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HERAMIC STUDIO 
FLOWER POT HOLDERS 
WJ I1']N one has started a nice store of potted bulbs, bes^onia 
or geranium slips for Christmas gifts, thinking to add a 
small jardiniere at the proper time to complete the remem- 
brance, the fact is brought to mind that nearly all flower pot 
receptacles to be found in ordinary shops are ugly in shape and 
decoration. With but few exceptions whatever is within 
reach of the average purse is so unfitting in color and design 
as to destro}^ the beauty of the daintest fern or kdl the color 
of the choicest hyacinth. 
A good plan is to pick up desirable shapes and colors 
whenever found, because often when one goes to buy there is 
no choice. As a rule a plant thrives best in a jardiniere that 
does not close tightly round the ijot at the top, as this allows 
better evaporation. 
No plant should l^e l<:ept in one all the time, but given 
a week's rest now and then to allow the extra moisture to 
evaporate through the earthen pot, thus keeping the soil sweet. 
A small jar of clear soft pink is dainty for a small fern, a 
cocoa palm and especialty for old fashioned pink oxalis, the 
blossoms repeating the color and the shape of the leaves show- 
ing well against the pink sides. Pink Roman hyacinths in a 
six-inch jardiniere of clear pink make an attractive gift. 
Blue and white in the small sizes is a good selection, also 
the red, white and gold bowls sometimes found in Chinese 
ware. The popular basket, either handmade or selected from 
the many cheaper ones, makes a pretty holder if a cheap 
saucer, a size smaller than the bottom of the basket, is put in 
first to protect the straw. After the beauty of the plant or 
blossoming bulb is past, the basket can be used for other pur- 
poses if care has been taken in watering. — Boston Eveninq 
Herald. 
CHINA FIDDLES 
THE latest in\'ention in the domain of ceramists is the 
manufacture of violins and mandolins from porcelain. 
A well-known manufacturer of the Meissen ocarinas and ]3or- 
celain organs has invented a process for the manufacture of 
violins and mandolins from clay. vSome violins have alreadv 
been completed, and the inventor has applied for letters 
])atent for the same in different countries. 
Under this process the violins are cast, and every violin 
is guaranteed a success and to be unexcelled for producing 
music. The latter ciuality constitutes precisely the ch^ef 
value of this invention. The porcelain pody, it is claimed, 
is better able to produce sound than a wooden one, since it 
co-operates in the production of sound, making the notes soft 
and full. — Express, Portland, Me. 
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TREATMENT FOR VASE 
Jeanne M. Stewart 
HESE flowers are a j-ellowish green wdth strong markings 
of maroon and brown. Use Yellow^ Green, shading with 
Pompadour and Chestnut Brown to which a little Maroon is 
added in darker tones. The leaves should be rather light 
greens tending more to the blue than yellow tones. After the 
design has been fired a background is painted and padded. 
This should be a light ivory yellow at top of vase, with dashes 
of lemon j^ellow drawn down into the maroon at the base. 
Stewart's Pompadour is used to blend yellow and Stewart's 
Maroon together. 
The background is applied again after the second fire and 
a ynirt of the design left under the tint, softening edges, giving 
an underglaze effect. When the background becomes almost 
dry the maroon is dusted over the lower part of vase as this 
color should be very dark- and rich. 
