KERAMIC STUDIO 
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C LUB 
NEWS 
At the invitation of the Portland (Maine) 
Club, Mrs. Vance Phillips and Miss Laura B. 
Overly gave a series of lessons, the studio 
being furnished by the club. This club is very progressive. 
The first meeting of the Jersey City K. A. C. was held at 
the home of Mrs. Gliick, one of the members. The club no 
longer holds its meeting at the Hasbrouck Institute, but is 
entertained each month by one of its members. Mrs. Worth 
Osgood was present at the last meeting and talked of the 
proper way to send china to the Paris Exposition and upon 
the exhibit in general. There were a number of water colors 
for competition. 
The Atlan Club of Chicago is preparing for the Paris 
Exposition and also for their own exhibit, which opens the 
latter part of November in the Art Institute. 
The Chicago Ceramic Association held its regular meet- 
ing October 7th at 4 P. M. At the executive meeting held 
September 16th, it was voted to hold the Annual Sale 
and Exhibition at the Art Institute about the 12th or 
15th of November, and at the close of that to re-open the 
china at the club rooms for a Christmas Sale during the month 
of December, also to have each month a social, the first one in 
October. The attraction to the public will be a collection of 
old china, a paper by some member of the Central Associa- 
tion, and a cup of tea, the affair to be in the hands of a com- 
mittee appointed. 
A meeting of the Brooklyn Society of Mineral Painters 
was held at the residence of Mrs. Frank Baiseley, 100 Ross 
street, which was well attended. Much business was trans- 
acted, and contracts for the Paris Exposition were distributed. 
A great interest is shown in the Exposition, which promises 
well for the club's contribution to the League exhibit. The 
subject for the day was "Flowers from Our Summer Haunts." 
Many amusing experiences were related, as well as charming 
quotations given about flowers. 
The Mineral Art Club of Denver held its first meeting of 
the season at the home of Mrs. Case, October 2d, the mem- 
bers all seeming enthusiastic over the work planned by the 
League, as they will follow the course of study as nearly as 
possible, submitting the designs to unbiased judges for criti- 
cism. After each meeting the criticisms will be read. The 
club is getting down to serious work, and they are working in 
the right way. 
The New York Society of Keramic Arts held its October 
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria. Plans were made for the 
fall exhibition which is to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria 
November 22-24. These exhibitions have become features of 
the season of art exhibitions. Many decorators and students 
will take that opportunity for visiting New York, combining 
business with pleasure and study. 
THE Some delightful bits of new Doulton are to 
SHOPS k e seen at O vni g ton ' s > New York. The colors 
are soft and seem to melt into the glaze. 
There is always such harmony of color in these bits, that it 
would pay one to study the effects. In no other medium 
would the same flowers or landscapes look well treated in this 
manner, but on porcelain the effect is most decorative. A 
piece of this ware would fit in anywhere. 
The coffee pot used with the Historic ornament of this 
issue is from the catalogue of L. B. King & Co. of Detroit. 
It is a fine shape and quite reasonable in price. 
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At Burley's, in Chicago, there are some choice new shapes 
of white china for decorating, one especial piece we will give 
in next number. 
Miss Wynne has some handsome white china in Dresden. 
A candelabra in figures, cupids and relief flowers was very 
attractive. 
The white china is very alluring. All the new plain 
shapes are especially adaptable to the designs given in the 
KERAMIC STUDIO. Much of the new glassware is decorated 
in conventional designs, with gold and enamels, similar to our 
designs given in the October number. One lemonade set was 
noticeable, it being dark green glass, with an Arabian design 
of gold and scarlet enamel. The figures of the design were 
bold and nearly covered the pitcher and glasses. 
Glass globes for lamps also have the conventional 
design in bold scrolls or arabesque or some all-over design. 
These globes look well on lamps decorated in a similar manner. 
There were a number of Dewey souvenir plates during 
the celebration in New York. Tiffany has plates with Dewey's 
picture in the center, with appropriate design on the rim. 
This is redeemed by being printed in a monochrome of blue, 
which is not bad. 
Keramists were a trifle shocked, however, to hear the 
venders cry, "Gitcher Dewey pie plates here, only five cents 
apiece." Was it because Dewey is a New Englander? (This 
plate, of course, was tin.) 
Then another plate had Dewey's colored portrait in the 
center (which, of course, was printed on) with the design on 
the rim in green — a sea weed design. Imagine the nation's 
pride, the conquering hero, painted on a plate, and treated as 
if he were the much abused, impossible fish, and framed in sea 
weeds ! ! Is it a wonder that keramic artists have difficulty in 
exhibiting in the Fine Arts building? 
DESIGN FOR PLACQUE OR TABLE TOP 
THE darker parts are tinted in a turquoise blue, which is 
composed of two parts Bright Green and one part Deep 
Blue Green. Add one-fourth flux to this mixture. This tint 
requires the hardest possible fire (in a portable kiln) and it is 
a better way to fire the china immediately after the tint has 
been put on, without adding further decoration. Wipe the 
edges of the design carefully and also remove the color from 
the circles. After firing paint the small roses and garlands. 
Then carry out the scroll design in raised parts, and make the 
small settings for the enamel dots. The enamel should be 
light pink, which can be obtained by using a very little 
Carmine, No. 3, to color it. 
The dark medallions may be gold or bronze with flowers 
in colored enamels, or merely flat color. 
This design can be used for a table top, by making the 
border a little wider. Do not try to finish a piece of work 
like this in a hurry, linger over it, and have every detail as 
perfect as possible. If one becomes tired making so many 
paste dots, it is better to put the work away and start some- 
thing else. It is a good plan any way to have several pieces 
on hand. If one does not feel in the mood for painting, try 
paste work. If that is tiresome, try a little designing, always 
keeping plenty of work on hand. 
In this way much more is accomplished. Full directions 
for paste, enamels, and garlands of roses have been given in 
previous numbers of the Keramic Studio. 
