Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10

WouiQ seem TO pc picture ndnS-
ing. We shall find that there are lovely
photographers (to be bought at small cost)
of any of the early Italian masters, from
Cimabue s'of Arts spring-birth so dim and
dewy" to Ghilandaio and Botticelli. Or, if
you prefer modern subiects-why-there are
all sorts and kinds of etchings to be had at
any of the print shops. Do not let us be
afraid to follow out our individual taste,
and remember that "the first of the new in
our races story beats the last of the oid''-
if only, always, we are working along the
eternal lines of truth and verify.
OF course every room must have picture
raiI-which is simple molding placed
upon the wall about ~ feet from the cell
ing, if the room is high-about 31z to feet
if the room is very high. The rail should
harmonic with the tone of the walls. 1t
should not be gilt unless your wall paper
has gold in it.
Oil Eas the Place OF Honor.
Oil paintings if you possess them, must
have the place of honor. Be careful to hang
the painting in oils in such manner that
the light shall strike the picture from the
same side in which it fell when the picture
was painting. If you hang an oil painting
so that the light falls across it, instead of
with it, that is a distinct error, and you will
be conscious that something is wrong, al
though you may not know where the fault
lies. An oil painting is a complete thing in
itself-quite above the plane of decoration.
Frame it so as to bring out its merits ire
spective of its surroundings. Then try and
bring your surroundings into harmony with
ha nj ,riI ha ha 1ofr
Do not overwhelm it-that is all. In hanging
an oil painting, we tip it little from the wall
that the picture may strike the eve at the
same angle that it would if actually at the
same level.
For our ordinary fiat furnishing we may
we'll be content with pastels, etchings,
photographs, etc. Pastels are generally
framed, either in white and gold, or else in
plain gold. They approximate more nearly
to the class of oil paintings, and thus re-
quire heavier frames than either water
colors or etchings.
Framing Water Color.
For water colors there is infinite choice
in frames, both in taste and price. If you
desire only simple binding, the mat should
be of some delicate tint that carries out the
prevalent tone of the picture. The bind
ing can be made of the same shade, tone
deeper. For example, have little sketch
with green foreground, rather strong
blue mountain on horizon, beneath q lower
ing sky. This is framed in pale greyish
blue mat, with quite a strong blue binding.
about the shade of the mountain. Taking
this as an instance, you can frame as many
water colors as you please both tastefully
and inexpensively. Remember, that the
framing must carry out the scheme of color
suggested by the picture.
As photographers and etchings are brown
in tone frame them with cream colored
mat and oak or maple binding, or you may
have the frame broad, and where it touches
the print, instead of mat, put silver
molding. Photographs and steel engrav-
ings look best of all in white mats and fat
gilt frames.
If you are so fortunate as to possess a
good old wood cut; cherish it and put it in
white frame with white mat There is
crisp, breezy, out-of-door effect about a
good wood cut, that is bracing.
How to Group the Pictures.
Now if your pictures are small in size you
will want to hang them in groups. Here is
little scheme. Hang your largest picture
in the middle of your selected space. Then,
on either side of it, place two small ones
that balance each other, as nearly as pos
sible in size and shape. Raise them little
higher than the center picture Then select