Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . SHOP WINDOWS. 343 Turneresque sea view, modeled in larletans and bunt-ings. A vessel was on the sea, gallantly sailing overgreat waves of blue bunting. In the background wereshadowy hills of tulle, which, like the white-toweredcity in the ballad, rose — On the dim horizonAs in a land of dreams. Time deals even more cruelly with these muslin worksof art than it does with Turners brilUant colors. Thething of beauty is not a joy forever, but is ruthlesslytorn apart to be sold by the piece, and to make roomfor some n
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . SHOP WINDOWS. 343 Turneresque sea view, modeled in larletans and bunt-ings. A vessel was on the sea, gallantly sailing overgreat waves of blue bunting. In the background wereshadowy hills of tulle, which, like the white-toweredcity in the ballad, rose — On the dim horizonAs in a land of dreams. Time deals even more cruelly with these muslin worksof art than it does with Turners brilUant colors. Thething of beauty is not a joy forever, but is ruthlesslytorn apart to be sold by the piece, and to make roomfor some newer pageant. Next in importance to color is the relation to one an-other of the articles in the window. In a display ofpale evening silks, for example, thie laces and lightgloves are introduced by the thoughtful artist, who, bya little tact, can literally force his goods on the unwarycustomer. He never crowds his window with hand-some fabrics, for he knows that quantity would detractfrom quality. When he feels doubtful as to the bestmethod of working up the materials which
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