rtEKAMIC STUDIO 
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The great charm of these candlesticks is their simple 
dignity and restful finish. Many of them are cast in brass 
and copper, pohshed so that the metal is left with a dull 
glow, others are treated with acids to produce antique 
effects. Some of them are spun, and some are made by 
hand, each one vieing with the other for utility and 
beauty, showing the work of a craftsman who labors 
equally with hand and brain. The old candlesticks were 
kindly loaned to us for reproduction by Mrs. W. T. Bush, 
Brooklyn. 
CANDLKSrU k-THE JARVIE SHOP 
OLD ROMAN JEWELRY RECENTLY DISCOVERED 
NEAR POMPEII 
A RECENT despatch from Rome, Italy, states that ex- 
cavations near Pompeii have resulted in the discovery 
of a human skeleton, and near it, of four solid-gold bracelets 
of beautiful design, set with emeralds; a pair of large 
Oriental pearl earrings, two golden necklaces set with pearls 
and emeralds, and two emerald rings. 
The articles of jewelry are of the Roman Pompeiian 
epoch, and are of great artistic value. 
CANDLESTICK— THE JAEVIE SHOP 
ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES 
M. C. Drake — The lead lines on lamp shades are colored green by first 
being covered with a copper plating; then that is oxidized with a solution, 
which any copper plater will supply. 
W. D. K. — Gold leaf is applied to leather with Finishers' glaire and a 
heated tool. The glaire is made from the well beaten white of an egg diluted 
with half its quantity of white vinegar and allowed to stand. Wherever the 
blind impression is to be co^i^ered with the gold leaf the glaire is painted on 
with a very pointed brush and after a few moments the gold leaf is put on. 
The heated tool is applied over the gold. 
H. M. — The best grades of Russian calf skin, ooze calfskin, or split cow- 
hide are best for modeling Sheepskin does not model well. 
MARY BACON JONES 
ALMA KRAUS 
MARY BACON JONES 
Y. M. C A. EXHIBITION 
The Young Women's Christian Association, East 15th 
Street, New York, held their annual exhibition in their 
studios May 31st. The work of the students under the 
direction of Miss A. S. Walker and Miss H. Turner, showed 
improvement on that of the previous year. Particularly 
interesting was the work in clay. A large Jardiniere with 
Greek reliefs, a medaUion of Dante by Miss A. N. Lee, ink- 
stands by Miss Squire, Miss Newell and Mrs. Green, and a 
sun dial by Miss Beebe. Some of the students had modeled 
in clay several very attractive door knockers, those by Miss 
ELIZABETH BEEBE 
ELSIE NEWELL 
GRACE GREEN 
M. B. Jones and Miss Alma Kraus, are illustrated. From 
the work in wood carving we give the side panel of a desk 
by Miss Ida M. Foster designed from illustrations in Du 
Chaillu's Viking Age. The general Norse treatment is 
carried through the desk. 
Miss Turner has lately started a class in embroidery, 
and the portfolio cover in Russian Homespun embroidered 
in dull blues and greens, by Miss M. B. Jones, shows a very 
good beginning. 
The Jury, Mr. Marshal Fry and Mr. F. W. Belknap, 
made the following awards : 
Morning Class — First Year Scholarship, Sylvia A. 
WiUiams; Honorable mention, Mimi Kohlmann; Advanced 
