KERAMIC STUDIO 
TEAGUE The ninth annual exhibition of the Min- 
_j^_ p „ eral Art League of Boston, which closed on 
Saturday, December 7th, received much favor- 
able comment from both press and patrons. The china was 
arranged by the exhibitors, but under the supervision of the 
committee, and the general effect carefully considered. 
The exhibition opened with a private view for press and 
profession, on Monday afternoon, which was well attended, 
and the reception from eight until ten in the evening to the 
patronesses and friends, was a brilliant success socially. Of 
the exhibition a prominent Boston daily says : "The league 
has made great progress in the relatively short time it has 
been in existence, and at no time since 1892 has it shown such 
an artistic collection of decorated china as that which is now 
on view. 
The object, the improvement of the members in the art 
of mineral painting, has certainly been in a great measure at- 
tained. * * * There is a distinct growth of taste and 
originality, and in no direction is the progress more encour- 
aging than in that which is marked by a due observance of 
the adaptability of the decorative design to the shape and 
scale of the object decorated." 
The exhibitors included all but three members of the 
league. 
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fLUB The Brooklyn Society of Mineral Painters 
^^—p,, held its November meeting at the residence of 
Mrs. F. G. Mintram, on Wednesday of last 
week. The subject for papers and discussion was, " How Can 
We Make Our China Exhibitions More Interesting and Valu- 
able ?" Miss Alice P. Anderson had an excellent paper on this 
subject — and one on the same subject, by Marshal Fry, was 
read by Miss Miller. 
Miss Helen E. Montfort, who has been in charge of the 
league exhibit this summer in Buffalo, sent in an able paper 
in which she urged china painters to send such pieces to exhi- 
bitions as should represent them individually. 
Miss Ida Johnson has been made chairman of the educa- 
tional committee of the National League of Mineral Painters, 
with which the Brooklyn Society is connected. 
Mrs. L. Vance Phillips, president of the National League, 
was one of the guests at this meeting. During the intermis- 
sion a Scotch ballad was sung by Mrs. Marshall and light re- 
freshments were served. A large attendance, the excellent 
papers, and important business discussions, made this a very 
interesting meeting. 
The annual exhibition of the society will be held Decem- 
ber 3rd and 4th at the Pouch mansion, 345 Clinton avenue. 
An exhibition of posters suitable to be used at its annual 
exhibition was one of the features of the November meeting 
of the " Mineral Art League of Boston,'' the officers having 
previously offered to purchase the poster receiving the highest 
number of votes of members present. Miss Helen McKay 
was the fortunate exhibitor. The poster is refined in design 
and beautifully executed, 
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THE 
STUDIOS 
Mrs. Mary Alley Neal gave an exhibition 
of water colors and decorated porcelain dur- 
ing December in the gallery of Goldberg's 
Art Store. 
Mrs. E. Lannitz Raymond gave a recep- 
tion December 18th at her studio in East 
Orange. 
Miss Katherin Livermore now has a stu- 
dio for porcelain decoration and fire etching 
at 1010 Chapel street, New Haven, Conn. 
The Cincinnati Art Club exhibited during 
December at its club rooms, 126 East Fourth 
street. 
Miss M. Helen E. Montfort held a suc- 
cessful Christmas sale in her studio, 142 W. 
125th street, from December 16 to 21. On 
January 1st, she will remove her studio to 307 
Lenox avenue, New York. 
The epitaph on Archbishop Potter's grave- 
stone runs thus: 
" Alack ! and well a day ! 
Potter himself is turned to clay." 
TOBACCO JAR 
Mrs. A. Frazee. 
Outline the whole design Red— Capucine, 
deep Red Brown, touch of Flux. Flowers and 
leaves, white enamel, 2 /$ relief White, % H. 
W. Enamel. Band and top of jar Gold. White 
back-ground with circles of Red. 
