New-York tribune., 1901-10-13
CRAFTSMEN IN METAL.
A PROMISING FIELD FOR WOMEN WITH
TASTE-GROWING INTEREST IN
ART IN COMMON LIFE.

Since Vigee LIE Brun, in the beginning OF the
last century, won fame as painter, many women
have sought and have found success in the
arts but in the last few years they have taken
up 1.-The crafts" with encouraging results
Metal work is of the later developments IN
women's handcraft, and several young women III
New-York have turned their art training IN TINS
direction for the studio training is as necessary
man in metal to be successful, must be aple 10 oe
sign and model with facility. and also with orlsl
nality. well as TO rivet and form. tho sisters
ag ASRs ome of whose work is shown on this
Their studio is interesting place whose 15ot az
fellow crafts women and men, On the d VANS itb anu
doors are hangings of burlap and repped go9as Win
Velvet drapery conceas the mantel front The de- de-
sign used for it Is the p tuTkey and vine
vard motif that is immensely effective and de de-
dessned 5yes sReehht a the Vineyard Of John Burroughs
narrow shelves, which small pieces s ef arse
and pottery are aTfange6 & 1 artistic wall drap
i1g about three feet high at the upper edge Of
witch is a shelf holding many specimens Oh the
on the Walls are shields and sconces Of beaten
or candle beam strikes them. one large sconce
that hangs over the mante Is GopeI bn rom eacred ed
scarab" or beetle surmounted by the Wheel OF
ish coat of arms There is n bonbonniere in the
form Of a dogwood blossom. a table. fianked by
raYs and all have exquisite iridescent nts gained
by ae part OF ali Hs prhaps IS n article Of bomey
use whose intrinsic beauty reminds one of the old
German and italian kitchen utensils. 1t Is recog-
milton of the fad of the moment for serving
chicken oysters. etc. zen casserole being a
cover for the casserole, which. when bought, lacks
that desirable adjunct An ordinary tin cover may
do for the Kitchen but Cor the dining table some
thing daintier is needed. and this Is supplied In
bea aten copper. One cover has design OF acanthus
leaves with a stem cleverly arranged TO serve as
handle.
A second room serves workshop, and there one
sees an endless array of odd little tools, sharp and
blunt, wide tipped and narrow, smooth and rough
ened. These used to produce the beaten effects
and are accompanied by hammers and mallets al
most varied. In a large. square pan of sheet
iron is oval piece OF copper partly hammered,
that soon will be lovely scOnce. The pan has q
per lies. The pitch in winter is mixed with n
small amount of tallow to make 1t sufficiently yield
ing. the amount varying with the nature OF the
work TO be done For delicate ornament the bed
should be much harder than for large. bold relief
struck with hammer with different degrees Of
force. according to the depth of depression required
The metal must be softened by heating in this gas
flame, and exquisite ridescent tints are
gained by this heating, or annealing. TO give 1t the
technical
The designs 'freehand,' OF course, as tracing
or outlining savors too much OF the mechanical.
and when the mechanical is pronounced the work
will to be a 'handicratt' and become a
trade There is great encouragement to women
artists in this field. there IS a growing appre-
citation of art in common life"