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pected from undirected emotional effort. Then came the effort 
to systematize the use of color; to study harmonious color combi- 
nations; to cultivate a sense of color harmony and color values. 
To do this we found it necessary to reduce the purity of colors 
for backgrounds, reserving pure color for accent only. This 
has resulted in more harmonious interior decorations and fur- 
nishings both in homes and public buildings, in a more intelli- 
gent use of color in all the arts. But lest we lose our balance 
and wander too far in the field of neutralized color, the pendu- 
lum has swung again, and under the influence of Russian bar- 
baric splendor, concentrated in the art of Baskt, all nations 
seem to have revived the peasant love of color, and we, having 
no primitive art except the Indian, are drawing inspiration 
from all, and are once more intoxicated with the sensualism of 
pure color. We all feel the emotional effect of this tendency 
and each is making her contribution to the revel, but, and this 
is the point of this article, we must not lose the sense of balance 
entirely which we have been at so much pains to cultivate. We 
must not forget that pure color usually needs a neutral back- 
ground in order to be effective; that restraint and judgment is 
necessary or our color revel will degenerate into a riot. The 
pendulum has swung, but we must keep our eyes on the face 
of the clock to steady our nerves and to remind us of the dif- 
ference between tendencies and principles. Try not to forget 
the eternal fitness of things, and do not paint everything in 
brilliant pure colors regardless of the position it is to occupy. 
Do not be carried entirely off your feet by the craze of to-day. 
To-morrow the tendency will be in another direction. Size up 
the situation and appropriate what is best in each new move- 
ment. Styles and tendencies in art change, taste changes, but 
a judgment based on fundamental principles endures. Art is 
primarily emotional, but emotion unchecked and undisciplined 
is consumed of its own fire. Our ideals and our convictions, 
like the exquisite body which we decorate, must be able to 
stand the fiery test. 
BONBONNIERE IN ENAMELS 
The Bonbonniere design shown is intended to be carried 
out in enamels. The ground is a deep rich blue. The flowers 
lavender, sepals, leaves and stems green, and stamens and spots 
orange. 
Mrs. O'Hara's Old Chinese Blue, Deep Violet, Dark Yel- 
low with New Green and Green No. 2, will be found satisfac- 
tory to carry out this scheme. The band on the lower half is 
in blue with green stems and lines and orange spots. The body 
of the box Satsuma, Neutral Yellow or Warm Grey. 
ART NOTES 
The Atlan Prize this year has been awarded to Miss Etta 
Beede of Minneapolis, For three consecutive years this prize 
has gone to Minneapolis and to members of the Twin City 
Keramic Club. As this is one of the coveted yearly prizes of 
the Keramic art world, Minneapolis has reason to feel proud 
of its keramic artists and the position to which they have 
helped to raise keramic art in the eyes of the world. 
The Minneapolis exhibit of local artists was held at the 
Art Museum during November, and the Northwest has been 
again reminded of the talent existing in this part of the coun- 
try. It is good to see the progress from year to year and to 
welcome new talent. 
The Art School has just been transferred from its quarters 
in the Art Museum to its new $50,000 home just completed, 
and at last has adequate facilities for developing the talent ot 
the Northwest. The Art School received the highest award 
for its Design Department at the Panama Pacific Exposition, 
and its annual school exhibit now ranks with the best schools 
in the country. 
There is a movement on foot to federate all of the art or- 
ganizations of the city, and this, if accomplished, will result 
eventually in making of Minneapolis one of the strongest art 
centers in the country. 
SATSUMA JAR 
Mary L. Brigham 
TO be carried out in enamels. The outline around flower 
and the circles under stems are Azure Blue Enamel. 
The outer space in flower is Turquoise Blue, the light space is 
Citron Yellow. The circles in flowers are Orange No. 3 
and back of circles of Jasmine. Leaves are Meadow Green. 
Dark bands are Azure Blue. 
