The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-16
CHINA DECORATORS CLUB.
A Most Attractive Exhibition at the Art
Club House.

The China Decorators Club is hold
ing its annual exhibition at the Art
Club house. rear of the Public Library,
and will continue for several DAYS. The
display is the largest-over four hundred
pieces being on exhibition-tbat the
CLUB has ever made and the work will
bear favorable comparison with the best
WORK of any city in the country. The
rooms have been prettily draped in light
colored materials of varied colors, the
festoons caught up with clusters Of
apple blossoms, while sprigs and clus-
tiers OF the same blossoms, and pots and
vases of flowers decorate the table.
Beginning at the table on the right of
the entrance, which is devoted to the
work of Mrs. J. W. York, we find among
other attractive pieces beautiful salad
set.
Mrs. Stanley P. Warren's work is so
we'll known that there is hardly need of
more than a mention One dish in par
ticular bears very sweet child's face.
The table devoted to her contains a num-
Der of pieces, all of miscellaneous char
acter, and each admirable in arrange
ment of color and beauty of design.
The table occupied by Miss Emm a
Twitchell bears among other pretty
things, a charming rose bowl and a
hand mirror, the back ornamented
with great taste.
Miss Gertrude MiIlett comes next.
Among her work is very handsome
lamp and fruit set that is most artis-
tically painted.
Mrs. Charles M. Rice has much good
work. The large vase Of pleasing form
and the punch bowl are especially note
worthy.
Miss Medora Atwood exhibits among
other things an ornamental plate, bear
ing a remarkably beautiful female face,
said to be portrait, and as delicate in
effect as if painted in miniature on ivory.
She has also beautiful bon-bon box,
ornamented with pansies, and lovely
vase.
Miss Sarah Coolidge has large and ex-
tremely pretty miscellaneous collection.
The toilet set is particularly noticeable.
Miss Ella Shaw's exhibit is very attract
i've. The vase in particular is beautiful
ly shaped and the colors blend and har-
monte most perfectly.
Mrs. Mary H. Longley has the largest
display. 1t covers two tables, and en-
braces some sixty pieces. The game set
is very handsome, the peacock that
adorns the large platter being a decided
work of art There is beautiful ice
cream set of twelve pieces.
Mrs. Robert B. Swift exhibits a very
dainty executed set of fruit plates.
Mrs. DR.. Fellows and Mrs. W. II. Stevens
display together a large cabinet and a
table filled with careful and beautiful
work. The palm bowl, painted by Mrs.
Stevens. is extremely handsome, and so
is the lamp by Mrs. Fellows.
Miss Annie Bailey's table is devoted
to raised paste work. It is beautiful
The chocolate pot and rose bowl have
many admirers.
Miss Marion Jordan exhibits two dozen
plates. all of pretty designs, and a min
iature portrait of friend. The chocolate
pot is very handsome. Among the dis
play of Mrs. Charles Bialey's is a lovely
toast dish, and half dozen very dainty
bread and butter plates.
Mrs. A. H. Davis and Mrs. ED, East
man occupy the same table. Mrs. East
mans pansy plates show a great deal of
very fine work, while Mrs. Davis's tete-a.
tete set is very pretty.
The last table is that occupied by Mrs.
Harry Harmon,who exhibits among 9TH
er things beautiful punch bowl and
charming tete-a-tete set.
The exhibition drew numbers of de-
lighted visitors yesterday. The club
house will be open from 10 a. m. to $50
p. m. AT night the exhibition lights
up grandly.
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