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VASE— FRANK FARRELL 
ORANGE TREE PLATE (Supplement) 
Mabel C. Dibble 
DIVIDE plate into sixteen parts. Place a tracing of 
the orange-tree directly on a line, and with the 
graphite paper slipped under the tracing, go over the design 
carefully with a stilus ; repeat this on every other line and 
proceed with the orange flower, tracing on the intervening 
lines. If you wish a good clear cut outline go over this 
with India ink before outlining in paint, correcting all 
lines as you work. Then outline with fine croquill pen and 
a mixture of three parts Ivory Black and one part Dark 
Blue, using only oil of Anise to grind the paint down smooth. 
When thoroughly dry you can put on the gold, taking great 
pains not to quite touch the unfired lines. After firing, 
commence the enamel work. First prepare your mixed 
enamel, two parts Aufsetzweiss to one part Hancock's 
Hard White Enamel, grinding down the powder with a 
little Dresden thick oil and turpentine first and then thor- 
oughly blending the two, using enough turpentine so that 
the enamel will float smoothly over the petals, when laid 
on with a long tracing brush. Lay in all of the flowers, 
then add to the white enamel on the palette enough brilliant 
yellow paint to make the rich orange shade. I use a 
Golden Yellow of my own, but there are several dark yel- 
lows nearly as rich a golden color. When thoroughly dry 
shade with a mixture of Brown 4 or 17, Yellow Ochre and a 
touch of Deep Purple, using a short haired pointed shader 
and plenty of turpentine, but not oil. For the leaves 
mix Apple Green and Brunswick Black until a good grey 
green is obtained, add touch of Deep Purple, and then add 
this to the mixed white enamel to make a clear grey green 
tone. When flowers are dry add the little black stamens 
with fine brush. Put the mixed enamel in^the blocks in 
gold bands and touch up the gold. Two firings only should 
be given. 
CRAFTSMEN EXHIBIT 
THE Fourth Annual Exhibition and Sale of the Na- 
tional vSociety of Craftsmen is now taking place in 
the galleries of the National Arts Club, 119 East 19th Street, 
New York. 
The gallery has been so arranged this year as to give 
the impression of rooms devoted to the various crafts. 
In each department of the Exhibition arc to be seen 
antiques loaned for the purpose of inspiring the craft-work- 
ers to higher effort. 
Mr. Lockwood de Forest, Vice-President of the Society, 
has loaned a number of most interesting specimens of East- 
Indian woodcarving; also of quaint antique metal-work. 
Among the Pottery loans some exquisite specimens 
of old Chinese pottery of the Han Dynasty, and a case 
of ancient Babylonian ware loaned by a well-known con- 
noisseur. 
Among the textiles are examples of ancient embroid- 
eries and loom weaving as well as oriental rugs of dis- 
tinct color charm. 
Among the loans in the Tilden Gallery worthy of note 
are the interesting reproductions of classics and medieval 
casts known as the "Strazzoni." This is a new medium, 
light but very strong; and the coloring of the casts is of a 
quality seldom equalled. 
In the alcove at the right of the Tilden Gallery are to 
be found the textiles and weaving, where new designs in 
subdued and delicate colorings show an advance over the 
exhibit of last season. Special interest centers on a charm- 
ing bedspread, used as a wall hanging in the middle gallery 
— the work of Mrs. Charlotte Busck — a wax batik, dyed in 
yellow. 
The exhibit of Jewelry shows in its work this year a 
decided effort for the individual, showing that the piece of 
jewelry worn by a person can be as especially designed for 
them as their costume. 
An evidence of this is the unfinished brooch by Her- 
bert Kelly — a piece of rare workmanship and keen artistic 
perception of the whole and suited to a distinct type of 
womanhood. 
A necklace of pearls with an appropriate design of 
sea-weed in silver by Miss Grace Hazen is charming in its 
thought and execution. A bracelet of gold set with sap- 
phire and pearls by Miss Rosalie Clements is an harmon- 
ious arrangement of subtle color in jewelry. All of these 
unmistakably show the personal quality. A beautiful 
piece — a watch fob — by Mr. Peinlich is fine in workman- 
ship though carried so far in finish that the individuality 
of the tool is somewhat lost. Miss Oppenheimer's neck- 
lace, while developed in the same manner as Mr. Peinlich 's, 
shows more of the charm of the tool, which, after all, is 
the desired quality in hand wrought jewelry. 
The attractive feature of The Bookworkers Guild 
this year is a bindery, showing the processes of this inter- 
esting craft, from start to finish. 
A guest book by Miss Wykes, and "Peter Pan" with 
covers by Samuel Poole are of special interest. Illumi- 
nated Christmas cards, bookmarkers and well-designed 
monograms form part of this exhibit. 
In the Department of Woodcarving, where Mr. Karl 
von Rydingsvard has two or three interesting" examples 
of his skillful work, is to be found a woodcarving bench 
with a complete set of the necessary tools for the execu- 
tion of the work. 
