Vol. XVIII, No. 3. 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
July 1916 
HE beautiful illustrations of the 
Greater New York Society Exhibi- 
tion take so much room in the Con- 
ventional Section of the Magazine 
that no place is left for designs, with 
the exception of some naturalistic 
studies in the Naturalistic Section. 
However this fine exhibit is so rich 
in excellent designs and suggestions 
of all kinds for decorators that we 
have no doubt this number will be considered by our sub- 
scribers a most valuable and interesting one. The photographs 
are very clear and illustrations of this kind, giving so many 
ideas for the decoration of both table and tableware, are as 
useful as designs. 
We have to postpone the articles on glass decoration 
which we had announced. We have written to several glass 
decorators for articles and to glass manufacturers for adver- 
tisements of glassware, but the matter is not in shape yet. 
We would be glad to receive from subscribers suggestions in 
regard to this department, also names and addresses of deco- 
raters who would be qualified to give us contributions, as we 
want by next fall to give special attention to this field. Dec- 
orated glassware is constantly growing in demand and the 
field seems to us very promising. 
EXHIBITION OF THE KERAMIC SOCIETY OF GREATER 
NEW YORK 
Hazel H. Adler 
The Keramic Society of Greater New York held its annual 
exhibition from April 5th to April 19th in the Natural History 
Museum of New York City. Several important features dis- 
tinguished it from other exhibitions of its kind, and it was con- 
sidered by many to have marked an epoch in the development 
of American Keramic Art. 
Through its location, in the first place, in" a prominent 
room of one of the city's great Museums, it was able to reach 
a large number of people who would never have known of it 
otherwise and who, in many cases, were awakened for the first 
time to the existence of the modern school of overglaze decora- 
tion. 
Instead of the usual exhibition method of display, a new 
arrangement was instituted which attempted to show the re- 
lation between keramics and modern ideas of home furnishing. 
To this end individual works were displayed as far as possible 
as units either on trays or separate tables and with especially 
designed linens to carry out the color schemes and decorative 
ideas. 
The general level of the work was uniformly high both in 
conception and execution, and the decorations chosen showed 
the influence of two years of careful study of primitive art in 
the Museum. It was evident that great pains had been taken 
in the selection of shapes, and the seemingly free and spontan- 
eous use of color showed a foundation of experimentation and 
study. 
For a number of years the outlook of the keramic worker 
has been narrow, but the increasing interest which is being 
taken in interior decoration at present, is beginning to focus 
attention once more upon the table and the importance of 
appropriate and individual ware. 
The keynote of the exhibition and a feature of unusual 
interest were three complete tables assembled by Marshal 
Fry and occupying the center of the room. These tables, 
separated from each other by screens, were decorated for dif- 
ferent occasions and to fit various types of interiors. They 
all voiced a plea for more color on the table. 
The first table was described by Mr. Fry as a scheme of 
pewter, Capri pottery and yellow Wedgewood. In the center 
was a shallow fluted bowl of pale pinkish lavender from which 
slender graceful iris' arose out of a bed of soft blue, lavender, 
yellow and rose colored marbles. A little alabaster figure 
stood guard in the middle. The table cloth was of fine yellow 
linen with a wide border of crash edged with violet, peacock 
and orange embroidery, and its four corners held down with 
gold tassels. The candlesticks, porringers, goblets and fruit 
bowls were of pewter. Yellow Wedgewood china and yellow 
candles completed the color scheme and the bright colored 
glass fruits in the bowls were additional notes of interest. The 
table proper was also designed by Mr. Fry and finished in 
silver with touches of green and gold. 
While the first table was set for a dinner it was intended 
for one of an intimate and informal nature. The second table 
was designed for a more formal dinner amid more formal sur- 
roundings. The scheme was built up from the distinguished 
Italian comports and the miniature garden balustrade. 
An oyster white linen runner with a narrow filet edge was 
laid the full length of the table. Inside the balustrade were 
six square lavender mats with filet edge. The oblong place 
cloths had large squares of filet on either end, and the napkins 
were oyster white with strips of lavender running through the 
center. A bird bath, four white goblets holding lavender sweet 
peas, two comports with brightly colored fruits and four candle- 
sticks with glass globes were also within the balustrade. The 
china was white Wedgewood with a small blue figure and the 
table itself was painted a soft dull blue. 
The third table was intended for an informal luncheon or 
breakfast in a cottage or country house where the free use of 
color might be suitable. 
The lavender linen table cloth had a deep checked border 
of blue and white with a black and gold Chinese tassel at each 
corner. The place cloths were light blue linen with. a narrow 
border of checks, and the nakpins were also of blue linen with 
centers of checks. Four blue Bristol glass bowls held tall stalks 
of purple iris. The china was blue Wedgewood and doilies 
of a shade deeper blue were laid under the saucers forming a 
pleasing graduation to the place cloths. The other decora- 
tions were of glass and pewter. A black table with touches of 
silver, green and violet supplied a contrasting note of interest. 
Around the outer edges of the room the work of the mem- 
bers of the society was represented, arranged, as I mentioned 
above, in individual groups. Beginning on the left hand side 
we came first to a breakfast set by Dorothea Warren O'Hara. 
The ware was Belleek and the set included coffee and tea serv- 
