The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-05
PLATES FOR LIBRARY.
Keramic Artists to Give
Paintings Of Historic
Sites to Museum.

Keramic Artists in this city departed
from their usual custom at yesterdays
meeting, held at the residence of Mrs.
Baker, No. 116 Newkirk street, in that
they began an hour earlier and had an
actual lesson in painting Mrs. Vance,
Phillips, of New York, was guest of honor
and gave a practical lesson in painting
fresh tints, before the meeting. She
chose for her subject Dreams whfcn
she portrayed upon plate with marvel
Gus skill and dexterity, all complete and
ready for firing, in about two hours, the
club watching her as she demonstrated
and explained at the same time This
plate, which is a rare piece of flesh paint
ing. by one of the best authorities in
flesh tints in the country, is to be offered
as prize in the competition for original
work at the meeting of next month
There are, at these competitions. two
classes, the blue and the white ribbon
competitors
The blue ribbon is awarded the best
specimen of original work, or work with
out 0. teacher, and the white ribbon is
awarded for the best specimen of work
done with assistance. Three of there rib
bons win gold and silver medals respect
lively. At next months meeting, to be
held at the residence of Mrs. Mount Feb
ruary A. the plate painted by Mrs. Phil
lips is to be awarded at that competition
without regard to ribbons. The competit-
ion will be orchids painted on plates
Yesterday the competition was in water
color designs for cup and saucer, par
taking of Persian designs. Mrs. Phillips
acted as pudge, awarding first prize to
Miss Nora Foster and honorable mention
to Mrs. James Erwin There was but the
original class, and only the blue ribbon
was awarded.
Some of the historical plates which the
club are to present to the Jersey City
Free Public Library Museum are already
completed, and were on exhibition yester-
day. Each member has promised to paint
one of these plates portraying some old
historical spot in Jersey City
Mrs. Fannie Rowell will paint a plate
portraying the old .'Newkirk House;
Mrs. Elmer Mount Van Worst Home
stead; Miss Nora Foster the old Pres
byterian Church on Washington and Sus-
sex streets; Mrs. James Erwin, old Lib
erty Bell"; Mrs. Charles Browne, an old
tree king of the Woods; Miss Wight
man, "Old Tavern on Hoboken Hill ave-
nue.; Miss Bella Wightman, old ssTice
House; Mrs. L. R. Dressler, First Ber-
gen Reformed Church; Mrs. LIT. Dough-
erty. old Edge Mill';; Mrs. B. K. Curtis,
"Old. Bergen Academy; Mrs Gluck, old
Vreeland home; Mrs. Held, Jersey city
Court House; Mrs. Harry Westervelt,
"Cadmus House" Miss Mallory, ivan
Horne Homestead; Miss Scales. 1.-THE
Second Reformed Church; Miss Rich.
1.-THE Three Founders of Jersey City,;
Miss Florence White. "old House at Bay
onne''; Miss Darling, Bergen Square
with the whipping post in 1850, and Mrs.
Baker. 'sOld Thatched Cottage"
A reception and exhibition win be given
at the residence of the. president, Mrs
Charles Browne, in May. When these
plates will be on exhibition.
The hour of meeting for this club has
been changed to 2:sO, instead of p M,
in order to get the better light for practi-
cal painting. as well as to give more
time. At next meeting, Mr.. vokmar,
mounder of the volkmar Pottery, will
demonstrate, and Madame LIE Prince will
demonstrates in March.
AT the conclusion of the programme re-
freshments were served during the usual
social hour.
Among those present were Mrs. Charles
Browne. Miss Cornelia Post, Mrs. L. T.
Dougherty. Mrs, Baker. Miss Mallory.
Mrs Westerve,t, Miss Ehlers, Mrs. Gluck.
Mrs. He'd, Miss Belle Wightman, Miss
Nora Foster, Mrs. James Erwin. Mrs.
Mount, Miss Mulford, Mrs L. R. Dressler.
Miss Darling and Miss Rich.