New-York tribune., 1903-03-27
ARTS AND CRAFTS GUILD.
Hand York Interesting to House
aires Who admire 1t.

The third annual exhibition of the Guild Of Arts
and Handicrafts. which opened yesterday at No.
Io9 East Twenty-third-st.. would have filled the
soul OF Ruskin with joy. for the machinery which
he so much detested has had nothing to do with
the making OF the baskets furniture, textiles metal
work book bindings and other things on exhibition.
Some of the baskets seem to come directly from
the heart of nature and have no taint OF mechan-
ical or artificial processes about Them The colors
are the natural colors of the grass or corn husks
Of which they are made. and they even seNed
with grasses in some cases. These colors show a
surprisingly wide range. and it has been found
that they do not fade. The principal exhibit OF
baskets is made by Mrs Sarah Francis.
The 7reavers ha-e contributed Jugs. portieres.
table covers end cushions to the collection. and
have dyed them in most unusual and lovely shad-
ings. Some beautiful cushions, hand woven and
hand dyed are made by Miss Amy NJ Hicks Miss
Hicks also shows many other varieties Of work,
among which is gided leather screen, which Is
considered particularly fine A great zeal OF
wrought leather is shown by Mrs. Charlotte H.
Busck and Mrs. Amalie Busck Deadly. Some fur
niture in mission style, upholstered in wrought
leather was particularly admired, and represented
ar immense amount of work.
In the book binding department a collection Of
books bound by T. J. Golden -SandersOn is lent by
Mrs. Borden Hartman, and is much priced Cob
den-Sanderson was the teacher OF Miss Emily
Preston president of the Guild of Arts and Hand-
crafts. who in her turn was the teacher of Miss
Helen G. Haskil. and all the other exhibitors are
pupils CT either the one or the other Of these two
women. The work al descends from Golden
Sanderson, therefore. which is considered a great
distinction. One characteristic Of this display is
its Elainness. IN marked contrast to much
of the bOokbinding of the day.
The ornamental metal work comprises a consid-
era be variety Of brass silver and copper articles
the two principal exhibitors being G. J. Busck and
Miss Mildred Holden. Miss Holden shows num-
ber of handsome lamps in copper and brass with
shades of The same metal. perforated in most
effective fashion show the light. A remark
ably fine collection of silver jewery is shown by
r. L. Thompson. and wrought copper ornaments.
such buckles and clasps. shown by Miss
Christina Reade. Mrs Mary Pearson has an ex-
hihit of silver and enamel work, and Miss Ava
FToehch shows handwrought silver tableware
There also many other departments of work
which might be mentioned, such china and pot
tery. photographs. portraits, needlewOrk and bead
work. The exhibit is d varied one, and shows
gratifying progress from the time that the
guild organized three years ago by four women
Miss Amy Hicks Miss Helen G. Haskell. Mrs.
charlotte II. Busck and Miss Mira E(son-and
work begun ia a single room. The guild was
formed because the organizers felt that co-opera-
tion better than isolated individual effort, and
the work has since been carried
purely cooperative basis.