Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-16


tlhkiing Of tiny hammers was he,s.
throughout the land. Hammered hr...
hern'cs. Venuses. CIyties, cherubs "a
pass-relief. and Pharoah's horses eli,
'ered forth from plush settings. Daiss,
anu "iid roses grew upon bra..
P'o1ues, and ambitious braZen orn.
hents replaced the favorites of ,,ho.
days. "er
Just about this time Oscar Wild.
d'otheticism descended darkly upon
w. we began to live biinkingIy n
semi DARK rooms. surrounded by
terra Gotta atmosphere. Heavy olive
green drapcries excluded the sunIi.h.
from our windows. our walls wer.
hung In greenery- yellow tints. cat-n
ninc-taiIs stood stimy in corners "a
| siiken ''throws' were strewn recL
| lessIy over pictures. statues. cb.ir,
| ana even footstools-in fact, on any
thing to which corner would cling
| and IN the midst we were all dee,I,,
| darby. beautifully aesthetic. In ~
| recreation hours we flIriousIy and yen-
orally atrociously painted cat-o'nina
tails on felt, with a stork balancing ~
one leg: or few scraggly reedbirde m
| the native heath. ! remember AZ tb.,
peDod oil going to visit at a house
/ that was considered a perfect exponen,
| Of acstheticisn. and was wildly enviod
| by leSs-fayored followers of the cuI,
As soon as my eye became accustomed
to the dim light, oIIve-green objects
| began to present themselves. The
paper. with a frieze fifteen incbos
deep. was Of oIive-green, with scroll
| design Of terra cotto. The Moope,,a
! carpet had the same tones in the bor.
| der. with dull-yellow centre Saya-
| green, holland shades. trimmed witb
deep. knotted frings. were At tho
windows. and suspended by brass rinys
| from oak poles were figured Madra.
Curtains in the prevailing eolors, so a.
To shut out any possible little sunbeam
| tfat perchance might wander In The
ma1tel covered with terra-cotta p,,,sb
| and handsome French clock dranea
about with a china silk scarf. and
| piece OF bronze statuary also held in
| place by another scarf The CENTRE
| table and other tables had their
| quota of silken scarfs and plush COW
! eTs. adjoining an oak rocker was q
cushion OF terra Gotta plush. tied in by
| tour satin ribbons Of the same color.
| No chair was without its bow. Silk
| 7orim and plush. with many silken
tassels. adorned every picture and
huge silk and lace shades topped the
handsome lamps This. mesdames
was fashionable drawing room of
that period. and quite within the mem.
DRY Of the young "grown-ups" Does
it 81 en- possible that we ever called
such hodge-podge of fiippery ribbons
and lace artistic? In the light of
Gods sunshine. which we now invite
II flood our rooms. where simplicity is
the keynote. we realize the plain Iv-
ing. hish-thinking" theory is. after
all. the most comfortable to true art
our needlework. too, happily shows
an outcome from some Of the abnorm-
ties Of the past. Following the felt
plush era was the income Of the linen
craze, which holds supreme sway to-
day. All sorts of flowers in their
natural colors, were portrayed on
lincB. each piece Of embroidery ex-
pressing the individuality of the work.
er. This sort Of embroidery held in
vogue for several years. until gradual
~ tho creeping in Of japanese art.
with its fat artistic effects, made the
true designer realize that the attempt
| 10 pictorially represent flowers and TO
strive for an effect in light and shade.
| Was a grave mistake. Today in our
most effective embroideries the flow
| erS are conVentionaliZed and handed
| III nat harmonious way. in keeping
| with the sentiment of the flower
| Let Us with Ruskin say: We will
| have some art: and little by little some
i higher art and Imagination will mani
| fest themselves among us."-Boston
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