New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-01

TWO WOMEN WHOSE STUDIOS ARE FILLED
WITH THE BEAUTIFUL

WITH THE Beautiful.
Miss Josephine NJ Cuhcrtson and Miss Ida 4.
Johnson held feir tenth annual art reception yes-
,crday A. Their studios 40 is7 81. James Place.
Brooklyn. The decorations Of the rooms ev-
quisi'e In themselves. and tho quain; and curious
Chimes. furnishing. spoke 81 Mss Cube-tsor =
early home In tho Flowery Kingdom. White Jar
dlnsre-. hlled with pussy willows and catkns
fresh from the woods masses OF danodls and
banks Of sweet alyssum and nan-,ss. spoke OF Tho
same love o, aturc that was reproduced In the
work
The first roor was given up entirely 10 tho eN-
hibtlon ot china Miss Johnsons special field of
work. Upon p number - whlte-d-aped tables. deco
rated with strange Chinese characters intimating
that long NJ, and prosperity were hoped Tor the
guests. stood hundreds Of pieces or hand-decornted
china. Thero hry pitchers. In varied deco
rat.ons md plates. honbon boxes. fardineros cups
and -aucers manicure sets cologne bottles chang-
dish set Easter eggs. cider sets. berry-dshes and
nninhcr'ess other pieces. which formed an unusu-
auy attractive display ono table given over
entire = 20 decorations % v.oe,s single and double
Will, another held set ~ plates decorated on
tlrsiy with foreign vndfowers
\ much-admred table held novelties IN plates
pitchers eggs etc. decorated with American song
birds perch~d on the branches OF Tho trees .here-
p 'hey build their nests A chirkadee Was on an
oak branch tho scarlet vireo on plumv pin.
whiio the h!ueblri Wa. associated with tho hem
lock and the fycatcher with n twig ~ alder.
Tho studies FOR tho mushrooms exhibited we're
all made IN the Catsk!l's and IN. Berkshire HIS
and the plates and jardinisrcs upon which they
appeared rad each a background OF tho varlous
wood products that are found In their vicinity
sfar-v.nes eentian ferns. Wild carrots Indian 81 pes
and tarhcrrios were shown 81 their natural coiors
The background ~ tho tray and tail hagon OF a.
cider SGT hat was much admired vas formed Of
shadow pink blossoms. against which the branches
and apples showed.
To the question ~ tho reporter as % what china
Mis-. Johnson considered host for decorating she
win perhaps tie highest glaze and the only pos
slhI" objection have 20 II rs tho price All china
painters have been forced 10 use m" French china
mora than they perhaps ofh"f Wac would. because
they have been able 20 re- % moro readly While
tho American ware IA getting hotter al he time
in qudily and snap" the dfcul'y in getting f. II
that n is mostly sold by sample. CHINA painters
would be perfectly willing 90 use 10 II they could
get ~ ~ conveniently "a they can the French "
on account OF tho tariff imported china would
soon BE- much more expensive than u is now
Entering Ms. Culhertson.s studio. on the second
foor. n Ca;zkill corner % water-cOlors was The
first thing TO engage attention Here were The
Hemlocks," tho picturesque summer home ~ Miss
Culhertson and Miss Johnson ~ Santa cruz PARK.
Anna Gordon PROV dcrcc.' Mrs vikings cot
iagc. so called because Providence kept Il from
and picturesque places and scenes Among the
other pictures which lined the wills o. tho room
and .were on easels and tables were number OK
Miss Cuibertson jusf twenty years AFTER Charles
Dudley Warmers visit 10 those picturesque regions.
AMONG the guests at the recepton were Mrs.
William Wdterworth the Rcv. aud Mrs y. VI.
Talmadge. Brigadier-General stillman. Foster
Ars Frederick W Dauchy Mrs sheldon " Ras-
SOFT Mrs. Morris Betts Mrs a G Fettcrolf Mr.
and Mrs Theodore W Field. Mrs John Iandon
Kcndig: Miss Speman ard Colonel and Mrs Alcx-
ander Bacon