THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 101, 18 April 1908, Page 6

THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS.

One often sees public buildings, hotels, shops, and private residences that have been furnished with a lavish hand and vet are decidedly impleading. II is interesting to ivllect that the price of one or two of those great carved chairs, or pioivs of statuary, or vases, or inappropriate paintings would have made a iKiuntiful commission for an artist or decorator to have laid out the whole scheme in a manner that would have l,eeu artistic and pleasing, and wonl 1 doubtless have saved hundreds ot pounds by the omission of many of the most pretentious and unnecessary pieces. Hut it is -ad to observe that the very persons who are mn-t ill need of siuii advice, and able to pay lor it. are often the most unwilling to profit liy the opportunity. _ This condition lias \n it a lesson to. the man who is disposed to turn all his time and thought- to money-getting ■Hid SO neglect the culture of his min.l ',ud sense of lire artistic. There arc cnnie things wliicli money cannot Imy and without them money only render(he more ridiculously conspicuous tin lack of tliem. Time will only wulci the gap between vulgar wealtli and mo dest refinement.