Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-09-21
DAINTY WORK
Done by Fashionable Ladies' in Their
Hours of Leisure.

Done by Fashionable Ladies in Their
Hours of Leisure.
A certain clique OF the elite Of our Wheel
ing feminines have organized large class
for the purpose Of Willing away the hours
of the coming season in manner profit
ably as well as pleasant The class will
hold their initial meeting this week at the
Main street residence of the promoter Of the
scheme. The idea assumed BY the~ladies
is the cultivation of decorative art in
all its phases. An enthusiastic member
of the clique in speaking to a reporter
recently said: Il would give You a detailed
account of our full plans and intentions,
only am afraid YOU would put it in the
paper. Our idea is not an original one by
any manner of means We had a club OF
This Kind two Years ego, but then We only
devoted ourselves to the manufacture Of
smbrcquinS, tire screens, etc. Some OF
The ladies grew very expert in this diversion
and were enabled to present elaborately-
worked articles of the costlest materials to
their friends at Christmas. This year We
may, tl.at is some Of I7, continue 10 work
on articles Of the above description.
But the principal intention Of the ladies is
10 work at decorating china and porcelain
and also in Repousse work. The latter
amusement is very tiresome work and will
probably prove rather an irksome task to
the majority Of its converts. There are
several of us in the club that are well
grounded in this phase Of art, and it is our
intention 10 initiate our less fortunate sisters
in the mysteries of hammered metal. Here
is an attempt of my own said themaiden,
handing down an elegant plush framed
scene from the mantel. The scene you see
represents a stork Just on the point Of
spreading its wing, preparatory to taking
fight from an old fashioned gable Of a
quaint Danish house. The work was my
irst attempt, and caused me the weary
labor Of many day before succeeded in
completing it, The house aud the bird
caused me considerable trouble, but the
hardest portion Of the work lay in correctly
finishing the perfect outlines OF the tendrils
On the vines that climb the side of the house.
Many connoisscurs in this nrt have seen
this, my first attempt, and have fattered
me greatly, both as to the evidence OF my
skill and tie original idea Of the scene.
The work of decorating china is an old one
among the ladies, but will probably be as
popular as ever this season. You see we
get the vases of porcelain or china, as the
case may be, and paint the scenes or
designs original or otherwise and then
have them burnt in al the Pottery.
Some of the most exquisite sets OF dinner
and breakfast services | ever seen, were
the work Of some Of my friends in this city.
Recently q member Of our clique, presented
an elegant hand-painted chamber set to q
friend The originality Of the scenes, as
we'll as the perfect execution betraying a
genius of the lady with the artists brush.
Each article represented a companion scene
in delicately rendered sylvan series The
moses and grasses at the bottom OF each
scene by fantastic arrangement represented
the correct monogram Of the lady who was
fortunate enough 10 receive such hand
some remembrance. Costly, yes, OF
course it was for in present Of this kind,
the mere value Of the articles and paints
uSed must not lie taken into consideration,
as they sink into significance when COM
pared WIN ''" loHE hOuIs vi so nany weary
week ''..- r-'lv devoted 70 work OF
this kin. new craze do you say
Well at present we have one or two in view,
but what they are will have TO inform you
in the future. We girls think that By form.
ing this club and meeting at our own
residences, We can accomplish
far more than we would should we attempt
TO work alone. Then again it is always
pleasant for a crowd Of us TO get together
once week any how. 1t is not probable
the club will begin active operations before
the middle Of October, 50 this first meeting
is more of feeler to discover the various
opinions Of the ladies on this subject than
anything else. During Lent, you know, it
would be awful jolly, and ! think for this
reason alone We will receive many raw re-
crut in our laudable enterprise. An revoir.