The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-27
AF TERMATH OF
THE EXPOSITION.
The Pont Alexandra i'll. Triumph Of
Modern Engineering.
THE EXHIBITS OF STAINED GLASS.
Those of America Far Surpassed Any
thing in the Line. and Made
French LXhibit Look
Ii.uicuious.
THE EXHIBITS OF STAINED GLASS.
BY FORREST JOHNSON.

Written tor Inc IlulSoC
The expositions have siy zen P Troca sd
substantial landmarks Inc iiocao is,a1
represents the exposition OF 1ot9 the E liie-
Tower the Exposition OF 1883. ana tle
Pont Alexandra Ill. that OF 1893. Inc
TWO art palaces, the Grand ana tetit'
will also remain, but 1t is the pl!use
which is the most valuable In ehect.
The bridges over the Seine make OUTS
a study, representing, as they DO, me
various ages but the single span OF me
magnificent Pont Alexandra III. IS the
triumph of modern engineering
There is some talk OF moving the pant
ings Of the Luxembourg to the Grand
Ialais, but nothing de..n-.e seems 10 nave
been decided. The pan OF using 1t tor the
Spring Salon is being discussed Inc
Dsi..uIIs is greatly crlt:c sed o9 archlteSts
as being bad in conception, the arrange
ment making it entirely unsuitable Tor
the salons.
A proposal has also been made to keep
certain OF the pavilions in the Street OF
the Nations as national museums for
some years to come.
The work of destruction IS going stead
lily ahead The streets on which the
traffic was suspended by the bounds OF
the exposition aav been reopened.
STAINED GLASS.
I was much interested in comparing the
stained glass exhibits of France and
America The collection OF stained glass
of past centuries was excellent, Illus
tratinS the decadence of the art In the
seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries It was amusing to compare
the modern French stained glass with
the glass of Tiffany and John ItaFargc
America can learn nothing from France
in this particular. except from the lovely
glass of the past. But We must not
forget that tape try ana sta ned ass are
to the art Of France what frescoes are
to the art of Italy. Perfection was
reached first in those.
1 wonder if all Americans who We're
at the exposition found their way to the
American corn kitchen 1t was quite
a bit of America TO see a fat old Aunt
Jem ma cooking the vario is edibes made
Of corn-meal. We took our place in line
with the hungry French people. How
hungry they looked. Mouths watering
and eyes growing brighter at the thought
of something to eat free. One little
fellow was rudely turned away from the
festal board. Evidently he had been
detected in running the blockade several
times.
The Educational Department Of the
exposition was classified most system
aticaly- The Importance given to this
is expressed by NJ Picard. the French
CommissionerGene in the following
words: at the head stand education
and instruction because through them
man enters into life. They are also
the origin Of all progress Immediately
after come works of art, those products
of genius for which should be reserved
the place of honor. Similar motives have
caused the third place to be given to
appliances and general processes relating
to literature
Being especially interested in this.
cational exhibits of the various countries
Assuredly we are passing from a world
of teaching by words to a world of teach
ing by things.
GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS.
I have been much impressed both In
England and France with the attention
paid to educating the public taste by art
galleries, museums, free concerts sc
OF course, America cannot have a Louvre.
but there is much which can be done
in that direction. If we cannot have
such art for the school-children to look
at we can, at least, have them become
familiar with copies of them.
Picture to yourself an ordinary country
school-house. One room, with a shed
adJolned as supply-rOom Hard, uncorn.
Portable seats. A big stove which keeps
the centre of the room at white heat
and the rest cold. The walls covered
with blackboard. No picturss, not even
Father of His Country No flowers,
nothing to satisfy the artistic cravin;
of the children. Why should we not
give the children beautiful things to look
at? 1t is just as easy to make the
school-house attractive, and it will be
the pleasure Of the children to make
it so.
The most important unifying force is
the public school. We can have no bet
ter sign for a progressive future than
for a board Of education to adopt the
teaching OF the household arts in the
curriculum. That is, the teaching of
cooking, sewing, housework. and home
decoration
There is demand for competent
instructors along these lines. and we are
waking up to the fact that the number
OF framing schools for such instructors
are few and far between.
A want has been expressed. and Amer
lea does not let such vital wants go
untitled.