New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-01
THE STORY or i DINNER SET

Nlk-sEI FOR TIE WHITE HOJSE-HoW TIE
PROJECT WAS DEVISED AND SUCCESSFULLY
CARRIED OUT.
lFRON A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNEl
AsBURY PARK, y. j., July 31.-Pleasant as
q summer resort THIS place also invested with inter
est as the temporary home OF ar;ist en- gagged in
work designed TO do credit to American industry. This
gentleman Theodore Z. DAVIS, who has been con-
uected for many years with Hdypey'S Weekly l have
just come from lis studio where he is engaged on
most unique WORK for American artist, aud one
which interests every American and VIII challenge the
attention o. the Of the Old World. He Is
making the designs Tor STATE dInaeTet Tor the White
House. which Havland, OF Limoges, France Is now at
work upon, ana declares viii be the finest dinne--e
ever made I'D Europe.
First take % peep into the studio When Mr. Davis
came down here TOR recupention and work his eye
settled somewhat Isolated clearinghouse couta n
ing several dlin-rooms. Mr. Bradley. the founder OF
AsDurY Park, gave him pieuary powers. He aPpro-
prated three of the dre-,ngrOoms Che end facing
the sea, knocked ont the partitions, out O large
space for O. window afJrduS view Of tine ocean, and
imported ms artist, hit The corner from which lac
draws his inspiration contains box covered with
GORGEOUS American Indian blII keJ Of great value
Here tie ARTIST sits u ms worAgg hours with water
color board biz knee, his coor3 at hs hand, and the
cyeT-chaug iug before his eye, SEA Lnts and
scenes enter largely uo his designs, Tor which reason
the studio could Doe better located The studio s IN
the shape of a letter /. md iu about by feet
In one corner is n basin OF water lies In tine box
big frog which when there visitors, sits the
bench and looks with a quizzcal eye at the artist,
who once kept him for model, but now boards
him Tor lis company. Uulieudy pins hold
baaui.u insects and shining bugs 10 the walls,
and piece ~ dried fungus makes a delcateY tinted
bats ground for gorgeous beetle. Bold vaier-,oOr
TI, No. W. III 1, W.. lir 80 pi,-a. u; rIio n ,-j
SRI |.. d nth.
artist utensils, and 90 one side are numerous bottles
containing c1lors. few days ago Mr Davis had sew
variety OF small creatures % the animal kingdom lu
strong pcElr. HIS ,ud Sir Bradley put bis eeota,r
nose INTO flc -tEdiO door aud remarked, " n smells
queer lefc" should think 10 did, replied the uu-
FellsIgeq e.. -i f D. ~ WIN i';s'' ,r 'hs
etor OF A,bury Park showed tnaJ he respected ant.
Upon ngn shelf is a large photograph Of the con
-elya Dry OF toe Wine House. Win Mrs HAYES DID, the
the sand outside vile her father lays 10 The
vho.a story Early last spring 5Ir. Davis vent TO
Washington Oh a mission i1r lAr ialpefS, Nh'eH vas
llcu appeared no due time tu the weekly Mrs.
Hayes invited Linn NJ" the cmser1 tlosy. ana al'r
urning ne camera on tue group described above We
Presidents VIE entered into coulci-au1n ON topic
INTO Che White House during tLe Ieghs Oh MIS-. lincoln
aud MTa. Grant mad gone mostly me way oi al por.el
fnat -rry ut- handle thc states pcu.e she found
30 difficult 10 set the table properly Tor sJale dinner
SINCE tAr cIrna closet leT only Babel II remnants
tue contract signed, and Haviaud was under
IS 600 bonds % deliver tue set gy January 1-sO. Mrs
France for dinner SET. " They make very good
at Trenton" SAID Air DAVIS but II course. HtEaud
American ware Won could at least have American de-
signs, representing the fruits vegetables, game, hsn
Mrs Hayes caught the idea and acted upon u with
the decision and authority OF Queen. scott she
Wrhs" THO elies. son appeared Webb, VIII you
ask General Casey o. conn, t0 the conservatory = Con-
Iadys dictatou she began, " hav'laud Co: desire
canoe. the contract I"I the Ciuner SCI "blt-'
tttug said Mrs HAYES, enjoying Ina surprise ana CON
timed and % enter inoa new one similar 10 tue hfst
with tie exception that Mr. Theodore r. Davis Is 70
have exclusive supervision OF the designs" Ills was
the substance Of che letter. which was dispatched at
It was now MT. Davis's turn to exPostuIate. H.
urged that was under 20 the Hrpcrs not 20
40 WORK for any else. Mira. Hayes, with a wOmsns
f4f,u could OUaIce lu that contract, any more
ran She coujd In the hrst contract with uavIand It
may be that q Presidents wife can make ana unmake
land acouIcsced win incompatible grace, aud
i Fi.trnsr Harper. when Mrs. Hayes's wish was
moOtcd 20 him, saIu 70 ul- tnthiu MtSt'
doU AK yuu 10 nv TO surpass everything OF the
them, and Il have one OF the duplicate SETS Tor my
HaviIand was in this country and offered Nr. Davis
every assistance and cooperation but 90 first he was
disposed o. doubt anyone could -urpass his iavoriie
artist Bric,Iuem0n. He brought out oyster ale.
That" SAID he, the best oyster plate that ever
Thought he could d0 better III YOU DO Will breaE this
plate" said Theodore Hayl.ald. few DAYS aiterward
Mr. DAVIS showed hm tne de-n. and the fayorife plate
was seized end dashed INTO Luni.ed pieces tuat
streWod the warehouse hDCr The artis. has already
furnished tfy designs ana Havlland grows more en-
tlu.iastIc them they come IN There are 60 be
twenty-five se.~ bearing TIE signature Of the artist and
UakeTi these VII D. similar 'o AZ AT PROOF eIEfa'-
INK L-yru OF these 90 TINS country, and the
muIlder viii De sold in Europe Mrs. Hayes will prob
aUy Lave Two seis Fletcher Hapr! Is 10 nave one ana
Er-. Theodore 4. Davis Isl lot TO Doe FORGOTTEN.
Mr. DAVIS has had everything his own way both 20
shapes OF the pieces ana the designs and has aimed
40 stIAiuk oli- uh III ana 'li 2 hou tAccl5 Oh coIoI
and form Combinations. Eserythug mat enters
mlo tno drsEls j. dlstinctVcy Amer'caa:: 10
pieces The ea-up Is in the form or Chinese manda-
me lat 'Ae '.A-t DriAs formed oJ CURING Tea 'pil-
For the oysleIpate decoration there i've Blue Point
Lali sneys IN curve. lie li discarded the c0nyeh
tOna hAlf-dOL-u. adopting sons saving, that
nture loves the number i've Opposite the shells Is a
scc.c representing do"H On tLr seushore, sea gull
and tansle 81 sea moss bordering the picture
Tie s0up plates IN c0ioUng add FORM are in imitation
Ike the mountain laurel Hover There Will be- pictures
the bottom OF the pilates, such bal crOaking
on bag. IA he midst OF rain storm, -nd Hustr
ton of a clant-Dake.
TIE hsh plate j. In form imitation Of a scallop she'll
wth sat and fresh water scenes on The lat surface
added 10 the httl OF toe shell 60 complete the oval ~
o. the plate. IN these water pictures shown differ
ent American nsLes. such "a truuJ lying under lilly
pad, Two Holsters hghiug, shctDahcad niDbiing uI
oysters fastened 10 palmetto Jog. ls platter picture
represents hue roe sEad entangod Iu a golden net
IN the platter Is ncaFy square WIN the corners
Tie designs Tor the dinner plates are very elaborate.
aud com Prise such bear attacking honey
tree tDa rppf, tAe buffalo, coon climbing q per
sminou tree, with daIAey looking l.r ihe coon
cl@a,s dancing Win one crane beating tln- ~ih NE
WING Hule tur others enjoy Vskr0Unl, which is not
Of the Imagination but fact, etc The platter OF the
bid plates VIII be adorned with Wild turkey,
toe chief OF the American game birds. the
wing. with a prairie fire and It's reelection IN
water adding color the picture. Tue birds plates are
plague ia form and the prairie chicken ptarmrqua
and other birds enter into tie designs Ihe salad
plates great novelty the figure OF lobster being
eIcLed into the bottom OF the plate, while
the color viii be applied underneath. tie color
with the varying strength OF translucencY'
produced BY the etching uniting TO form line effect