The Dickinson press., 1895-09-21
A NEW ART PROCESS
The Monotype Craze in Paris 10
Reaching Over Here.


An effective departure in art is the
new monotype that is beginning to
find its way to America from Paris,
where 1t has enjoyed for some months
q violent popularity. The process was
discovered by Hubert Herkimer. The
artistic folk of Paris were quick to
see its possibilities, and the fame there
of few like wild fire through the in
fammable painters quarters. Mono
type parties have been one of the lat
est fads Of these appreciative peoplA
Artists infected with the craze and
their curious friends gather in some ac-
cessible studio in ardent groups to
turn out these pictures. The excite
ment lies in the fact that no one can
foresee quite how they will turn out,
the pleasure, not in the novelty, though
that, Of course, contributes to it, but
mostly in the potent truth that in no
other way can the same effect Of light
and shade be obtained.
To produce the monotype the artist
paints his study upon zinc plate,
which is put through press. As the
name implies, only one impression Is
color are the most successful as yet,
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tempts are very charming. The sub
lety Of certain delicate effects, as, for
instance, sunlight on water, is rem
dered by this new phase of art in a
truly marvellous manner. Although
the cordiality of Paris may not be ex-
pected, perhaps in America for the
monotype, there can be no doubt that
they will be warmly received here,
when they are once at home in our
art exhibits, aud when. too, the public
has learned to understand them suffi-
ciently to appreciate the fact that a
favorite study, produced In this way,
will not be found duplicated In q
neighbor's drawing room; this is now
the fear of the careless art patron, who
seems to have some hazy idea Of
etchings in his mind.
The practical wife of an artist who
has lately returned from Paris with
the. monotype fever raging in his
blood, complains ruefully: "Why, my
husband took the clothes wringer away
from the maids for press to produce
those pictures:" She smiled with a
woman's superiority as she added:
''He said they could have it back
again! 1t would take at least three
hours to remove that oily paint with
turpentine every time they used it."
With sigh: II have bought new
wringer." So there IL sordid side
even to such gems of art as this wife
displays with pride that must soften,
II 1t does not etface, the domestic in
convenience.
The aesthetic side is Venetian scenes
in brown, an old stone bridge in gray,
mountain peaks and a seascape In
blue and cluster Of picturesque will.
lows In green. Who could mind the
loss of one wringer after feasting the
eyes on such exquisite shading, par
ticrllarly If it isn't her wringer?
The latest prank performed by the
Nutmeg lightning was starting Mo-
tOrman Harlow I4add's trolley car and
whizzing it ten rods along the track
without any help from the rumbling
dynamos that were grinding our re-
fined electricity in the company's
works half mile away. Harlow had
reached the end Of the Greeneville
route, switched the electric current
from the motor, and, brass handle bars
In hand, stepped across the street
upon the sidewalk. The trolley was
still connected with the wire. Right
overhead a big, round thundercloud,
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about, portentious with muttering
thunder. The rest Of the armament
was serene and blue. unsullied by a
patch Of vapor.
Suddenly the frowning cloud mass
was riven by zigzag shaft of glitter
ing fame that was shot straight down.
ward against the car motor and made
1t ring like bronze bell smitten with
a hammer. The report, said Motor
man Ladd, was far louder and strong
er than pistol shot. Then, with sur
prise, amounting almost to awe, the
motOrman beheld his car, impelled by
crude electricity from the clouds, shoot
forward eight or ten rods along the
track. It did not move very rapidly,
and by running he overlook and board
ed 1t just before 1t came to a halt on
the rather stin grade. The bolt had
quickly exhausted itself. In the opin-
ion of motormen and other street car
operatives, the thunderbolt, heavily
charged with electricity, acted on the
car motor momentarily in precisely the
same way as the regular electric cur
rent from the company's wOrks.-Nor.
wich Conn Letter.