The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-01-19
Mlanitomof pilot.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1882.
THE WORLD OF ART.

Art has large place and a great in
fiuence in the world. and it is an unde-
niable fact that progressive civilization
may be guaged by the degree of atten-
ton paid to objects of refined beauty
and pure, elevating lovliness. 1t is not
many years since, that good pictures
could only be afforded by the very rich,
but now all this is changed, and works of
art of real merit are within the ready
means of all, and few homes there are in
which are not to be found evidences of
culture in the right direction.
Home should be and can be made the
most desirable place for all members OF
the family, and not least among its at
fractions can the pictures with which 1t
is adorned be regarded. Those of the
rising generation, who are brought up
under refined influences. will become
our nobldst men and women OF the fu-
ture. In no way can the attractiveness
of home be increased so cheaply and
effectively as by the addition of beauti-
f1i pictures. Pictures that but few
years since cost large sums of money
may now be purchased for the veriest
trife, and if the least judgment is brought
to bear in the selection, works OF real
merit may be had; or if the purchaser
has no taste in such matters, all that is
necessary is for him to be sure that he
purchases the goods of reliable house.
In this connection it may be proper for
US to mention the great Art Publishing
firm of Messr5. George Stinson & Co.,
Portland, Maine, who during the last
year, have sold over ten millions of pict-
ures. 1t is believed that they pay more
for postage stamps than any other house.
not only in this country, but in the world
at large. During the year 1879 they
paid for postage stamps over eighty-sev-
en- thousand dollars. During the year
1880 they paid over one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars for postage
stamps, and this year their postage bill
will amount to about one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. Thus it will be
seen that Messrs. Stinson and Co., pay
at least the three hundredth part of all
the postage collected by the United
States government, and it should be re-
membered that we have nearly fifty
thousand post-ofices, and ten thousand
newspapers. While such great sums
are paid for postage, the fact should not
be lost sight of that only the smaller
packages are sent by mail, all large or
ders being sent by express or freight.
From the above some idea of the i'm
mense business can be formed. Their
trade extends all over the civilized world,
though of course America comes in for
the lions share. Messrs. Stinson & Co.,
are not behind the times in properly
understanding the great power of the
judicious use of printers ink, and in this
connection we wish to state that in less
than dozen years past they have ex-
pended for newspaper advertising over
| three hundred thousand dollars.
Enterprise, industry, aud good iudg-
ment will accomplish great things, and
in the success of this great Art Publish
ing House we have a striking example
of that fact, and now they may, we feel
sure, fairly claim to stand at the head of
the art publishing business in this
country.
We have lately received four elegant
steel engravings, published by Messrs.
Stinson & Co., and dozen beautiful
chrome flower panels; all are fine work
| of art, and do credit to the publishers.
The steel engravings are very large
size of each 80 by 40 inches. The plates
were engraved in London by well known
| English masters Of art, and cost, when
they came into the owners hands in
Portland, custom duties paid, some
thirty two thousand dollars. These en-
| SI6fluSS are VI buc CldoS Gutt Dull III Lu-
rope for three guineas per copy, which is
over fifteen dollars. To engrave single
plate of this size and description of work
manship, requires the labor of a most
skilful artist from one year to two years,
and often longer. These elegant en-
cravings are entitled Choosing the
Wedding Gown" "The Prayer for
HEALTH" Tending Goats" and "The
Highland Hearth
1t is believed, and generally conceded,
that these engravings make up the finest
and most elegant set of works of high
art ever brought out by American pub.
| fishers. American homes should be
made beautiful by refined works of art,
and prices for really good and meritor-
ious pictures are now so low that there
| can be no excuse for the walls to remain
gloomy, upadorned, and cherries. Amer
lean homes should be made beautiful,
and the tendency of this will be to make
more refined and beautiful the lives of
all dwellers therein.
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