. International studio. -plying up and down theriver, unloading theircargo at the pier, whilegroups of American In-dians execute a war danceon a nearby bank. Overthe fireplace we beholdNiagara Falls, and dusk\groups of African origin arescattered around the 1820 Seth purchased a housewhich had been built by asea captain, and which hada very interesting paper,it being brought home 1>\the captain from one ol hislong voyages. It is printedfrom wooden blocks onrice paper in shades olgray and finished byhand. Time has changedthe color to the soft yellow brown ol an oldengraving
. International studio. -plying up and down theriver, unloading theircargo at the pier, whilegroups of American In-dians execute a war danceon a nearby bank. Overthe fireplace we beholdNiagara Falls, and dusk\groups of African origin arescattered around the 1820 Seth purchased a housewhich had been built by asea captain, and which hada very interesting paper,it being brought home 1>\the captain from one ol hislong voyages. It is printedfrom wooden blocks onrice paper in shades olgray and finished byhand. Time has changedthe color to the soft yellow brown ol an oldengraving. The designs are evidently the workof a European artist, but the rice paper and handfinishing stamp it as being a Chinese who could not afford to import wallpapers, painted their walls, either in on<maybe they stencilled a simple pattern in ittnmi of French paper, each one 1containing a picture cither la- mall. I lie chimney breast received especial attention, this MARCH 19 2 2 -three inceRnAcionAL.
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