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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 1912 
A reproduction of Joshua Reynolds’ “Age of 
Innocence” may be had in mezzo tint 
Such subjects as this Titian’s “Portrait of a 
Young Man” are not trite 
zontal panel over a couch, or a beautiful 
panel for some narrow space can be made 
in this way with the use of rich toned prints 
and old brocades. One can fill any space 
desired and even 
framed in hand- 
carved cedar the 
pictures cost any¬ 
where, according 
to the print, bro¬ 
cade, and amount 
of carving, from 
$15 to $50 or $75. 
Incidentally this 
Japanese framing 
is not a subject of 
general knowl¬ 
edge. There are, 
in many of the 
cities, workmen 
who can inexpen¬ 
sively carve ot 
Japanese woods a 
frame that echoes 
the subject matter 
of the print that 
they frame. The examples illustrated 
here show types of work that is 
done in which Japanese brocades 
take the place of mats and the motif 
of the print is made to extend into 
the frame. 
The annual or semi-annual exhi¬ 
bitions of many of the societies 
offer excellent opportunities for 
picking up charming bits of color 
and composition for very moderate 
prices. At a single exhibition there 
may be but a dozen, or even less, 
pictures that come within this cate¬ 
gory. Sometimes the decorative 
treatment of a single spray of 
flowers, showing Japanese influ¬ 
ence, executed on Japanese paper 
and framed in soft browns or grays 
Etchings should be framed with white mats 
and make satisfactory wall decorations 
Japanese artisans in various parts of the country make carved frames that re-duplicate a design 
found in the picture. Here the plum blossoms carry out the motif of the print 
French prints are among those that are very reasonable 
or natural oak, is just the right note of 
color and the proper amount of decoration 
for a bedroom one is furnishing. 
The annual “thumb box” exhibition held 
at the Salman- 
gundi Club of¬ 
fers many oppor¬ 
tunities for pick¬ 
ing up very good 
things at prices 
ranging from $10 
to $100; seldom 
anything above 
that price. These 
sketches are often 
by prominent ar¬ 
tists, and aside 
from the merits 
of the pictures, it 
is often an excel¬ 
lent investment to 
buy such sketches. 
Far better to have 
a small sketch by 
a prominent man 
than a large 
painting by some unknown artist, 
provided the small sketch is a work 
of art. 
In the galleries of New York 
there are really good paintings to be 
had at prices ranging from $10 to 
$40. These are the work of artists 
who are not famous, of course, but 
whose work is excellent and who 
have great possibilities of future dis¬ 
tinction, yet people think nothing of 
putting the same amount of money 
into some picture that has neither 
artistic merit nor any possibility of 
advancing in value. 
Etchings in black and white, pro¬ 
vided they are good, are always safe 
pictures to buy, and it is surprising 
to go into the art galleries and find 
