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RERAMIC STUDIO 
The bonbon spoon, Illus. No. 8, was made in the same 
way, excepting that the handle was etched. The smah 
sugar tongs illustrated should be cut out of 18 gauge silver, 
f of an inch by 7 inches. The bowls are beaten into shape 
just as the salt spoons were, then finished with files and 
emery cloth. The centre is bent over a round piece of wood 
and planished with a planishing hammer to give the metal 
spring. The tongs would be very effective etched or pierced. 
In these days of many buckles, silver ones for slippers as 
well as for belts are not a difficult undertaking. Those illus- 
trated were made from 1 9 gauge silver. The larger pair were 
I X ij inches and the smaller onesfxi inch. Avery true 
pattern should first be cut out of brass, and the silver 
cut from that. When all the edges are filed and finished 
the buckle is curved by hammering it between a convex and 
concave piece of wood. The last thing to do is to solder a 
bar on for the center piece. 
No. 1. MARIE DELAVIGNE. 
No. 11) JAPANESE COIN. 
Mounted for a Fob. 
BY HARRIET McDONALD. 
No. 11. CHINESE CARVING. 
Mounted for a Fob. 
BY HARRY C. WHITBECK. 
The watch fob illustrated, No. 10, is made of a Japanese 
coin. A stone was set in the centre and the coin bound with 
silver. In No. 11, a carved Chinese bead was used. Hat 
pins can be made of beads and three are used in a set nowa- 
days. Paper cutters, candlesticks, ink wells, book slides and 
sconces are among the many things to make in copper; and in 
. silver, napkin rings, olive or butter picks, tea spoons, muff 
chains, and stick pins. 
NEWCOMB EMBROIDERIES. 
The embroideries from Newcomb College New Orleans, 
lya., attracted universal attention at St. Louis. Great 
interest was centered in the fact that each piece was not only 
designed and embroidered, but also spun and woven bv tlie 
students. 
The simplicity and quaint irregularity of the homespun 
web united with the harmonious coloring of the design show 
training in the laws of art and deserve recognition. Of the 
artistic crafts few lend themselves to individual treatment 
so satisfactorily as embroidery especially for interior dec- 
oration where coverings and hangings into which the skilled 
use of design and color have been brought, carry charm and 
distinction. 
The work illustrated was done by the following students. 
No. I. By Marie Delavigne. A table cover in tussah 
silk with applique magnolia bud in couched outline. It is 
about 32 inches square. The color is a yellow ash, with 
ivory white flowers; the stem in dark green and browns to 
simulate the color of bark. 
No. 2. By Ada Lonegan. A center piece about 15 
inches, of gray canvas with a cross stitch motif of dragon 
flies in dark green, outlined with blue. This particular 
design has caused a great deal of flattering comment from 
connoisseurs of embroidery, and we regard it as one of the 
most successful. 
ADA LONEUAX 
