, 1877-06-24
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and pottery only sn,ws with time. It sAa perfect
maSta new and soste{ IA. efeTs 20 es:et the
Of producing cups, plates, 3ug., rsses and pot@.
os'n1,erestins share nd ann!nt gaststn. hsnssf,
adeiphia Exhlbition was 10 the people in the way
Tho Metropolitan Anscn1n Of An IN New York Il,y
po NJ aG GGeSss StsS IT =, psea
years before that Museum was opened. and
es"ns esnas, p,gs f yssh sh n .s fot IN. sa ;Ism IN 9 5
piles OF bcanlinl,y -dceoratcd table. .waEc. There
haa essn =, been s9 attempt twenty {ea1 ago. to
iain iiut tke Class hni failed. because tho wofs.
att,ko II tho-e establishments furn.hcd tho ladies
else: and ihe!e had been no decoration by ladies
aftef thai aud no general ioye Of rarc table ware
snsent f' potes1, and Il. eoiscon of savsss
Wctgewoo Delft, Berlin, Ch1ncse. and other
porcelain and pottery were spread befo,e The public
cyc. This was only fow yeara ago. People wcro
interested at once, and In ls7b they
WENT WILD OVER TIE nun1KcT.
ssa Il % By hs 81 The
ware, And the Now England and 1ons Island fatn.
eY sy eaaer eosetofs of s1esy.Sina @ taat was I'D
aPs aae3 %s
ssi i 4 A"fsa ssa xe s aai IT, sss2
sga!n sl;o w'.h sasee.. The 'se * o. Mew
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Of Staten Island. Extrayagant prices were paid
Ut ali curious. or which was a. Iii raro in It'd
decoration, and new era In tna.a was fairiy inau.
fairly divided tho attention, OF the iadcs with toilets
and Tho fashions. No paiior was furnished with.
out severn! Pieces q inEe wares No dinncf w.,
something odd and ancient. And kettlcirums
deed,
Under tho spur Of this now popular interest in
china, there l,avc been number Of anetlon-sA,cs
by ladies. of course; hut tho ladies arc splendid
bidders fur objects Tint really take thclr fancy, and
the collecttous won't on ln rattIEnK manner, and
made 1T the Centennial Exhibition did not seem 10
haye abased tic ardoE Of buyers In my mannef.
however,, in rrterenso 10 % ,h!s &c shins.m mania, and
that Is tic zeal which las sprung up thls winter iue
'DEcoRATtHu PORCELAIN AND POTTERY
a. noticeable as iho eagerness with which Tho
public Hnles ara attended. Tho lnty. artists hare
pa 1ssin 1ss IL rs e H g. e a e
Gelng nble 10 70 ahead Without administering q
shock to society In tho form Of strike a,nong pro-
feNslona1 dceorators. they resolved to make fresh
a. pccnllarly a feminine occupation. Thsy have
Ssao xaIoas ,nS sspaxa o Z hs ws
Plaques, rnscs, tahle pieces, tabletops, md tiles
for arc. places, hnva been produced without num.
her; and thctr sales Of tho ware have bern attended
with very encouraging results. The Metropolitan
Mnhcum has been thus far largely tue auuree from
which tho ladies ,nYo drawn thetr suggestions ior
work; but original ideas aru already dawnIng
Among them tl}s aprfng and there is reason 10 10.
lfoYu that, III year or Two they will 10 producing
characteristic American work. The lAdy artists
hayo Just organized 4 soclcty Of Decorative Art,
which nexl winter viii give exhibitions and assist
them 10 sell ther work.
J.uI 3Atn - 1sn
mas DEEM DONE NJ AMArEuns,
this rear. for amusement, and Tor thu purpose Of
making pretty plcces to present TO trjetids At o.
dnVp and otliuf social occasions. There have been
several cIaFscs of Young ladies' under lhe inVtruc.
tion Of nrfsts ehis w,nter and such has bean tI,e
libcraizfnr inl1ucnco al line. nnu ths chanco al
public sentiment. That one class 10 nnIcs tic
chafuo Of prnfcsstonal secoraiur. and rcsorts ia
hjs workshop aftcri,oons regularly Tor lessons.
These amateurs aro from ihs best uptown famt.
Irs: and tha nnssion for fhe nav atnnse,rcnt Il no
great among thon, that music il being badly neg.
ise.ed " many 81 account q & Tia9Sss ana tilsa
Ocsa, tlougi, son,o Of thnrn arc takns 10 E1rgcr.