The Mentor: Chinese Rugs, Vol. 4, Num. 2, Serial No. 102, March 1, 1916

LEARN ONE THING EVERY DAY
MARCH 1 1916
SERIAL NO. 102
THE MENTOR
A RUG OF MIXED DESIGNS
The Center Is a Faded Magenta Red. The Border Ground Is Pale Yellow
CHINESE RUGS
By JOHN K. MUMFORD Author and Expert on Oriental Rugs
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 2
FIFTEEN CENTS A COPY
No word in the language is more abused than “beauty.” A pretty thing is a thing of beauty ; a pretty picture is a picture of beauty ; and so following. Lacking a proper descriptive term for anything attractive, we, too often, employ the word “beauty.” What term have we then with which to pay just tribute to true beauty?