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TUESDAY, › MARCH 4, 1919

THE APPRECIATION OF PICTURES."

MRS. MOPHERSON'S LECTURE.

distract our attention, from the idea of the picture of which they are

a part.

OVERSEA WAR BRIDES.

soldiers how in this country have "Sopie 7,000 wives of Australian

either been sent or are awaiting

passage to their new homes," stated

high authority

to a Daily

THE CHINA MAIL.

"THE STUNTS."

ENTERTAINMENT IN SANTON ON SATURDAY.

The Stunts" are paying a visit to Canton during the week-end, and are giving a vaudeville entertainment at the Canton Club theatre on Saturday. It will be the first oppor- tunity that the Canton "public" will have the opportunity of hearing this shre them that a treat is in store for talented Company, and we can as them, in the way of music and mirth

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY LIMITED, HONGKONG.

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The accounts for the year ending 31st December 1918 have been closed and (subject to audit show a profit for the year 1918 working of about $57.800.

commend that this should be dealt. The Consulting Committee re

with as follows:-

carried forward $410.435.95 from Balance at Debit of P. and L..ac.

1917 alca

45,800.00.

The Company ha under- Profit for 1918working-about Messrs. H. W, Ramsey A. Ramsey, about $12.000.. gone some little change. $57800, Borus to Staff at Refinery Dick d'Almada and W. Gaimaraes remain in the Company. Miss-leaving a balance at Debit of P. Phyllis d'Almada has devered her&L a/c of about $364,635.95 Connection with the Company, the Misses, Elfrida Osmund, G. Ratavet, to be carried to the present year's ingthe inevitable "frills and flounces." Annie Silva and D. Rasavet supply working.

tive vices-exactness of costume. truth of effect and local colour. Tolstoi says there are four kinds of counterfeit art which are not real art.. Artist incapable of real art have devised methods of producing imitations of art Mr. C. Thorne presided over a large audience at the Helena May painting of photographic detail is a a

But whilst we recognise that the Institute yesterday when Mrs. J. L.hindrance to art when it is an end in Chronicle representative. McPherson, one of the Colony's most people in the subject of the pictures itself and used "either to interest)

From two to three thousand have talented artists, gave a lecture on or to show the artist's dexterity, we already gone. Several ships have "The Appreciation of Pictures." In must remember that the exact repro-been handed over by the Ministry of the course of her lecture she said:duction of detail may still be used if Shipping for use early in the New it is used solely to express the idea year, one of which will carry 1,100 We all know the man who, when of feeling of the picture. The homely asked about pictures, says "I am a details of the Dutch interior do not passengers. plain man. I don't know anything

The passages are free of all charge about art with a capital A. but

for both soldier and family, except know what I like." There is an air

Ideas conveyed by pictures are of

where the returning man prefers to of stolidity about such a man-he is two kindsideas of form and colour pay his own way. There have been entirely content with his unaffected with spiritual or human significance, many cases of wealthy privates position, he implies that nothing can i most Western art; ideas of travelling in state at their own move him. that he does not desire to human significance, as in all Eastern Government-ineets the whole cost, form and colour, without spiritual or expense. But as a rule the Australian know anything about Art, that his and much Western art. If you can- which works out at £23 a head. opinion of any picture is the opinion of nat receive the idea of a picture, or

The Company has gone through The coxswain of the Star Ferry all sensible men. If one seeks to appreciate the perfection or the in- for repatriation are many from

Among the crowd of applications ton show and the programme is reported in Saturday's China Mail much arduous rehearsal for the Can-launch. Evening Star, who was 29 discover what kind of a picture such perfection. of its expresfion, if you Australians who elected to take their which "The Stunts" so successfully slaughter, as a sequel to the recent a man likes, one generally finds see nothing in a picture of which you discharge in England. Most of them presented in Hongkong. The con collision between the Evening Star even of a better standard than that charged before Mr. Wood, with map- (a) that he likes pictures which do not know the title, if you must were recent emigrants to Australia, certed numbers from the amateur and junk, which resulted in the remind him of something or some have a story to be interested, if, like and they have been living at their standard will be a revelation. Can wife of the junk master being throwa place which he has seen, especially the man who knows nothing about old homes in this country since con-ton residents who wish to have a overboard. and killed by the propeller such as remind him of some jart, you need an interest outside the valescence. adventurous or sentimental passage picture, such as its resemblance to in his life (b) that he likes pictures something in your own life, then it will not entitle them and their wives

Obviously their change of mindtainment are advised to book early. discharged..

really enjoyable two hours' enter of the launch, was this afternoon which tell a story, such as Luke does not mean that you have no to share the privileges of the men still Filde's "The Doctor" (c) that the artistic sense, it means that your in the ranks. The question of their likes pictures with a pretty colouring artistic education has been wrong. retura is, however, engaging the (d) that he likes beautiful faces, graceful figures, luxurious furnish their best, systematically, to killment, who will no doubt live up to Up to recent years schools did attention of the Australian Govern- ings he likes to see in pictures the artistic sense of children. Itheir reputation for generous dealing.

The art of painting, like all other myself have seen in this Colony a arts, is for the expression of ideas nearer to genius than anything I drawing by a child which came or feelings and the more perfect the have seen here, returned by the relationships between the expression school-teacher labelled and the idea, the more perfect the

dirty and art. The joy of art is two-fold-it artistic expression of little children is in the perception of the idea, and

what he sees in life.

untidy." What chance has the

under the handicap of cleanliness

it is in the appreciation of the perfect and tidiness? Each child whose relationship between the idea and its

expression.

school life crushes his artistic sense

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Mrs. McPherson then referred to and fails to train his artistic ability

to representatives of three schools from training his fingers to hold the and over tail. Collar No. 1309. Any of teaching about Art-Ruskin,pencil and brush) each child who person George Moore and Tolstoi. Ruskin, suffers this, loses the joy of artistic DREAPER Royal Naval Hospital will returning above to Tra

expression, the 'oy of the appreciat be rewarded. which comes with the development ion of art, and the added intelligence') of any faculty of mind. The newer system of teaching drawing pre- supposes the presence of artistic

who looked upon Whistle''s art as a por of paint flung in the face of the aublic, says: "The greatest picture is that which conveys to the mind of the spectater the greatest number of the greatest ideas call an idea great in proportion as

and I

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and the results are astounding.

In our appreciation of the relation between expression and idea there are one or two points we might notice. (a) Distrust the pictures which tell a story with photographic detail unless the detail has decora live value. (b) Look for the cer

the mind, as it more fully occupies, and in occupying, exercises and exalts the faculty by which it is received. If this be the definition of great art, that of the grea aptist naturally follows. He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas. That sounes alltainty of touch in the expression. right." said the lecturer, until you

The artist 'knows what he intends to do and does.it. He does not fumble.

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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE stupidity of the perfectly logical dom, or the expression of the idea SHAREHOLDERS of the above. Com conclusion. The sum of his works will be faulty and obscure. (c) In pany will be held at the Offices of the the greatest number of ideas-judging purely decorative art conGeneral Agents, Pedder's Street, on then Sidney Cooper has a good sider whether, the picture or decor- THURSDAY, the 27th instant, as chance, for he painted until he was ated surface, considered as a mere 11.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving collection of lines and colours, is the Report and Statement of Accounte In dealing with George Moore, she pleasing to the eye. I have been for the year ending 31st December, said that that teacher's definition told that one ought to consider the 1918. was Art.is surely but a scries of uses, to which the decoration will be conventions which enable us to put and make the subject suitable to express our speria sense of beauty the use.

85."

It has come to me with a kind of "revelation, said Mrs. McPherson, how right Tolstoi is about art. He

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for beauty is everywhere" and Finally, what is the value of art? abounds in subtle manifestations. Tolstoi says it unites men:"Art Things ugly in themselves become is not, as the metaphysicians say, beautiful by association, or perhaps the manifestation of some mysterious. I should say that they become idea of beauty, or God; it is not, as picturesque." According to George the aesthetical physiologists say, a "Moore, beauty is all that we have to game in which man lets off his excess look for. But is it so simple after of stored-up energy; it is not the ex- all? What is beauty? Don't we pression of man's emotions by 'ex differ in our conceptions of what is ternal signs; it is not the production beautiful and what is not.

of pleasing objects; and, above all, it is not pleasure but it is a means of union among men, joining them to- gether in the same feelings, and in- says "To evoke in oneself a feeling towards the well-being of individuals dispensable for the life and progress one has once experienced, and hay and of humanity, ". ing evoked it in oneself, then by to man's capacity to be infected having arrived from the above Forte,

..: Thanks means of movements, lines, colours, with the feelings of others by means sounds or forms expressed in words, of art, all that is being lived through Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby so to transmit that feeling that by his contemporaries is accessible informed that all Goods are being landed others may experience the same to him, as well as the feelings ex at their risk into the hazardous and/or fecling-this is the activity cf art perienced by men thousands of years extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Art is a human activity, consisting ago, and he has also the possibility kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown in this that one man consciously, by of transmitting his own feelings to Co, Ltd, whence, and/or from the means of certain external signs, hands others. If people lacked this capacity whartes, delivery may be obtained. on to others feelings he has lived to receive the thoughts conceived by Gooda not elcard by 9th, inst.. Through that other people are infect the men who preceded them, and to will be subject to rent ed by these feelings; and also exper-pass on to others their own thoughts, ience them."

All broken, chain the Godowns, and damaged Do we need to have any special if men lacked this other capacity of inst, at 10 am

men would be like wild beasts. And packages are to be

they will be exa

examined on the 4th training to appreciate fine, art. being infected by art people might Tolstoi says no I would say no.be almost more savage still, and, presented in writing within TEN days.

Claims against the The reception of an idea or feeling above all, more separated from, and of arrival otherwise they will not be

great picture needs no more hostile to, one another. And recognised. special training, though it needs therefore the activity of act is a rost

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