New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-05
ART IN FURNISHINGS.
Glasses IN Decorative Effects for
SaIesmen's Benefit

Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke the new director
Of the Metropolitan Art Museum is to be one
Of the lecturers in the School of Practical Art
Decorating and Furnishing. which opened for
its third season Tuesday night at the West
Side Young Mems Christian Association, No
31S West 5Tth-st, Frank Alvah Parsons, of
Teachers College, delivering the Introductory
lecture
Two Of Sir Caspar CIarke's lectures will be
on the period Of the Renaissance, to which he
is said to have devoted lifetime of study 1t
is hoped by those interested that the third
lecture will be on Oriental rugs a subject on
which he is an acknowledged expert These
lectures viii come in Course II, which will be
given on Friday evenings from October through
March, but the exact dates have not been fixed
Course will be devoted to the principles of
color and form harmony. Course II viii teach
Renaissance period structure and decoration and
present application Course III embraces prac-
teal design and freehand drawing. AL the
courses viii be under the direct supervision of
Mr.. Parsons, assisted by Professor A. D. E.
Hanllin. Of the School of Architecture, Columbia
University; L. G. Monte, OF Teachers College
and others.
What this school means TO the young business
man is illustrated by the New-Haven interior
decorator who gladly travelled AS miles each
lecture night, arriving home at a. m and
never missed a lecture. WAT II means to the
average shopper hardly needs comment. The
increased knowledge Of the clerk, his better
taste the greater value Of his judgment, his
tstic Tes0urceS-all these of Importance to
the woman with money to spend.
AS every one knows, It is the women who
do most OF the buying" said a member Of
large firm. Educate their taste by showing and
selling them really artistic and beautiful things
and we shall create in them a desire for still
better (and, incidentally, more eXpensive) OBJ
jects. and then the first thing we know they will
come and buy those good tand expensive) things
from And il all makes good for trade
What ii all means to the woman purchaser,
the firm and the salesman is shown by little
incident which took place not long since in
Pennsylvania city.
4 well to do customer came in. She was NOV
ing into a new house and wanted a long list Of
goods. She had heard of the school in pra ctfcal
art decorating and furnishing opened by the
West Side branch of the New-York Young
Mems Christian Association, and the sales
man brought out his velours and satins she
showed herself decidedly difficult"
When they reached the point Of ma itching wall
papers and rugs II began TO look as If she might
take the list somewhere else 10 finish. Then she
began TO speak about the associations school in
practical art-what splendid thing ii was for
the customer who wanted help-who was in that
painful now-which- would you-choose frame OF
mind. And then she wound up.
Z wish you had man from that school
here to help me with my rugs"
The clerk had been biding his time. Now was
the moment for him TO declare himself.
Il am very happy TO be able TO say that I am
q graduate Of that class" he said, and if you
want any help from me 7 shall be only too glad
to give it,
And he sold the goods