Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-09-16
HOP MERE CHHD'S PEAY,
A Plea Prom n Vict41n Of the Mosaic
Art society.

Art society.
A great many ladies who were the
ictims OF the Mosaic Art SOsiety we're
deeply grieved at an article IN the Intel
ligencer of Wednesday. These ladies, by
putting to use the skill they acquired
there, hoped to recover what they had
lost, but the Intelligencer comes out and
says they were taught nothing but mere
chiId's play. One OF the victims writes as
follows to the SUNDAY REsIsTER:
have been requested by several msm-
bers Of the late Mosaic Art Society" to
correct some erroneous impressions that
have gained cTsdence through the pubsica.
ZION of au article in the IntelligenCer Of
September l2. headed: What the Mosaic
Art Was" This art was mere child's
play. The pupils were taught to color
engrsyings and photographs, not b. the
usual process of rendering the paper trans
lucent and applying the colors 10 the
back, but simply by laying the hints on
the face OF the pictHres, an ast which
every intelligent child in Christendom has
prscticed without an instructresS' II the
work may seem to have been only child's
play TO iisinterested persons, those who
tried il can assert TO the contrary, for there
was not one lady in the studio who did
not spoil picture whilst learning. OF our
number there were several fIom other
studios, and l must acknowledge myself
having taken premiums in oil and water
colors, having had considerable experience
in painting, but We all failed some
times. 1t is not the simplicity
of the paints that should be carl
catured, for the laundress' starch
is only a simple article, but should she
apply il in an unskillful manner, would
her work be satisfactory? Thus il was
with our work. To apply the paints cor.
recuy to the face OF the picture requires
skill and taste, which is no "child's play
Again, the usual way of painting photo
graphs is to paint the face, not the back OF
the picture, as any photographer will ad-
nit Painting on the back is q ute ancSher
style. I speak from experience. The
madame also furnished q wash which
was really ninety-nine parts water and
one part some common gum" Having had
the solution anslyzed. the Intelligenoer
must allow me to contradict that statement
as the mixture is composed OF several in
gradients to test the truth OF which have
Just tinted picture twenty-five years old,
by Just applying new solution, (made by
rSquest) and then the paints which ad-
hered perfectly. am confident the Intel
lieencer did not wish to injure the pros
poets Of ony of the victims, but some Of US
have received orders to color pictures, and
We trusted to be able 10 recover the loss
of our time and money. After reading
Wednesdays Intelligencer it is probable
many would be deferred from employing
US, presuming the work was inferior;
whereas some Of the young ladies' pic
lures were exquisitsly painted and have
received much praise. The lntelligencer
thinks il Is simply marvellous that glris
spd women Of good sense could have been
so imposed upon We ladies think it
inst "a marvellous that business men, es-
pecially gentlemen of education and good
sense, such as newspaper men, could have
been quite as EASILY imposed upon as were
the membErs of the Art Society.