The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-06

recently In Boston represented N,
"'Sa pubic display Of an interesting
\ movement that has developed in Bos
ION during the past two or tbroe
j years. An attempt Is being made no
soup VI artists to reform the
trainers craft The function Of the
RAINING OF picture and The charac.
: ~ u should have are obyious ana
oUSht 10 be easl1y understood mi
they are often lost 10 view ,rba
frame should enhance the attractive
ness o. me picture ana while n
should be beautiful In Itself il should
Ne silDsefvient to the picture. How
many times when al loss to say soma
lhihg Of a picture have Won remarked
"D'ut me frame, many times quite il
variance with what 1t incosed
Some few rules NAV be mantin,ed
~ paintings require gold frames and
we should try TO get gold leaf which
VIII NOT tarnish after few months.
o. use This is applicable II watar
coIors which perhaps are set nff ~
pest advantage in frames Of gilt
Etchings, engravlngs and nhoto
graphs are suitably framed when an.
closed in frames that tone with their
own colors.
fof prints. frames of black or dark
WOOD are least obtrusive and do nor ,
CONNECT with the color of the picture 1
we can not take up the subject Of
mats in detail However. care sbould r
pe exercised in the choice of tbase
While' glit, gray or brown tones are \
. safe choice. Unusual or striking 1
mats are apt to become passe in 4
short time.
some things to be avoided are -
sandy, gilt or metal frames with
cfoll or ornamental work introduced =;
5olored glass pictures with gold !,
fames, stained mouldings with gilt
ppiied these often are out of place l.
individual treatment of frames f.
erhaps beyond our reach but we can ~
least display quiet and unobtrtIsiva "
'ste IN our choice of frames. =
Fashions change in picture framing eu
IN everything, and yet some of No.
ese rules spoken have not changed
many decades Now we are again ,,..,
flng the natural wood frames sue,
were in use rs years ago II is only -
g freaks and fads which have their -,
y "''' a
As to grouping pictures. opjnione an,
~ III some houses we find too !,
my pictures, the eye is tired and o.
aimed by the sense OF crowded =,
hare VOL 49, Nou'' we prefer nigl
ice If you have many pictures -, "
morne for space resist the feeling ~ =,
they must be in view and keep 4,,aa AZ
ne in the background literally II , ~,
mi be good idea to let them 70 - ~! ~
little, the idea the Japanese 'el
e IN the matter OF brio a.brac. Ger. ~
pieces put aside for time ann 9e'',i'
exhibited to take the places of a'ia
ie first in view. fhlsi
)me rnlae wa 49,, MI
ures. brotf
should rather prefer flower pieces wen
themselves, landscapes alone W i
IS placed together. each rather ~
ing to its own class. win
atef colors and oils should no. ''o -, =
ing in close proximity. h'
there are number of small plepe
res for use in one room mt III la
on one wall to themselves az lehc
than scatter them among MI
r neighbors. city S
MY portraits, unless works Of Drown
re most suitably hung in bed isils
; though opinions differ about Chas'
They are of logs i,,,o,oet farmer
hence ouph+ to ~ Mr.
cuous positions. pils. II
now as tn baroiro +ho -, FOR f
OF our subject 1t Is an MI
attic truth in connection 18th our toy
hang ng tina, he plain wall Mark
on which pictures are shown heetini
antage All Thought If niot,ra@ Saturda
seems lost in the choice of MISS
lpers. Cairo
u have a large eowerad n,nor GranC
yer pictures the hotter CT Ray
efS do not permit MANY pic. from ii
or We constantly find broken lhankii
pattern. G. A. I
first rule in the hanging of Mrs.
is that they should alwoys Cair2. 4
Inc with the eve-not sl,ied with frie
above the head They should -
forward at an angle but lie -
lat to he wall. Small pictures
re stoned TO the wall and in G
at hang the means of hanging ~
be as inconspicuous as pos
FER draw attention to that bv
picture is held in position.
your best picture in he hes
your room Sometimes we for These
4u" ten " light on our pic.
ever and better pictures not
insignificant ones-you feel Rqisens
OuTgrOW certain piot,trop oualif