The age-herald., 1901-01-08
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BY ANNIE kENDRlck WALKER

There were probably two hundred guests at the artists tea yesterday afternoon. The event was in every way one of the smart est of the winter. The elevator conveyed throngs of beautifully gowned women to the top floor of the Watts building. The series of studios opening upon long cor ridor were crowded the entire afternoon, and 1t would be difficult to say at what hour the tea was at its height. There al- ways seems a brilliant moment when ch- max is reached, however, when the success of an event is fully assured, when guest does not offer congratulations through force of habit and if there was height at the tea given by all these great artists yeser- day the guests realized 1t when the pig studios were flooded with warm January sunshine, which touched with gold the many treasures that filled the cabinets and hung on the walls While the late arrivals at the tea felt that the occasion must be at Its gayest moment when they gmpsed at series of softly lighted studios, the flicker of many candles, while every tea table had its brilliant group of charming women.
 This group of studios, this Bohemia, was opened for the first time yesterday after noon from to 6 o'clock, when the charm ing owners of each particular studio form ally received and served tea. They were Mrs J. B. Raulston, Mrs. Carrie Morgan, Mrs. Caroline C. Lowell, Miss Sharpe, Miss Nataline Phelcn Their studios adjoin each other and Miss Romley and Madame Eveust have their musical studios on this floor, and opened them yesterday, so that the occasion was made doubly attractive to for music
 Mrs. Raulston was assisted in receiving by her sister, Mrs. Henry Hiden; Mrs. 5. E. Thompson, Mrs. Clapp, Mrs Wheeler and others. Her studio was unusualy at- tractive. with quantities of her own mar velous work and many examples o1 pne work of her pupils. It was recalled yestef- day by many of the guests that no artist had ever created quite the furor as. that created by Mrs. Raulston when she hrst displayed those remarkable examples op china decorations in her Birmingham stud io With the coming this winter or Mrs. Morgan. whose examples of china decora- tions are also exquisitely beautiful, there should be a decided impetus given this rare work Mrs. Morgans studio is unusually handsome and yesterday it had all the ap- pearance of a luxurious drawing room The cabinets were filled with beautiful china, and the tea table was presided over by Miss Mallam Miss Reid, Miss Douglass, Miss Leila Williams of La Grange.
 Mrs. Lowell, Miss Shrape and Miss Phe- Ian received together, their studios com municating In the attractive studio which Mrs. Lowell and Miss Sharpe hare togeth- CT, are held the weekly gatherings of the Sketch Club, and the walls were hung with black and white studies and water colors, the work of that hard working and promising art coterie. Miss Sharpe, who | is a type of beauty to drive every artist | wild in an effort to reproduce her, ds a | charming young artist, and she is never prettier than when bending her charming head over a water color upon which she is at work Miss Phelan has most at tractive studio, and it was very popular, her artistic sketches being greatly ad- mired.
 Mrs. Lowell was the brilliant centre yes- terday of many admirers. Her work was not displayed but there was not guest at this tea who did not know that Caroline c. Lowell is the most famous miniaturist among American women.