New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25

Perhaps some of our readers may remember Mis- BIS
trials with her unconventional guest which we related
few weeks ago, and the veni, vidi. vci way IN
which The fair barbarian walked triumphontly over
the cut and dried convcntiOnalties with which the
eminenhy we'll broughtup maiden had bern ever sur
rounded About year after the never to be forgotten
visit, Miss Suddenly ovcrpowered on Broadway
by being rushed az and embraced by lovely. laugh
ing being. who dragging in her wake Smallish
locking man, whom she introduced a. her husband
1t is needless to say ii Miss BIS pretty tormcntOr
of the before who poured forth her news In
torrent OF words ave have been married a week. -
she rat led vOlubly, and we have such lovely
house, THE smash man. Miss aferward learned
was the son of a very rich Western banker) ave
are doing the furnishing now. and it is such fun We
bought all the pictures Yesterday Here Miss b. who
was a genuine aItlover. gave a great gasp. And we
are going to buy he carpets today!7
Even for people who know something Of art per
haps had better say, especially for persons OF
culture, pclurebuying is very difficult subject to
deal with. OF course it goes without saying
that your collection Of prints and etchingS
and watcrcolorS will be gradual one
But you have your home and wish to buy few
really good bits to gladden. yonr eye at once; more
over you want your beginning TO be good the nucleus
as it were, of larger growth. We would strongly
advise you 10 begin with few ctchingN, which
give look Of refinement at to room, besides
Icing cmnently delightful as art studlcs' 10 DIS
etchngs judiciously little knowledge IS essential
II il is simply pleasing picture that You wth 10 pnr-
chase your choice is practically llmitesS Dut II you
hold TO having each Of your prints OF muliisic
value you should be very careful IN your purchase ana
buy your pictures with judgment. in TINS case Won
WILL of course want proofs" and these are divided
into three distinct states. which known respectively
as remarque proofs, artists proofs and prints Inc
remarque proofs are the first and most expensive
copies taken from the plate and may be cltier uPo"
parchment upon India paper, ana they Dear upo"
the margin both the "rcmarquc' or sllght SKETCH Ho
which they are named and the artists signature
Artists proofs form the second edition or state ana
have no remarQue but bear only the artlsts sigma
ture The third state" called prints tHes'
are cheap editions states ana are uh'igheu'
In all really good echngs the first two editions arr
limited 10 a few hundred copies and frequently inc
plate Is destroyed in order that cheaper copies may
not be placed upon the market. In snch cases. Oh
course proofs gain value as time passes ana IL
constantly happens that an etching winch has oos'
$50 or S75 NAV advance In price 10 S2oO or even
more. In fact, iudicous picture buying may DC con
sjdered In the light Of investment, ana nearly every
recent sale has shown the truth OF THIS
Every "trues etc hing should be simply pictuio
sketched BY needle upon a copper plate IL should De
tre 10 line and even its deepest shadows should be te
result of many strokes of the needle ana not u tne