New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11

tenth centuries before Christ-in decora-
/ tive schemes. in this country. has been
retarded I'm the opinion Of an acknowl-
edged expert authority. George II. Jones.
! by the intrusting of really meritorious
decorative schemes to poor workmen. IN
the 'penny-wise" effort to reduce costs
to a minimum He says, however. that
| the promise is excellent. for the reason
! that people are becoming educated 10 Tile
aesthetic value OF marquetry. and to an
appreciation of the vast difference be-
| tween good and cheap work. with the
increasing refinement Of taste. and the
growing demand for English styles IN
furniture. i'm which it is most used, 1t IS
rapidly displacng the more barDarlc
splendor Of the gorgeous metallic orna-
mentatiOn."
That the decorators themselves are
turning to marquetry is one evidence Oh
| their art progress for what art deco
rative" can surpass i'm loneliness and re-
! finement the one. an example OF when
ELECTED the eulogium pronounced by
Saba Castigloni upon the works Of Fra
Damiano (siXteen,h century,. who. he
! said effected in wood AS much AS the
great Appeles did with his pencil; even
think that the colors in wood are more
wildly brilliant and beautiful than those
used by painters. so that these most eX-
cellent works may be considered q new
style Of painting without colors-a thing
much 10 be wondered at
Mr.. Jones thinks "our Workmanship
greatly surpasses that done abroad. ON
the other side they are. to an extent. at
standstnl. while we are progressing.
owing TO the fact that over there me
craft is represented by the family work
ing with small means and I'm a small way,
instead Of as here. by strong manutact-
uring concerns which are aOundantly able
to employ the best Of machinery and ac-
! cessories, and TO get any quantity Of the
choicest material For which reasons.
he adds. our work - also much CHEAPER
than theirs
THE MARQCETRY MAN"
The expert above quoted generally
| known as Jones the marquetry man
| with the emphasis on the article. after
| serving 4 seven years apprenticeship un-
! der noted French master. commenced
| business for himself some twenty -odd
! years ago. and from the very start. began
TO forge his way 10 the goal to which
his ambition pointed. IN. acknowledged
leadership of the craft ia America. And
he attained that position more than
decade since.
The secret Of his remarkable success Is
to be- found i'm 4 rather unusual union OF
,Ff Inn a con
ndent. we'll equipped business man. which
is to say In the makeup of Mr. Jones
himself Ills mastery Of the art Tor eN-
ampl"s uf which Cicero paid $1,000
cest"rces about s-6.zajl. Assinlus POLIO
, So 300 kiug Juba. >633l3 ana the trtheSl
, family Si3.s56. each FOR single Slap-t iue
! the said slab was of the Invaluable cltroh
that grew I'M the Atlas Mountaius-lS To
be seen iu the specimens OF finished ana
unfinished work shown the visitor 10 the
biz plane at sd street and Second ave
nue. y description OF these would ica"
something like that 81 Maueo 'oidclo.
Of the works of the Ma AM d4SS y. D.,
la Cocoa. n FranciOpl and the ia Soril
Gallo. those most solemn masters 81
Florence. THEN great variety oi tninSs'
palaces towers. churches mountains
flowers. fruits. animals humans. 3u re-
markabc iu their fidelity 10 nature M
their form texture and coIorne.
Among his many great dcieNcIneh'S
are 20 be noted me ulalpurllN N"ih vi
the s25.url table sent hy the Gorham COM
pany To the - Louis Worlds Fair; the
J. Pierpont Morgan library. and the resi-
dence Of Thomas f. Ryan. here. To
these should perhaps. bee added the pri-
vate car of President Baor of the Phila-
delphia 4 Reading Railroad Company
FOR which Mr. Jones designed and exc
cuted the decoration. dt may be men,
toned. Incidentally that Nh Jones IS
said to have the cali ON all the work
of consequence iu his line for the rail-
roads. AS well ~ au extensive patronage
from the leading decorators
He is now engaged upon the -. John
the Divine chapel ana upon the homes
of the Hon John WauamaNer. near Phil
adelphia. ana ex-senator Aldrich. oi
Rhode Island
While his fifteen thousand feet of floor