The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09
ART IN MODERN CARRIAGES.

All In MUDEhN OAhhlAUEO
HOW THE FINEST VEHICLES ARE ma Dl
AND WHAT THEY COST
The Desig,, the wood Work, the fistine
| Painting, and UphoistcriuG-lA the Ter
| rid vmrnisn HOom-Precautions Agains
Dust and Fiies-The Last Touches.
! Few examples OF the mechanical work 40
complished by American artisans furnish AZ
admirable au Illustration OF the rapid proeresi
mado 1 recent yenrs In tho mechanical arts a.
The tAsh. enable carriage OF the present day
I.raho lst decade has been achieved more
lmpievemonts calculated to secure comfort
and sase AMI eleIa CO in eluipnves than was
STAINED lefore III all tho 6UU years that car.
| 4. age building OF ono kind or another las been
F4oing on. The carriage Of to-day 10 o work Of
art and OF the finest specimens turned out &
noted builder said last week that had anything
like them been known TO the riders OF earlier
days, history would not ha, had to record that
tho eleventh King OF France. surnamed Philir
tho Fair. issued an ordinance prohibiting the
wi,e, of the citizens OF the realm from riding
in carriages. This. said the builder, was I'm
ominently unfair thing for the King to do
anyhow. and he felt sure that the women folks
would have made such Q hubbub over II, had
the carriages beon worth making q fuss over.
that their husbands, for the sake OF peace.
would have been forced to make the King re-
consider his odict or move out Of the palace TO
give place t, more considerable monarch.
The rich men aud women OF to-day certainly
ride about In more elegant euuipaxes than did
the kings and queens Of half a century ego.
and even royalty itself cannot to-day secure
coaches that are any better made or more
comfortable. thou h hey may be gaudier and
possess moro oil pomp In attendance and csre-
n opial than the rich private citizen co nm ands.
II 10 mn add thing SAYS m. c,rri, % huiiasr ~.
~ ~ au ouu LINK, e"se 'ne '"i ii'se ou,ioor Us
Day that mul.ltuuinoas as ar" the iashlonaols
trono,is not ono ners,n in a Thousand bas any.
.Vpous n"t oho pofso ., IN .nousAhu nus nor.
tho way that the splendid things are built, or
nj tho Tina natIrnce and artistic tta,nino
that Gre expended in tho making Of them
Evan man Of m.nrs whistle sometimes wben
80, -, ~. ,.s. ~ ~" ~.
market, and are staggered to learn that many
houses are built and furnished quicker than A
n..' -. "u'n 49,, ha 800. =. .. .;
hrst-clnss carriage can pe maze. IL Is possi-
lie to build a good carriage In month. out
ono that will rank rs the very best that work.
men can Fut toee'her cannot 10 MADE
IN loss than four months. ana verv often
W., MAe.o wy =. i..,. q.
Is expended IN completing II. An artist or q
interesting
o., thns. fowl NJ wo,chinv alb ii,.d hord. =,
!" ,nose 'onu y. " a,s " 10y n"n ut az
work than tho vhrious artisans in perfectly
An Artist at work y, with pencil and chalk. b,
sem, ed the other day to the attention OF risi.
tor who a was anxious to study the d H 1 o,
the W work Of b"iidns closed , carr r.
rinSe me astIst ~ russ,t nInv was thS De,
ubundanc. OF technical knowiedss and d'i pIen NV
d,vs scrihh,,n viii ~ IL a nnnril n" Md hit a.
papsr THese bits Of paier were coy Uea p Win
rough sk. S. Of Strings n, g, al wheel. and
d""rs an mugs. nnu ,os o. LGnrhS, ne was
eerris iSr the nr Of is iGs had nj
and this had sen re q! TO small
MsmoranlaM bS9E There ws5s several q
tile an, st narts ~ ths cnrrnan VIII tbs var re
Gus msa'H n Alter y, comGIe.ing these
nH ar..st naI rnTkou Tue WOE OF maEinS ne
last oue When the Visitor was ush.rsi n To his
siuuy; nese uraWInEs were l.aue me iu!l
re o, .ne ~ ,iss TO S incy
hit,rn feet lnne AMI ten let high Which Which swung
; 3n nln r ike ,a 80 many ~ er s neSe uraW
ore Tor again ca asH Sat Inc
goss ,hrnmLh ,hG sainn process ~ ne onlidinK.
brancb wotn ~ i - dar,n mo ioIr
VIII ,,launc hnu group 2, WORK.
men; ~ one ue pa Is asslgnea the WORK
OF pniiuln2 INC p9uy OF me CARRIAGE. or what
aS"bb Ssd he eau .he . noths
LOOKS tS a,er me mnk,he OF tne WnSeIs ana then
t s1 uiaefeht PARTS hre ,.urned over 10 the
nracHsnitm 10 pui ,oHesher. "hnt strikes
one ,mulam M WIN Tue WORK as taingulnr
nartnsnts 'ns s"1 Ihe 81 .Sese, CO.
Par'ments. EMHo ing oacssml.h!ne shops;
SnoMs nnStmhS OF WIN tno completed
cfarr carr, 10 10 De. me men VINO MAKE the
sSs q Eons to rest on and hs Mh eea
NWriGAts hnyent the slightest idea OF what tho
bGn ~ Or tns nSnrH anu snr,nRS are 10 DO Ike:
ns 70 90 Il 70 oud ne srt intrnsted 70
and they aren't expected to bother their heads
fba .ne RESI- 1 ,n al ms KnowiedEr Is IN
ook e wHh wns1 cane" ihs lob IS n.S
gives enmpiets history OF ever stroke
4 WORK done on th% G ia Mbsn the
dlliertnt paris are teAoy Tor the blacksmith lie
entI shs carriage osethSr TO see that ts sey.
phinteu. III Htst-class carIla q al the parts
must li ~ .ogetner tfartig WITHOUT reqnl,ing
my VI other exertimn thnn me iltting or sliding
OF thsm INTO ~ ace. !nep must III a. smoo ny