The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-22
IA NEaLaoT,Ep .fINR ART
Woodcarvving ls = Handic1sft suitabIs.
" fiSSi for Women and Girls ~ ,j,ss IS Il

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woodcarving Is = Handicnsft suitsbls,
for. WON nolll apd Girls. v
Ono Of the subjects OF great IL forest
TO tho public now i8bthat.i Of coGcupa.F
tions for women, and tho question, I
What shall our. girls learn to do that,
viii make thuiu Heif-supporting an11ss
comfortably independentYa is asked
on all sides. Among the cailings 'sugi
gested that havo ba6n, tried Sor follo ow-
Cd by women little attention So farl
has been paid to the industry OF wood
carving, which mpst< be clngsed under.
the head Of art, 49,, n 81 .g 81 X, ,f5 d
In considering this general topic and
the advantage offerod by thei ytlrio.us
classes Of artistic 9flof COMMONLY pur-'
sued by our students, gurprise mas
often been expressed that there' has
not boon established In this country
years ago anu properly equipped, school
or master teaching woodcarvins or
wood sculpture as & fine art. itN
"In Nurope," shid one Of the workers
In this art, "this delicate handlwork
has for centuries been one OF, " the
favored forms OF artistic pastim0
among tho women Of tho nobility, and
to-day It counts as;lits deyotees many,
OF the most exclusive and most highly
cultured women on that continent.
Lessons are as generally tnkAfi 'tlistt.
women OF tho upper classes as ate
music and painting by the daughters
Of families OF like social rank. IN this
country.
"It is indeed strange that this craft
adaptable in its application to SO wide
range OF. use and ornament, hds
never heretofore been properly pre-
sented to tho cultured classes here,
The work is far more cleanly than
painting, either in water colors or In
oil, and the Implements require less
most exact principles upon which true
art is based arc from their very na-
turc susceptible Of moro ready COM
prehension and mastery than those uyi.
derlying many other branches COM
monty takenaup. FL: ~ Kits
"rhe slttlful handling OF Tho few
tools required Is quickly attained, dnd
In il few lessons the average schofar is
able to execute e2GA%!site work at onco
Il surprise and delight. ~ sys
I'm addition to tile rare pleasure re-
sultlng from known ability to crente
beautiful things, there are greater
benefits accruing to the sculptor, not
to mention others. There is the fact
that lie has learned the bettor to ap-
preclate and value proportion, form
and delicacy Of outliRe md Y this
knowledge, aside from the personal
satisfaction 1t brings, enables him to
judge with true accuracy tho artistic
merits Of all things, natural OF manu-
factured, having form as their basis,
Thls essential sense can be secured LII
no other way SO readily. IuntCd, tho.
artistic facalty,- -tte 'desthetic taste it.
self, can be perfected only by Il fair
knowledge OF the truths which 4 a..
course In wood sculpture supplies:
"Thfs fact Is being recognized in this,
country now, as 1t has long been
recognized and observed in.the ,.tnMtrcs
Of high art in Europe, and oven in the
Ear Fast. Wise masters of The ,chiseI
now bring their dainty craft to the art
has been felt in tue 'gtt :e1hcat1bh OF
this young counti%lwfh not, long cons
'tinue. Art in every, form Is but the
expression. OF: a. refined. scnSn; Indeen,s.
nothing more surely markg the spirit !:
Of true refinement tfuh' the degree fn
which an intelligent love Of the beau
dful is nanifeYt. Hence 1t siss TINT.
cultured persons are not only tonStaift
patrons OF art. but seek themselves 10
become proficient in some one or. more
Of its branches. ,,:-I- - s.ftf
Music, sculpture, painting, ceramics,
and various other familiar forms Of
.llke,' cndeayor lnye furnished. expires.
sion to nrcn's> Increased hnd increasing
culture, and given broad opportunity
FOR the development Of Individual
faculties and taaces.i Great as have
been the benefits to mankind from, the
achievements Of masters In the several
lines mentioned, 1t may be well assert
ed TINT the cbiefest good has como
II, |,
cultivated men and women, who
sought only further selfimproYemeiit
and not the mere making OF fortune or
q name. .fgsaA 81
'"rhis chnste love for the refined has
become markedly dominant In recent
times with the better classas,s .as Ets
evidenced by n large. number Of such,
persons who, In every department sof 4
aesthetics, seek such scholarships tn-
der the great masters who have i'm
selnshly relinquished the broadening
restriction OF otudiO or,sinstructi6n-
room. Under tho guidance and in tile
companionship Of such tutors Jour, fa-
yOred youth have GROWN In technical
knowledge and proficiency along se-,
lectpd lines, until noW, It "a by no
means rare to find aln6nIg. our :Nvon.enf
and men those, who work with brush,
pencli or pen, OF whose ABILITY GHi
vocal or instrumental ,Musiciana AHes
with the best professionals In tho re-
spectiye directions. And yet in every
such case, the only, end sought was,
as before stated, the high culture Of
self md the increased means thus go
cured Of contributing to the pleasure
Of others. The peipotuity AUD the per-
fccting Of our civilizations rest aud
safely SO, upon such q citjrenship ~.
New York Tribune.'Si ,yS g;f{ sstls,
+ .Hi Wat Pins. i;tsA SBt5&Y y
Now that hatplns are selling for $1,.,'
900 downward, the minds Of Inventive
ReniuSeS are turning toward q pI1) that