. Lace work in the field of decoration. silk and lace shade-Every scroll and flower, every stitch andknot, was indicated in full size on our large scale patterns, which weresent to Europe and the laces after being most sympathetically made,were duly returned to us without a single mistake or imperfection. IV Art is needed in this trade to a degreewe realize best when we observe theproduct of those manufacturers whoare unable to step beyond the sheercommercial precincts of their , having determined that this isreally an art craft, we should follow itas such, and we should bring to itss
. Lace work in the field of decoration. silk and lace shade-Every scroll and flower, every stitch andknot, was indicated in full size on our large scale patterns, which weresent to Europe and the laces after being most sympathetically made,were duly returned to us without a single mistake or imperfection. IV Art is needed in this trade to a degreewe realize best when we observe theproduct of those manufacturers whoare unable to step beyond the sheercommercial precincts of their , having determined that this isreally an art craft, we should follow itas such, and we should bring to itsservice the best we know and feel ofthings artistic; then we raise and dig-nify our task and lead it into a certainrelation with the far greater art ofarchitecture. But there must be something like acommunity of aim and of spirit and acommon sense of those things so fine A lace panel of somewhat formal character but graceful medallion in such an arrangement is made to count, anddeliver its full message of beauty. [12]. A draped silk and lace shade—This was made for a series of windowsin a salon done in the Francois I period and designed to harmonizewith this environment. The shade shown opposite was for the win-dows of a French music room in the style of Louis XVI, each one ofthe scries having a different arrangement of musical instruments inthe oval medallion. and so high that bring architectureinto accord with lofty aspirations. But laces possess intrinsically some-thing more than an appeal; for theyhave that which dignifies them and setsthem apart from purely feminine adorn-ments. Beyond their use as lovelyscreens at doors and windows, theyhave special significance of their ownin the complete decorative are not as chairs to sit upon, rugsto tread on, or tables to lay food upon;they carry thought and fancy their diaphanous substance we maydiscover something of the essentialspirit of beauty that too often eludesus in the more material o
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