The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-10

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Don't believe a cheap colorod print
II more artistic than an etching or
something good In black aud white.
Don't hans heavy Dutch plcturcs be-
side Hight Frcnchy subjects
Don't hang family portraits In The
parlors
Don't think because people eat fsh
aud game 10 a dining room they always
want to see pictures Of dead sea fruit"
animals and birds hanging around
them.
Don't insist on having blue plush
mats around heads of the old masters
or historical pictures
Don't put Marie Ant1inoitc styles Of
pictures and frames IN old English
drawinE-rooms
Don't select more than q dozen styles
Of iramor for single room.
Dom hang your pictures all In a row
because you happened 10 scs them 80
arranged at an exhibition.
Don't hang them. either. In Fixed
gcomutric groups OF set designs
"ln fact said u dealer 10 chicago
Tribune reporter the other day. there
lisa string OF don'ta too long TO cnumcr-
ate. Above all. II IN In the selection
aud hanging Of pictures that the true
soul the individuality. comes out"
lie won't On 10 Intimate that n every
soul was properly attuncd 10 the har-
monies Loo aft and nature there would
be no such thing M professional pie
urc hangers.
Zach individual should select aud ar
range The embellishments Of his own
domicilo This would be- the happy
result 70 ibis we're an artistic instead OF
q commercial age. iiul the man who
makes The money has not always the
leisure TO develop a sense for the beau
timl
the neat best thing TO do Is 10 om-
ploy the services Of a pcraou who makes
study VI the correct thing In pictures.
In this even the picture hanger or art
connoisaour himself viii admit there
are drawbacks as the work IL bound TO
lack the vital touch which dominates
the Intangible boundary between art
and material things.
There IL no lack 1T tho present of o
variety Of pictures to select from.
Chicago boasts number of art
studios whore work from the brushes
of the most famous artists OF the world
are constantly on exhibition. says thc
Tribune They have also. for those
whose cannot AFFORD or do not care to
pay money Tor tho sake OF a name. ca
oollent pictures from the brush OF Chi
cago artists Those are being bought
more and more by men ana women
who have learned that pictures 10 be
good need not come from abroad
besides these original works there
are many excellent copirs II the great
works Of ART In steel en- cravings. e'ch-
ings and photographs, v. colora. In
browns and In neutral tlnts.
And Il takes no nne discrimination
20 prefer a good copy OF a nnc painting
TO an original In q poor production.
II 10 somewhat dinicult TO attempt
any information on the purchase and
hanging Of pictures Art defines all
laws and rules In the concrete aud az
the same time adhcrcs with ironciad
tcnacity to certain tenets In the alb.
straot
Some general hints given by an art
eonnoissour may be OF interest TO those
intending 10 purchase pictures
In halls and reception rooms plcturca
Of an architectural character are gencr-
ally chosen; fine landscape with an
old cathedral In the background. or
copies Of statuary These pictures
are often Of either the landscape shape
or In panels
A landscape picture. which Is popular
Just now. and one dear to the heart Of
every Chicagoan. il view OF the
Wooded Island. with the Worlds Fair
buildings In the background These
are done In colors. ana are decidedly
attractive.
Another form OF panel aud landscape
shape which latter Ia long frame
placed transverse across the wall-arc
some views from the mural decorations
OF the Roston Public Library
sargonts "Fricze OF the Prophets"
aud THE MUSES. Welcoming the Genius
OF Enlightenment" by Puyis de Cha
vannes. are popular just now In the two
styles mentioned, They are TO be had
In autoiypes In rich brown hue
They are lovely In tone and accurate In
production. The prices range from s.
TO $40
A. Good o. the Pledge.