The morning times., 1895-07-10
NURSERY WALLS.
Teaching Children to Love and Appre-
cinte Pictures.


ciate Pictures
Place pictures upon the walls of the
ehiIdren's rooms. All children like pic
lures and this liking should be cultivated,
intelligentIy cultivated.
At first, pictures must be bright in color,
or familiar in subject, or the child viii not
be attracted by them, but little by little
new phases Of the object delneated will
take hold upon their minds and If the
true beauties OF pictures are pointed out
10 them. the children viii all unconsciOusly
develop an appreciation OF the best art,
though they may not all become artists.
The magazines Of the present day make
it an easy matter to decorate child's
room with good pictures, and to do so
with little expense Beside the distinc-
lively art magazines which issue coiored
plates with each number, there are others
of a general nature which have a colored
frontispiece each month, and even some of
the daily papers have been issuing dainty
and artistic flower studies with their Sun
day editions Most of these are well
executed, reproductions OF really artistic
work. a recent study of pansies in a
popular magazine looks ike an oil paint
ing, so exactly are the strokes or the
brush and even the texture of the can
vas reproduced.
Simple frames for such pictures may
be had in narrow mouldings of gold, silver
or enamel. or in natural wood. and are
quite inexpensive. But do not wait for
the framesi If these cannot be had at
once, tack the pictures 70 the wall, using
good taste in arranging them, and the re-
suit IS sure to be pleasing Do not hang
them too high; remember they are for the
children TO look at.
One of the daintiest rooms for a child
that could be imagined has the ceiling and
side walls tinted and border made by a
repetition of the yard of Roses with
which we have all become familiar. This
popular picture has been followed by
panses violets, and any number OF diff
ferent flowers, so that a wide range of Sc.
lection to suit the Furnishings of the room
or the individual taste OF the child could be
had The effect is one that Will delight
any child or any lover OF childish things.
The walls with their plain tint make an
effective backg round for pictures.
One mother that l know had an empty
room in her new home and she gave it
TO the children for their very own. "
Here they kept their playthings and all
the belongings that were dear TO their
childish hearts. Upon the walls they were
allowed to paste any pictures that they
became possessors of. One by one theil
gallery grew. The pictures were neatly
pasted and pretty well arranged. Just q
word of explanation or suggestion from
| their mother helped them now and ther
| with regard to their choice, arrange
| ment, and II was n matter of no small
| surprise to see how their appreciation o1
! really good pictures grew. To the mother
| it was a genuine sorrow of later years
| when the walls of that room had to bC
scraped and papered.
An intelligent word of criticism giveT
| to each picture as it is acquired, Will IL
time enable the child to Judge intelllgently
| of the worth of the picture he selects
Point out the beauty of outline in picture
whose drawing is specially good. Show
! what ones are harmonious and artistic
in coloring as distinguished from those
whose colors are crude. Often, too, tht
! beauty OF picture lies in its arrange
ment or the massing of lights and shades
Draw sharp line between those thai
are funny and those that are coarse. Al
these things will teach the child to discrimi
nate.
The subjects that most interest children
| will be those OF flowers, animals birds
and children. One newspaper published
some time ago a picture representing th
Puppy Glass" at the dog show, which il
irresistible, and one copy at least is tht
! cherished possession of a six-year-old bo!
| who has hung it above his bed.
| One whose eyes are opened and heart in
| terested for the children viii have NJ
difficulty in finding good pictures in abund
ance. j. d. C0WLES.