Art Out-of-Doors 



may be so hampered as to destroy the 

 artistic value of their work if a rigorous 

 adherence to the first bargain is enforced. 



It is, of course, difficult to say upon which 

 side the blame more often rests. There are 

 certainly artists in this time and land who 

 lack conscience of any kind and commit 

 depredations ' ' upon the pockets of their 

 chents without the excuse of giving them 

 a superior piece of vrork in return for its 

 extra cost. There are others who, while 

 their artistic conscience is highly devel- 

 oped, have little pecuniary conscience : 

 they honestly desire to give their client 

 work of the highest quality, but they fail 

 to remember that they are likewise bound 

 to respect his pocket, and, if needful, to 

 show him that he cannot have the best for 

 the price he is wiUing to pay. 



On the other hand, clients too often 

 insist on having the best without regard 

 to cost, and afterward grumble about the 

 cost ; or, a price once settled upon, they 

 alter their demands without sufficiently 

 considering that this may mean unavoidable 

 increase in price. The task of a designer, 



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