Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09

ring to it by number for obvious reasons.
Payment for articles sold is made on the
lst and 18th of each month. The con-
tributor sets her own price, say $40, and
the article when placed on exhibition is
marked so that the society may receive
ten per cent. and the contributor
still have her $50. The society is a
society of decorative art, therefore does
not receive drawings and sketches in
crayon, pen.and-ink, oil and water colors,
except as they are used in the decoration
of something useful or ornamental. Also,
it does not accept wax, feather or leather
work, skeletonized leaves, knitting, cro-
cheting, under. clothing and plain sewing !;
nor pottery, porcelain and tiles when
painted in oils and varnished The latter
must be ornamented in mineral colors and
burned. They especially desire these when
so painted, asking beside for placques, en-
broideries, hangings, curtains, lambrequins,
decorated table and other house linen,
panels, painting on silk for screens, panels,
fans, ETC.; decorated menus, dinner cards
and note paper, as well as other articles
which may be applied in any way to decora-
ton.
Is pretty well filed with an exhibit OF such
line of work, the price plainly put on
each. The finer articles are kept under
glass. and are liable to no injury until their
sale, or, after suitable interval, their re-
turn. There were some exquisite speci-
mems of silk embroidery, one of margue-
rites for pincushion, the other of rose
pink flowers for sachet cushion, both
done on pale blue silk, besides some fine
embroidery to be mounted as screens.
did not find one decorated fan, bu. the ar
ticles are being constantly selected from
and perhaps the supply falls short of the
demand. Some point lace, in three pieces for
neck and sleeves, was marked S55 beau
tifully decorated bracket, Sl2; specimens
of desert plates, each different painting,
$50 per set of one dozen, etc. So you may
see how the prices run. The little cottage
is well worth visit from strangers who
wish to see places of interest in the city,
and visitors are madevery welcome, whether
they come to purchase or no. Should any
desire to offer articles for the acceptance or
rejection of the committee, send postpaid
to ''Society '' of Decorative Art of Califor-
MIA, 1851 Sutter street, San Francisco. Two
ladies came while was there, with view
of having work sold. There is
DEMAND
For decorated table covers, piano covers,
window lambrequins, hangings and such
large articles which no one seems to sup.
ply. Perhaps the suggestion may serve as
l5,@tr - 4,1loo g.
house decoration meet with ready sale. A
little girl of y years old came alone one
day with some little specimens of her
painting. She said she must by and by
make her own living, and she had taste
for such work, go she would make begin.
ming by trial with these little specimens.
| OF course the child's work was obliged to
be rejected by the committee, but her
name was entered for tie first class in
instruction. Glasses will be formed in
embroidery, painting, as applied to decora-
| ton, and wood. carving. Well, | draw a
| long breath; before my space was filed
meant TO speak of the appearance of the
rooms. The hall door had small stained glass
| panes on either side, and the hall itself was
carpeted and papered, ceiling included, in
small dark figures. In square niche stood
large brown vase decorated in white
roses and green leaves, and in the door way
opposite hung curtain of Persian pattern,
which slid on an ebony rod by brass rings.
The curtains in the front room were hung
in the same manner, but were of lighter
material mixture of silk and wool
and ran in side stripes. The walls and cell
ings were papered in dead gold scattered
with leaves of a brighter gold. The desk,
cabinet, etc., were black. l turned to my
companion /; Is this high art?" 1 asked.
She murmured in reply, "In New York
we should have had the walls done in Pom
peiian red" KATE HRATH.