The age-herald., 1902-03-16
SOME FAMOUS ARTISTS
 AND THEIR WORK.

While no exhibitions will be held this spring still the studios are attracting many visitors these Lenten days. The top floor of the Watts building is given over almost entirely to the art set. Be- sides Mrs. Raulstons and Mrs. Morgan's s studios are those of Miss Edna Smith and MT Fitzgibbon.
 Mrs Raulston has been doing some wonderful china decoration, although her classes take up most of her time. The most marvellous piece Is tall vase done in Jacque- mi-not roses. The deep tints are put in with that distinctive touch of Mrs. Raulston's and the background is one of those exquisite things that are in discribable, as are all of her back grounds. The glaze Is perfect, and viewed in any light the work of the artist and the firing process Qhe latter so oftei. being imperfecD there is no detail that has not been exquisitely brought out The vase is valued at $125.
 Mrs. Raulston is dcing some beautiful things in Typography and in burnt leath- CT. The most exquisite cigar cases and pocket books come in this burnt leather and 1t is the fad of the season. Mrs. Raulston has received orders from sey- eral leading Birmingham firms for burnt leather articles and also for the burnt wood
 Her pyrography panels which decorate one of the handsomest priyars residences in Birmingham are pronounced the most artistic work ever done in the South. Among the most exquisite examples of china decorations seen i'll the studios is a platter decorated in roses by Mrs Nor gan. Tho roses are in different tints, but there Is a single white rose that seems to stand out more distinctly than the darker ones. Aulich the most famous decorator on china in this country, saic that he could not have painted a more perfect rose. The platter is valued at $75
 On Mrs. Morgan's studio walls are hung several artistic water colors, notably figure of a woman in a pale green gown and holding a cluster of pink roses. She is the type that Titan loved to put on canvass.
 Mrs. Morgan has received orders from New York and other cities.
 Mrs. Edna Smith, the gifted young DOT trait painter. has been busy all winter with her classes. The Sketch Club meets in her studio which is most attractive with black and white sketches and water colors and several canvasses done by Miss Smith when she was in Paris. Her famous Salon picture has been removed lTOIH HeF SIuulO to Her prlNdle Tesiuelce.
 Miss Smith in her blouse and sitting at her easel is an attractive model. She Is very young and she has that lovely blonde hair and coloripg that all artists want to paint
 MT. Fitzgibbon's studio has hardly a bare space on the wall. There are innum- erable sketches and canvasses and be- sides his own work there are other can vases that he has picked up in his trav els. notably a wonderful old canvas which came from Mexico. It Is the figure of white cowled monk
 MT. Fitzgibbon has been doing several beautiful portraits which have been greatly admired At present he is at work upon large landscape, a rural scene with the stretch of country road losing itself in the tangle of woods beyond. He has another canvass that is remarkably fine. It is the head of a woman with the most wonderful flame colored hair. The background Is grey-black, and the wo- mans gown blends into this, so that one remembers only the vivid glory of the hair, the boise of the head and the opaque whiteness of the wom ans throat