Vol. XVII, No. 3. 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
Jaly 1915 
NEW BOOK has just been placed on 
the editor's table, "Famous Italian 
Pictures and Their Story," Frances 
Haberly-Robertson, author and pub- 
lisher, care of Progressive Advertis- 
ing Co., Fort Wayne, Indiana. This 
is entertainingly written, full of con- 
densed information and well and fully 
illustrated. We can cordially recom- 
mend it to all wishing to inform them- 
selves in this line of art reading. 
H K 
Apropos of our editorial of last month; one of our sub- 
scribers writes that she could not think of making a profit out 
of her pupils by getting up a club of subscriptions at club rates. 
And so she does not get them to subscribe at any rate at all. 
Now if she feels that way about it, there is nothing to prevent 
her dividing the profit with her pupils or club. But we think 
that any reasonable person has no objection that the one who 
does the work of getting up the club should have the profit. 
H K 
We give this month the work of the N. Y. S. K. A. shown 
at the National Society of Craftsmen. It was at this exhibition 
that Mrs. O'Hara was awarded the honorable mention for 
craftswork which we mentioned two months ago. 
H H 
These summer days invite one outdoors and the garden be- 
comes the goal of all one's thoughts. To combine, then, busi- 
ness and pleasure becomes the aim and duty of all ceramic dec- 
orators. To take a sketch book, a few colors and brush, ens- 
conce oneself in some shady corner and to commune with the 
spirit of the garden and draw inspiration therefrom is alluring 
from every point of view. Every garden and every year sug- 
gests new themes and new color combinations. A dainty spring 
flower that one hears little about, yet which would be most 
effective in design, is the Virginia Blue Bell or Onestensia, pen- 
dant clusters of a truly azure blue with pink buds and whitish 
green foliage. Another flower with similar colors and form but 
lower growth and white dotted tufts of foliage, the old fashioned 
Comfrey, would be equally attractive, and a little later the same 
colors are repeated in the lovely Forget-me-not and the gigantic 
Anchusa. Then there are the day lilies in yellow, orange with 
grass like foliage and white and purple with broad round leaves. 
Even if we omit the garden favorites, Lilacs, Iris, Peonies, 
Roses, Phlox, Pansies and the spring flowering bulbs, we still 
have a wealth of material that is not often called upon for 
design, but is equally desirable for it, if not more so. Here 
are the curious flat seed follicles of Honesty, the blue and white 
Monk's Hood, the various Delphiniums. Even the huge Orien- 
tal Poppies are to be found now in light salmon pinks., white and 
deep crimson. Then there are the blossoms of the Tulip tree, 
those greeny, yellowy, pinky wonders indescribable by the pen. 
So many of the flowering shrubs, too, have blossoms worthy of 
gathering into one's scrap book. The yellow bells of For- 
sythia coming before the leaves, the Buddlya with its long spikes 
of violet and rose for-get-me-not-like fragrant blossoms. The 
various honeysuckles, flowers and berries: the scarlet flowering 
quince; the pink and white Weigelias; the Viburnums, with thei 
snowball blooms; Hydrangea, Snow berry, Indian Currant. 
The list is endless. Even up to frost one can gather material. 
After the Phlox and the Chrysanthemums and Dahlias of all 
types and colors, come the fruits of the Barberries, Honeysuckle 
and others, and the seed pods, often more interesting than the 
flowers themselves. This is not a garden treatise, so we will 
only add our time worn advice to go into the garden with the 
honey bee and ant and store up provision for the winter's need. 
K H 
We will be glad to have letters, illustrated or otherwise, 
from those of our subscribers who go to the exposition at San 
Francisco, telling us any interesting details in regard to the 
ceramics there, we have the promise of illustrated articles on the 
subject for Keramic Studio, but they may not be ready early. 
BLACK-EYED DAISIES (Supplement) 
Eleanor N. Harlow 
OUTLINE is Dark Grey and a little Dark Brown. Flowers 
are Yellow Brown, a little Yellow Red and a touch of 
Dark Grey. Center of flowers, Dark Brown, Yellow Brown 
and a touch of Black. Leaves and stems are Apple Green, 
Yellow Green, Dark Green and Brown Green. Background is 
Dark Grey and a little Apple Green. 
Water Color Treatment 
Rhoda Holmes Nichols 
As these Black-Eyed Daisies are given in a decora- 
tive method, so will the rendering in water colors be de- 
scribed. Decorative in this sense means that modeling is 
almost entirey omitted, and the outlines are insisted upon. 
The coloring is simplified, and a little conventionalized, not 
only in the stems, but in the leaves. We do not seem to miss 
the exact imitation of nature, and the whole study well de- 
scribes the flower in its beauty of line in a more perfect way 
than if its lines were lost in light and shade. 
As the background is of the same tint all over a tinted paper 
can be used. A mounting board would answer the purpose, and 
its rather smooth surface would be good for the clearly defined 
outline. If that, or a tinted drawing paper can not be found, 
smooth water color white paper board should be tinted after the 
drawing has been completed . A very large brush should be used 
for this purpose and it should be kept wet from the top to the 
bottom and all dry together. T he colors to use are Cobalt Blue, 
Light Red and a very little Yellow Ochre. 
The orange flowers are sufficiently low in tone to be painted 
right over the ground, and more particularly is that able to be 
done, as Orange Cadmium is an opaque color. The centers are 
made with Burnt Sienna, Prussian Blue, and a little Aligarin 
Crimson. For the leaves use Hooker's Green No. 2, Raw Sienna, 
and a little Rose Madder. 
For the final outlining of the whole study a crowquill pen 
will be more satisfactory than a brush. Higgin's Water-proof 
Ink or India Ink should be used, and an equal pressure should 
be born on the pen throughout. There is a slight variety of 
color in the flowers. Cadmium and Orange will be all that is 
required. 
