New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-21

was OF course for experimenting the Other painters
tain Ork should by himself. He got pad IoI
extra WORK IN addition 70 this and altogether h"ue
pretty good thing out OF the Capitol ,,,
q" Well think it was a mistake on Bumdrs patt 10
Tie climate for one thing and another the pIas'er
ers are not used 70 that Kind OF WORK w 1 bo nave
ale paserers who make spcclay ol IT, any W. - Tho
ther inger-euds the mixing and application OF ue
material. Tncn again, the materials nave % pe u!i,
Cnt There IS no fine freScO lime maze ncie nv %
enough demand for it to encourage us
The artists are perfectly capable, but they hna 1,'
temper and oil more advantageous mediums DOW i"l
thar .hink BTumdrs pure iTe'cong m me 'apitoi ~,
false step As regards the aegoical Del aronnI tn
rOlunda wi Mich he working on untll ne Uieu' "Iu
which he hoped TO finish in another couple Oh yCdir
is. 10 tell the truth 40 very great effort Ine p
ZION Is good and the drawing; but IS sara peioic;
Brumdi def ctve in PERSPECTIVE ana ms ctEntin,
weakness freScocr shows IN n0thlnS pahei Una" ="
these ast pictures of his"
CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS ARTISTS.
when did the decline OF frcscopainting set III -
About ten years ago The development oil the ar'
furniture business and the importation OF the eiabora
wall papers I have spoken of gave 1t death dow Up
TO that time we oil had as much could do since
then we have either been resting on our laures as
have or wan lerng all over the country ike Garibod'
Hi. trip to California the only thing that saved hh
from ruin He a contract TO fresco the mansion OF
Of the bonanza propretors ne soi aooi go and
week salary superintendent. and had the hTnk uuu
ayins of all employed 10 execute his ucslGhs.
An OF these had 10 paw tribute 10 nun ~ ~
the money they received. Except for the TACT that &c
was an extremely oxtravag9nt man arboid Woud uh-
doubtedy have established the foundation o. LOT"
out there. WAS. he secured enough 40 40 Nd an
good Italians aspire 10 d0-make pilgrimage pcA 70
Gariboi as IN artist ranks very high His strength,
however rather IN the naGination than III iLe tHScu
non lie had genius for designing and laying out dec
oralions In point of facl ne born sKetcber. In
that nuc NOBODY could beat hinI His execution was
bold and strong, characterized by broad ehects anu
daring uses Of The palette III chromOt!c way whch
never knew any other rccO painter bold cn0uth 10 a.
tempt. The decoration Of The Academy OF Music Is
about the best specimen or his Work III ilhs
CIV He also frescoed the Western Union builning
ana the Gilsey House bnt neither to any great fHe'
The magnificent yesuoulc and Office Of me Gils'y ions-
avail himself OF However he was good arlst ana
deserves 60 Dc a richer man"
Then wnom DO Won nsder the best ARTIST in freseo
we have had III Nov YORK T.
Giutucaini, by long Odds lis work has never never
Bguga.dI. lie irscped A. l. stewards picture ea ",
ana cost the millionaire meichtut ABOUT S-0VUo 10"
the job. BugaidI. you vas Old anC SLOW inthi He
year TO complete It. stewart employed Inn after mat
hut always pad nm iy tAe job
day Of frcscO- painting twenty years ago, SAY r.
M least that wages Of workmcn much less and ic
pay Tor contracts almost as high as no%. Itere %aS
he frescoing Of two paIlors and d-Iooni ne paid
$500 a time when The purchasing power OF money
wages were only $lOa week aud now We have to pay
the 500 and they are - kia% beGlNse ttey toh
mink 1t enough That was the first EAssh basement
house erected IN this city"
HISTORY OF THE RING FeFsCOING.
Did you not frcSco TwceG's ola house az Fortythird-
st. ana Fft-ayel'
No; but frescoed the two adjoining ones belong
ing TO James and Thomas sturcs aud also that of ,lr
Moss who was Their brotllern-aw. Itisan interesting
commentary on the initiation OF real estate which grew
cut of the fictitious prosperity created by the Tweed
Ring that Moss sold the house Of Thomas surrs's
widow i'm 1865 for $4,000, while four years later james
stureis got his, whch an exactly similar house,
Sl2j 600. irc~coing the house IN Univcr,ir
place occupied by Solar, when made my contract
with the Siur-iscs.
house, No IL West Forty seventh--t. II was after
manner test job. Garycy was employing me very cx
tcnsivciy, and wanted TO do the De for INN coul
He was employing YOU OH RING work, yOu mean =
." Yes. Carney was the plasiereT Tor me RING INC
interior decorations of an The Ring buildings were
intruscd 10 nm he maze colt".ts WIN Otnci
decorators for frcsco, ctbnet ana INC IKE
, T9'A stI5ctS nI' The frst JOB ever di
for him was tie frescung Of tue Registers once He
wanl, DO Il in night IN order Do' &" obsiluct
the course Of business Al hrst thonSht IT, lih@,'ul
but beng to get the work went ana htd iook
The building Then said If you viii put up soi-
folding and nave II ready Tor me as carr a. lo,so'e Oh
Saturday night, VIII nave the WORK done 30 lhd you
agreed 60 10 prepared my designs. went TO work.
and on Monday morning The public was admHlng my
rooms at my leisure. Tho New Court House and The
National Guard Annorcs came to Inc IN the same way
tne H'nf ,sord Tie Arc hal ,s brn lie niLing was
do it all IL Unity days. aud ishcd IL Two days De-
The last important Work which came 20 me from the
Ring people was the frcscoing ~ the Mcuopphtn
Hotci for rwced's ION. I work there while the
Investigations INTO a., Ring fraud. were going ou. One
OF The papers printed statement mat Two CHECKS
amounting 10 $Gd,ooo, bad 1e'n drawn 10 ponnar"m.
foreman said Good gracious, boss That was plclt(
good price. Did you realy get itT hadn't really GOT
H. ana was perfectly -lupencd AZ the announcements
Garvey came IN iust then so san 10 IN him;
".whS ms 10000 which I certainly dad not get for
fresoniu. the Court House. as YOU know
WIJ OF course. know, he said laughing LIS
ga not know what 10 put IN 20 FIJI up tncy printed
tins Never you mind, there's nothing IN Il at an
" went on with my work aud never thought any
thing more about the matter until WAS summoned be
fore the Grand jury. .
WHAT the real facts about that KING business
As far a. an concerned they simply these Ny
contracts for Ring work were al made Preonay with
Andrew Gtrvey. H. always used 10 say NOW you
must do this work very cheap. DouuaIuunua there Be-
XIII want something OUT OF this bIl' understood from
that he paving percentages % the architects.
checks on the Ring bank Broadway Most Of the Ring
bills paid py checks on this bank-|hch irescoed
by by tEc mos; elaborate style never received
Io , ~ tr The civ nv direct contiact carver
was always NY employer and understood him to BE-
contractor for the entire work, portions Of when he SUD
How about the SG6 OOO9"
Well, as far rs nm concerned $4,000 represented
me enir cost OF the cy 81 G @GW Oou md
Garyry paid by his own check, as had always been
us rns;oIn had Inc check he'd Garvcy made out
now bill in my name, received the checks made pay
able 10 me- Endorsed AMI drew Tie money. He did
inGorse them with my name. ON" wis tndOrscd az
nearly AS | eau rccolect, I. Dome and the other
Film DUNN. II the most prcpos ferrous thug
ever heard OF. They knew me, and knew my name ana
signature tie bang, and The payment Of checks IN
dOs.d ~ that fashion Of course part OF tue plot
Garvcy saved the trouble Of stating all this before
the Grand Jary by acknowledging that ne had drawn
The money and never given cent 10 me- All my oihfr
bills were no doubt cooked , Ia the same way"
" Your Ring work was actually done AT cheap rate,
then Z"
yes, II at cheap rate, hut We had way Of
charging whicl made up Tor H. The price vas dollar
per running loot, winch Tor flat work really uu
profitable picc But there wcrC very labItic cOriccs
in Of The hudin0-, sting % ACCOMMODATION
head wOtk flats, uoC'dnSS and The usual ornam nta
lions, five 10 ten deep. For every foot Of every
m iyiduai part OF the charged dollar,
thil made cOrnice pay from - 10 ~ , running
foot, 10 make up for the pecuuiary shortcomings Of