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smeared over with gum. Or he could
satisfy himself with the mere infusion
into the body OF oil OF the cedar tree. i'm
mersion Of the body In natrum. AND inc
dissolving Of the flesh so that nothing
would be left but skin and bone. Thus
facing the unwound mummy three thou
sand years after II was laid In the grave
one may learn Of the science which In
that faraway time gave. as II were, a
new life 10 the frail tenement or clay.
AID FOR PRACTICAL WORKERS.
From mummes TO laces is long STEP
but It IS interesting 10 take 1t. just 10 en-
phasize the range of the instruction avail
able al the museum. After the disinter-
ested learning that relates TO Vanished
past we may turn TO the everyday pracu-
cal benefits which flow from the COLLECTION
Of hln,y fabrics that famous women have
worn and that may contribute In one way
or another to the dress OF to-day. Tech
meal schools for girls and the establish
ments where the apparel OF women is
made go TO the museum for precious sug-
gestions. The great shops send there the
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departments 70 study the laces and stuffs
and thereby get q clearer understanding
Of different weaves, colors and designs
than can be obtained from books
French designer employed by an Ameri-
can lace firm made many working pat
terms from one particular piece in the
museum, and the value OF this was seen
in enormous sales that followed. Then,
too. groups Of women who use the needle
for pleasure arc beginning to spend hours
in the museum studying various sttches.
There they learn TO distinguish between
needle point and bobbn lace and event
ually 10 trace the development OF ancient
embroidery from the Coptic worker DOWN.
They grow more skiful and their sense
OF beauty is enriched. Is it too much TO
believe that consciously or unconsciously'
When they proceed TO choose new nat OF
q new dress, they are the surer and the
broader in taste because from time to
time they have subjected themselves TO
the Inspiration of the past? We lay stress
upon this phase Of the life of the museum
III has a life Of it's own because II can
not be too often emphasized that the col
comparatively speaking, as well as the
man or woman in business, can always
md something worth while in those mex
haustble galleries But for the moment
We keep especially in mind the way IN
which the museum is steadily feeding the
resources and building UP the fortunes OF
americas practical workers.
Many firms of interior decorators, many
ndnufactU ers Of furniture. tapestries,
yewelry and silverware. not only in New
FORK, but from all parts Of the country,
SEND their designers to the museum both
70 copy things there and to browse at
large for ideas. They make mscropic ex-
aiiinafions Of faded textiles. They draw
shetches and take notes OF antique tri-
oinphs of the carver's art. They study
"hat the metal worker has done In the
past and incidentally. not only profit by
nis decorative inventions but get light on
ms mode OF overcoming the difficulties In
MS material Again. too. guides and
eurators are at hand to supply bits of
ssoteric knowledge We may learn. for
Example. how old metals have diseases OF
'nelr own that In time destroy or render
mem useless, and that these diseases arc
transmitted from one metal TO another