The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-04
PRAISES AMERICAN WOMEN
FOR DECORATIVE SKILL.
zeitunx Finds Much 20 Commend
I'm Missouri building.

In an article descriptive o. the Missouri
I building at the Wcrjds Fair writer IN
the Deutschs Tapsziers= Zeitung gives
much praise 70 the American women Cor
their skin In decorative art.
American architects are also Commended
FOR their appreciation Of the trapery treat
ment Ia decoration. the Effects Obtained in
the Missouri building being cited a. an ex-
ample OF thei- skill In this regard. The
Tapezierer ZeiiuHs Is a German fortnight
ly devoted TO decorative and applied art
The description. translated. IS a. fol!Oss:
IL is :ortgas;. q. tie future development o:
American industries that American -.o.n. y
ssog.c se a. s-!I trained In the al % bgyilx
ic<n goEs.1 % the middle cla-s generally ale
Tsisrs. Of oo1sss. are hi.hIy I.!s. All 90 TIE
American woman % tn- middle classes tries
10 10 her orn dsoDfaiins. AMI EeHeEa.is sae-
German crIt.c- IN decoration will sometimes
iii. Sseora,l5n.. th-y prefer uindSas xi,hoa,
curtains. sho7. tsasy grsi~T.~s- etc
Th- truth. however. 10 fiAt tire American
woman. ghea i!vigs IN satz o. sz1i. nSa-.s
with rather low rOons and cnlapzrxtn.ly .ar-
row w.ndsss. Eas conl1oT sens sufficient -;
a. daEsea her Ts.onls - heavy draperie-. e-y--
cia!y % the xiT.sos- or the sife walls. -i'tt
ssr' r h,us.s yeveftn.i.ss. hn..f.es vs;.,,r
fully ai.b-ecisi. the charm % ;eAiiie :rapsri-s
* ,seh ir-..-neni. ard American srchi;eets arc
very far from hSi1!fs this treatment In ei.-
cie1.;. as some Pope In Our county are frS-
4 prof q N. appseciatioa .: drapery treat
rnsnf By Aaseriesn zfchI;-ctH and eeeoraio.. 10
Eiy.n ~ 20. ;ni.-ioE decoration .: toe Mi-;
s2gfi Ssl,ens 1he-s l. a lA'i 81. and .ss'e,i
ini. tgild:ns s,oH.if siesr al s.ns.o;s
duelns soft sri scribe Inc, INTO The stately
nTIrness % the architecture.
Exposition; H.ate Z; point .: hongt % have
state builairE % a particularly reA az :es-
,:s ~ ~. s 10 x. q Go -; si s
Y. r-l-t favorable. a.. you canoo- easily sL.J y
". sesr ah a., si .eTrs. q W. : S: ,n
building II. sIJwins csiJ-s nt 81" ro~sr.
5:.5ss - q @ ost. q .p.s.. x .cr,sa al =
srD4sd and s,,0ys TIRE morning frs-nzsss ct
psfticuia. charm % th- s., Louis s,.v and 81.
dep. yet spf; and s1Fy!nS. t.ssi .ieh II so.or
me Iof:v osI;f.l ball Of n. bui.i.ns /. ba,-,
nm, - .aca 80 H., fa1ble cafurnns serving
a. -sI.s<rts = IT, ifs;--'1- galleries a eseh
Srayi.h creamy c..of: tie galleries ~ tie rrst
soos ar. ss.rEo.ls.tct ~ ;osr large vsniisi
v.-es. richly si.t The d1-n- = cs;pala .: the
han Is brcz-a 10 ~ azeh.i : nio'Ss. the IN
f:eh -.irrssr. a cen,.fE...e II green being laid
o. IN ihs middle a-a,lrd - Ioin:aia ard II.
e9--,.-tsfi. ssat. ~i.h :fafnczork q. richiy
cared MAHOGANY snf eaver:nE. .: soi sre.a
and ., rot Esil architectural p-on.'1snse
tai ,-oriJ in'-rs--. .rith N irafo>in< unity
ksn TIE ste ;-st.- ana Goor-ay- I-ai:az 20
a.. o.. -rr~--- rur "A 80 'aff~s' rrl-T -.r ar
dad xfth rtrI nans.rSs 0S .rab-o3dsr-f ar
ti!re push III rtch--t decorations 1-r- ussi
IN IN. laGi~z. rccui. !; = soft pastel tlu-
color. TIE furniture showing a c..se:c historical
sfvi-.
Ther. ar. @ csur,. sorns minor points ,hs'
VII rot hea- ~rfrsre cr.tr-s: ID; there e this
Vy-sersil hing .t-sgi ~ sissarri hglit.nf
NJ sfo-.f AZ I-lerscan decoration You nil
rye - zbl. - IN. rriristes IN tn treatment
Of rria- s-S tie strerE-h - American d-rc-
rrfirr rc-Efsf. F@ra. ercrywhsTs. net
r.uch - wat decorators 50 ss n WIZ. Trey
tezve urSru~ Thy AVER Nv 70 og--s.s = .fflE
b. being artificial. they a. content 20 wo-k
of;f tsslr s-h--1e b. means comparatively sim
.i. ard fhsr .frresi n obtaining a fExcr4h'e
.-,sif .i-nsr IN hcr~iske kfrfiv lniprsxsior-. q.
as IN &c rsf- = 80 Missouri tsII!!rs-f1
stately and ifa5csias eject.