The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-12

with modern thought, display beautiful
products OF the loom. Continental coun'
tries, whose industries arc old, retain the
supremacy which their guilds and schools
created. England, until very mo lcFn
times addicted almost exclusively 10 trade
and 10 manufactures appertnining rather
10 the necessities OF civilization than 20
the adornment Of il, has accepted tuition
from peoples whose spirit IL more artistic
than hers. Her porcclains. furniture,
metallic products, tapestries, carpets,
paper hangings, velvcts, skins, shawls
and bro cades constitute an impressive
portion OF her entire exhibit TO catalogue
which requires large volume. Ia each
Of these divisions she admits the teaching
Of Germany, France. Holland and Bel.
GUM. II England has learned from Artistic
Europe how TO blend beauty with useful
ness she has hal no occasion TO admit that
the people who wrestcd from her their
political liberty have created even in a
century a national spirit informed by
beauty and able 20 meet nations less free
collectively or individually In this field
OF human toll. The prohibition which
Parliament sent over 10 our iOrciathcrs
concerning manufactures. we have removed
throughout the range OF strictly mcchuni.
cal products. Within tho month that has
glorihed the centenary Of our civil indie.
pendcncc, We cannot offer at the congress
OF the worlds skill solitary example OF
American porcelain, fine texture, superior
bronzcs, artistic manipulation Of wool.
decorative paper or leather. We offer
machines that can write or talk. machines
that perform all the labors OF the field and
that solve most OF the problems
OF the factory. In an ago oi
physics, distinguished by the dis.
coyrry OF no new principle,
We have astonished science itself by com.
binations Of principles and 10y the creation
Of resources Tor the convenience Of man
kind But We have added scarcely any
thing 90 the beauty, grace and fcposo Of
idealism. While justly Boosting OF our
rank M mechanics, chemists aud cleo.
tricians, We still pay Transportation 10
England Tor our native fufa, skins leather
and cotton, and are content 10 pay after
ward n second transportation aud the
manufacturer price ~ well rs the Gus
toms tax for the products Into which our
raw materials have been turned. Add TO
this the yearly drain OF money un.
necessarily 10 stake The millions and
pay for decorative manufactures, from
every factory Of Europe, an approximate
estimate may DO made Of the colossal pom.
atty We pay with incomprchensblc stu
pidily for failing 10 develop a sense Of
isnn aud composition In our own youth.
There are American porcclains aud wall
papers which might have been exhibited
hero with safety Us showing promise II not
achievement The glass exhibit has COM
handed candid, even enthusiastic praise.
IL Ia from the Hawks Glass Cutting
Works at Corning, n. Y. In the same
exhibit arc crcditablo examples from the
lockwood poiteries, near Cincinnati,
which the widow Of George Ward Nichols
founded M q school Of practice In connec-
ton with the Cincinnati Art School, and
which Davis, Collamere & Co., OF New
York, have carried ON.
The exhibit OF gold and siyer.smithing
Is composed Of four groups 'Tinany's,
the Gorham Company, the Tairchilds
Company and the Meriden Briltanic Com.
pany. The Rochester Lamp Company
shows n selection OF good bronzcs.
The Lyon Umbrella Company has
an interesting exhibition Of handles
In gold aud silver smithing. In the treat
ment Of Jewels and on the invention OF
decoration Of small articles OF ornament or
personal use the American exhibit Is un-
doubtodly superior. There Ia n surprig-
ing exhibit Of industrial bronzes from
Russia, artists like Lanccray, who died
two years ago. Lebcrich, Poson, Gratis
chon and Bach, being the sculptors.