Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-07

the entire Jewish community. Able and
facile writers have the same in charge.
The existence of posters is the result
of the demands of three classes of people
for the purpose of advertising-the cir
Gus, the theatrical and the mercantile
people. Each demand marks a step in
the rise of the poster to what 1t is today.
We will not remind you of the long
ago circus posten-that impossible and
vari-Colored conception-we all know 1t
and hope it has been relegated to the
past One step higher was made when
thea trical folk heralded their plays by
placards, which attempted to be- tri-
umphs of pictorial art but falling far
short of that. Yet the reaching out for
more attractive poster by some promi-
nent thea trical managers was worthy Of
respect.
On the third step-that of mercantile
adyertising-the poster seems to have
taken a firm stand. Two periods can be
noted in this rise. First, the timid hes
itating attempt to uplift street placard-
ing by using the beautiful paintings of
noted artists Merchants eagerly -pur-
chased fine paintings and had them re-
produced in colors and very much dis
figured by advice to the public to use
their wares. That was a mistake, which
it is hoped will fall into disuse. No art
lover enjoys seeing such productions as
Bubbles" by Sir John Millais. and
This is the way we wash cur clothes, +"
by G.. d, Leslie, r. A.-two dainty pict-
ures of childhood-defaced with adver-
tisements of soap. Some one, speaking
for long suffering public in England,
says: while a natlnrnlly cleanly public,
England is getting tired of SOAP and
we do not want 1t continually thrust in
our faces" 1t seems the degradation OF
art that such work should be so mall
treated merchants recognize that a spe-
cial design of original suitability would
prove more attractive to the passer-by,
but had at first difficulty in procuring
work by good artists Now artists no
longer hesitate to sign their names to
poster designs, for it has grown to be a.
work distinct in itself. in which the pos
sibilities for originality are great-in-
deed. the popular demand is fer origi-
nality--and, after all, this poster work is
a question of demand and supply It is
interesting TO note the holiday ain which
this work has assumed Art seems to
be on a joyous picnic Any whimsical
idea is seizsd and presented to the world
in refreshing and merry abandon Of
spirit.
Laugh. and the world laughs with
you"
Two charming young ladies. Misses
Carry and Fannie Kendrick. of Nixburg,
Ala, who were in the city visiting rela-
tives and taking in Mard1 Graa, left
for their home this morning.
Mrs. George c. Pail will remain In the
city a few days longer. the guest of Mrs.
George r. Ward, Fifth avenue. She will
go to Montgomery to visit relatives after
completing her visit here.
The concert by the Apollo club at Seals
Hall on Thursday evening is being an
ticipated with much pleasure by the mu-
steal people of the city. There have been
requests for about three hundrd more
seats than there are in the hall II is un-
derstood that these whose reply to the
invitation was received too late, will be
notified before the concert. No one will
be admitted to the hall except those to