The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-09
CHINA EXHIBITED.
The Jersey City Keramie
Club Shows Artistic
Decorations.

The exhibition of china given by the
Jersey City Keramic Art Club in Has
brouck Hall yesterday n today is one
of the most. successful the club has Civ
en-. The general effect of the exhibition
is beautiful. Instead of dead white ta-
bles the tables are draped in rugs and
Turkish portieres, and the tops are COW
cred with white. The general range
ment of the tables is very pretty. Palms
are placed on many of the tables. The
china exhibited is very beautiful. In adj
dition to the china displayed by the club
there are several tables of old historic
hin A tea set Washington is said to
have used is said to be among them. Mrs.
Albert Norris has the largest collection of
old china 1t dates back five genera
TONS. Mrs. Wait. Miss May Florence
Park, Mrs. C. c. Stimet and Mrs. John
s. Lyon are other exhibitors.
The exhibit of Mrs. Fanny Rowell
Priestman, President of the club, attracts
the most attention and unusual admira-
ton. Mrs. Priestman displays six serv-
ing plates of blue and silver, pink and
gold, and yellow and gold. Some have
fruit panels of raised gold. The work
manship of these plates is exquisite. Ten
cups and saucers painted in lusters are
very good. Mrs. Priestman has COM
bined old busters with original designs
most effectively. The rest of her dis
play is very Frenchy in character. Some
sets of plates and bouillon cups are par
ticularly attractive.
Miss Helen Louise Andrews shows
among other pretty things some plates
decorated with violets and borders of
gold luste-, a jeweled bonbon dish in dull
gold, and some luster cups and saucers.
Miss Emma D. Conklin has an exquis-
lite salad set. The decorations is sea
weeds In odd designs. A tankard with
rose decorations and morocco scrolls, a
fernery deliberately decorated in violets
and gold and a tray in Copenhagen blue,
Russian blue and old ivory are among
the very lovely things she exhibits.
Chief in Mrs. Sara e. ex-
hibit are some plates painted with grace
full rose sprays, a tea set in sviolets and
a cream set in roses.
Mrs. Louis r. Dressler's exhibit is very
attractive. Among other lovely things
she has a jardinieri in roses and a punch
bowl in orchids and gold.
The Misses Wightman nave a pretty
chocolate set in white, gold and violet.
an equally pretty set In pale green, gold
and arbutus, and a salad set with shell
Among Mrs. Held's pretty things are a
tea set with blue border, pink roses and
gold, and Jardiniere in SnowballS.
Miss Edna White has a handsome lamp
in bronze and green and chrysanthe-
NUNS. A round tile in black and white
is very pretty.
Mrs. Westervelt shows among other
things some pretty plate with tinted
edges = all over flower designs and a
A tanlzard In royal green tint shaded
| to old ivory and a stein in Copenhagen
blue and violets are noticeably handsome
among Miss Hills pretty china.
Mrs. James Erwin has with others a
very dainty chocolate set and cracker
| jar.
Miss Vreeland has a very pretty has
ket bonbon dish in gold and white with
daisy decorations. A plate with a Yale
blue edge and a delicate design of ferns
in the centre is also effective.
Mrs. Price has a chocolate set pref
| tiiy decorated with English violet and
gold, and a tea set in blue tints and
miniature pink roses.
Miss Chapman has among some pretty
| cups and saucers a large tray with pink
! roses and q BOWL in violets.
Miss Darling has a chocolate set oddly
| decorated in pink tints and pale pansfes.
Miss billiards lamp with rose fes-
| toons is very pretty, as are also a round
tile with landscape decoration and d
Delft bowl.
Miss Clarke has an exquisite tea SET IN
| pale green, gold and arbutus. Some
| pretty plates are tinted in blue with roc
| COCO gold scrolls and roses. The whole
exhibition is interesting and it repays he
art lovers to visit it.