The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-24

That was the only time a man has studied
there. | think. The masters pupils have
all been giris.
with him as apprentice for Ave years, but
he hasn't had men pupils. ! fancy the
trade union would make trouble IL he did.
1T doesn't bother about what q Few
women are doing, but IL u chose to forbid
Cobden-Sanderson's teaching he would
have TO close up His men couldn't work
for him unless he did.
.Over In France II is worse. The trade
union viii not allow the great bookbinders
TO take pupils, Only one amous inisher
and one famous binder, Domont and Lam
ale, are allowed TO teach and hat In under
conditions and by contract with the union.
Golden Sanderson has trained four
American girls. INC had Miss Nordhoh
with him for very short time. Miss Foote.
who finished the course, is in Miss Nord-
'delphia girl and Miss staw Of Chicago was
his first American pupil-our f~orerunner...
He taught two English girls. Both
were very clever. The Grolier Club has
some bindings by one Of them, but both
girle have given up the work.
One has subsidized into domestic bliss,
and the other has plunged wildly into
socialism and hasn't time for other work.
But the star pupil Is a German girl.
The Empress Frederick wanted 20 intro.
uuNt DOohtJltlulfk lntO inc KITE f'1foot
which she founded; and. after investigating
the matter sent a protege TO Golden
Sanderson. She was the hest he has
had. / think her Teutonic patience helped
her
girls are handicapped. We have quick
ness. We are decidedly more clever in
design. YOU see. as n rule, we either haven't
studied art at all or have gone in for IL
rather seriously.
Every English girl learns to sketch,
Just as she learns to play the Shepherd
Boy or Monastery Bells It's one OF her
parlor tricks. They think il very queer hat
We have no parlor tricks. Well. the English
girls portfolio Of water color sketches sticks
out through her cover designs; but she's
a better c~raftswoman.
she and the German girl are born with
a patience and thoroughgoing persistence
that we have to cultivate. Oh. how I had
TO be suppressed and snufed out and curbed
in order TO learn good work!
This German girl went home covered
with glory. Everybody expects great
things OF her.
y STAYED al the bindery longer than anv
Of the other pupils. The course takes a
year. At the end Of the year ] fitted up
n studio over the Doves Press, which was
just being installed, and spent six months
there. having special evening lessons from
the bindery teachers.
The girls who are with Golden Sander
son now are staying over the year, but they
are keeping on In the studio. The master
says IL il easier 20.
There will be only three places vacant
for next year, and they are ell promised
now TO American girls. Golden -Sanderson
takes only three pupils AZ n time, YOU know.
He charges. 500 giineas for tuition, but
the money doesn't cut any figure with Inn.
"He has plenty Of money and gave up
a beautiful home to take his simple little
cottage down beside the Dove Bind
cry, because he didn't think his old style Of
life consistent with his socislistic beliefs.
His cottage and garden are absolutely
but extra agantly simple.
"On river race DAYS he throws them
open 20 his friends. His workmen come
with their families and hobnob with the
literary men and artists OF London
and the titled society swells. Everybody
has a good time, and the host is ideal. He
is the capitalization, the essence Of the
gentleman. He looks Il, talks il. works
II. feels il. is il.
Il went TO Paris after I left the Doves
Bindery. Perhaps il wasn't necessary.
Sanderson's training ! doubt whether n
needs another teacher. save time and eK-
perience.
"Bu: the reputation ~ a French training
on top Of an English one tells With the
and, on the whole. j am glad ] went.
Al the time ! was discouraged, felt that l
was falling back: but now ] realize that ] was
improved.
The whole spirit. the whole atmosphere
Vas so different from what I had known in
England You couldnt ina CINE the dif-
ference unless you had known the place,
the tranquility. the idealism OF the English
workshop, the gentlehood, the sincerity,
the ideals Of the English teacher. and had
made the change ] did
II told you hat Iamalle and Domont
were the only famous French teachers.
went to MERCER. to Marius Michel. They
would not teach me. They could not do
II without arrangement With the trade
union, and they wouldn't have done II, II
they could
They arr wonderful binders. but they
are making their fortunes by II and can
not afford 10 bother with pupils Cobden-
Sand"rsOn's fortune vas made before
he ever went into bookbiHding. ana lie
teaches from a love OF his craft aud u
inspiring pupils with high ideals
-Manus Michel il. 10 my notion, the
greatest Of IA. French binders. but here
ia New York he seems Ia be little appreciated
a. vet He IL more like Cobden -Sander-on
than any 81 the other French workers
In the fret plao- hs IL = gentleman with
artistic traditions and education. Ia tho
SECOND place he l. an ideahsf Both show
Ia hls work hrrci-r l. a splendid crafts
man. but lac il 10 peli bosbOMms. ar eI-
c'll"nl workman. bui well. ,hsT- L. Just
spNh'hlik lhihiif thf something that bOih
Mat us Mici,el AID Golden -Sander-0A la ~.
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