The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-26
THE DoINGs OF WOMEN FOLK.
Light Chat to be Read on Hot Sum
mer Day.

1u0E Lay
New York, Aug 25.-The art of the pict-
ure Trainer is attaining an Importance it
never had before. The picture frame nova
days is individual, it belongs to the picture
for which it was studied, it could not be ap-
piled to any other, sometimes even it is
part of the picture itself
The realistic touches which connect pict-
ure and frame are trivial at times, as
artistic as the painting or etching itself
us others. A fine etching of Millais "Ange-
lus,n for instance, STRAINED i'll broad band
of chestnut, shaded i'll dusky tints, with an
old bell, from which hangs coil OF rope
carved on one side and a fight of bats
spreading their wings on the other. jules
Breton's "Winuowing the Grain" has like
band of chestnut, with scytne and rake in
dull silver crossed above the head of the
toiling woman. a panel of Laudseer's dogs,
framed in oak for the hall, has n whip trail
ing its length across the top of the wood,
and silver chain and paddock fastened from
corner to corner below. Coomens'
Laughter" shows n girl with her head on
pillow. AS framed and exhibited
recent COPY carries out the idea by en-
ameling the wood. picking it out in silver
and gold, and making it apparently con-
tinuation of the damsel's lace cushion.
Carved frames and enameled frames are
the varieties most in vogue The enamel
ing is done upon shaded chestnut in white
and gold, pale blue, and pink to suit
Pompadour rooms. Sometimes it is picked
out in metallic tones by hand. A water
color marine view mas an enameled frame
in whitish green tints suggesting sea foam.
Across one corner is stretched piece of net
and in the net struggles fish with rides
cent scales. Other marine pictures have
cable cord stretched about the frame, or
oars. harpoons and anchors applied in
dull silver. Maideus' heads are framed
in enamel done to represent soft hued silk
folds.
The carved frames are more elaborate.
The carving is donein intaglio and is SOM
times darkened, giving the effect almost of
a burned wood ske.ch done on the frame
A genro picture of frog concert has u
tracery of carving on its wide fat frame
showing water weeds, lily pads and notes of
the batrachian music Harvosters at work
in the fields, have carved frames showing
heads Of grain.
But the most radical Of all steps is taken
when the carved frame not only echoes, but
actually continues the picture. This is
most easily possible with the yellow brown
tones of a photogravure. A landscape
shows YOU farmhouse in the distance, coun-
try lane, plowed field. The lane runs
directly towards you, projects on the frame
and is carved without a brcaS. Tie FUR
rows OF the turned ground Go the same
The farmhouse itself incrcaches on the
wood, and the fence a. ito side and the trees
which ovSrhanS 10 are wholly carved. SO
with an old boat which a peasant woman is
puling. the bow is pnoCogravure, tho
stern Is carving. The wav s are half OF
them carved. The woman's right oar begins
in the picture, but its blade is carved on tho
frame. These are caprces or the franz
ers art, but something OF the sympathy
between picture and frame has come to
stay.
Or the nature of bric-a-brac fancies are
the cases in which tho picture Is finished on
the frame in silver. A lions head is shown
in cage The bars are Of oxydized silver, and
they are set in the frsmo above and below.
A flock of birds are perched on telegraph
wire. Tho poles are of silver, one on each
side of the frame. This liberty is taken
with etohings which submit with patience
to the treatment. Silver is also used for
lettering, on otherwise plain fat chestnut
or oak frames, the name Of picture, artist or
etcher
White glass for table use is again to have
its day. The delicate bubbles Of Venetian
glass, exquisite as if an elf had blown them.
the quaint old Dutch glass and tho ruby