The times., 1899-05-14

by a union of forces MI Putzki and Mr.
Schwarz can no more afford TO remain
outside Of so prominent and successful an
organization as the Ceramic Club than the
club can afford to have them. Mutual in
terest as we'll as the advancement OF art
justify this conclusion.
Mrs. jenkins Work.
The work shown by Mrs Jenkins. the
president, is artistic. dignifed, and seri-
Gus, and reflects great credit upon the
club. No. So, a large, round vase, deco
rated with yellow roses on canary green
and yellow ground, deepened to warm
sepia at the top is quite the most harmo-
nious and glowing bit of color in the whole
display. II possesses in high degree that
melting, tender quality which one never
sees without recalling the subtle skies OF
Cazin-perhaps the greatest of living
French landscape painters. 1t is interest
ing to note here that Cain relinquished
china decorating some twenty years ago
to follow landscape painting in oil. To
Gains early training on china is doubt
less due his mastery of those delicate
soulful qualities which have made him so
individual and distinguished.
Mrs. jenkins Morning Glories" No
80. is another bit OF personal, realistic
painting which shows the value of going
to nature. The flowers themselves are
very lifelke. They have that fragile look
OF morning glories when the dew is upon
them. OF the more conventional examples
of Mrs. Jenkins work No 81 is a good
arrangement in green tones.
Miss Stones loving cup, No. As, is fine
bit of color and design.
Miss Mason, OF New York. shows numer-
Gus examples of her work, all of which
have high-class, professional touch, and
display fine taste in color and design. No.
IS. by this artist, a dainty, slender vase,
with natural treatment of roses, was
living rebuke TO many another ambitious
rose piece" in the exhibition.
There was shown a simple little white
pitcher with gilded handle most taste
full in design, No. 112. by Catherine Ray
mond, a member of the club but a new
name to the writer. 1t is in a way the
most promising thing shown In the whole
exhibition. Technically. 1t is not particu-
larry skillful. II is, however, so tasteful in
design, so earnest and personal. that it was
refreshing in a mass OF roses and gaily
decorated china, that, with rare exception,
scarcely reached the artistic standard of
commercial decorators; nameless men,
whose work may be found in any of the
| china stores. This personal bit is unique
On the white ground. in the most dainty
fashion, are spread two sprays of maiden
hair fern. The pale green leaves and dark
brown stems are very true to nature.
II is this going TO nature and not to art
magazine supplements for motives which
| must make the club individual and impor-
| tant as a group of art workers.
Miss Shoenborn is regular exhibitor
and has shown some strong work at the
s. w. AS exhibitions. She is a good
draftswoman and very skillful in the
management of mineral colors. These
facts cause one some surprise to find here
I a head OF young girl copied from pat
/ ent medicine calendar that was freely dis
| tributed year of two ago, The head was
/ admittedly fine original for one to copy
or study for flesh tints. but hardly the
| thing to appear as the work of one OF the
! clubs executive committee, in public
| exhibition of this kind. However. the ex-
/ hibition was very satisfactory and de-
served the enthusiastic welcome accorded
! IL by the Washington public. The Ceram-
| ic Clubs development and progress will
| be watched with interest.
| The Capital Camera Club exhibitors call
| themselves amateurs. Doubtless they are,
in the strictest sense, but amateur Is so
often used as an apology for inexperiencs