The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-20
HIGH ART IDEALS,


Soulful Expression IN Dress and the Sym
phonic 1"ik II Is bringing In.
,De.ror Post
statuesQue sister, who WAS leaning against {
Greek Tile mantel in costume Of the Renais
sance, do you remember the scanistress W.
had before we went abrOad?"
"SapphO Helena Sulythe do you mean
Beatrice, or plain Margaret, who broke your
Dresden tete-a-tete?"
No, SappLo Helena, the girl with dreamy
eyes and soulful aa!r, she used ~ pose on the
stairs ana had such IL sweet face for the balus
ter, just like an old carvings"
II remember" said little Verd Antique
who was in the room, Cath pa kithed her on
the stairs, ana you thed she was an artful
dOigcr"
ID ar littl" angel what memery he has
Well, Lillian" continued Mrs. V. A., you
know we thought when she wore her dresses
awfully scant and must be very poor, while all
the time 1t Was her severely classic taste; she
has gone into artistic drapery and makes a
whole costume with about three stitches in it.
just enough to secure the draperies."
How awtully lovely of her, but of what
school, Is she u dIscIpley"
Her own--that Is the very thing; 1t is the
harmony of u selfdeveloped principle, the ex
preston of struggling soul wrought out in
cloth of gold Oh Lillian, think OF the tran.
scendental severity of the ideal IN white satin
with lace applique panels, and the design of
purpose, in pearl headings! Her trimmings
are all thoughts and the folds of her robes are
rvulets Of song. Can you imagine anything
more progrcssive?"
And how much patry gold does one pay
for these expressions OF art,' asked Miss Lii
lian practically
"Why, they gre awfully cheap, too" was the
satisfied answer. I'm order to meet the re-
quireInent of ldealized thought that sweet
Sappho has lived on diet of bread and mix,
and she will not permit any OF her girls to
taste any gr0sser food; so you see she can
make the costumes very cheap and-another
are all posed to order If ysu want
a leaning costume with a serpentne train,
there 1t is; but it will always lean II you
want sitting picture, gold and crimson drap-
cries IN repose, she furnishes it IN a chair
harmony, bOu!fant sleeves, pulled drapery,
sunset effect A walking dress will only need
a head. 1t will be posed for tour around
the world"
"Oh Beatrice! did you ever imagine such a
triumph Of art"
Never in my widest dreams; and these
master pieces are absolutely under lock and
key. You have no idea how to get into them
until the master mind gives you the key, nor
how to get out when you are once III. They
Just wrap you round and round IN a labyrinth
of aesthetic harmOnies"
Beatrice" said her sister, solemnly, III have
sci my heart on having Tudor gown. 1t
must be of violet satin embroidered with gold
lasies, and the whole effect amblet devices of
he old Tudor days wrought out in expression
1t must he abaormally critical, and yet half
conscious with a pensive individuality. You
how artistiCally Sai plO used to
dispose our towels INTO Greek IDEALS for her
head :"
She stholc 'em all, didn't she, ma ?" aspi-
'ated young Verd at this precise moment
Have 1t correspond and assmilatc, Lillian"
her sister; you must not Tudor
re Greek ideals. The waist must be very
hort-a brief thought, ant he draperies long
md voluminous, like a overpowering respon-
'ibihty. Shall it be a reclining dress or a
pirituellc langour?"
81 think a dreamy reclining dress, to con. |
rast with Your harmonious background, |
'halr? yes, that will do. You will centralize |
nto uphony of art. Ssppho will suggest an
Illuminated missal. What talent that girl has ~ ,
(Sappho in her ideal studio of drapery.) |
Here, lmOgeue, take these old buds over 10 !
Mss Verd Antique and tell her I'd like the !
money for that goldand-white symphony and
let Feailslc costume calls Tor an expression In /
,reenbacks. Daphne, where's that old art
.lmanacg | must get an idea for a simply |
eyere style of the classic order The daugll- /
er of VirginIuS and the Goddess &C Liberty |
must help M ouE on that Such geese as wO-
nen are.'
One of the lea ing industries of Springfield .
s the illinois Watch Co." 1t was organized !
u 1870 with Il capital, subscribed exclusively (
y citizens of Springfield, who erected the
orih wing of the building, l00A30 feet, IN the
aIHe year. During 1879 the main building,
0x40 feet, was erected, and the product in
reased from 1900 movements, the largtst
lumber ever before made IN on, year, to over
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