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Italy.
Lodge Les Amis de 1 'Avenir , received the folloAVing communication : — Private Cabinet of the P . S . G . G . Grand Master , Garibaldi . To all brethren of the universal Masonic brotherhood , greeting ,
I am most thankful to you for the complimentary expressions in which you have couched your delightful letter , dated August 15 th . I shall direct the Supremo Council of the Grand Orient of Palermo to enter upon a fraternal intercourse with your most respectable lodge .
To you , and to all the associates of the French Demoeratia inilit . ans , which is the hope of all mankind , I send fraternal greeting . Your devoted , G . GAEIBALDI , 33 ° . Orient of Caprera , Oct . 25 th , 1864 , V . E .
Supreme Council of the Grand Orient of Italy , of the ancient Scottish rite , adopted by the Orient of Palermo . Palermo , Nov . 2 Cth , 1 SG 4 , V . E . Dearest Brethren , —It gives us much plec sure to inform yon that our Most Illustrious Grand Master ,
G . Garibaldi , has transmitted to us tho original of the plate of your respectable lodge , bearing the date of August 15 th last . We hail Avith happiness ancl delight your proposal to enter upon a friendly intercourse Avith the lodges of our circle , and Ave hasten to ive them due notice of
g your intention ; and Ave forward to you their titles , as shown in the enclosed roll . You may , clearest brethren , freely confer with them in future , and rest assured that they will be , like us , most delighted to exchange sentiments of mutual fraternity , and co-operate Avith you to bring about
the realisation of our hearty wishes for the Masonic brotherhood . Accept , dearest brethren , our fraternal salutations .
Do _ u _ . ico ZACCAEIO , L . G . M . ad interim . A list of the fifty-one lodges of the circle of the Orient of Palermo , is appended to this communication .
Art As Applied To Furniture.
ART AS APPLIED TO FURNITURE .
At the last monthly meeting of the Bristol Society of Architect ^ , Mr . C . S . Fripp in tbe chair , after Mr . E . W . Godwin had made some observations on the progress of the students ' class , Mr . H . Crisp read a paper on Art as applied to
Domestic Furniture , of Avhich Ave give an outline : — The present century , he remarked , has Avitnessed a revival of art , and this revival has shown during the last few years a . decided advance , generally speaking , in the right direction . But Avith all this little , if any , encouragement has been given
to the manufacture of art furniture , the public , as a rule , being quite satisfied to place themselves in the upholsterers' hands , thus being entirely guided and controlled in their selection of the articles they may require , as to what is the correct thing for this room or that room , by the opinions and
assertions of a man who , though he may be a respectable and honest tradesman , is , with very feAv exceptions , no more competent to thus adjudicate than the veriest child . We may often meet with men , and Avomen too , whose knowledge of the fine arts and AA hose opinions thereon pass
current in the world , and sometimes happily right in their choice or judgment iu such matters . But , when they come to the question of furniture , all they really know of the matter is what they want , ancl what they like or dislike , and for AA'hich likes and dislikes they can assign no better reason than that they do so like or dislike . What course , therefore , is pursued by those persons of otherwise good
ancl cultivated VIOAVS when they are called upon to furnish their houses , and in the building and decoration of which they have , perhaps , given eAddence of the possession of cultivated minds ? They go to their upholsterer , and , if they do not actually ask for his opinion , they tacitly alloAV themselves
to be persuaded into this or that as "fashionable , " " genteel , " and "much in request . " The result is that , instead of having their walls covered with stories on grounds of plain or diapered colours , you see large and unmeaning patterns , " the last neAv design , " full of confusion and distortion .
The same thing applies to their curtains , and hideous and senseless scrolls , and twists , and mouldings , and caning , and perhaps gilding and tasteless decorations , are seen in their massive and expensiA r e furniture . It is really at times matter for Avonderment AVIIO and where are the designers of all these tortuous twists and absurdities ; and what makes the matter more offensive is that in
many things , such as glass frames , cornices , & c , all this elaboration and show is but mere deception , consisting of composition work stuck on in different pieces , Avhich many an innocent and unsuspecting purchaser , when too late , discovers to his surprise and cost . It is an easily proved fact that scarcely
ever is an article to be found coming from a modern upholsterer ' s shop Avhich cau in any AVay obtain credit for possessing tiie commonest principles of good design . HOAV often are to be seen articles of furniture , Avhich , if left almost entirely to then OAvn simple and necessary form of construction
and framework , Avould be good in design and pleasing to the eye , but which are turned into shapeless and ugly objects by ha \ dng the structure carefully concealed by all sorts of paddings , stuffings , carvings , and tAvistings . Take , for examplethe puffedand bloAvn-out settees and
, , couches in the fashionably-furnithed drawingrooms , snd the common easy-chair of the present day . When we see our domestic architecture improving - , whyshouldthe accessories to ourdwellings
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Italy.
Lodge Les Amis de 1 'Avenir , received the folloAVing communication : — Private Cabinet of the P . S . G . G . Grand Master , Garibaldi . To all brethren of the universal Masonic brotherhood , greeting ,
I am most thankful to you for the complimentary expressions in which you have couched your delightful letter , dated August 15 th . I shall direct the Supremo Council of the Grand Orient of Palermo to enter upon a fraternal intercourse with your most respectable lodge .
To you , and to all the associates of the French Demoeratia inilit . ans , which is the hope of all mankind , I send fraternal greeting . Your devoted , G . GAEIBALDI , 33 ° . Orient of Caprera , Oct . 25 th , 1864 , V . E .
Supreme Council of the Grand Orient of Italy , of the ancient Scottish rite , adopted by the Orient of Palermo . Palermo , Nov . 2 Cth , 1 SG 4 , V . E . Dearest Brethren , —It gives us much plec sure to inform yon that our Most Illustrious Grand Master ,
G . Garibaldi , has transmitted to us tho original of the plate of your respectable lodge , bearing the date of August 15 th last . We hail Avith happiness ancl delight your proposal to enter upon a friendly intercourse Avith the lodges of our circle , and Ave hasten to ive them due notice of
g your intention ; and Ave forward to you their titles , as shown in the enclosed roll . You may , clearest brethren , freely confer with them in future , and rest assured that they will be , like us , most delighted to exchange sentiments of mutual fraternity , and co-operate Avith you to bring about
the realisation of our hearty wishes for the Masonic brotherhood . Accept , dearest brethren , our fraternal salutations .
Do _ u _ . ico ZACCAEIO , L . G . M . ad interim . A list of the fifty-one lodges of the circle of the Orient of Palermo , is appended to this communication .
Art As Applied To Furniture.
ART AS APPLIED TO FURNITURE .
At the last monthly meeting of the Bristol Society of Architect ^ , Mr . C . S . Fripp in tbe chair , after Mr . E . W . Godwin had made some observations on the progress of the students ' class , Mr . H . Crisp read a paper on Art as applied to
Domestic Furniture , of Avhich Ave give an outline : — The present century , he remarked , has Avitnessed a revival of art , and this revival has shown during the last few years a . decided advance , generally speaking , in the right direction . But Avith all this little , if any , encouragement has been given
to the manufacture of art furniture , the public , as a rule , being quite satisfied to place themselves in the upholsterers' hands , thus being entirely guided and controlled in their selection of the articles they may require , as to what is the correct thing for this room or that room , by the opinions and
assertions of a man who , though he may be a respectable and honest tradesman , is , with very feAv exceptions , no more competent to thus adjudicate than the veriest child . We may often meet with men , and Avomen too , whose knowledge of the fine arts and AA hose opinions thereon pass
current in the world , and sometimes happily right in their choice or judgment iu such matters . But , when they come to the question of furniture , all they really know of the matter is what they want , ancl what they like or dislike , and for AA'hich likes and dislikes they can assign no better reason than that they do so like or dislike . What course , therefore , is pursued by those persons of otherwise good
ancl cultivated VIOAVS when they are called upon to furnish their houses , and in the building and decoration of which they have , perhaps , given eAddence of the possession of cultivated minds ? They go to their upholsterer , and , if they do not actually ask for his opinion , they tacitly alloAV themselves
to be persuaded into this or that as "fashionable , " " genteel , " and "much in request . " The result is that , instead of having their walls covered with stories on grounds of plain or diapered colours , you see large and unmeaning patterns , " the last neAv design , " full of confusion and distortion .
The same thing applies to their curtains , and hideous and senseless scrolls , and twists , and mouldings , and caning , and perhaps gilding and tasteless decorations , are seen in their massive and expensiA r e furniture . It is really at times matter for Avonderment AVIIO and where are the designers of all these tortuous twists and absurdities ; and what makes the matter more offensive is that in
many things , such as glass frames , cornices , & c , all this elaboration and show is but mere deception , consisting of composition work stuck on in different pieces , Avhich many an innocent and unsuspecting purchaser , when too late , discovers to his surprise and cost . It is an easily proved fact that scarcely
ever is an article to be found coming from a modern upholsterer ' s shop Avhich cau in any AVay obtain credit for possessing tiie commonest principles of good design . HOAV often are to be seen articles of furniture , Avhich , if left almost entirely to then OAvn simple and necessary form of construction
and framework , Avould be good in design and pleasing to the eye , but which are turned into shapeless and ugly objects by ha \ dng the structure carefully concealed by all sorts of paddings , stuffings , carvings , and tAvistings . Take , for examplethe puffedand bloAvn-out settees and
, , couches in the fashionably-furnithed drawingrooms , snd the common easy-chair of the present day . When we see our domestic architecture improving - , whyshouldthe accessories to ourdwellings