Studio International Volume 20 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...furniture generally. These apparently secondary subjects are of immense importance, and their careful consideration is absolutely necessary in the planning of a beautiful garden. Mr. Mawson has approached his subject with considerable knowledge of the elements of success in garden-planning, and with excellent judgment in the selection of well-designed details. The architect and the would-be owner of a really satisfactory garden cannot do better than consult his treatise, for it is full of suggestions, some of which will undoubtedly be found useful. Art in Needlework. By Lew1s F. Day. (London: B. T. Batsford.) Books upon the embroiderer's craft are numerous. The subject has been dealt with from every point of view, and with so many means of instruction available for the worker, the present age should be more notable for its advancement in the art than we fear it can actually lay claim to be. But, given the desire to do good work, and the time in which to do it, we know of no volume upon the subject that could be of more practical aid to the worker than this excellent handbook by Mr. Day. The numerous illustrations are of especial value, as they are produced upon such a scale that the style and character of every stitch is clearly shown. With such representations as models, letterpress becomes almost a superfluity; and yet Mr. Day's interesting details will be found instructive. ATos Humoristes. By Adolphe Br1sson. (Paris: Societe d'Fxlition Artistique.) Price 12 francs. Admirers of the drawings of Caran D'Ache, J. L Forain, Hermann-Paul, Leandre Robida, Steinlen. and Willette, will find much to interest and amuse them in the collection which M. Brisson has brought together and upon which he discourses so brightly and entertainingly. Heraldry in Relation to S...