The evening world., 1889-12-13

and are fifteen feet deep. Mr., Davis says Of
ms experience in mountaineering;
fourteen / was appEepti;coda to. the i sTm Ho q H.
II. Hyam Il CO., of Manchester, England,
fhhmSa t Rit6 studied the art Of TindOT-dEess,
dressed some of the largest. windows in
london, Manchester, Birmingham and New
was the first to dress a window in this
city, with the Albert bust, which is made Of
PAPER mache and of my own design. The
clothing house of any reputo in the United
states, The are OF great assistance to the
artist, but few know how to use them to the
Three years ago I introduced silks and
satins OF rich colorings to drape between
the garments and that plan also has been
jority Of windows now dressed more nearly
resemble q vulgar; taudry show than q
colors in some stores is disgusting to a re-
lined taste, In my competition for TIE
EVENING WoRLp medal shall comply
draperies of every. description"
made William 4. .Fsntop, Of toSSSiiiY%'s e,t %is
IN America, His is Q thoroughly business
ne artist, though he is conceded to be ono
also aud mechanical devices Of all descrip-
tions.
whole block, gives Mr.. Fenton business for
any hour in ,concocting novel and beautiful
designs for his nine broad, high windows.
His pet window jusG now In that at the cor
ner Of Twenty-frst street and Sixth avenue,
II contains . royal display OF onyx tables,
Italian marble, statuary,, vases, piano and
cabinet lamps, bronzes, clocks, albums and
dressing cases. The arrangement is artis-
tic, and nearly five. hundred pieces compose
II, yet it was completed In eight hours by
MIR. Fenton's own hands, two assistants
them. viz 'O'0 . O"ii'U iof
The other windows display respectively
chief cases aud the like in delicately har-
monized tints; a, bower,o of handkerchiefs,
gentlemep's scarfs. m%uffiers and ties; furs
in mink. beaver. monkey, bear, seal Astra-
chan, leopard and tiger; jewelry, opera
glasses and small silverware; children,s
merry; furniture in mahogany, cherry, wal
nut, oak. gilt and upholstered, and ladies'
suits and cloaks.
Mr.. Fenton says: - Millinery makes the
best and most satisfactory. display, Mr..
0'Neill tells me he would like a display of
this or that linz, Of goods, 1 think by day
are never down in the daytime. | think tho
Window-dresser becomes an. artist through
hard w,ork, and study, though, of, course, a
natural gift in that direction ~ a blessing to
him, L suppose we sometimes have $50, 900
worth OF goods in our windows, though, of
course; it varies; ! shall do my best to merit
IHE. EVENING WORLDS gold medal not
for its intrinsic value so much as because
/ would like my house to win"
avenue and Twe mt street. a pleasant
WORLD reporter, he was Mr.. Maiohey, and
dow-dresser in Europe and America. lie
began with Penn Bros, the great dry-goods
men Of Dublin. when but a boy;
window dressing is an art, and the win
dow-dresser must have q natural bent in
that direction, have tried to improve the
patient study and work. It ia my constant
study to discover new, original and unique
ideas. without resorting to mechanical de-
"Iintroduced low window dressing to New
New York; And / have RECEIVED that most
SrhSsoS f from aoory to eeiIing ncces pTSss5l'f fh g
use. of thousands of dollars worth of goods
without adding to the artistic effect. Many
9 91 ses s fTo@ the the So sid iowa * 'G w Riil Pt TIC aooTy
to-ceiling style is overwhelming to the
senses. gives one the impression Of magni-
tude and solidity, it is not pleasing to the
You see. I produce pretty effects with
window dressing designs that do, not go
Of pedestrians. There is no end of ideas.
One thing suggests another; In colors,
a aad% we'll liF IasS R RiEsSo1!i are Men a heSe; isFf to
Mr.; MaloneyIs window displays are GER
was made up Of Italian marble %statuary and
fans. and ostrich plumes. real point lace,
hand; painted and other styles, all set against
a background of rich garnet velvet. The
effect was beautiful.
Another window displayed handkerchief
arranged on a background of electric blue
goods in silks. satins, v~elvets and pushes in
SOFT and harmonious colors, while in another
window were. gents furnishing goods ar
ranged with the skill of n true artist.
The artistic decorator of the windows Of
Vogel Brothers, Eighth avenue and Forty
second street, is John Walker. Mr.. Walker
has dressed windows in all the principal