The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-24

gressive as they may be, ~areempty,
positively empty of ideas upon archi-
lecture, and Of appreciation OF Its beau
ties.
They can't tell a gargoyle from q
frieze and a portico from a transept.
They couldn't say whether the new Hor-
ticultural Hall is Doric or Gothic or Ori-
entail or R~omanesque.,
h question of beautiful buildings to
render the new city springing up about
US a pleasure to the eye is one of the
prime Of the hour. And a
woman who has not a general knowledge,
who cannot get the drift Of ideas On
the subject. feels herself wofully sout."
A simple text book of a couple of
hundred pages, an hour or two of care
full reading. and wonders are wrought.
Only yesterday, on the suburban train.
| sat behind a young architect. He had
tablet and pencil in hand and was earn
estly explaining to the stylish young
woman who occupied the inner half of
the seat the plan and decorative scheme
of some public building about to be
erected.
The intelligent way in which hat girl
received the ideas impressed me at once.
It was a direct result of the architectural
appreciation. She was an entirely pro-
gressive young woman, and she was not
only cleaning her information at an odd
moment. but she was making her com
panion think her ..the cleverest girl
going for he was a brilliant member of
the T-Square Club, and was talking at
his best.
! lnousn' she nao Two hihos Oh cieser-
ness
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oidss WolA mas become popular, anq -
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sise inns peaoeu enece' roui
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e "a uecor aeins ciiesls'
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ais posses, " foa,u s.uus' u soSn .
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'his supJece as win ai oeher supJeces
colioiieu'
Inc enpioyment OF a BOSS or knop' Or
circie IN ART, as as ola Us art ltseil' II
was co1hiaon alaoie tug earnest laSes'
anu u - saiu ina the wn.e oess - q
oius s'ouiu Which - ~ u1plsiu
poiha-eoe paeeerh u d surVisai u ehe
neaos OF riVets IN ancient armor'
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serve no" M nolnanesque oress' ior M
stance very soou elhects were pfoauceo
ps simple cirelees' surrounded az tunes ny
dots. Inese are seem TOO, not oniy on
tne dresses OF the OLD Anglo-SaAon anu
Gauis' put on all OBJECTS where II was de-
sirapie 70 produce the most Ornamental
erect III the easiest manner, ana from
THESE carry times unlll now lnere nave
oeeh perioolcal ,crazes TOT the art OF
nan decoration. {
Mans can pc mad az the BRASS fur-
hisners IN great variety ana OF every pat
tern. rom one 70 TWO incnes III olameter
~ tne lihlesl LACKS. mere are various
patterns SHOWN Tor their use IN decora.
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oui "euuius oiesses IN hre, saie q
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pyen puss - eu..isaee many iriehos.
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~ saiaii sise away ehe priue.
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o. u uhimpeachaDie character. he IS
poor, put ne dresses Well mas beautiful
White nair' ana LOOKS the kindly father
70 periec'ion. introduce MIN to the
prlue anu bridegroom ana ne, Tor a mod
crate zee, gives the FORMER away
eomeeines ne taxes the whole ar
rahsemehts ora reakIas so on
upon nimsei1' n ne is a speaker
Oh occasion, ne Is aiways a welcome
guest WITH THESE people afterwards
since uoctofs lnvelgh strongly against