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This admirably practical book will be found of great value, not only by teachers, but by all who desire to develop an "art appreciation." Few of us expect to design or decorate houses, but we would be glad to know whether the architecture of our homes be good or bad, whether the interior decorations are in harmony with their surroundings. Mr. Dow tells us how best to develop this power of discrimination and appreciation, how best to teach our children "truly to see." The clearer the vision, the greater advance we shall make as a nation toward a high and noble art. Many delightful illustrations add absorbing interest to this practical demonstration of the teaching of art, not along the old academic lines, but in accordance with a natural development in design, that has been followed by every nation from the beginning of art-history "as a means of expression, not as an end in itself." --Magazine of Art, Volume 4