The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-06-30
Decorative Art in Carson.

The mania for decorative art mentioned in
the appeal is already beginning to bear sub
stantial fruit. Nearly every Young lady in
the city is now at work painting on tiles,
satin, tin panels, canvas and mill board
Some of the evidences Of skill are are real
" worthy of town of $4,000 inhabitants.
Some of the most notable or not able efforts
are noticed below.
Miss Levenia Victoria Smith, young lady
residing on King street, has just completed a
panel for a door. She took the panel out of
the door and painted long legged crane
standing upon it in three days. During the
progress of the work the draught coming
through the hole where the panel should have
been caused her three sisters to catch the
pneumonia One is already dead and the
others hope to be. On putting the panel
back she discovered that it was painted on the
wrong side The picture is much admired
by people who pass the house.
Miss Sally Crumripple, a young society
belle on Nevada street, has just finished a
rare design in vines. 1t represents seven diff
ferent varieties of creepers coiling around a
stove pipe. The creepers were painted from
life and the young -year-old brother fur
nished the models. The stove is decorated
with beautiful grass, painted so naturally that
even when the range is red hot it looks green,
cool and inviting. A few days ago young
gentleman who called was so impressed with
the picture as TO be thoroughly deceived, and
accordingly sat down upon it. He will bear
the letters Parlor Range No. 4" on his per-
son for life, not in the decorative, but in the
plain style of lettering in vogue at the iron
boundaries.
Miss Bridget Bobbins, a young lady just
returned from an Eastern seminary, is execut-
ing some very original designs on satin. she
paints designs on satin with rare skill, deco
rating it with wreathes and punches OF flow
ers for old bachelors. From the appearance
OF her work it is evident that she has made
several discoveries in the mysteries of the
floral kingdom wholly unknown to botanists
Her green violets growing on red rose bushes
may be taken as fair sample Of her wonder
1 full work. Several offers have been made fol
one of her landscapes painted on a wood
box. The box is worth So in its present con-
dition, and man on Carson street offers &c
| pay just as much for it with the landscape on
as he is particular friend of the lady. There
are at least dozen other young ladies paint
| ing on satin with various degrees of success
and Miss Muggins has succeeded in painting
| flowers on satin with such accuracy that tht
/ goods readily sell for calico.
Miss Dolly Jones is now executing somt
/ lovely outdoor scenes on the walls of hel
/ 6Jou cottage near the machine shops. He
great forte is rapidity of action. While tn,
appeal reporter was calling on her he begged
to witness some of her short work. Grabbinc
a pot of apple sauce from the stove she dash.
ed it against the wall and remarked. Z" How'I
that for an Italian sunset p 1t was indeed ,
perfect fac sianiis Of some scenery by Traver
nier, and the steaming apple sauce was in thu
young lady's happiest style.
Miss Julia Bugbee, new arrival, hal
introduced some delightful novelties in insects
She pays little attention to hackneyed yellow
butterflies, so common with imitators, bu
branches boldly out into new paths Of art
| Her cockroaches on chinaware are reall,
works Of true genius. She has just finished
tea set for San Francisco art adm:rer whicl
is destined to make sensation. The cup
are covered with flies, csterpillars and be,
bugs. The different varieties blend togethel
with delightful effect. Most of the insects ar
copied from other artists, but she claims tina
life sized louise ON the handle of one of tn
teacups is out of her own head. Her claim
to originality are not disputed.-Morning APP
peal.