
In place of these things hang 4 steel
engraving (,lwnys refined. frequently more
beautiful than oil painting>). Good chrO-
m"-litho.raph- of flowers or ferns a pair
of lovely chromn- issued 10y u reliable firm.
and some photographic copies Of fine
s'atnarv, for inst ,nce. the ever beautiful
Thorwaldsen' "Night' and its companion
piece "Morning, or the ''Seas Us o. the
An ilue. the Gladiator" a"Eenus," or
a"Psvche." These are within the reach
of II very slim purse now. thanks 70 photo
graphy. Us beautiful. Lovely flower pic
lures, true TO nature, delicate and grace.
full, can be bought in odi pretty frames
very cheaplv Qes> than a dollar will io iD.
and what i a richer feast of color than the
exquisite Bunch of Poppe~.' the group
of A utumn Leaves and the "N,stur-
tiuns. now chr"mord so perfectly that
they rival nature in beauty; one lights up
4 whole room with lis rich flame OF color.
True, these last are rather expensive, cost
inr about five dollars apiece without
frames. AMI may not be within reach of
all. but they are mentioned merely rs IL
Illustrations, and NAV be OF service in the
choosing of Ill decorations, 80 far AS the
i''ea "f a point of color is concerned. A
little rich warm color Sprt,.g'y used in Il,
room is of meal ulabe service in giv NJ il
tone If You cannot replace Your funily
phi t"grIph> and premium cnromo- by any
rxp,ns'' at once, wait till Won can, bat pa;
them ont of sight. Your clean. soft toned
wall are much more refined picturclrs-
than So d>ngured; or have int one. SO il
be good and true-thc add t. that others.
rs Your purse Irngthen>-collecting As You
would a library.