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The newspaper., 1906-02-16

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or cast in bronze which adorned
the shrines and temples, such
statues were rarely of stone, but
either of wood or bronze, some
centuries later however, a fine gray
clay found IN Nara, mixed with
vegetable fiber. like the bricks of
Egypt, came into use.
Unlike the great Greek sculptors
they do not represent the ideal of
the human form, but rather ex-
press the human form in abstract
or spiritual beauty, like reason,
pity, charity, beauty and divine
love. for the Buddhist doctrine
was a gentle one.
The first Buddhist temple built
in Japan is one of the richest of
all in art treasures. Prehaps the
greatest bronze statue ever cast
was the seated Buddha at Nara
SO feet in height. Characteristics
of early Japanese carvings are
shown in figures of gods and de-
mons. little later portrait statues
carved in wood. -.....
1t must be remembered that in
ivory the Japanese carvers at
tanned wonderful degree, as to
subjects, they used the whole
field of Japanese mythology, his
tory and literature. .r--
Prehaps the finest are miniature
forms of the masks used in the
No dance, sometimes beautiful,
sometimes comical, but always
artistic.
The names of the famous carv-
ers are too numerous to give, Shu-
zan was one or the most celebrated.
OF late years the carver has
turned his attention to carving
small pieces intended merely as
cabinet ornaments.
The Metal work of Japan may
be grouped in three classes, first
the early work noted for its ex-
treme elegance, ornamented very
simply, but with exquisit taste,
second, middle period when a
class of work highly ornamented
in detail came in. and third a more
modern school lacking the inspi
ration of the older styles, really
dull and common place.
South Kensington Museum is
rich in Japanese metal work, there
are found temple lanterns eight
feet high ornamented with ex
quisite taste, incense burners, life
sized studies of birds, the birds
are life like to just the extent
that if they were colored, one
would think them real, some
smaller pieces in the collection
are vases, trays, bowls and candle
sticks. In early years of metal
work, implements of war chiefly
occupied the attention of the
metal workers. The very finest
work has been shown in eXecut-
ing the two handed sword. In
South kensington there is vase
beautifully shaped, of iron, warm
chocolate brown, on this is inlaid
design of birds and flowers,
cleaning and sparkling in gold
and silver, copper color, green,
olive and violet
The golden period of Japanese
keramic art was in the fourth
teenth century, although there is
mention of Korean potters having
been brought over to Japan after
the Empress Jingo's victorious
campaign in the eighth century.
The variety of ornamentation of
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best are priceless and are held
almost sacred treasures in the
Buddhist temples. Some lead
ing painters of the last few de-
cades, especially French painters
have acknowledged a wonderful
influence of helpfulness from
Japanese art, The great Millet
praises the Japanese art very
highly and attributes his best
effects OF atmosphere to Japanese
suggestions. In England"Rosette"
was first to come under their ap-
peal. American artists do not
hesitate to-speak loudly their
praise of Japanese art. John La
Fargo, Elihu Vedder, the late
Robert Blum and Whistler. Har-
ris says the Japanese were pre-
dominant in moulding Whistler's
style and method. Whistler GER
tainly was an extravagant ad-
mirer of Japanese art.
One of the most interesting of
the minor arts of Japan, is that of
Color Printing. 1t was an out
growth of the Ukioyi school of
paintings. 1t was the color prints
that first aroused the interest of
the European in Japanese art.
In the color prints which we may
purchase for few shillings, are
beauties of line, of composition
and of color. Color printing is
truly a democratic art, its follow
ers were of the artizan class, its
customers the common people.
The color print artists were ig-
nored by the more cultured class.
The reason for this, was the sub
jects which they chose for their
pictures, large proportion rep
resented actors in character.
Japan differs from our country in
that only the common class peo-
pie patronize the theater. No
person of good family openly
attends a theatrical performance.
Where ignorance is bliss tbs
folly to be wise" and where the
educated of Japan see vulgarity
and coarseness, we happily see
only a beautiful decorative effect.
1t is surprise to the Japanese
how these pictures are priced by
both the European and American
collectors. They far surpass in
delicacy and beauty the color
prints of Europe. The color
prints of Japan are produced in a
very simple manner, the drawing
is first made by the. artist with a
brush and India ink on a sheet
of thin paper. After being oiled
to make it transparent, the paper
is pasted face down to ensure the
reversal on a block of soft cherry
wood, the engraver now outlines
the picture with knife, then with
d chisel the supefluous wood is
cut away. From proofs colored
by the artist a furthur series of
blocks are cut one for each color
used, then the painter mikes his
colores for each painting (water
color paints being used and ap-
plies them to the blocks with a
brush, then a damp paper is laid
on the block, the impression is
carefully rubbed off, and so each
block is used until the picture is
complete. ..- -....
The first artists to make draw
ings for the wood engravers were
Hishigawa and Moronobu. The
perfecting of this art is due
to Suzaki Harunobu, his color
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culiar genius of the Japanese find
expression. .-...-. ... ,.
1t is difficult to imagine any
thing more perfect than piece of
really fine Lacquer ware. The
French critic, M. Louis Gonse
said: That Japanese lacquered
objects are the most perfect works
that have ever issued from the
hands of man." Tradition says
that lacquer work was known in
Japan as early as 1922 B. c. 1t is
supposed the art came originally
from China. -.
1t is interesting to know that
the lac is natural product taken
from species of sumac.- -.--
Eliza Scedmore says: That
Japanese embroidary has never
been excelled in beauty of design,
assortment of colors and perfec-
ton of needle work" Their range
of stitches. their ingenious meth
ods and combinations and the va
riety of effects attained with the
needle, easily place the Japanese
first among embroiderers.
China taught them to embroider
but the Japanese far surpass China
in design, color and artistic taste.
They embroider the hair and fur
OF animals, the plumage of birds,
the scales of fish, the bloom on
fruit, the dew on flowers, the mus
cles of bodies. tiny wee faces and
hands and the folds of drapery, in
way impossible to any but the
Japanese hand and needle. Their
invention and ingenuity are mex
haustible and the embroiderer of
today has lost none of the skill of
his ancestors, but to me there is
sense of regret, when l realize
this exquisite work is done not
with the hands of women, but by
the hands of men,
No review OF Japanese art, how
ever superficial, can pass without
mention of one of the most inter-
esting arts, that of landscape gar
dening and flower arrangement,
the rise of both arts from the sixth
century. The first gardens were
those of the old Buddhist temple,
the first flower arrangements were
placed as offerings before the
Shrines.
The training of the landscape
gardener was long, for it is not so
easy thing to compose a land
scape, as it is to paint one. In
arrangement of trees, shrubs and
flowers, any regular arrangement
was avoided, the growths and
forms of nature were carefully
followed and the result made ap-
pears as free and unstudied as
possible.
The love OF flowers has long
been a characteristic of the Japa-
nese people and the arrangement
of living flowers has for hundreds
of years been recognized as fine
art The artist of living flowers
can hope for no permanent glory,
for his works are verify but The
lilies Of a day" and he can only
give beauty to the passing hour.
This summary of the character
istics of Japanese art, is much too
brief, to be other wise than i'm
perfect, the art works and art
thoughts of people so truly ar
tistic, as the Japanese have proved
themselves to be.
| can sell you 100 acres of
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and sliding were largely used for
the more important pictures,
sometimes screen with six
panels will be SO painted that
while the whole forms one COM
position, yet each panel taken
separately forms complete
picture. The mural decorations
on wood and plaster, and the
dainty little paintings on fans
complete the forms of pictorial
art most used now in Japan
In the. sixth century the Bud
dhist priests from Korea formed
the FIRST Japanese school of paint
ings. The paintings at this time
were entirely sacred subjects, used
to decorate the Buddhist shrines.
The British Museum contains
several fine specimens. Many
artists painted in the style of
more than one school, later it was
expected that artists go through
all the schools, by this method
adopting and combining what
appeared to them best in each
school. Kosano Kanooka, was
the first great secular painter of
japan.
In the tenth century the first
purely native art school was
formed under the name of Tosa
school. The eleventh, twelfth and
thirteenth centuries formed the
greatest period of artistic activity.
OF the twelfth century we have
Takuma, Shoga and Tobasojo.
the last named was a marvellous
animal painter. In the thirteenth
century we have Fujiwara Mono
buzano of whose Buddhistic work
the British museum has a fine
specimen. One hundred years
later Koseno Korehisa, who is re-
nowned as the greatest military
painter OF Japan. In 1851 was
born the truly great artist Cho
Densu, who is ranked with kanu-
Okla. The British museum has
the masterpiece by Cho Densu.
The picture is a figure of an arhat
seated with lion at his feet.
In the XIV century we find the
great landscape artists introduced.
One very famous little landscape
is"The Evening Bell" This picture
is painted on a strip of soft, brown
tinted silk. is family touched, a
range OF peaks against the sky.
nearer is a grove of trees, mist
lies in the hollows and softens
the forms and in the distance,
amid the tree tops, peeps out a
temple roof. Nothing could be
more simple yet more complete.
The most famous artists of the
fifteenth century are Shiubin and
Sesshiu. The sixteenth century
number many famous artists of
the Kano school. In the seven
teenth century, Tanyu is the most
famous, handling his brush with
careless ease, he made a smudge,
a few blots and a swirl and be-
hold beautiful landscape was
the result, "a Very Japanese
Whistler" rIts .eyir
The works of Matabei are very
rare. his figures of dancing girls
being particularly graceful.
a great painter of the eigh-
teenth century who did not follow
Ukioya or older schools, but like
Korin followed his own bent, was
Tani Bunchoin, painting land
scapes, figures, birds and flowers
he was a master. Another artist
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JAPANESE ART.
A Paper Written For 7 he Women's
C1ub, By Mrs. Effie James
Hem.

SASoshSo AAio AiS, anu iiohh lhCil
hands it comes in fair articulate
forms, to bless the world"
First in studying Japanese art,
we must remember that we are
entering strange world, where
life and la aguage, and even modes
of thought run on different lines
than ours. --
When Japan only fifty years
ago was thrown open to the
western nations, in our ignorance
were at first inclined to treat
the Japanese as an uncivilized
people. This was great mis-
take, for their civilization is not
only older than ours, but in many
respects has advanced further
than we have ever attained. In
an aesthetic sense the people of
Japan are cultured to degree far
beyond our western standards.
The Japanese are an art loving
people. they worship the beauti-
full, and carry it out even in the
minutest detail in their homes.
In survey of the Arts of Japan
we will begin with the art of
painting. The art of painting was
borrowed by Japan from China,
the first teachers being the Bud
dhist priests who crossed over
from Korea in the sixth century.
The real glories of Japanese
paintings are the works of hun
dreds of years ago. One could as
well Judge of the beauties of Eng
lish literature from the periodicals
of the day, as the paintings of old
Japan from the products of the
more modern schools of recent
years. To know English litera.
ture one mnst read the classics,
to realize the full glory one must
go back to Spencer, Shakespeare
and Milton. And so with Japan
ese art we must go back to the
old masters, to Cho Densu to
Sesshiu with his wonderful
dream landscapes, before we can
realize its grandure. The finest
landscapes in the world are those
painted by the old Chinese and
Japanese artists.
The ordinary instrument for
writing in China and Japan was the
brush dipped in India ink, and to
torn the characters was in itself
an exercise in drawing. Cali
graphy in the old days of mediae
val Europe was considered one
of the fine arts. The Chinese
reckoned painting one of the
branches of Caligraphy.
Even in the late art schools
of Japan the artist never draws
from nature as we do. The
artist seats himself on the floor
the sheet of silk or paper before
him, he gazes steadily at an object
or scene until he has learned it
and can reproduce it at will, then
with first touch he puts in the
central point Of interest, swiftly,
with tull brush. the rest of the
subject is then filed in. Each
stroke is placed on the picture as
it is to. remain and though the re-,
suit may be a master piece the
work may be that OF very few
minutes. He fills the brush with
as much ink OF color as he de-
sires. arranges the hairs in a GER
tain way, (for the loading of the
brush is of great Importance and
then with one single sweep OBJ
tains the whole effect he requires.
Many are the wonderful feats
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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-17
CAR
CAUSES DELAY
New Government Building Cannot
be Completed on Time Wait
ing for Trimmings.

Because a carload of marble and
trimmings for the new government
building has gone astray work is
practically at a standstill and from
present indications the building will
not be completed on contract time,
at the end of this month
Up until week or so ago work
was going along nicely. The Buck
ley Construction Company who have
the contract We're a little behind but
expected to be able to catch up by
putting in arc lights and working
nights, but now that the mechanics
are all compelled 10 lay idle, it may
be month behind the time specified
before the building is completed.
Collector Robert Carson told a
NEWS reporter this afternoon that
he could not say when the people of
his department would move but that
they would be ready at any time. AT
the post Office Assistant Postmaster
Harry Tyrrell said that the post of
flee people could move ar any time
the building was ready
When a NEWS reporter visited the
government building Mr. William
son, who is in charge Of the work for
the government was not at the place
and it was not known when he
would arrive.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-17
DETECTIVES
ON SALARIES.
Prosecutors Are Interested in a
Bill Fixing Salaries Of DeteC-
tives al 81 200.

NEW BRUNSWICK. Jan. 1t
Prosecutor Berdine has received a
draft of a bill, regulating the appoint
ment of prosecutors detectives from
John s. Mackay, assistant prosecutor
of Bergen county. The prosecutor
does not endorse the new measure
fully.
The bill provides for the placing of
prosecutors detectives on salary
basis instead of a per diem and fee
basis. In counties of the size of Mid
dleseX one such officer would be al
lowed and he would have all the pow
ers of a constable or police officer.
His appointment would be by the
prosecutor, subject to the approval
of the Judge of the Court of General
Quarter Sessions. The detective
would be allowed for bills contracted
at the order Of the prosecutor and
approved by the court. The salary
is placed at 200 a year. payable
in equal monthly installments.
An effort is being made to interest
the prosecutors of the state in such a
measure and it will be presented to
the legislature when the time seems
ripe.
Prosecutor Bardine thinks that
there should be a clause in the bill
giving the prosecutors the right to
remove a detective for non-perform-
ance of duty or any other just cause.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-17
INSPECTION SHOWS
LICENSE CONDITIONS.
Police Investigate Places Where
Licensees Not in Charge.

next meeting, which will be held to-
morrow night. The recorder told the
board of eases which mad come up in
police court in which attempts TO
bring offending saloon men to justice
had been rendered difficult by the
fact that just such conditions existed.
In one memorable case the man who
was in charge of the saloon was not
aware who had the license.
Commissioner John Schoonover is
in favor of granting licenses only to
men who will run the places them
selves and who assure the board that
they will not place other men, who
might be improper parties. in charge
This is one way in which the board
can surely help to rectify the evil
That neither the police nor the COM
misisoners could possibly keep track
of all of the deals between saloon
keepers is true, but to grant licenses
only to the men who would run the
places would so far toward bettering
the conditions.
1t was for this reason that the
board refused to grant a license to
Fred Slater for the place at 109
Washington street, but that they
would do so if he disposed of it 10
proper party who would run it him
self. John Demko has now given
notice of his application for a license
for the place.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-17
INSURANCE TRUST IS
NOW THE LATEST.
RumOrs As to Cause Of Increase
In the Insurance Rates.

Additional facts are coming 10
light regarding the recent raise in
insurance rates in this city which
would tend TO indicate that the in
crease was due not only 10 a combin-
alton in the matter by the insurance
companies but also by the local
agents. In some cases the rates have
been doubled, and everyone who in
sures, with a few isolated exceptions,
has felt the force of the increase.
The explanation advanced is that
the rates here in the past have been
TOO low and that the insurance COM
panies have not been making money
in the local field. The rates in New
Brunswick have been materially re-
duced while the local rates have been
raised. Many prOperty-owners who
have looked the matter up are ill
contented with the explanation that
the rates here have been TOO low for
profit until now, and it is reported.
on excellent grounds, that the local
insurance men entered into pact in
order to further back up the increase
in rates decided upon by the insur-
ance companies.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-17
ALPHA COUNCIL
INSTALLATION.
At Last Nights Mseting..-V Vice
Grand Councillor and Dis
triCt Deputy Present.

AT the meeting of Alpha Council
No. /, Loyal Association, in the Odd
Fellows Hall, Smith strcs., last night
nearly every member was present
and it was considered about the best
meeting that the council has held in
a long time. The recently elected of
ficers were installed and other i'm
portant business was attended to.
The new officers are as follows:
Councillor, William Bodle: vice
councillor, Harry Wilson; orator,
John Reilley; marshal, James Hill;
chaplin, Arthur Graham treasurer,
Fred Garretson; recorder, Lewis B.
Dreibelbies collector, Albert Leu.
The officers were installed by Vice
Grand Councillor Tuttle, of Orange,
District Deputy Edwards, of Long
Branch, was also present.
The District Deputy made an ad
dress in which he told of the stand
ing of the order, of how they, like
another order, would not have to
raise the rates and of the many new
members who were joining daily.
Other members present made short
addresses.
After the speech making the mem
bers and guests were served with re-
freshments and enjoyed social
hour.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-17
ALUMNI ISSUE THE BALL A
OF H. s. ECHO GREAT SUCCESS
Special Number Of Interesting
Magazine Is Attractive in
Illustrations and Contents.

The first Alumni issue of the High
School Echo is out today. 1t is the
largest and finest number, artistically
ever issued during the four years of
the Echo's career. 1t has been pre-
pared by a staff chosen from mem
bers of the Alumni and the present
student staff. The articles, stories
and poems are very interesting and
there are, in addition, numerous in
teresting items. 1t is profusely illus
trated with several full page illustra-
lions of graduating classes, the
school, a group of the pins of every
graduating class and an attractive
cover by Francis Seaman. The mag
agine, which is interesting reading
for anyone, has been placed on sale
at the school and elsewhere. 1t is
planned to have one Alumni issue
each year.
The staff of the present issue COM
prised Solomon Esberg, Miss Anna
Holm, H. Ramsay Crowell, Miss Ruth
Hancock and A. H. Boughton, Jr.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-17

An inspection of the saloons of the
city has been made by Chief of Police
Burke, following the developments at
the last meeting of the Board of EX-
else Commissioners, when members
of that body stated that they did not
know of any saloons which were be-
ing run by men who did not have Ii
censes in their own names.
In the investigation it has been
found that there are places where the
law has not been adhered to in that
respect. In one case it was found
that the sign over the door bore one
mans name, the license was in an
other mans name and another man
was running the place. In some sa-
looms, when request was made to
see the license, the proprietor had to
lok in a desk, or drawer or closet, to
find the certificate. The excise Or
dinance requires that the license he
hung up ard displayed in a conspic-
uous place in the room where the
liquors are sold. under penalty.
At the last meeting of the Excise
Board, Recorder Pickersgill address,
ed the board and it was in reply to
him that some of the members ex-
pressed their ignorance of the fact
that any saloons were being run by
men who were not the licensees. The
recorder promised to submit list
of such places to the board at the
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-17
HELD BALL
LAST NIGHT.
The Singing Society VOrWaerts
Enjoyed by Many. Several
Prizes Awarded.

A great success in every way possi-
BILE was the annual masquerade ball
and reception of the Singing Society
Vorwaerts, held in Washington Hall,
in Fayette street last night Hun
dreds OF people were present and all
had a fine time.
The crowd began to gather early
and about 10 o'clock the hall was
well filed. Dancing with masks on
was the feature until II O'Clock when
the prize march took place.
The prizes were awarded as fol-
low: First prize, Mrs. William Mass
opust, handsome clock. She was
dressed as a princess. Second prize
Miss Lena Yost, a cake plate. She
was dressed in a fancy costume.
George Germs, who was dressed as a
wild Zulu, was awarded third prize
a silver shaving mug. The fourth
prize, a picture, went to Miss Ayers.
She was an old maid.
After the masks had been taken
off dancing was resumed and lasted
until this morning. Prof. Steinhaus-
er furnished the music.
The committee in charge worked
hard and faithfully to make the affair
the great success that it was. They
were Messrs. Zehn, Deitzman, Mass
opust and Smith.