The morning call., 1893-04-23
ARTS NEW HOME.
The Association Has Gone
to Mob Hill.
1T BROKE VENUS OF MILO.
The Regents Probably Objected to the
Painted Prayer on the Ceiling.
The Spring Exhibition.

The Art Associat ton has moved into its
palatial new home on Mob Hi, and so
Secretary Martin and Arthur Mathews were
as happy as clans at high water yesterday
afternoon, as they walked through their
new quarters.
I'VE moved yesterday and shall be settled
in few days" they said complacently.
while they toIled body and soul to get
things in order.
Can you work that thing?" asked
Mathews as Secretary Martin got into the
elevator to inspect the classrooms at the top
of the house.
You don't suppose that l have been
around here a week for nothing, do you?"
replied the secretary. and he proved the fact
by running The elevator 10 the top of the
house as if he had been used to the work all
his life.
How about the colossal casts?" in
inquired visitor.
Cannot be got up to those classrooms ?"
replied the secretary. ''uniess we take out
side of the house. The colossal casts can DO
used when we get our new school down in
the stable
The work of renovating the stable is not
proceeding just al present in consequence
of delay in accepting the plans.
IL ) lniS way, eApldl0eu AfLnuT MA
tthews, II made the plans and the rector
thought they could not be utilized. l
say they can, and the meeting agreed
pretty closely with me-"
why don't you argue it out with the
rector?"
II never argue; it Is not in my line, but
those plans Will go yet"
Secretary Martin explained that the plans
propose TO raise the roof of the stable eight
feet. There would then be three floors,
and it is intended TO use the lowest one for
night classes and modelling. In the mean
time the temporary clasSrooms are a great
improvement upol;thOse at the old quarters
oil Pine street. They are of moderate size
and the light Is fairly good in all of them.
Those on the south are reserved for the
drawing classes, while the painting classes
are to have the benefit of the north light.
After successfully manipulating the ele-
vatur on its downward flight Secretary
Martin opened the doors Of the dining-room
and tine salon. the library and the oriental
room. Then he was asked TO show the
back bedroom that the Art Association prO-
pose to bestow upon the regents.
Back bedroom" he reiOrted with a
CLEAN Of amusement Come this way
Now, the regents committee selected this
room themselves. If this is back bedroom
il is the finest of It's kind in The United
States. Certainly it is about the brightest,
a!riest room in this house"
The secretary led the way into large
apartment with a wide semi-ciIcular WIN
dow, commanding a magnificent view of e.
the city and the bay.
II guess it was the poetry that killed
them" he added. pointing to the gorgeously
frescoed Roof, where verse beginning
Now | lay me down to sleep" was en-
blszoned.
All over the Hopkins mansion, however,
are inscribed moral and soothing Sc uti-
ments. But Of course it is hard on such
wide-awake institution as the University
of California TO he asked to meet under
perpetual invitation to ''go to sleep"
What room do the regents wlsh?" was
asked.
We'll, they have scarcely settled vet
Some want the library and the blue room.
The worst of il is that those rooms will have
to be used Tor exhibitions, the public will
expect 10 see them. The regents would be
bothered all the time when they will be sit
ting IN the blue room or the library by
people coming in and out"
All day yesterday there were four men
down in the cellar of the Hopkins mansion
cleaning casts. Look at that Cesar"
said Secretary Martin, pointing with pride
TO & bustof the immortal warrior that looked
as good as new, before that cast was
cleaned it was as black as the Apollo
yOnder.
One misfortune had befallen the casts,
however, in the course of moving The
Venus of Milo had iaIlen and been crushed
10 pieces.
''Do you see how all the floors OF this
basement are tiled?' said the secretary.
Before long the Art Association will have
modelling down here, and all the clay can
be fired right here"
On the ground floor. looking onto the
south side of the grounds, is room which
the university proposes TO use for extern
sion classes. Near it is n large breakfast
parlOr, which would have one advantage if
the regents selected it Tor their ofiice-the
university would then own a part Of the
building entirely shut off and possessing
separate entrance.
The reception which formally opens the
new home of the Art Associations, is fixed
for the 18th of Nav. On the day following
the building will be thrown open to the
public at all admission fee of probably fifty
cents.
The idea is to make n show of the rooms
themselves for while, and hang the
pictures as one would do in private house."
said Secretary Martin. THE dining room
would do splendidly for an exhibition of
china among all its carved woodwork.
1 hen there is the oriental room, that is a
show in itself, although it badly in want
Of carpet"
DO you propose getting oneP"
We'll, the Tact is, replied the secretary
contidentlally. Il have written letter to
Timothy Hopkins that took all the brains
have got. de owns magn ificent Turkish
carpet that was made for this room, and If
he would give it to us-wel," he added,
with hopeful smile. Hopkins may come
up to time yet, for we are badly in want Of
furniture and carpet to make a good show
at the reception.
The exhibition will be a retrospective
local one. Mathews is to exhibit ten pic
lures, including his 'El Campo Keith
and Hill Will both send new works. OF
course the Worlds Fair has taken away
good many pictures, but on the whole this
viii be the best picture show we have had