. Art in France. SlO.—A. BLIYSKN, ARCHITKtT. VILLA AT THE SEASIDE. (Photo. IArchUtclt.) 390 NATURALISM. FOLLOT. BEDROOM. Arl el Decoration.) existence? Our civilisa-tion lias two aspects, oneof which is certainlymodified continuously,that which shows work-rooms, otfices and man will never lookfor pleasure m the placeswhere he works; he re-serves it for the interiorin which he spends hisleisure. And althoughmethods of makmg moneyhave changed a gooddeal, those of enjoying it have varied much less. The factories andmachinery which feed contemporaneous luxury have not transformedth
. Art in France. SlO.—A. BLIYSKN, ARCHITKtT. VILLA AT THE SEASIDE. (Photo. IArchUtclt.) 390 NATURALISM. FOLLOT. BEDROOM. Arl el Decoration.) existence? Our civilisa-tion lias two aspects, oneof which is certainlymodified continuously,that which shows work-rooms, otfices and man will never lookfor pleasure m the placeswhere he works; he re-serves it for the interiorin which he spends hisleisure. And althoughmethods of makmg moneyhave changed a gooddeal, those of enjoying it have varied much less. The factories andmachinery which feed contemporaneous luxury have not transformedthe habits of social life. A cultivated and prosperous society whichbecomes more numerous every day, continues the life led in theeighteenth century by the restricted class of the aristocracy and richcitizens. It is very well content with the furniture in which theancient regime found a perfect combination of elegance and use of this furniture is. in fact, no whit more irksome to it than the expression of ideas in the languageof the Encyclopeedists. Decorativeneologisms have only been essential
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