The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-27
SOCIETY'S ARTISTS.
The Jersey City Keramic
Art Club Getting Ready
for the Coming
Season.
COLLECTION OF DAINTY CHINA
The World of Fashion fastening
Home From the Mountains
and Seashore-Coming
Weddings.


The Jersey City Keramic Art Clup IS
a club which though young, is doing
wonders. Doing wonders" seems to be
a characteristic of Jersey City's wom-
ems clubs. for all of these organizations
have: energetic members VINO accomplish
what the set out to do. The keramlc
Club owes much of it's success to IT'S
President, Mrs. Fanny Rowell Priest
man, who has been untiring in her eff
forts.
1t was organized a year ago with
twenty-six members. Since then it has
been steadily growing both in numbers
and enthusiasm. The club meets the
first Monday evening in each month, and
it's object is to promote an interest IN
art in Jersey City, and to improve the
work of its members. Having that END
in view, the members paint a piece of
china. which they offer for competition.
The china is each month selected by
the China Committee, and is uniform.
Subjects are also given ito the members
from which to choose their designs, ana
the competition then is in regard to or
iginality of design and artistic excel
lence.
A MONTHLY PRIZE.
The club early in its life decided that
as its object is to improve the work OF
it's members, the monthly prize, whicn
is known as the '.club jewel" should be
given for artistic and technical excel
lence rather than originality of design,
The club jewel for which the
strive so earnestly, is a small slVer
medal. bearing the date of the compeu-
ton with the letters ]. c. K. A. G.. ana
having on its back the name of the for
tunate members to whom the award mas
been mad
The club does not depend upon its
members or even a committee of them
to decide the momentous question. but
has each month a competent artist to
Judge the works and award the prize.
The exhibition which was held in the
Hasbrouck Institute class rooms last
June will long be remembered as the
most enjoyable exhibition Jersey CITY
has ever mad. The entire display was
most effective and won much praise for
the decoration committee. The plain
white cheese cloth with which the tables
were draped showed the delicate china
to the best advantage and made a last
ing impression upon all who saw the
rooms.
{. This exhibition. which would have worn
out a less energetic club, made the Jer-
sew City's enthusiastic members sigh for
fresh fields to conquer and they accord
ingly sent an exhibition of club work to
the Waverly Fair. Here they met with
a hearty welcome. Their table was
thronged during the entire run of the
fair and praises were showered upon
them. Several of the members received
Individual prizes and the club itself re-
ceived d special premium in the shape
A COLLECTION OF DAINTY CHINA.
The club has now quite a collectron OF
dainty china. Last year it was decided
set of its own, so the china was
purchased and each member decorated
a cup. saucer, and plate. The set, of
course, is varied in design ard lacks mo-
notony. There is not a single piece which
is not pretty. In addition to the chocol-
ate set the club owns the prize plates of
the monthly competitions for the plate
which wins the jewel becomes the prop
erty of the club.
Among the members of the club are
several well-know artists. Mrs. Fanny
ability. she is Superintendent of the
Hasbrouck Art School. Mrs. Charles G.
stimets. one of the ice-Presldellts IS
York and Jersey City. Mrs. Stimets'
pictures have been hung on the honor
line at several of the exhibitions at the
Academy. Miss Cornelia Post, who is
also a member, has long been known in
Jersey City as an artist. She Joined the
club last spring and is now one of the
most enthusiastic members.
Mrs. Freshman has the interest of
he club al heart and is doing all in
her power to keep it successful. She
does not allow the members to lose in
in the club ard she constantly
has so many plans that the members
cannot lose their enthusiasm. 1t was
through Mrs. Rowell's efforts that the
elubvhas as an honorary member, Mrs.
jFrackelton, President of the
National League of Mineral Painters.
p The mex meeting and competitor OF
this Organization will be held the first
.AEonda.El in Qctoher at tne Hashra,1cl