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we feel that no decorator who aspires to something better, 
need feel discouraged in making the attempt at convention- 
alization of designs, as hers was in many respects the most 
satisfactory plate shown. Mr. Dow spoke also of the fine 
feeling in the drawing and the nice distribution of dark and 
light in the borders of Miss Maud Mason. It will be 
remarked that there were two styles of repeating borders 
shown, one in which an irregular motif was repeated and 
another in which the motif was a regular symmetrical one, 
one side being the reverse of the other. For a beginner the 
irregular repeating border will be the easiest and most satis- 
factory and more likely to be interesting. It takes a prac- 
ticed hand to make a good and interesting symmetrical 
border. However, it must be kept in mind that too much 
motion in a border must be avoided as it is not restful. It 
would prove irritating after awhile to try and digest one's 
LAURA T. PAGE. 
of this problem. In the design by Miss Page of Hartwell, O., 
which is unusually successful in tone and drawing, the border 
is the principal thing, the center subordinate. This suggests 
rather a rug design. We understand that Miss Page also is new 
to conventional work and must congratulate her on her success. 
In the design by Miss Mason the center is the principal 
object. The border was of leaves but neither the artist nor 
Mr. Dow considered it so successful as the center, so we have 
MARSHAL FRY. 
dinner from a plate where things were revolving about the 
edge. An irregular border necessarily gives somewhat more 
motion than a symmetrical one, so any forms which have the 
effect of slanting too much from left to right or vice versa, 
must be avoided, especially bands. Where birds or animals 
are used, especial care must be taken to avoid this " too much " 
appearance of motion. A good way to do is to draw your 
design roughly, fill in with fiat color and hold at a distance to 
get the effect of the spots. If this general effect is restful, 
the design will most likely be a success. 
For the fourth class the problem was to fill a rectangular 
form with a center and border which would illustrate the omitted it in order not to detract from the panel of Primroses 
principle of subordination, the border to be subordinate to which Mr. Dow considered very successful and well placed in 
center or vice versa, according to which was designed to be the the space, illustrating at the same time subordination of 
most important. We illustrate here three different solutions areas, there being large forms of dark and light and small 
MAUD MASON. 
