Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22
NEW YORK SELLS WORK
OF PARIS CHILDREN
Proof Tint Wnr Could Not Slide the
Art Instinct Among the Young
In France.
III MADGE ARTHUR.

NJ" loRh. December li.-Therc
mas been on view until within n few
days ut the metropolitan Museum of
~ an extremely interesting collection
o. the public schools in Paris.
Ordinarily when YOU hear OF chill
uremS arr work, YOU eNpec, something
nav" round something good for all
ages.
10 thiS exhibition most forcibly. was
the manner in which the little folk OF
Paris had mingled natural child-lovo
thorough comprehension that the period
in which they lived WAS one OF stern
realities; that mere rrettiness OF form
land where their elders We're shed
ding blood for the privilege OF life and
t-"ia!s such as helmets. hats iaes, in
sigma. belts. drums. etc.. was shown
in the work of nearly all these chill
drcn. who ranged in age from nine to
sixteen.
The exhibits consisted of decorative
designs tor n wide variety of uses--as
stained glass. mosaics. textiles. wall
papers and pottery. II WAS a spon-
ehir.n eSrrfTs9m by ,hesS ar;iSxins
Shiiaren, doubtless, would have been
confined 10 tho use OF crayon.
!; il doubtful ii. either with brush
or colored pencil. many little girls OF
boys IN this country: could have cX-
ecutcd, or even conceived one Of these
wall paper designs, which particularly
caught my fancy. ON II huif or yellow
enckground there was what at Il little
nistanCc away. appeared TO be syma-
tr'CAI augmentation Of Sprtgs and huds
IN bright hut harmonious hues. Closer
inspection showed that each Spris OF
curvinG vine was in reality a NINA.
tlir" standard OF flags or a bug !cr's
lrnmpe!. and NH, what had had the ap-
drums with their sticks crossed over
;hsin.
~ ;,,,
those iuvtnilc, productions. Did an
: nlerican child desire to typity our
not he OF She have drawn several. Or
perhaps whole. flock OF airnlanas
each. possibly. bearing the letters,
Not. SO these artistic little pupils o.
fSrisian public schools. Strange, bu;
colored plumagc. soaring freely above 4
dcsolntcd plain. typitted in their under
Standing the victories OF the Guync-
Fl:,nCc.
One design Of a pupil of twelve con.
les cnnin of OAK and laurel leaves.
Nhot nHr Eoung pupii-doubtless 4
SIZE ntris sT,E srbn Min" n t'Sid do OF lEh
SSrq;Ssssd nass and an o SGsfssi NED
IN" cocks end the little centers OF The
targets, furnished wonderfully cff.c-
Tive Ho's OF bright red III the general
scheme OF decoration.
= masterpiece OF brilliancy was =
placque hearing the title ri Trium.
nhcr;," upon which Il mammo,h and
gorgeous Cock was standing on the
ilatjrnoui body OF the sable Prussian
eagle.
Some Of these child-artists had been
unable - resist tho lure of depicting
the familiar games OF childhood. as for
example. skipping rope but always
soinewh"r. In ihc picture was the
suTgcst ion OF LA tiuerrc" either by
iINing i!aE, soldiers cap, drum or near
The exhibition was shown in one OF
u" class rooms Of the magnificent
museum, and was visited by multi
iud"s OF New York children from sur
rounding schools. attended by their
tchtnerS, VINO doubtless thus strovc TO
arouse a spirit OF arr emulation in
young American breasts
| fear IL was not in the main sue
C"SSi NJ American youth and young
manhood has demonstrated that in All
tGat pertains TO the art OF war. il need
~ but i!ttlc practice 10 make ii the
,dual OF The French. but natural at
,i,udgs !or brush and color is not an
American characteristics.
on the day of my visit a Young wo-
man iracher was cndcav orine To Doin:
"nl the exc" !lencicS OF tho exhibits to
4 CLASS OF hitccn or more young lads
PRESENTLY. as she turned from the
c,ose inspection OF miniature mosaic
sue stood amazed 10 discover that more
than halr OF the boys had vanished
could have explained the mystery for
had not seen one OF tho bows iudr.
another and heard him say. Eli, conc
on. Jimmie, W" don't want to look at
IhiS Stnti !ct go up stairs and see
the knights in their armour on horse