January, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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land is to be depicted, a 

 graduated selection of 

 pebbles of the color de- 

 sired will render the ef- 

 fect of perspective by its 

 increase of color tone 

 and size of the material 

 utilized. There may be 

 called for still another 

 elTect in perspective, such 

 as the long flat surface 

 of a walk, as suggested 

 in "The Garden," as 

 here illustrated. Instead 

 of one flat piece, as would 

 be rendered in stained 

 glass, this In Marine Mo- 

 saic is composed of selected 

 sized pebbles, which makes 

 the monotonous effect in- 

 teresting by the gradation 

 of lead line and mosaic 

 utilized. The adaptabilit\ 

 of natural shells to form 

 innumerable effects is very 

 marked. The sun shell fur- 

 nishes the body for the sun 

 fish; the tortoise shell, the 

 beautifully traced wangs of 

 butterflies; the pebbles in 

 various colors unusually 

 marked, offer unlimited va- 

 rieties of both wings and 

 bodies for insects, which 



form a greater part of the natural effects adorning the 

 beauties of the landscapes. Fruits and flowers in gorgeous 

 profusion are composed of both pebbles and shells, while 

 in the more sombre tones are found ready material for the 

 branches of trees, long stretches of shore and beach and 

 rugged cliffs and hills. The beautiful pearl Oyster and 

 Abaloni shell supply wonderful touches for sky effects and 

 especially so for foliage. 



Marine Mosaic has been successfully utilized to a great 

 extent In In- 

 terior yacht 

 decoration, 

 being thor- 

 oughly ap- 

 propriate for 

 things nau- 

 tical. Un- 

 usual effects 

 secured are 

 also most 

 fittingly ap- 

 plied to 

 trophies for 

 aquatic 

 sports, and 

 here may 

 be found 

 c h a rmin g 

 vases, cups, 

 and other 

 articles o f 

 artistic merit 

 and unique 

 design. 



Decorative 

 bits for din- IHs Cup 



Fire screen, "The Garden' 



ing-rooms yield gracefully 

 to xVIarine Mosaic in forms 

 of fish, fruits and flowers. 

 Sea-shore homes are beau- 

 tified by the addition of a 

 touch of Marine Mosaic, 

 either a piazza lamp, a gar- 

 den lantern, unusual and 

 attractive, bringing into 

 play among Nature's 

 wealth of flowers and fol- 

 iage a reminder of the 

 beauties of the deep, or a 

 beautiful window giving a 

 suggestion of the sea. 



An example of Marine 

 Mosaic in form of dish or 

 cup adds greatly to the at- 

 tractiveness of a well-ap- 

 pointed table and Is a most 

 fitting touch of artistic 

 decoration, while these 

 electrically illuminated fur- 

 nish the effect produced by 

 candle shades, and at the 

 same time is a useful recep- 

 tacle for fruits, flowers, 

 solids or liquids. This 

 adaptation of Marine Mo- 

 saic, for table service, is 

 entirely new and novel. 

 Candle shades, tea and 

 chafing-dish lamp screens 

 are most practical, being at 

 the same time very ornamental and useful, more permanent 

 than any other medium, for they stand heat and are In- 

 flammable. 



The uses to which Marine Mosaic may be applied as fea- 

 tures of decoration extend the field of opportunity, per- 

 mitting originality of conception In a wide sphere for ex- 

 perimental work, and leads one to enumerate its many 

 possible advantages. 



New as marine mosaic is as a decorative art it is already 



a p p a r e nt 

 that it has a 

 large and in- 

 teresting fu- 

 ture before 

 it. It is not 

 only capable 

 of many in- 

 teresting ap- 

 plications, 

 but It gives 

 to forms 

 o t h e rwise 

 familiar, a 

 n e w and 

 gracious art. 

 O 1 d colors 

 take on new 

 hues : old 

 forms seem 

 embellished 

 and vital- 

 ized; famil- 

 iar combinn- 

 t i o n s ap- 

 pear fresh- 

 Electrolier, " Apple Blossoms " ened. 



