New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06

frame, TO hsvs <net psrturs Of Iarss rs.. - 3, =
inches, 50 30 be readily seen and not b -.
fused with otner pictures Hers another sIemantars
rule Of psychology enters n . frame contains .~,.
srsi different pictures. no matter II their suh,-.
srs closely related ths resultant mental hnpr,sw-.
IN Generally tumble. For tbs zane reason -.
style of fnish, one style OF mount and one s<yss
Of frame for all the pictures were decided ma
rhis uniform method OF mounting ard fr.znsn.
rnakes the subject Of the pfcturs tsslf tha ebF-s
z..sura 20 which TIE attention OF the visitor "a ~
ursIry diyeeted The pictures al havs tho platturr,
finish are mounted with broad black bordsrH a.
are framed In narrow black frames Of oak n
labels too are Uniform consisting OF white leess-,
arranged IKE headlines % average rsvH
paper. and resembling them In stza stmDlIet,
oisarness and terseness OF expression sousSs
without ssrsationalism. which n1tht distract susa
attention from the, picture ITSELF
with such q large proportion Of tn sxhfhsi a
such q Uniform character the problem Of nacktrs
ard shipping Il was vastly simpnnsd Mr.. vstL-,
had improved trunks specially bulk for ths sxhA
with uniforr1 vertical compartments into each oss
OF which picture fitted Each pioturs nov has aa
own compartment
GROUPING THE PICTURES.
when these details had bean worked out ehsr-
Eross the question OF how the pictures should -
grouped It was finally decided to adopt the to-
lowing classification: l. The breeding place Of tsa
tissass: z how Il spreads; how It may - cured
(a) when first discovered. (b) In It's early stzzsz
(c1 when well navapcsd. I'D home treatmsnti 1
how the disesss may Be prevented Pictures th.s
can be grouped under one head ars hung IN 4 vsr.
teal under the c<sT from moulding ssxsa
feet from the floor At the top In Uniform typ.
white On O black background. the signdcanes a
the group IN set forth. The visitors eye naturaz,
travels from the heading At ths top down from cue
picture to another until II reaches the bottom ons
and then 20 thu next heading, down the nsxt Eas a
pictures. and Little sfort Is needed 70 IN.
In the lesson told By exhibits grouped IN this xsy
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feeling Of exhaustion which he generally cca.s
away from q VISIT 10 q museum
A novel method az hanging II used which n.F,x
the picture frames and keeps the pictures Sac
against the wall. The top picture IN a nns u rus-
pended By the ordinary means 70 the nou,dzx
The next picture L. suspended 70 the one Ehovs -
little invisible hooks which ct into the frames n
saeh, and down tina line This n1sthod do..
entirely away with projecting hooks. which uiskf
scratch the other pictures or break %. and nzs.
tains q uniformity Of spacing between tns plctzrs
The method OF hanging, the nsthod Of Erouotz
ths uniform size Of the pictures and the inpgsna
trunks have made 70 possible 20 unpack and ~
Up OF take down and pack, the exhibit IN Tires
hours where Il used 70 take three days. Net arfg
this but extra expenses are involved IN lie
prooess sthe. In the buying OF crates. the hiring a
professional packers In damage TO the sxhibtsE
There II also another advantage. and sy means
the least The trunks are never in the way. -
cause they act a. stands for the tenement hcuss
models which . part Of tho exhibition Thar
three Of these models. Zach OF either = typlea
or Of ideal block Of tenement houses In this city
Each Is incIosed in glass showcase which exactly
covers the tops OF two Of the trunks placed side ~
side These models themselves have special trunks
iato which they may be packed. Showcases and al
This In itself means q saving OF hundreds Of doaxG
One model Of q typical tenement block IN thls
city cost the Charity Organization Society nOoa Il
tie nrst cardboard model OF It's kind uaads
and IN It's early journeys from city to city packed
In q wooden packing case, and exhibited without
showcase. g used to be damaged 70 the extent %
from 500 to 80 . single trip. This happens No
more.