Exhibition of Arts and Crafts in London 
AN EMBROIDERED PORTIERE 
By Miss M. IV. Freeman 
striving after mere novelty, and the pair of 
candlesticks shown by H. M. Fletcher are 
worthy of study as examples of good crafts¬ 
manship. A very large amount of jewelry is 
shown, most of which reaches a high level of 
excellence. Of course enamels, as well as 
precious stones, help to give color and sparkle 
to the different ornaments. We are only as 
yet in our infancy in regard to enamels, and 
we trust too much at present to accidental 
color effects. This is a great blessing to the 
amateur, who sometimes hits off by chance 
a wonderful combination of tints which he 
probably never thought of before it came out 
of the furnace. Enamelling is not an exact 
science any more than water color painting; 
but the Japanese have made it nearly so, and 
no one can deny their success in this, as in 
many other crafts. 
The embroidered portiere by Miss M. W. 
Freeman is a most interesting piece of work, 
and shows what extraordinary force can be 
got by the careful juxtaposition of many 
colors. The ground is deep blue, the ship 
and sails being much lighter in tone ; but in 
perfect harmony with the sky and sea. There 
is also much power of draughtsmanship and 
movement in the ship. 
Printed materials, wall papers, cretonnes, 
velvets and silks are exhibited in great 
numbers, Mr. Walter Crane, Mr. Voysey, 
Mr. Lewis F. Day, Mr. Butterfield and 
Mr. Allan F. Vigers being the principal 
designers. A word should certainly be 
given to the bookbindings of Mr. Douglas 
Cockerell and Mr. Cobden-Sanderson. 
They all reach a high level of merit, both 
artistic and constructional. Hand-woven 
linen from the industry at Langdale, in 
the English lake district, an industry started 
NEEDLEWORK PANEL ON LANGDALE LINEN 
Designed by C. G. Kingsley Made by Kitty S. Chambers 
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