The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-10

done in their homes and did not submit
them to the necessity of going to the
factory, and to work with factory peo-
ple," L observed. IF we omit the plain
people who are compelled to work for
bread and meat. is there any prospect Tor
educated ami well-bred women, young
and old?"
The science ANA art of spinning Is IN
many respects similar to the science ana
art of music" replied Mr.. Tompkins.
Half a dozen little negroes can make
music out of half a dozen bottles or
jugs by blowing in them. each having a
sufficient quantity of water 10 make II
tune with the others. This makes music
bat tolerably common music. so IN the
textile art. Plain people make plain cloth-
Amongst these plain people there VIII pc
deN eloped some who love 10 study ana VINO
are, artists by temperament. These VIII
n AXE finer clothes and VIII Introduce
some artistic taste into patterns for dress
goods and ginghams. In this matter OF
art and taste in textile fabrics there Is
no limit Ina the Scotch and French gins
hams we sea results that no ordinary
people could produce. When al comes 10
des igns for organizes and lace curtains,
We must go to artists for the design ana
artists command high conpehaduois anu
complete liberty of time.
In reply 10 the query as To whether any
southern cotton mills had such expert ue-
sigrers IL was interesting to learn that
a graduate of Clemson college in South
Carolina has just been employed as a de-
signer at "a fair price.
Il have seen In Pennsylvania, Sald Mt.
Tompkins, "a factory where halt do@eh
young men and young women We're en-.
ployed as designers of lace curtains at
good salaries The opening to bright anu
artistic people H. infinite in textile worn
Ii Is not alone in lace curtains ana dress
goods that artistic designers are needed,
but I'm higher fields OF textile art, such as
the production OF rugs carrying pictures
and even tapestries that serve 10 otlva
purpose than that of being works OIL ART
are open TO all our people. Some OIL me
finest works of art in the world are tap
estries Who are more entitled TO do art
tapestries than women? BUT art Is never
renuneratiVe TO make money out or
textile work, men and women must sup
ply the demands OF passing fashions IN
organdios, swiss muE!ins, emNolueiea
dress patterns and other fancy goods.
How many southern states nave estab-
lished textile schools? >-...,,
.'rhose already established are i'm North
Carolina, at the Agricultural ana M
at clemson college. Calhoun. 3, 9, ana
Georgia. at the school of Techn oloSy, ~
laDta. Mississippi is now building Tex
tie school building IT the ASrlIui'ui q,
LOUISIANA IS making preparations to m
aueuratc Il sDlrtlncnt at the lhduS'l '"l
institute Rustoa. la.
A trine depressing was The reply when
asked. Are many of these schools open
I was told that Of those already in opcr-
alton the one At Raleigh, y. G: Is the
only ane open TO women. Tho schools ~
Ctarlsville. Miss. and Ruston. La, VIII
be NJ the service of women when Opened
There Is a exile school in Philadel-
nhia where the art department. has been
vcU develOned. The art work on the ar
chitecture az the Nashville exposition Was
louo IN the studc-ts I'm the art depart
mont Of the Philadelphia Textile school
There is really no limit TO the high
ra~4,ter of work that can be offered 70
trxtile work" Mir. TompSins observed.
IN conclusion 'and this is without regard
10 whether the person contemplating the
work is a Young man or Young Mo-
,,., fsNfA DOOTY.