The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23
VERY HIGH ART.

mOny ana ColOE were AuIEOQuce0
in a once Happy Home.
New York Sun: II heard most de-
lightfui lecture this morning." said
Mrs. DobIey to her husband.
"Trip through the Holy Land or
Dress Reform this timer asked Dob
ley. you always strike one of 'em."
This time It was Prof, stringem, and
he talked at the Hyphen Hotel on the
Home Beautiful
"stereopticon Views, I suppose, Of
mountains and rivers thrown on a
screen. You see one of 'em and you
know 'em ALL"
'.oh, no; this was about house decor
alton and color schemes in rooms. It
WIS very interesting. There were no
views" lE
Just plain heart to hedrfitallk, eh?"
aAnd. do you know, John,st think we
ought to have the house dons over. It's
very crude from an art standpoint"
1T seems comfortable enough" said
Dobley. IS.
Comfortable, yes, but its not aes-
thetlc or up to date, For instance, the
drawing room hasn't a dado. Prof.
stringent says room WITHOUT dado is
d crime" tEcs
mo home complete without dado,
eh2 Wen, have a dado. Hsodear. Do
ION hang 'em on the chandelier. or let
EN- lie around careless on,ithe floor?
Get a couple OF them" 5b
That's Just 1t, John; YOU don't un-
derstand art. I've asked the Professor
to come up and look over the place and
give me some suggestions. There are a
lot of pictures we must getEid Of"
Why? WHAT'S the sniatter with
them?" ''
aWell there's washInsf8lf Crossing
the Delaware in the library. Nobody
has that nowadays"
Whats the matter wlthe. George?"
asked Dobley. He was the Father OF
his Country, wasn't he? First in war,
first in peace and ,frst-3JL
You don't see those pictures in ar
tistIc houses" said Mrs. Dbbley, "and
the professor says the pictures in a
home indicate the souls 1nE the occu-
pants. So I've sent thel Washington
picture and the Colunbus discovering
America that used to hang in the up
stairs hall up to the attlc.SS
Back numbers, Ell? Well, go ahead,
Honora. but remember we have to live
here, not Strlngem. How about my
crayon portrait? You'll put that in the
cellar, suppose" w.
home he found his wife radiant with the
prospect Of the new decorations.
THE professor says Nheldalll reincar-
nate the house. He has Recommended
GIldemup & Chargem for The furniture
and Pastem & Stlckem fBPI the papers
and painting. The parlorsEFe going to
be In Pompeian red with ,Qpe OF those
oriental couches on raista dias in
the centre. It's Prof. Stringem's own
idea" ,a-.-
TIN look something like a state
council room, won't II, or the tomb Of
Napoleon. or somethlng?"
The dining room Is to be In blue and
yellow, a Whistler room, the professor
says ioG :.
Just leave one Dobley ro9m for me"
said Dobley. II don't gotih, for color
SCHEMES so much as edhtfort, you
know OF
The professor says the house VIII be
an unconscious education tn art FOR us
both. 1t will upllft US from 'the COM
uonplace."
what does Stringem get out Of all
thls?" asked Dobley, rs he furni-
ture drummer or a philanthrOplst?'
He does II all for art. He says he
loves 1t 1t will be a pleasure for him
20 reconstruct the place"
'TWell, while this aesthetic wave
strikes us / Intend to go uD In the
mountains on 4 shooting trip and pre-
pare to lead a better and more artistic
life" said Dobley.
II WINS ten days later when he ar
rived one morning by IN early train,
and Mrs. Dobley led him through hail
hung with armor into the drawing
room. in the centre OF which the now
couch had been arranged ,s PRneath
canopy and swinging lamp{
Great Scott" said Dohley, who's
lying In state there? Ring the bell
softly"
ITS built from an oriental design"
explained Mrs. Dobley, THE hangings
were once dancing dresses worn BY
dancing girls In Hindostan. and the
cushions are covered with Gamers
cloths. The canopy is held Cgp1on two
genuine Afghan spears. and 1thls hang
ing lamp came from an Ital9p cathe-
dral. Isn't II lovely?"
said Dobley. "WhO would sever want
to sit in II thing like that without slow
music and chorus. Here come the
Villagers and that sort OF thiug?"
Those gilt chairs were once in the
drawing room OF French countess,
said Mrs. DObley.
Seems to me we have first class
assortment OF second hand things from
aft nations and epochs." said Dobiey.
Where's the rubber plant?" ~
'Oh, gave It away Prof. Sulngem
said rubber plant indicated degener-
acy in art" W
wen, II won't seem like the Same old
smile to me without n rubber plant"
said Dobley 1--WE watched ittGTpwing
leaf by leaf, Besides what wiil 1 do
with my cigar ashes now?'
Instead we have some giant palms
In Tokannlbai jHrdlnieres." .9-
wen have to get out n catalogue
and number and ting these things,
said Dobley. "It's'ihe museum. Take
me. to the next cage, please" GOV
"The library is exquisite" satd-Nrs.
pobIey, -
ed Dobley. "And the Dlctionaryg'
we had to get rid OF the chair, These
high backed oak chairs came from an
old monastery. See where the worms
have eaten them they are so old
DO we get the worms, too2 Say,
Honora. don't like this Mt all. What
In all that's lovely have you done with
the dictionary"
81 sent It up in the attic. Prof Stfin-
gem said II was too glarlng."
Well III be eternaly-" irill
Now. here's the smoking 1TUOm.
Don't you think It's cute? We had to
EDl no Of ynur old pines HernI nre