Vol. VI, No. 8 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
December 1904 
HRISTMAvS brings unusual oppor- 
tunities for the exploiting of all 
kinds of ceramic work. It has 
seemed to us that for this reason, if 
for no other, our subscribers will be 
pleased with the effort we have 
made to give them a real "Christ- 
masy" number, especially for the 
children, for whom especiallj' Christ- 
mas exists. 
It is well imderstood, of course, that these designs, while 
ajjplied to special ceramic form, are available for all sorts of 
crafts work. On china the tile designs as well as those for 
children's sets, can be adapted to all sorts of dishes — oatmeal 
sets, toilet sets, mugs, steins, etc., etc., — while in silver or 
other metal they may be adapted to cups, boxes, trays and 
numberless articles. In wood, many of these designs maj' 
be stained or carved for bread or other traj^s, boxes of all kinds, 
screens and panels in furniture, even for basketry and weaving 
many of these designs can be made available by simplifjnag 
and arranging. , 
We have put much thought on this Christmas number 
and we trust that our friends will be proportionately pleased. 
The Fall competition, as expected, has far surpassed anj^ 
of the former eft'orts in the quality of the work submitted. 
The "Dado and "Fire-place" problems were the only ones 
not well understood by contributors, but the solutions offered 
by Miss Overbeck and Miss Ross (ist and 2d prize) were very 
satisfactory. The dado by Miss Overbeck was especially good 
in spacing but the design was not particularly appropriate for 
a child's room. The border of the dado by Miss Ross is given 
as one of our Christmas supplements. 
The color schemes for the child's set (first prize, Marie 
Crilley Wilson and second prize, Sabella Randolph) were very 
fine, we expected to have given these as Christmas supple- 
ments but we had not time to do it. 
The second prize child's set by Miss Austin Rosser, was 
especially attractive in its simplicity and the quaint drawing 
of the motif. The shapes of the bowl and pitcher however, 
were not as good as the others. 
The number of good suggestions for tile window boxes 
and tea tiles made the awarding of prizes exceedingl}^ difficult. 
The awards for the full competition were as follows: 
Dado in tiles for child's room: 
First prize, $15.00 — Miss Margaret Overbeck, Cambridge 
City, Ind. 
Second prize, $TO.oo — Miss Edith Ahna Ross, Daven- 
port, Iowa. 
Design for fire-place and hearth in child's room: 
First prize — Not awarded. 
Second prize, $10.00 — ^Miss Edith Ahua Ross, Daven- 
port, Iowa. 
Child's set of three pieces: 
First prize, $20.00— Mrs. Marie Crillev Wilson, Newark, 
N.J. 
Second prize, $TO.oo — Miss Austin Rosser, Butler, Mo. 
Second prize, $10.00— Miss Sabella Randolph, Alfred, N.Y. 
Design for tile window box: 
First prize, $10.00 — Miss Edith Alma Ross, Davenport, 
Iowa. 
Second prize, $5.00 — Miss Mary 0\-erbecK-, Cambridge City, 
Iowa. 
Design for tea tile or flower pot stand: 
First prize, $6.00 — Miss Edith Alma Ross, Daven]3ort, la 
Second prize, $4.00 — Mrs. Earle Sloan, Charleston, S. C. 
The subject for the first monthly competition which closes 
January 15th, T905, is the Cicada as illustrated in November 
Keramic Studio. The problem for the next monthly compe- 
tition, closing F'ebruary 15th, 1905, will be a naturalistic study 
of some flower which blossoms in December or January. 
In these studies, careful note must be made of balance of 
masses, spacing, harmony and beauty of line — dark and light as 
explained by Mr. Hugo Froehlich in his articles on design^ in 
Keramic Studio. This study is to be made in India ink wash 
drawing, and accompanied by details in pen and ink and a 
treatment for mineral colors or water color or both. First 
prize, $8.00; second prize, $5.00. 
We wish to remind our readers who wish elementary in- 
struction that they will find much useful information in the 
answers to correspondents and when they wish instruction on 
2.nj special point, they have only to write and they will be an- 
swered in those columns. That i^age is especially for beginners, 
although it is open to advanced workers. 
In the October number of Keramic Studio, we failed to 
give credit to Mr. Jarvie, the "candlestick maker ' of Chicago, 
for the information about " Bayberry dips." 
Any one sending designs to competitions or at other times 
and not hearing from them, kindly notify us as often the names 
are missing, or designs do not arrive. 
LEAGUE NOTES 
WE take pleasure in informing our members, that the bowl 
and vase manufactured from League designs for this 
year's study course, can now be procured through local dealers, 
or from the Ceramic Art Co., Trenton, N. J. As the shapes are 
pleasing in themselves, our students of design will have little 
difficulty in creating interesting decorations for them. 
Art leaders in Chicago, who have seen our educational 
plan, are in sympathy with us, and will cooperate with us as 
long as we pursue our present method. They have granted us 
the privilege of holding our opening exhibition at The Art 
Institute in May. One member has written, " I shall do all the 
work of the study course myself, probably two or three solu- 
tions of each of the seven problems, and shall do all in my power 
to kindle interest and enthusiasm in others to do the same." 
Believing that other members will fulfill their duty to them- 
selves and to the League by responding liberally we are planning 
extensive arrangements for this opening exliibition. 
Belle Barnett Vesey, 
President. 
