l $4 
HERAMIC STUDIO 
LAMP SHADE— A. G. MARSHALL 
TREATMENT FOR LAMP SHADE 
A. G. Marshall 
THIS lamp globe should be decorated in varying tones of 
green. The outlines can be gilded if so desired, or the 
globe can be tinted any desired color, and the design carried 
out in raised and flat gold, using two shades — the Roman and 
Green Gold. 
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BEAUTIFUL CHINA FOR WHITE HOUSE 
WHEN Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt retires as the mistress of 
the White House she will leave a souvenir which will 
endear her to future Presidents' wives. 
With the change in the interior decorations and arrange- 
ments of the White House there will be a new set of china and 
glassware which will be the envy of every housewife in the 
country. It is doubtful if there is another set as handsome in 
use in the United States. The price to be paid for this por- 
celain service is not to be divulged, but it is said to be about 
$30,000 for the eight hundred or more pieces. 
When Mrs. Roosevelt began her duties in the White 
House she found that the china for state occasions and large 
receptions had been in use since 1880, having been selected by 
Mrs. Hayes. The first social function given by President 
Roosevelt showed that the service was entirely inadequate. 
This service is very handsome and cost $25,000, but time and 
servants have left their marks upon it. It was designed by 
Theodore R. Davis and the decorations were American fauna 
and flora. It was manufactured by Haviland & Co., of France. 
The designs were made in water color, and although in nearly 
every instance they were bold and striking, they were difficult 
to reproduce upon porcelain with hard mineral colors. To 
successfully accomplish this it was necessary to invent new 
methods and have recourse to peculiar mechanical appliances. 
Mrs. Roosevelt sent nearly a year ago for Charles M. Van 
Heusen, of Albany, and commissioned him to visit the noted 
factories with the idea of submitting a collection of china and 
glass forher inspection. President Roosevelt was very much 
interested in the matter and took part in the discussion rela- 
tive to what should be selected. It was decided that the great 
seal of the United States, which is so rarely seen now that few 
are acquainted with it, should be enameled on the service. 
Then the hunt for samples commenced. 
After several months of searching Mr. Van Heusen sub- 
mitted to President and Mrs. Roosevelt seventy-eight different 
