The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-28
A JApANENI. VIEW.
OUTLINE PRINCIPLES or DScoRa-
TON AS SEEN BY A NATIVE.
ans Not tn BE Regarded as Articles az
D.eoration-Coneerntn Lanterns and
Umbreilas-Japanese Love OF simple
Thiuss-Euraiture aud Landscape.

Thtuss-furaiture aud Landscape
1t i an error to regar,l fans as articles NJ
decoration; at hast, thu japanese tlsuts Ives
very seldom ,,sr them rs such There are ex-
Optional clAS, Of ,uuFSe, rs, where "A fan has
on it m autograph line Il CERTAIN eminent
psrsmla,q~ tvhhh /, ms~t fpqu,.nily the
r;isA or where sotle artist made IL worthy Of
,>tssm for IA touch Of his brush The like in
stait>es will Ia almost innumerable, AMI UNI
drr th,-s' circumstances a simple unorna-
ncntssl fan will make ITSELF an ohjest of m,l'h
nsctri for lis owner, and the lntrsiuetlon II
such fan into an el CANT desnratlon will el.s
yat.' the gr;t,rful tone Of the plasr Other
wis' WE will never hear to $40 n bundle of
mcr,' wind producer, Let lo.se, taek,l against
walls, spread over luryaus, hung by posts,
ami, in short. Srattensl all over All apart
nsnt as ii they We're gNsls for sale Nay tn
call that dainty Ian ti,Soratlon''
( Nor Ia W. pretend Ia apprviate those
easily fans mlgh admired by the hlies of
this country. Th" hriat frames IT pnh-h,L
IVORY, on which are wrought eytrava;sant
ear, in;rs, AMI tho shining fringes that alnrn
! their ~is>, may In grand, hut, honestly,
( they book only awkward To our eyes, When
summer comes the bulk AMI weight II Il fan
Of this description necessarily rsluic ortain
amount Of muscular exertinn to draw ANY
drauAsht hut tlrn it is found cut that tho
heat generated in this exercise will generally
he Inrrc than can l." famed away by the
rowsy flaps of this not easily manageable
weiIsn, aini after all the ladies arr obliged
to relate tn" history AMI the skillful work
nanslnp of this favarto fan amid faintns
breath and running IsNpiration.
LANTERNS AND UMBRELLAS.
| Now ] hasten In mention lanterns ami UNI
hrrlls. Well, lanterns have some Charm 1T
/ their own For instance. take phin glass
c;.ST lantern AMI hang it In the d,clrning
shades Of u green bower On a summer evening,
there You will lrr,rivetle very spat wh'ro
early dew, lulse, AMI in the stream If its
/ pale rays, yon will even imagine YOU were In
presence of Goodness herself br hang out n
lot Of ,e,s'r lanterns IN II gay row, over your
winhoW>lllS AMI along your store fronts. The
burning camlhs will s'nd out from every one
| # y,y.r houses the air of joy AMI hilarty To
Join the pc>uin,s fc~tNity II any 1c4lsion
lsnt thu umbrellas IN, very ch,rinl,Ss things,
altl have nothing tn say about them. ANY
way IL was hryonI the genius If japanese
people to hiring either lanterns on umbrellas
| into richly decorated hall. AMI Ia dream the
harmony with the Gtterlng surroundings
! II it were in japan should hay" r"s reason
To- h. offended at my l@ing l.ri ms a guest into
j place wlrr lanterns AMI umbrellas aro
lying scattered.
The time and circumstances hayo lel the
japanese to acquire that lecular tipSt. Of lov-
/
tnn,. AMI hence nm aversion Ia the childish
love If mere slowil.$s AMI gorg,ousm~-
Thus, the japanese are totally dis l,stsl with
painted picture panels AMI silk embroidered
screens, although they ARE nbnve otlmIS, well
! known in the foreign market ns Japanese
/ goods They arr altogether too vulgar for
uir Ia ,te, though W. manufacture them, AMI
/ We apply the demands abroad. II is true,
the sliding dnrs TIN, novcablo SCREENS, the
! hanging panels, arr nll favorito AMI necessary
! furhi,ureS VI the japanese hous hold dsura-
ton, hut Ia" point hero il that We wouhl
| rather have them framed AMI finished In
! Gentle md tasteful manner than have them
| ,lcbis,si viii, glariig and ostcntatIous colois
or paints, AMI also that We wnukl rather
have them painted with a serene mountain
than have them covered with cheap booking
embroidery work.
| Tho sane sentiment forbtls II, Ia overload
| our INonls with mere curio-. For this reason
our trona flower vase, however unique AMI
rare n thing il may happen to he, We always
appreciate il better with fresh cut branches II
trees planted in il than when II Is kept tolsiile
down on a special stand just 10 satisfy the
| visitors curiosity
| FURNITURE AND LANDSCAPE
| cundesfcnd To say that our dwellings gen
| cral, lack glaring contrast 1T hucs AMI ~
| abundant fuinturing Of chairs, sofas, mir
rors stands, etc, which ARE NJ many sources
of western comfort. But il must be owned
that II Is not the Japane1 temper to extott
wonder ami admiration under a glance. We
arr satisfied If We find pleasure IN booking
into our yard, where II hill riSS In pcrf,rt
likeness 1T serene nature, and n cascade rip
| pies down rugged prrcipico into pond Ia
| low, rnjoyolh IA pair or two Of happy ducks,
fishing peacefully mt tho roots of growing
reels We irpl pronl II the Landscapes AMI
! birds AMI flower. upon our doors and scfsci,s
/ nre vivid enough 10 transport our guest into
/ I'm unconscious recitation Of "A lyric Tho
shelves, running not uniformly, hut artist
ra!ly the carved figures, not grot'-sIle but
quaint thu exposed posts, neither shaven nor
/ stained, hut polished until it i shining; the
/ nail4. insignificant AMI set ornament healed,
one hy onr, rs ilay conn into perception, will
/ work Unreasonable charm into the mind II
| nh int. "a tl observer
/ W. have soniinp~ been rnlicnlSl at tho
lack If gronnttiral uniformity IN our ,lecora-
ton hut We never lpk over the harmony
/ For iostau1', W. will hang up our valuable
! picture, with costly silk string instead Of
WORTHLESS wres, AMI the hIxuriant plants W.
will Keep in rrnlprtiohaIly beautiful pots, in
t stead II crude wares of reddish brown earth
Nor hu We overlook that important principle
uf art If d'tnrailpll-the change AMI refresh
} ing; n,i'hrr do w. ovcrrrnwd our rooms with
! the whut~hl e. = ltion Of all beautiful
I 'hnys va have We display panels and pie
/ 'ur, >larnsiy Mt u time in their number,
but ". ruynr allow the SANE ONES to remain
hung at the sam spot over -sa4,i,; they arc
dl~ftla.s4l ul'h the reserved ONES from time to
time. thus giving the place the fresh AMI
chan ei aiIs "a suit tine sa-on and gruspn
w fact this system Of spare and change
display j. % very sensible portion ~ Japanese
d'4eft.iinn for our visitors will always iml o
fhan,, Ia do honor la the correct tsist.' Vt tho
host - h. Tahnhashi in Inter Drnan.
G..aap. Fad sew. In Bavaria.
/ Tn. l!nvari1n ilra u gently breaking bnd
news /, peculiar. Nnn King ftnlwig com
,uitt.fI All fI, the r,tIrt pifpt4isiu ting ,leul-