KERAMIC STUDIO 
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TN THE Some of the most striking things in the 
market, as well as the most artistic, come from 
bHUro tne nor thern part of Europe — from Sweden, 
Norway, Russia, and Finland. Of real interest are the quaint, 
crude, genuine old wooden pieces, made in the last century, 
when the peasants used wooden utensils for home use. Some 
of the old mugs are to be had in New York. They are a little 
expensive, as all genuinely old things are, but quite worth 
what they cost. They were usually burnt out of a solid log 
and carved by hand on the outside. The peasants drank beer, 
coffee, and soup from them. 
There are the modern baskets, mugs, butter boxes, &c, 
made by the peasants, and decorated, many of them, by 
gentlewomen in the cities, but with these everyone is familiar. 
Other quaint things are in pottery from Sweden. They 
are quite new, being reproductions of that used a hundred or 
more years ago by the peasants. There are only two colors, 
red and green, in solid masses, with the bodies of the pieces 
of red usually, the tops green, and lines of green at the lower 
parts. Some that are particularly interesting are in the form 
of animals, and on the order of the old-time tobies. They are 
of good size, and would hold a quart or more. Some of them 
have the appearance of foxes, and there are frogs and odd 
things, with fishes' heads and four claws. Others are in the 
more familiar toby style of the old man with the flowing 
beard, but all are in the two colors. Some of the animal 
pitchers have the openings at the tops of the backs instead of 
at the mouths. 
There are vases in the pottery, and also teapots, though 
these have not the quaintness of the pitchers. 
Very interesting in color, design, and decoration are vases 
which are to be seen more than the other goods — the Finland 
vases. The colors are Oriental, and the decorations are in 
striking conventional designs. They are quite new this year, 
and the color effects are reproduced from those used in old- 
time Finland house decorations. They come from the Arabia 
pottery which is situated near Helsingfors, the old capital of 
Finland. 
In Russian porcelain there are many pretty and interest- 
ings things. These are made in small quantities not far from 
St. Petersburg. There are trays in small size, mugs, plates, 
pitchers, different things showing the curious Russian letter- 
ing, the inscriptions having various hospitable meanings. 
Some say merely " Welcome," and others are in long sent- 
ence: "We give you bread and salt and wish you peace." 
Queer things that are interesting in shape and color tones 
are Russian bowls. Pottery boats they are really, tiny ones, 
medium sized, and large. There is a head at one end, and 
each is after the shape of a viking ship. The colors are bril- 
liant. 
There are quaint Russian tankards, if they are tankards — 
they might be anything— also in deep colors. 
JARDINIERE— CAROLINE BONSAL 
Whole surface of Jardiniere to be tinted with Gouache black and fired; then with a mixture of Gouache black and un- 
fluxed gold, over which, after firing, the design is painted in Sulphur yellow lustre, outlined with gold. This design would 
be very attractive with a Capucine Red background and gold design outlined in black. 
