Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10
ART MATTERS.

ANECDoTE OF AlEISSoSIER.-The Illus.
trious French painter, Meissonier, is the
hero of numerous anecdotes, some of them,
we apprehend, more entertaining than au-
thentic. Here is one of the latest Meis.
sonier decidedly refuses to be patronized.
1t is related that a rich Englishman came
to him one day and offered him 81, 600 if
he would paint his portrait and agree to
finish it in fortnight g If you fail, " he
added, 81 shall deduct So a day until you
have delivered it," This angered the
artist, who declared he wouldn't paint the
portrait for 10000. "You are not fit
subject" he said, "for any pencil. Allow
me to bid you good-morning. ''I dare
say, now, that you are joking, " responded
the Briton. i" But / won't insist on the
deduction if you'll agree not to detain me
very long ''Detain you?" echoed the
artist. 81 won't detain you another
second. There is the door. Go ="
What-what's the matter?" inquired
John Bull. "What is all this row about ?"
1t means that you have mistaken your
man. You think me exclusively an animal
painter. | paint horses and dogs, but ours
never.
ART EMBROIDERY. - writer in the
London Queen takes Retrospective glance
at the revival in England, within the past
few years, of the almost lost art of dec
orative needlework as applied to secular
purposes. He shows how greatly it has
added to the commercial industry of that
country, and how it has been the means
not only of furnishing elegant amusement
to thousands of gentlewomen, but also of
profitable occupation to still larger num-
Der of needy women who have found by it
means OF livelihood. In the United
States, while we have followed the FASH
ions set by our British sisters, we have
often improved on our models. The value
of the services rendered by the various
decorative art societies throughout the
country, in furnishing competent Instruct
ors and finding a market for the work of
pupils, cannot be easily overestimated.
New BLINp.-A blind largely used in
Holland and Belgium is beginning to find
favor in England, and probably will coon
make its way to this country. 1t hangs
closely to the window, is made of muslin,
with large medal ON pattern work on lace
inserted in the middle. To the bottom of
the blind is generally affixed small bor-
der, which can also be continued on the
two sides. The great advantage claimed
for this blind is that although it does not
exclude sne lignt, Dut rather supdues II,
49, f.on, tb. nas f ~ AZ to. ',.,d II
CON % ha ma made G r. I raIl m I either % from tho ton
-. hottn IT. IL ,,,.ta,,, ,ethai = 49, st
III 49,. - Al - 1oasn -, ~, ~ the nars
| lin.
cord n roon, e u Want Of ha,,nce io or
cons;s+a,ev com - sill s;Il, curtains .rd woalen f,,r.
a;t,,ra cnvsr;nos rs~a arnratrv cah;nat
aamhad h, oiS,nsu fa.tn~a9sss ob.;rs os
the early Victorian era and in ornaments.
Bohemian glass mixed up with old Vene-
tian. There must be an equality main
tained tbrouphout. The room must be set
in a certain Kew. and if allowed to fall. ont
of il for the sake of variety should speed.
ilv return into its normal channel.
Ho,-sp Drcop ,r,ox That nuritv Of
stvle which insists ON every article. even
to the time.piece and fire.iron in room.
having the same points of family likeness.
| is a dull. narrow. unconpenial thing. and