Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-08
THE FALLS CITY.
A Somewhat Harsh Criticism OF Ito
Thoroushfarss.
DETAILS or FEMININE AAUsEMfHIs
timoge and China Painting Kentucky
GiI-Tbe Dude-hew Custom House
ositioa-Ferguson, the
Defaultef.

Gii-Ibe Oude-kew Custom House
| -expositioa the
| Defaultef.
Special Gore,perdnFee Of As Sunday Register:
LOUISVILLE, April 6-Aprl Was ushered
in last Sunday by q cold. raw, murky morn
ing. made more oheerless by an intermit
tent snow storm Of isolated fakes, which
| dissolved as they fell. We do not know
that there is any especial interest to the
Wheeling public in the fact stated above,
but 1t affords a good pretext to give vent ia
a Just indignation with regard to the
streets OF this lovely city, and here we
know chord has been struck thst.will vi
brate uniformly throughout the citizenship
of the Nail City. Ii is strange that city
noted jus tly for its beauty, the elegance Of
its esidences and tasteful cultivation OF
its gardens attached thereto, should be
content with such miserable thoroughfares
as blemsh its general appearance. "A
stranger never observes the condition Of
the streets of city till it obtrudes itself
obviously before him in conjunction with
wet weather, which exhibits in bold relief
the conve nienc and general eligibility Of
DiIapidated ThoroHEhfAres.
The Nicholson, which fails to disclose its
| true inwardness in dry weather, is IN q
state of hopeless decay and beyond al!
hope of regeneration, even with the aid OF
hard money, which is so potent nowadays
| in returning things as we'll as people to
| a sense of their duty. 1t is undulating
and full OF holes, and in many other re.
| spects indicates that the wear and tear oil
| the elements have been too much for II.
1t is safe to say that the Nicholson compo'
| sition will never be put down again IN
| Louisville. The streets paved with boul-
| ders are also greatly in need OF reconstruc-
ton. In fact on every hand can be seen
evidences OF neglect in keeping up the re.
| pairs of the thoroughfares, and one Is
forced to the cynical conclusion that In
Louisville, as in other great metropolises,
the greedy and unsuitable city statesmen
intercept the money of the people aud
prevents its reaching its lawful destiha-
ton.
The muddy thoroughfares We have been
discussing suggests readilya popular auecta'
ton, which has dominated many feminine
heads and hearts in the past year, and
Perhaps, gentle reader, you do not know
what limoge is; that. it Is nothing more
than the
Making Of Mud Pies
exalted into an art and science. The Ia
dies who have become deyoteeS OF this
putsuit Il should not call il an aiisctatlon.
Tor il is useful as well as ornamental, and
productive of results sJme times nav!
the fresh clay turnel or moildei
IN the divers shapes, that
their their fancy, and some
times utilize old vases, bowls, cups, etc.
cutting them down alter various designs.
and thus improvising whatever article or
implement they desire. This IS the mo-
ment that these ingenious daughters OF
Minerva come upon the stage and display
their art site conception and manual dex.
teri'y. They take the clay in their delicate
fingers and by skillful manipulation form
flowers OF every description, half hidden In
leaves, trellises covered with ivory or other
creeping vines, and in fact any inhabitant
OF the vege table world which individual
taste suggests as happy decoration for
the particular vase or cup that is the object
of so much solicitude and persevering Ia.
Dor. After the copies from nature and the
original conceptions for some OF them are
original have been moulded by the afore-
said fair fingers, they are delicately affixed
10 the vase, etc, and then the first chapter
OF the operation is finished. Another de-
tail is incident to limoge, even more deli
cate and difficult, and that is the coloring
OF these decorations. Your lilies aud roses
and sunilowers and what-nots must he
PAINTED, and TO do this in conformity with
the
HandiwOrk Of Madame Nature
requires considerable artistic talent. a
blending of conception and execution.
There are two processes by which this in
terCsting operation can be performed, and
| they are dcnoninated respectively, paint
| ing in the under-glaze and painting in the
| over.gaze. In the former process, imme-
diately upon the application OF the design
| to the vase, il can be painted; II is then
| burned, glazed and bGrned again, or II can
| he burned once and then painted but be-
| ioie glazing. The advantage in this pro.
cess Is its comparative ease, and the disad'
vantage therein is the danger OF the colors
fading, and thus necesstating the trouble
| Of retOuChing. In the case Of over-glaZe
| painting the vase is burned twice before
the young artist, with unturned sleeve,
| displays at once a we'l.rounded arm, de
| coratiYe genius and mechanical facility,
| after which it is burned third time in
peculiar kiln, dedicated to that purpose
alone. You would he surprised at the
| dcxterity and talent eyinced by some OF
| the ladies, who originally adopted 1t as an
amusement
Pour PRsSer le Temps.
| The products Of this species Of work bring
| faLcy prices in the market and sell rapid.
~. We know OF an instance in which
| lady received i2j for a handsome bowl
deCked with clusters Of leaf and flower.
| Some Of the young ladies OF the city
give lessons IN the art, though we
| do not know to what extent this Is done,
| or bow profitable is Always disposed TO
philosoplize over what comes under his
| observation, your correspondent canuOt
| help wondering If many Of the overworked,
consumptive sewing girls, whose lives are
rapid modification. have not the genius
and adaptiveness necessary for this kind OF
work, and could not find in it pleasure and
| profit and happy deliverance from the
harassing grind Of their present employ
ment.
There is an accomplishment kindred to
limoge, and ever more popular, viz,
China Painting.
Feminine dillettante in art expend all
their pocket money that Is not exhausted
| by gloves and ribbons, on fine French
| china, which they sdorn with designs Of
| ali sorts. copies from nature, portraits
| from life or pure creations Of the fancy,
II pounding ana dressing tntlr hanulWOfk
with gold tracery, which enhances the
effect very charmingly. These productions
must also be burned in a kiln, which is q
very nice operation, as the china is quite
| brittle and liable 10 crack under the in.
| fuence OF the extreme heat employed.
| After this delicate cremation, the gold
tracing must be polished with burnisher,
an ingenious continuance, consisting OF q
smooth, tapsTing but obtunded agate af.
| fixed to handle of convenient length. A
slight.of hand manipulation OF the bur-
nisber soon brings out an eifulgent lustre
from the dull gold. When the latter Is in
cliDed TO be obstinate, some ordinary
whiting moistened little is applied; after
il has become dry gentle rubbing With q
soft silk handkerchief is very effective In
Furnishing IL. So lengthy notice OF the
occupation of Louisville ladies naturally
suggests the idea Of giving some descriP-
ton thereof and taking q curso-y glance at