Vol. VIII, No. 8 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
December, 1906 
HE awards in the Christmas 
competition were made as follows : 
Decoration for Child's Room, 
First Prize — "Clowns and Ele- 
phants," Ophelia Foley, Owens- 
boro, Kentucky. Second Prize — 
P*§nV\wl ml)iks$mt "Knights", Mary Overbeck, Cam- 
bridge City, Indiana. Third 
Prize — "Dutch Babies", Grace 
Blethen, Eos Angeles, Cal. 
Child's Table Set — First Prize, "Palms and Camels", 
Mary Overbeck, Cambridge City, Indiana. Second Prize, 
"Goody Two Shoes", Albert Pons, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Third Prize, "Storks", Nancy Beyer, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
The First Prize decoration of Child's Room unfortu- 
nately was not shown in pen and ink sketch to give a gen- 
eral idea of the effect. The wash stand border is not 
easily understood but on all counts the scheme seemed 
most worthy of first mention. The Second Prize failed 
in the forms of the washing set and the subject was per- 
haps a little old for a child. The Third Prize would have 
been better had there been a continuous border instead of 
the spotty effect given by so many repeated units. The 
shelf in the pen and ink sketch needs support but both 
this sketch and the one by Miss Overbeck suggest very 
pleasing arrangements for decoration. A more harmonious 
design is the one by Miss Hannah Overbeck but the subject 
was not considered especially appropriate while the 
shapes of bowl and pitcher were not up to the standard. 
The Child's Table Set by Miss Overbeck is especially 
pleasing in the color which we were unable to exactly re- 
produce. The subject seemed to suggest the coming of 
the wise men of the east on Christmas Eve and the whole 
idea seemed original and well carried out. The set by 
Albert Pons, while not so restful, is clever and well spaced, 
the border of the tray, showing the two shoes and skirts 
of the little girl, being well proportioned and cleverly thought 
out. The design of storks by Miss Nancy Beyer is clever 
and attractive but is so thoroughly Japanese that it sug- 
gests a simple adaptation and while no doubt original 
and little to be criticized, an American inspiration rather 
than a foreign one is the object sought in our competitions. 
No sufficiently worthy study or design of Christmas 
Rose was submitted. A few suggestions are given by the 
editor on this page and the cover to introduce this dec- 
orative flower which is just now in bloom. 
