Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-04
THE BRASS CRAZE.
Some Fashionable Ladies Who U.- Learned to Hammer fiacque, in E,,r, est

A number of ladIes who were sfrl, Ing the latest fa-bit uable hauI!craf, Z, brass beating at cue of tue priytt. .-. schools have made new aud p-,efi.,i departure Oy givtng up the tL-,r.ss @s book and book learned teacLtrs ... placing themselves as apprentice. u,''i. a regular Orass-b bvater ID an e.tanI.-- ment where It Is Carried on as A L.,.. ness They had been getting their r.-, msrs and tracing tools for lon, rir- from a gentleman who has been t-a.,-,. and mOdeiInS brass for over tori, ,..s-' and in visiting the place some -f, ladies were struck by the thoruu-r s-l practical way { Iugs are done and vs-- soon found out that the school Was great deal of 1t, child's play, and that 2. they wanted tO make beaut1ui and las. ing work they would have to rss- -- the methods of the factory. Accl-.ii.. ly for nearly year the hercu,g.u s-4 sardonic brass -beater has had Under T. care a class comprising some oftf.b--. known ladies of tLe cIJy and has ,, i, structed them m the way Ot u-ln- s-4 h lding th3ir tools, and iu the .-.-..- Sind of stroke Co make upon The ..-.r iIee, that come of them wLO have Hat. good deal Of pTactice. are euaG.-.i .- make articles In repOusse brass Of Uris. they are justly proud.
 Mrs. Edward Shppeu Is one 1s tr.s. who have become very proficient. Am. one or two things she has done iu b-s.. are considered as iue as auyibi1s .r.- seen from an amateur haut. NJ, C.-. .-ie B. Smith Is also clever ar-I-ar. ..s las turned out, among other ttf,. sterling silver teapot beaten ug f7.rs -l- inside In real repOuss- aud elaborate, 'has q. Miss Lowbar has beaten .-i ,hased a beautiul plat,E btaul. -l- family coat of arms. She Is uow u-.. ,Dg set of bellows plates oraal-.-.I with oak leaves and acUrus. Som .r--. .ng work has been dOlr by Mrs. W-.F- Bowman, one Of her prOducJIl.S bin. plaque with the head 1f NIs--v. Miss l. E. Moss has nearly tu>h.itv- solid offertory plates, beaurfa.Iy cs..-I ,ud each Oruam5nted wtu a Gr-.- r-yed cross They are Co be pre- -u--8
 0 a church. M ss Horuer ,s mas-r,- plaque with a shield and crest and fa- uoIto, "Salus m FIde" MI~s N..er-.- his al-O done some elegant e,cuJel.. I ss Davis Is also a skuful ch i,-r Ms. iOdley, of San Francisco, W hu ha> a4-. gi>itlnz Philadelphia, Is a m.st ,ntlp,-. ,stic student and has sept home several sp. elm, ms of her handiw0rk One usss .pat of arms ID a wreath .f shanrr- displaying the motto, "Saus DIru E-.
 Mrs. ID. M Peck. of Wilhausgur. L.. Iiso made some very beautiful work.
 The method IS very simple and p- r.- i've. A sheet or plate of bras, i- fist-g. al to block of wO.d The d,.Iru i. lrawn upon 1t and the outline i, han mered by a die, which has severn, a5- in row. Then there k a die thac make. the groundwork have frosted. m.t.4l appearance and other d,tsrh u ke A variety of impressions. Everything lg. ends uD"n the skill uf the ualu, tt.. hold the tools. Out of pircru. bras, costing but a few dollars can b- made something that c,u uld Uot be IurcH4-.f for less than S2j or SjO Gard rgerlya-s gre among the things oSt maje, and a.. sorts of curious things are mtd-f we'd ting pre- -ents, the artI les dr-vl- speclal value from bsiuy mli. by -l- giver's hand. The work develops -aa muscles, and is one of the best mas1s .r -ducating the hands in the m-cllrlc- arts. Ladies have become SO t.ud tle york that they lay in supplies of brass and amuse themselves with lt vl l- Iway at the seaside and other r-snrt,. Gr. Morin -ays 1t IS possible for any girl, with little practice, Co earn .1 tl., way two or three times as much a- sa- would standing in a store-Phiialtlula Times.