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as the guest of the club. Mrs. Phillips interested the club in 
the comparative exhibition of the League which is to be held 
in May. After the informal talk she demonstrated the paint- 
ing of a figure on porcelain, which instruction was appreciated 
and enjoyed by the members. During the month the club 
were the guests of the "Central Club" of Norwalk. The 
afternoon was given to a parlor lecture on "Ceramics" by 
Miss Maria A. Wilde and was richly illustrated by specimens. 
The lecture was both entertaining and instructive and the 
Norwalk Club furnished a treat for the Bridgeport Club. 
TN THE Mr. Franz A. Bischoff has an interesting 
„_j„^ _ exhibition at M. T. Wynne's, No. n East 
Twentieth street, New York, where he is now 
having classes daily and meeting with his usual success. A 
study of grapes painted on tiles and framed in black is attract- 
ing attention for its color and tremendous technique. Mr. 
Bischoff is a wonderful colorist and understands thoroughly 
the glazes and chemistry of his materials. His small tiles of 
birds are fascinating bits, and his large vases with flowers 
painted on them, are studies in color, his leaves are always 
so exquisitely painted. We hope that as many as possible 
may see his exhibition before it is taken from New York. 
Our space is too limited to go into full detail, which is not 
necessary, as china decorators all know the artist by reputa- 
tion at least, and there is only one Bischoff. 
THE celebrated Garland collection of Chinese porcelains, 
which has been for many years on exhibition at the 
Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, has been sold by 
the estate of Mr. Garland to Duveen Bros., the New York 
dealers, and then resold by Duveen Bros, to Mr. J. Pierpont 
Morgan. The exact price paid by Duveen Bros, is ad- 
mitted to be close to $600,000, and there is no doubt 
that they have resold the collection at a considerable advance. 
This was considered as perhaps the finest collection of Chinese 
in the world, not as large as the Grandidier collection in the 
Louvre, but more select, and better than the Salting collec- 
tion in London which ranks second ; the best known speci- 
mens which it was possible to buy had been secured regard- 
less of price. It is said that the price paid by Duveen Bros, is 
larger than the original outlay spent in forming the collection. 
Among the many famous specimens of the Garland collec- 
tion is the "red Hawthorne" vase, black ground, a unique 
piece which Mr. Garland bought from Mr. Salting for $25,000, 
and the Blenheim blue and white Hawthorne jar, which 
would also bring many thousand dollars. Other fine pieces 
are nine small eggshell porcelain plates of the famille rose, 
called the seven border back-rose plates, for which Mr. Gar- 
land must certainly have paid from $3,000 to $4,000 each. 
It is gratifying to know that the collection will remain in 
this country and will be on exhibition at the Metropolitan 
Museum as before. Mr. Pierpont Morgan is already the owner 
of the finest collection of old European faiences in the world. 
CURRANT FRUIT PLATE-MAUD DRAGO 
THE enamels are in reds, yellows and yellow brown. Apple 
Green, Yellow, Moss Green, Brown Green and Shading 
Green are used in the leaves, also Violet of Iron in some of 
the shadowy ones. Washes of Silver Yellow or Albert Yel- 
low, Yellow Ochre, Violet of Iron. Copenhagen under the 
shadowy clusters of fruit and leaves. 
