KERAMIC STUDIO 
LEAGUE Designs for the government table service 
NOTES Wil1 be submitted to a J ur y selected by the 
Chairman of the Educational Committee. 
The names before the board being Mr. Louis Prang, Mrs. 
Candace Wheeler and others not decided upon. 
Meeting of Advisory Board was held on the evening of 
January 3d. Reports from the committees on transportation 
and insurance (for the Paris Exposition) were heard. Reports 
from the various clubs in the League regarding their exhibit. 
There will be work sent from New York, Chicago, Boston, 
Detroit, Bridgeport, and probably Pittsburg, Denver and San 
Francisco. The response from the East has been very 
generous. 
Schedule for the circulating letters for February : 
New York receives letter from National League. 
Detroit receives Chicago October letter from Jersey City. 
Bridgeport receives Chicago letter from Providence. 
Brooklyn receives Providence September letter from Indianapolis. 
Wisconsin receives letter from National League. 
Providence receives Brooklyn September letter from San Francisco. 
Columbus receives Bridgeport December lettter from Indianapolis. 
Duquesne receives Wisconsin December letter from Jersey City. 
Indianapolis receives Brooklyn December letter from Denver. 
Chicago receives Detroit January letter from Boston. 
Denver receives San Francisco December letter from Washington. 
Boston receives San Francisco letter from Columbus. 
San Francisco receives letter from Detroit. 
Washington receives Duquesne November letter from Chicago. 
£LUB The December meeting of the Bridgeport 
ISTEAJCS L ea S ue °f Keramic Art was held at the home 
of Miss Hurd. Mrs. N. E. VVorden read a 
most excellent paper setting forth the benefits of the public 
library to all keramic workers. Mrs. H. C. Waite, who was 
the critic for the day, afterwards spoke interestingly upon 
Holland. 
The New York Society of Keramic Arts held its January 
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria. Final business arrange- 
ments were made for the Paris Exposition. 
Although we have had nothing but newspaper clippings 
giving an account of the Exhibition by the Kansas City Club, 
we have had letters saying the exhibition was very successful 
and that the work of members is steadily improving. 
Nashville has started an Art Club, with the idea of 
establishing an Art Institute. The club is meeting with 
encouragement in the acquisition of active members and in 
generous subscriptions from men of wealth which will go 
towards a new building. 
We received an interesting account of an exhibition given 
by the Indiana Keramic Association which we are unable to 
publish in full, owing to the lateness of its arrival, when our 
number has gone to press, so that we can give only a short 
statement. The President, Mrs. W. S. Day, and the Vice 
President, Mrs. J. M. Orndorf, were good enough to write to 
us. The club being comparatively new it will please those 
interested in the Keramic movement in this country to know 
that these officers say there was great improvement in the 
work this year, and that the sales were good and the attend- 
ance large. Each year's exhibit represents the work of the 
past year, so that comparisons are easily made. The exhibi- 
tion was given at the "Bates House" with a special reception 
committee. Among the exhibitors were Mrs. Wilmer Christian, 
Miss Flora Greenstreet, Mrs. J. J. Gower, Mrs. C. J. Buchanan, 
Mrs. W. Perkins, Mrs. Lewis D. Stubbs, Mrs. B. F. Howard, 
Miss Katherine Conard (who has been studying at the Doul- 
ton potteries, England, and bears the distinction of being one 
of a very few Americans who have been admitted there to 
study), Mrs. Henley, Mrs. T. B. Adams, Mrs. Thomas Har- 
rington, Mrs. H. B. Smith, Mrs. Daniel De Prez, Mrs. F. O. 
Haver, Mrs. W. S. Major, Mrs. W. H. Welch, Mrs. O. C. Wil- 
cox, Mrs. M. H. Woodsmall, Miss Flora Greenstreet, Mrs. 
Mary A. Phipps, Mrs. Geo. Fleming, Mrs. Ovid Adams. Mrs. 
Orndorf and Mrs. Day. 
♦ 
JN THE Mrs. Fanny Rowell entertained the Jersey 
STUDIOS ^' ty ^lub at her studio January S, Mr. Mar- 
shall Fry being the critic for competitive work. 
Miss Nora Hosier received first prize and Miss Mulford hon- 
orable mention. 
Mrs. Florence Koehler, who has been the instructor and 
guide of the Altan Club, will be in New York during Febru- 
ary and part of March to give lessons in keramic decorations 
and designing. Mrs. Koehler's influence in the West is so 
strongly felt and is bearing such fine results that she needs no 
introduction here, and all artists will welcome her. Mrs. Koeh- 
ler thinks with the wonderful resources here of libraries, 
museums and potteries, that keramists should accomplish 
much that is truly artistic and original. Under her inspiring 
instructions we hope that such may be the case. Address all 
communications, care Mrs. Leonard, 28 East 23d street, New 
York City. 
Mrs. Sara Wood Safford of Boston, will give lessons in 
New York during the winter at the Fry Studio. 
♦ 
TN THE China decoration in lustres is noticeably 
cuv-vpc good from the German potteries and there is 
usually some all-over design of gold used 
where the lustre covers large surfaces. Light green lustre and 
steel blue lustre seem to form the favorite backgrounds. 
The magnificent borders on the plates of the Russian china 
at Tiffany's should make those who are fortunate enough to 
see them, appreciate the artistic designs adapted from historic 
ornament published in the Keramic Studio. 
The designs of the best plate seen, are confined almost 
entirely to the rims, and many of the designs are simple, but 
beautifully executed. 
There is a certain fascination about the Royal Copenhagen 
china whether it is a vase, jar or table service. We give 
our preference for the blue and white, but the white violet 
pattern is always attractive and looks very elegant and clean 
upon the table. The Japanese are imitating it, but it lacks a 
certain individuality. We were distressed to find in one of 
the shops some Japanes cups done in the rococo. It seemed 
a pity to think of it ! 
WILD ROSES 
Henrietta Barclay Wright 
USE for the roses Dresden Carmine 53 (or any good pink.) 
Shade the more delicate ones around the center with 
White Rose, painting the centers with White Rose and Yel- 
low Brown, and pick out the stamens to be washed over the 
second time with Albert Yellow. A little Ruby may be 
added to the pink for the darkest Rose. 
For the leaves Brown Green and Dark Green, glazed with 
Moss Green J the second time. Royal Copenhagen and 
Purple Grey for the shadowy leaves. Shade the stems and 
some of the young leaves with Deep Red Brown. Blend 
softly for the background the shadowy tints of Copenhagen, 
Purple Gray and White Rose. A touch of Russian Green for 
the extreme light, very thin. 
