The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-17

5sof&lhe genera L awakening OF the hu-,
1 man mind to an interest Il In al u OBJ!
s5ects and phenomena OF the world
! Our syfnpathies are expanding our In
4 tnrests3are constantly more numerous, the
resources OF our lives are richer and deep
k cr. ~ <. .5jS a
Y HI Outdoor art is the expression OF the
"a f,imaiIsmind In terms Of the beau ~ ofi
landscape. a landscap pc Is ii a particular
bit3of scenery. Our artistic the
landscape proceeds vi from N two s general
so,irces-rnere beauty and special ac-.
quaintance5with particular objects. It Will
Is profit us 10 consider some 8of tho ways
In which this new interest fex Expresses IT.
h SELF 81 .si. is 53 MIX
". sss22 think We may sa fely say that
B E.1a3 first great evidence Of this FL new
growth fs5to be found In 4 he rise OF the
Y art-sensc Itself. Rural art Is not a thing
apart but is onl " a special applica ton sor:
expression OF the rt-sense. It needs only
rs a 81, atement Of the fact to ca rry convic-l
u ton tha II the art-sense Is rising With
4 great steadness and "a pidity e a - by
$yearsth there is wider emand for good pic
IL lures, good music. good filitera ture. good
furniture, good architecture. We are con-
stantlyimpressed BY the multitude OF per-
# sons who are ga tiHhed With mediocre s Or
II even poor accessories; but we must re-
member that more persons are being
Il touched with the new Il spirit, I md ~ hat
ma ny, i or ever: most: OF hem. a re yet;
X only In "a ira nsition stage Gonsde err the
4 wonderful Interest In beautifully illus.
trated magazines and books, nd then
answer whether tastes have changed J
Is within gem ration, ig3S ~ 5Sf
f.f5t "a first, the application OF beauty to
a the home Is a accessory and an Incident.
Gradually It becomes port OF US. q central ira
d TO ourSlives We demand 1T as q, part OF
the satisfaction OF living. The more Vita
y and personal It becomes I o us, the more
@ do we Ca re for The soul OF 4 t and the less
Il for mere $conventi onal efforts at It.. We
pa SIS Sti1rough ( he epoch OF chromos, brio
IA brac, ciros. ca rpet -bed ding, barbered5
bushes 81 re w gaw architecture. into the
8 solid and steady and soulful means of fex-
preston. Do you remember tho epoch Of
(! the s'what-not,'-th hat nondescript piece
OF furniture that stood in the corner Of
1.-THE sci f-conscious;{ pa rlor for the accom-
+ modntion OF all the bits OF unrelated
&trnkets that the good housewife could
g. accunlulate? Have you seen the 'front.'
yard with pretty posle-beds dropped on
st?
K. Along With all the other gowth Of the
4art-sense Is the rise .of the desire. OF.
q cleanllness. To he clean is as much a n
tart.expression as y a. sanitary measure.
ZIP ~ fancy ina We Cnulu K ana tHo
sources OF the desire to be clear we
should find 1t to proceed more from the
satisfaction OF being clean than OF be-
ing Shealthful;2 and the satisfaction Of be-
ting clean Is born very largely OF the
OF 1t. else why does clean dress
seem to precede clean person, and clean
q front-yards to precede clean ba ck-yards?
4 No art expression Is possible without
p cleanliness. Agdirty yard Is never q beau
mi \ n ~
comport. XII ~
art-sense is the Increasing effort at
4 comfort IN our homes and groun DIS, We
re never real ly at home until the home
y lis comfortab le.s An ,uncom Portable home
a cannot be artistic. because It Is not adap pied
to its. ends. A house Is made for use,
Il not as means OF displaying odd ems
q RANGES and Impossible windows and tens
y pin trimmings, garden Is for. use and
q atlsfaction, not for the accommodation Of
crooked walks nor piles OF curious stones
nor eyensfor gaudys bushes, n III sSs
II. In the second place, tho art-sense
has been aroused by the altrulstic spirit
X as religion and education have, We would
4 extend the influence OF good music and
! natures and rt-ohtects to other homes
We would have the perception OF beauty
& become universal. 81 We have come into
81 All epoch 81 70 arden ng-for-other q Not
n only have we improved our8iown B 'front.'
II gard and back yard. but we want similar
Improvement made for ths street-stde,
the va cant lot, the GENE ery. the church
premises, the school ground, thes park,
4 the railway property, the conntrysids.
I Manu- facturers are improving and bea,,-
flying their premises and are leading
ltheiraemployes into similar desires. We
have come to feel that thA pu Bile has