New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-15

used solely decoration except none two places,
I'm the corridor for example, and the artists who hung
thinking only OF the pleasure they wero hnv-
ing in laying out this garden in the very lap OF
Winter and ut all OF whether TO learn any
thing from their abors not Heaven forbid that wo
should carp their work. which Is indeed poets work
aud most eScolently done but while wa accept 1t this
year. and thank them for It, must beg that another
the fair leaves this book Of tapestry be dis
played he who may read. At present the
specimens huddled together that 1t ia hard to
distinguish nations work from another. az in an
Autumn wood to separate the painted carpet, with
the eye. one leaf from another
This confusion. however becomes worse confounded
when attempts to study, matter how slightly the
relation between the objects that make ny the mptley
world OF brc-brac The japanese objects, the porce-
lains, worries. gold and silver work, the jewelry'
the lacquers, the fans and snuf-boxes, the miniL-
lures, spoons and salvers candlesticks and Yea
pots make up such bewildering nightmare that
one can only look and look away, and look again,
and finally go sadly ont aud unite the knots in his BRAIN
at Leisure This seems TO mistake. because olassd-
cation and order here would not need tO unnero-i
inenes. These things if classified would have told far
more than they do now, set in these cases mus pcn'
know theFe B certain appearance or ungfaciOusness
in this criticism, but it is but an appearance Tor no one
eau be less willing than to underyaue what has been
done The Society Of Decorative Arr most honorable
undertaking. and the ladies who are managing
II ought not to have roo work 80 bar1 as
they do without help. They have got mp
this exhibition sing!e-handed, and IN an Incredibly
short space o e ami their for all shortcomings
ia that money had to raised and the exhibition must
be made a, it best could They have certainly done Won
der and they are or 10 be-. getting ample return
In money heg trouble. only wish were ten times Is
much for the heads OF the institution know wei how 10
use their money wisely, "a women almost al"ay, do.
throw in for part Of my share OF help Ibis mite OF cr
cism gwen with good will, and meant to further, it
seems to me- the best interests Of the society. We want
as people the means OF study our stu
dents have Libraries; painters have no
pictures; or scupt0rs have statues; our
students Of design have guide the bcwdetng
OF SLOPPY stuff AMI rubbish that taHges feet and fres
our eyes To my thinking TINS exhibition adds just one
more labyrinth 10 those ~ which the steps OF our art
students wandering about, aimless aud hopeless
This was not 10 ne helpen t.l5 year, ou.
II ouqht in all scricIsncs, 70 be helped next
year There ought 20 bee plan maiured ~ once f9ra
exhibition, and that plan ought 10 Keep iIs iagc
only the socctys scholars and contributors that need
thi. Instruction, II is all Of us me ,"hQle puoiic
and until we instructed there Is hat Nitr
roal prosperity In store for the SoCletF.. mess
urupe are hungry there i no use offering hcm iOGd ana
the society must aim 10 give ia good food not whprd
-yilabuh And II h nccr-sV 700, tlat We ahnaiu see
examples OF GOOD work M fields where we are poorest
The benefit nav" gained from me tiStri
Iani icvrcry - already nestimdbie; II has i'm
urovrd our t.-fp and stimulated WOrkurn. u
has given standard such "a W" never could nave
hopci 10 have ia This country, and IL * much be
ercifcd that the spirit and energy which gave ms me
hi Cr,uOia Collection, should have failed ilst as we
might nave hoped FOR is ad IA getting the INFINITELY
crowns tHnt treasure Oh arena oloEF 80 l''' i'll t 80,
exhibition the one case Of J'|elTy u. me
mos, use.n part OF tie display the part that u sure
10 have practical Ouic0r" the Onlv one that can
really utilize and which by liz use iue' ana beauty
will make al the shortcomings oi ths splendid eAhD
ton, viewed AID 20 the Society OF Decorative ATT
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