Old And Sold Antiques Auciton

Thousands of articles from the past.

Fine Clothing - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Beware of him or her who strives to lead the fashions. The trouble with fashions in dress is that they mean nothing, have no purpose, no adaptation for comfort, beauty, or economy.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-5.shtml

Pure Spiritual Worship - (Found June 29, 2008 )

The difficulty of purely spiritual worship was recognized by the Savior when he instituted the two visible sacraments of Baptism and the Holy Communion as signs and symbols of the spiritual communion which exists between God and his people.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-50.shtml

Personal Beauty - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Physical beauty is not to be marred or despised. It is the plain duty of every one to make and keep the body, which is the temple of the Holy Ghost.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-6.shtml

Art And Religion - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Art can serve religion in two principal ways. Either to assist in the worship, or to show our desire to adorn the sanctuary with our best gifts.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-40.shtml

Cosmetics And Artificial Hues - (Found June 29, 2008 )

How much of art and adornment is good and fitting depends on occasion, place, or circumstance. An elderly lady tries to make herself look younger than she is by various artscurls and cosmetics.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-4.shtml

Pleasing God - (Found June 29, 2008 )

The pleasing of God is the chief of all purposes. If a man pleases God, he need fear nothing. He accomplishes the end of his being. He can win no higher laurel, no richer crown.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-39.shtml

Nature And Purpose - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Everything in nature around us has its place and purpose, and there can be no true art without simplicity, sincerity, and fidelity to nature, as its first requisites.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-29.shtml

Jewelry And Ornaments - (Found June 29, 2008 )

It has been said that women, as a rule, are more fond of personal adornment then men. Be this as it may, we do not believe that woman's natural disposition to paint or bedeck herself arises from any mental inferiority, but chiefly from a desire, more or less innocent, to please or win the opposite sex.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-3.shtml

Highest Purpose Of Art - (Found June 29, 2008 )

The highest purpose of all art is to teach and enforce true religion. All fine art from painting to poetry fulfills its noblest mission when it breathes the spirit of religion and administers pure pleasure and solid comfort to man's heart.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-30.shtml

Daring Art - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Art has often been too daring, even sacriligious, pretending to portray the secrets of the Last Judgment or the Beatitudes of Eternity. According to Ruskin, Raphael was the first and great corrupter of Christian art.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/art-and-heart-31.shtml