140 
RERAMIC STUDIO 
" President Loubet will present to the Czarina as a 
souvenir of her visit to France a magnificent Sevres table 
service of thirty pieces, the decorations representing dancing 
girls." 
•f *!> 
A large number of face urns have been found in excavating 
prehistoric tombs near Dantzic, in Eastern Prussia. Three 
are more perfect than those found by Schliemann in the 
Troad. They have fairly well-shaped ears on the sides, well- 
molded noses with the nostrils formed, mouths, prominent 
eyebrows, and large, oblong eyes. The type, if a type there 
be, is Asiatic rather than European. The belly of each urn 
has decorations of spears and other weapons. 
OUR CLAYWORKING INDUSTRIES 
AN extensive report will shortly be issued by the Geo- 
graphical Survey containing statistics of the claywork- 
ing industries of the United States in 1899 and 1900. The 
figures, show great activity in all branches of this industry, 
every one making large increases in 1899 over 1898 and in 
1900 over 1899. The clayworking industry, the report pre- 
dicts, is unquestionably destined to enjoy a much wider field 
of usefulness, especially in view of the rapid destruction of 
the forests of the United States, which will necessitate a 
greater use of clay products as structural materials. — New 
York Times. 
MUSHROOM DESIGN (No. 5)-S. EVANNAH PRICE 
PROCEED with the background and ferns as in No. I. For 
the large ragged mushroom, use a very thin wash of 
Ivory Yellow for the lightest parts, with a touch of Yellow 
Brown at the tip end of the cap. The faint shadows on the 
little scales are rose, also the inside of the gills back of the 
stem. 
For markings and shading of stem, use Violet No. 2 and 
Primrose Yellow (equal parts). The little rootlets are yellow 
brown and sepia. The small spotted mushrooms are cream 
white (Ivory Yellow) spotted with green (Apple Green and 
Lemon Yellow.) Treat the cluster at the opposite side of the 
plate as in No. 1. 
