The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-16

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OFFICERS OF THE K. S. s. F.
President. ........ Mrs. S. R. Peters, Newton
Vice President Mrs. H. G. Toler, Wichita
Corresponding Secretary.
..........Mrs. George w. Puett, Newton
Recording Secretary.
........Mrs. ]. NJ. Miller, Council Grove
Treasurer. Mrs. Hill P. Wilson, Lawrence
Eeran7ics at the Twentieth Century Club.
An especially interesting feature of
tuesdays program at the Twentieth Cen
tury club was the display of pottery and
porcelain used in illustrating the paper
On "Keramics." There were examples Of
ID Berlin, dating back to the % century;
Of Imperial Viennese. bearing the mark
adopted in IVA; Of Dresden, a beautiful
vase from Sevres having a dark blue
body and decorated with pastoral sub
jects in white medallions, the paintings
signed by the artists; japanese cloisonne;
Of imiri. a dainty bit of gray ware with
cherry blossom decorations; Of the Minton
blue and white fibre: a fine Doulton plate,
and small brown jug of the same ware;
Royal Worcester vases and ewers; a hand
some Teplitz vase loaned by Mr.. Vail; a
small sugar bowl with quaint blue and
yellow markings, owned by Mrs. George
Bixby and dating back TO the Pilgrim
Fathers; a tall unglazed vase of English
manufacture, decorated with long sprays
Of the flowers and leaves Of the white
acacia, and a beautiful display Of Rock
wood pottery. OF this ware there We're
two ewers, one painted with a graceful
design Of single yellow roses. the other
with autumn leaves thrown carelessly
against the rich shades of the body; an
oddly shaped jug; a tail jar with feur-de-
lis decorations in the sea-green ware, also
a tall exquisitely shaded Iris jar painted
with a narcissus, as the old legend tells
Us, bending over TO catch its reflection in
q, clear pool, and, by way of climax,
fine example Of the famous tiger-eye ware,
showing a swift rush Of fishes in the
cleaning, golden depths of the back
ground. Undoubtedly lockwood stands
for the highest type of potter's art in
America.
Mr.. Charles F. Binns, proprietor of
the Royal Worcester works in England,
and for this reason one of the highest
keramic authority, says: words fail me
when try 10 adequately deschibe this most
wonderful Of keramic productions. and 1
am bound 10 confess that ! envy you the
possession Of it." Also, Charles Dudley
Warner, Of Harper's Magazine writes:
The effort at lockwood has not been
10 suit the taste of the market, but to
raise that taste. The result is some Of
the most exquisite work in texture ana
color anywhere to be found"
Each piece of this ware passes through
the hands of twenty-one persons, and no
piece is ever duplicated, the desire being
TO secure the greatest possible originality
IN design, and finished execution in deco
ration.
Council Grsve's Budget Of Club News.
The Council Grove Philharmonic socie-
~, one of the strongest musical clubs of
Kansas. has been prominently honored,
co- a newly federated club. by being in
vited to furnish three musical numbers
for the program Of the Kansas Social
Science Federation convention, to be held
at Junction City next May.
Mrs Mamie Sharp writes a musical pa
per, Mrs. Alice Cady Gildemeister. the
noted Council Grove violinist. viii repre-
sent the society in that capacity. and Mrs.
r. II. Morehouse as solo sopranist. Mrs.
Moreh0use, who has been spending the
winter i'm Chicago taking advanced mu-
steal instruction with eminent specialists
will return especially TO fill her appoint-
ment at the Junction City affair. which
promises to be an important gathering of
that noted organization of federated clubs
of Kansas
The Thursday Afternoon club. of Conn
Gil Grove, gave its seventh annual ban
quet. A very sumptuous and brilliant
symDosiac, at the beautiful han OF the
Library association. The guests num-
bered about 100 and the affair was con-
plete in all its appointments Bright
floral and other decorations, intellectual
and interesting amusements. fine music
and an elegant repast held the guests fin
q late hour.
The recent benefit entertainment for rho
Library association, "Old Maids NTado
Over Convention" was a financial erc-
cess, as il cleared over 500 and was man
aged by some of the leading club women
of the city The riepad-o4,t ola -,
were prfnrfDsIl,- u-a1i - o'u MAIDS
dies ans when t1,ro,,,,1 ~ lii''l'i1u IA
machine" an od5 .oar,+,.,,l.,,.. ~ " ''iiitor
rs YOUNG misses "a So, ,,''', l''i''e OUT
girls T. is claimed III. .sali.7 society
Fashioned s,frisf,, .[.-t.,.,..- l--'e 'ue oIu-
.old maids .. ~ - '-''',.s worn by the
sonc~ tba- "a, - d s'aEeo hand
sente5 tbs.- -. Is ~, elo"u Ihat repre-
over n~o,ess T., -. sIL,i''sed srinalng-
ried la5f.s ~, - - "o'''S' the mar
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