The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-14

sary. some OF them ADDING but the lam
! est suggestion Of color or effect 10 the pic
! ture. In ordinary lithoeraphing work
J. but two or three plates would have been
necessary 10 give fairly accurate color
REPRODUCTION. but Mr.. Walters had IN his
| collection the richest and most varied
| tints and he had insisted upon sraring
no expense in getting the tints precise in
every detail Six years had been spent
ia the undertaking by the men employ
cd at Mr. Prangs establishment at k0N-
bury. Mass.
The extent 10 which this attention 10
detail has been carried was shown ln
some Of the plates. where the water
color artists who had made the sketches
from which the lith0graph WoIhers hau
not omitted the bits Of street scenes ana
surrounding landscapes mirrored in the
glazed surfaces OF the porceiains. when
these bits Of scenes were pointed OUT 10
Mr.. Walters by Mr.. Prang there were
several art critics present and discus
sion arose as 10 whether IT were best TO
reproduce these scenes in the ltho-
graphs. With one exception all the visit
ors were opposed 90 the idea OF having
them. Finally Mr.. Walters said: Gen
tlemen. ! want my vases reproduced just
as l see them. / see them with those
reflections retained"
To Mr.. Walters love for art higA
tribute was paid by Mr.. Prang. "A mother
could not have fondled her baby more
fondly than he did his loved vases said
Mr.. Prang. who also repeated a remark
which Mr. Walters had once made TO
him. as follows 1T is beauty in an OBJ
ject. not its scarcity, which makes me de-
sire st."
Much interest was displayed by the an
dlcnce when Mr.. Prang held up "a plate
showing the famous peach-bioom vase.
for which Mr. Walters was said 10 have
paid $4,000. "There IS but one peach
bloom" said Mr.. Prang; "only one
which has such refinement ~ color and
tone. j. was that refinement which en-
deared II 70 Mr.. Walters. And TO repro
duce that refinement the most delicate
care was necessary. for e shade off color
would have destroyed It an"
Tho success Of his establishment IN re-
producing by TYPOGRAPHY these vases OF
tho Walters establishment was REGARDED
by Mr. PranC as the fororunncr Of n ro-
vival I'm art interest in that sort Of illus
traton. which IN Tho past thirty wears
has had 10 take n back seat and weld
place 20 engraving and etching Tn l'tho-
GRANNY. ho claimed 81 was possible ~
he Just nc delicate inst ms refined iust pc
minute. and the artist upon stone had
inst MS much n nm opportunity % show
ing genius and oriainalifv I'm HIS work MS
mon WORKING hv other processes.
Some Of orr Populist friends Would turn
un their noses NJ mn THIS as o useless
waste Of money. But tho genuine ronii-
ca1 economist secs IN 80 one'of fhe useful
methods nv which an improving civirza-
ton furnishes on Increasing population
with n means Of earning its livelihood
and Of living IN comfort.
The true phnanthrop'st &c delighted 70
sce Individual men accumulate money and
come thereby 10 have large annual IN
comes IN oxpend Ae n man has money 10
spend his desires for WAYS 10 spend u
develop and increase. In Mr. Walters
case IT took the direction Of gathering
works NJ art. These employed many
skilled hands IN their production. and the
owners Of those hands found their livoli-
hood I'm Mr.. Walters tastes. The prepa-
ration Of the material from which his
sons illustrated book IS TO be formed
employs many more skilled hands, all Of
whose owners get their support from the
elder walters thrift and sagacity in bust
ness. coupled to those longings for works
Of art which his ability to crafty them
educated and developed.
But Mr.. Walters influence IS far-reach-
ing. other men who have accumulated
money see the illustrated book and be-
come charmed with Mr.. Walters collec-
ton. and the desire springs up in their
minds 10 have something Of the same
sort II may take the direction Of gall
lerv like Mr.. walters or it may take
wholly different form. But in either case
new employments are made for labor
and so the thing goes on. the opportunities
OF the worklngman increasing as the
wealthy man IS made secure in his pos
sessions
The sense Of the matter IS that the
Ponulist would starve the workingman by
making the wealthy man 90 insecure IN
his possessions.
The true political economist would en-
courage all men 20 accumulate as much
as they can and make them perfectly
sec,,re in what they possess. for he Is
thereby providing reservoirs Of employ
,,,or+ n those who have nothing 10 sell
but their labor Wealth is nothing but
,abor lntelligently applied, and there Is no
limit 10 what this may be.