, 1881-12-11
: .cbrie.mas.Card Prizes that We're Given
Without Being Deserved. and De-
served Without Being Given.
Statement of the Work Being Accom-
plishcd at the Academy Of il
Fine Arts,
latter from William FL. Beard on
tile New Academy Of De-
sign Project.
Chicago Artists in Paris-Reception at the
Cosmos-studio and Gallery
.."-' Notss.

At all the art stores one Is reminded tina
Christmas is approaching by the increasing
activity 10 trade. il being next to Impossible t.
ob,s,n anything which must be manufactured
Halliday orders have puured In until most Of tn,
Stoces are refusing to accept any more, and the,
vii! NOT even promise to frame picture hefor.
Chris1,uas; therefore, those ladies who have de
1ayed In havng their purtraits, and panels, ant
rsxcoues suitably uluunted until the preseu
rims will be subjected to considerable Auuuy'
ance and disappointment There seems to bt
m eager demHnd for small and inexpensive
pictures. and cyeu the Christmas cards, whict
arr not cheap whcn s0u consider thAt they urs
on1y chrumos. although very beautiful oues tt
be sure. are meeting with rapid sale
Ihaycr g. Chandler have an unusually large ant
flns assortment Of these holiday remcmbrances
{rum the much-talked-of prize cards issued by
Praug & ca. down 10 the dalnty little conceIr:
Gent over By Hi English firm, showing the mos1
charming baby faces peepinx fru1n each flower
al d cluster Of daisies, or laughing uut from &
bunch Of vioiets. or uoddlns from the blossums
Of q swceI-peA vine. The prizes which are
offered BY prang 10 The successful competitors
are just whit Is needed to stimulute eudeavor
and originality on tne paTt OF artists, aud each
year il seems as though they bad reached the
Limit OF appropriate des:Kn aud beauty: The
universal co.nusenI upon the card which Carried
OF the prsl pr.zc Is one Of astouisnmcnt that 1t
Ing merely weird medieval figure set
IN border OF subdued zone. The iu-
spring motto Of this ngure is. Thy owu
wish. wish thee in every place." and Enhu
vedder, the artist who couce.ved this strange
dsyice, Is another hawthorne. wnDse we.rd
Inauguration finds expression in pictures instead
of Gt,oks. Miss Dora Wheeler received the Set
ond prize OF {5N tor her design. wucb CONSISTS
Of three female figures 10 graceful. lowing
r6bes, with wings Ut peacock Feathers, herald sny
The xiad iid.pgs through golden truDpeIs. The
border, which IS uf beautifully cOUrtd medal
uups With childish heads in one c,,rner. IS the
chief attraction Of ine card. The third prize
also received, is decorative in des gn and rich ia
cvInI, ant The lines, - Hearen give you many,
many merry dnys, Is tue ouly tn;ngv about It
card which galucd the fourth prize has given
picture lorely ia sentiment. graceful in
design. and tine In execution. a fair young
motner is kissing her DO; under the mistletue,
bis ARMS are around her neck. ana he illustrates
the lines. 'ct1ub thou. and cling to reach life
highest good" The set:.ng Of the figures is
2osely, aud the m<aio, Merry Chrisrmu5. is in
tbs case must appropriate. These cards are
all pr.n;cd IN exqusst coiors, and uocdercd bra
SUIT fringe Of snaded olive SILK and rassels,
cards which were submitted tor Prizes which
they did NOT receive, twu By Thomas Moran are
so suggestive in design of Carisslnss time and
by many 10 u1 Others. Mr.. Brooks, Of this city.
was also an unsuccessful competitor for d
prize. although his design, VIII ch was pur-
tremely we'll. It represents little hun,nn
cheruh clad in the daintiest Of winter wraps. and
surrounded By border composed Ut golden
tlegh bells. The mutto upon this cArd IS ex-
treuely pretty:
away, away. go to my lnvo away:
Fly TO my darling and erect her today:
Tell her send her 4 love and devotion
Wide rs the world is aud deep us The ocean,
Other cards are IN the shape Of sturs~ cres~
cents. fans, und every Charming device that eau
b. inlaR'ned to TEMPT wiling buyers 70 send oab-
friends
mas and Happy New Iear-"
The Chicago Academy OF Design Project.
H.lliam II. Beard, the distinguished! New York
artist, writes as foltows in letter to friend in
this city in regard 10 the project OF erecting
building for the academy On Deurborn Park:
"IH.ke your project very much, ana don't see
wight cannot be carried tn successful issue.
Chicago is growing So rapidly in cum1nerclal tm~
purtance il seems but r,aturssl sequence that
1t should take rank as an art centre us we'll II
Ger. anly must depend upon the enterprise and
lbefaty of Its weallhtest and most cultivated
ssens fa s whether IL a9ss = MT tor En- there nsh
your "s grand saa ecasne % a a1Ses*S aoy o,hef
civilized ca'nntry in the world city Of chicasn's
size aud Importance would long ago have had
public galleries Of valuable wurRs Of art as we'll
as institutions Tor psuper instruction in art of
sn descriptions. Dnn't understand nc rs i,-
cluding in this bruad cateypry the so-caled
decorative art tcraze} If the day, consisting Of
Japanese fa,,s, cat1ais, suntiuwers, etc. grouped
IN sar.ons ways, and fastened With horseshoe
r,1,ar " dwu .,.,S ~ oa1;
sucn nnnsense impossible. There IS not to my ny
knowledge slDrie t,uri,n in ire world 50 snol,-
bishty prxliveut IL is own art rs our own. That
there Is dbundant art,sf,c ability born upon the
6oii is Qupy proven bv the SUCCESS Of our artists
whu have the pluck and energy 10 70 to other
countries fur thai cncDu RI cement and recuc-
milton denied tuetu ut hume Cnicnyu is no
znur. hlatput,ie than U1f1er cities. pernups mar
80 much as u,oss American, towns i{3utrnlu seems
to have gone aheud OF ether Western citicsi hur
ChIcasn seems a,ubitinus TO take hirn rnnk IN
this Us weli as al1nost every orher direct1on and
We are bepinnnp rn i,u,k n hcr for 1t1of eucn,r-
sgeneut and s,,nnt,rr when are refused alto
Yours, etc. WILLIAM r. Rr4Kn"
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A1o ~AAra@o AcaeAnS u rAAe
.-.-'' Arts Ks Oo'n-s
Hut few people are aware of the excellent
work that fs ne,,r .,coun,tshed ~ rho 4c,de,nv
Of Fine ~. n-s;s s-...as, .~L:.t. .s.st.s .~
ns,.1..t t".9 seooolt "uteu u"s ou's oee"
."o'tsaeo a little over three years, bus now
1eacaed point where the daily average attend
ance and adyantares ,or an mr., fduc,t,on sre |
equal Il, snr o,har .oh.,,, -, rho r7+,;,.d c,u,ae
,n.a. ''nceo OF tue tfota ot tue ABOVE sthte-
are,1 =. ~. Sa, ua.s uas 10 s'st tne scnoo'- 1ne
tho .1s.s "'tcaoahce VI ue oas a1lu esen-
nn,,ts 80 :. "o~ over io'' a.'o every "eeh nc"
too So "Ao .so"o'. ue 1Aeeul''e ]oIi1''
~ iece"uy oeclaed 10 give an e&ntniuon |
u sotne Of the work executed by the pupils /
QuriDR The tail fern THO ar hihtinr .rft no IN