The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
GLASS IN RAINBOW HUES.


teriais Developed by LeuIs g. TinnnS-rri-
desoerce or Ancient were Reproduced
IN Articles or Use ~ Ornament.
There IL n great rage for beautiful things in
glass nowadays. Never in tho history Of the
world has glass been 30 beautiful as II is to-
day, and mon and women Of artistic taste want
all kinds Of glass things for their parlors. pri-
vato apartments, and dining rooms, while
more than over before churches and pubic
buildings are made beautiful by means Of
stained glass windows, glass mosaics, and so
on. This is duo largely to the development Of
tho art Of making Favrilo glass by Louis c.
Tiffany. He first rave this glass 10 tho public
in 1893, and since then has produced many new
and exquisite effects,
Fnvrile glass is not only particularly and
peculiarly fitted for windows and mosaics
through its limitless range Of color. diversity Of
tone, and variety Of texture, but for the same
reasons It Is also adaptable for making blown,
cast, rolled, wrought, and out objects Of use
and ornament, such as vases, lamps, bowls. and
tableware. MIR. Tiffany has developed the
effects Of iridescence and lustre In vases,
bowls, and lamps sven further than he had
done years ago. Not only has he got the iri.
descence found in old glass. the result Of decay,
but he has also got to some extent the texture.
Some Of the largo vases, urns. and bowls show
opalesoent hues that would shame the rain
bow, and their brightness II yelled by Q sheon
that o manufacturer of silks might envy. Some
Of the handsomest ornaments are those made
Of o combination Of hard and soft glass. The
effect of hard and soft glass combined 10 that Of
metal and glass. Tho soft glass shows wonder
full iridescent tints in old blues. reds, and
green's, while the hard has the look Of antique
metal. Transparent ana opaque glasses arc
alRo combined with good effects. as are two
varieties Of Opaque glass. Tho large vases
made Of two kinds Of opaque glass feel and look
like glazed pottery. The blending.of colors OBJ
tained In this way 10 very pleasing.
"You think the combination Of transparent
and Opaque glass q wonderful onei" said a rep
resentative Of the firm to H SUI reporter,
"and 80 1t was a great stop, but all Of these big
bowls for the dining table, these finger bowls,
decanters, wine glasses and vases in this case
are blown Of q combination Of five glasses.
Mr.. Tiffany has been able to get five glasses 30
that they will fuse or temper at the same point,
otherwise the glass would not hold together.
He proposes to carry this work on and hopes In
time to fuse twenty glasses into one piece"
The iridescent quality in the ornaments and
articles of use made from q combination of FIVE
glasses is enough to CONVINCE one that a Yankee
brain can Guido nature. The tints run on the
yellows, pinks and pale blues, but they blend
nMa Be- described &c that the eyye rive yin Clouds
can be painted. The vases are all tall and have
slender handles with a fiower.like bowl, and
motif. The finger bowls have not only all tho
colors Of old glass, but also the texture, and
designed after ancient patterns and the cham
pagne glasses are original in shape. having
rather short. stocky stems instead Of the tall.
thin ones usually seen in fine wine glasses. In
the case of some of these pieces blown from a
combination Of .smany kinds Of glass as many
Mr.. Tiffany is SO bold in his experiments along
this line that he frequently loses a whole days
R MS,t so f0 his s1 formui Hne so P,e t6s 1n he OF can lni vary the he
weight Of glass. making 1t very heavy or lighter
even than aluminium, and he has also succeeded
| Of q soap bubble.
The iridescent vases. with their tall stems
and receptacles in the shape of various flowers,
are ornamental and useful, particularly for
dinner decorations. The threading of glass Is
ofPrie sbe D . N many IN a d IL then p 20 PeF1e'ti I'm T Fen,
small vases, vinaigrettes, and scent bottles, the
thread is put on the outside to keep 1t in relief,
the method used to-day goes much further than
the ancient one. Perfume bottles are made OF
two combined: The tops are OF silver. and
while the top Of each bottle conforms somewhat
to the cha Thar rae ter, Of tn the glass every one d r. orig E
cameo glass. The large clear bowls with colored
fascinating as those of the iridescent glass, espe-
cially when one learns that whatever colors are
desired are down IN ana Unen inc artist CarVeS
his design on the glass, Many of the opaque
glass ornaments are divided into sections and
have inlays of other colored glass blown In.
This glass has not been designed so much for
table furniture as for lamps and globes for cleo
trio, lights and gas fixtures. The lamps, are
pieces and mounting them in metal or by max.
Ing the metal forms and blowing the glass into
them: Mr.: Tiffany has not only studied the
coloring Of glass appropriate to this work, but
has also studied the col9ring Of metals, and can
| EyrnAn and nlH nn1 aflrar SnnNa n IN INN ii
lamps with bowl and shade Of the Same mate:
rial have the appearance of flowers cut out of
When the great cAthedrals of Europe were
built tho windows. so striking O feature IN
e es tSe 1Tone srG and most S %eGe 81 on eis eesSi in
which to erect memorials. The custom Of
erecting, colored glass windows in remembrance
tendom-a usage that has been revived in these
days and has met with much favor. Concur
TentlyE with the development Of blown glass;
glass windows, He has especially brought to
perfection psafs Ion What " ad Il no Xxx anG S% has as d grIstIy
broadened the field of color. The result is that
the windows now on exhibition are 80 beauti-
and rival paintings on canvas. All these win
dows are built, in accordance with the theory
Sta iHs,a! or e maineH. Al n are prac!ioe i inds.
structible., One Of the newest designs, was
made solely for color colo 1t was ordered By a
this city. very soon. What drawing there is in
tho window Is there to assist the color scheme.
The design is suggestive of a tangled mass Of
foliage, grapes, and wistaria.
Some one has said that it is a sign that a
country Is beginning to grow old when II be-
gins to Introduce mosaics into Its buildings.
II this Is true America is showing her age, for
mosaic work Is very much In favor in public
and sem. public buildings. American artists.
knowing, its value, have been trying for years
to introduce 1t in their work. Since 1879 Mr..
Tiffany has been using 1t wherever he has been
able to do SO. endeavOring to make manifest to
all its color decorative possibilities; When he
began no one in this country made glass mo-
sales to speak of, and the question with him
was who should do the work.
He decided that IL would not do to import
mosaic. workers from Italy, as these would
have their own traditions and ideas. He con
cluded that the persons who could do this work
most successfully were the young women from
the art schools In this city. He believed that they
had their color sense moro fully developed than
any men he coulu get, that they were trained in
form and in the use of their hands. He found
that women were employed exclusively In car
pet factories TO match worsteds. Experience
has proved his Judgment sound on all points.
Young women from, the Art League, Cooper
Institute, the School OF Applied Design, and
tho Art Department Of the Young Women's