There is @ prospect that the Decokative Arts Exhibition, now in its last month, may hind it legacy of permanent value.
Government is considering a scheme to put up a permanent building for lay of mew decorative designs and models created for industrial purposes. It is proposed to erect this building on the Quai d'Orsay, nent the new School of Decorative "Art. One remarkable feature of the scheme is that it i inspired by the manufacturers and not by artists. The former have discovered through the Exhibition that a large section of the public in favourable to new designs for furniture, fabrics, wall-papers and all sorts' of articles in daily use, and that the time is ripe for a departure from hitherto accepted patterns. In this respect French manufacturers are undoubtedly ahead of their British confreres. The latter do: not seem to be convinced that now era has arrived. They are iting for further evidence—and also running the risk of being left behind when the demand for modern styles becomes general.
Drama in Dumbshow One of the many striking features of the Decorative Arts Exhibition is the series of pantomimes now being given in the theatre by Les Funambules, a company of excellent artistes headed by Farina, one of the most original mimes of the present day. Their name has historic interest. The tiny Thédtre des Funambules, pulled down many years ago, was made celebrated by the Deburaus, father and son, two pantomimists of genius: Tt was a haunt of Théophile Gautier, who declared pantomime to be the best possible school of histrionics. Gau-Her's admiration was shared by: Theodore de Banville and Jules Jan-in the famous critic, who wrote book "Histoire clu Théstre A Quatre Sons" on the Funambules and particularly on the elder Deburau. The latter wes esteemed by Napo-Teon—ro mean dramatic critic—as highly as he esteemed Talma the tragedian. Deburau must have been the very embodiment of profession-cor itiousnees. He struggled out.of his deathbed to give a lesson to pis son Charles who was about to make his débet as Pierrot. "Don't
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.