New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-12

at, as krov Il, rose with the Egyptians. They
taught II 70 the Phcanicians. Excavations in the
Islands OF the Mediterranean show how the Phoe-
Eicla1 art gradually merged in the Greek. The
Greeks passed It on 10 the Romans. from whom
lie Ila-lans Inherited Il. France took Il from
Hay, ild passed Il on 10 England. me art is III
.lss-- CONTINUOUS history o. Tho tastes aid eFo-
British Museum i've thousand years old as per
.ect as me day Il was moulded IN Lgypl. The art
Is superior 70 that OF sculpture or painting be-
cause Il Lntes practical usefulness with the high
est 10rns OF beauty.
The Chinese made pottery Ike all other races
IRON ne most primitive times until they made the
EoLleriul discovery OF hao-iI, named from the
ne C2Aese aelo the secret OF making porcelain.
i vas not I'll the sixteenth century that the first
really means nothing Il might as well have been
applied = wood or anything else that came from
tableware had usually been wood and pewter, with
gota ana s--ner among tae richest. Greet enoFfs
hard paste. and i was found out in curious way.
clay adhertlg 70 the hoofs OF his horse. He
aIul1ec this and decided that he could profit by
The. vanir-es Of others by. reducing II to powder
aEd selling It 10 powder the voluuinous puf1s and
wigs VI the period. The valet Of one Boettscher.
masters hair with It. Chemist Boettscher, finding
MS head unusually heavy asked Eha d had been zen
Joy thet The much desired Chinese clay. kao1fi1,
vas in me employ OF August II, King OF Poland.
He communicated the discovery 10 the King, then
= keep the secrec that they employed only dumb
MeIfI-eh az hEst, every one was sworn 70 Sc
series ne motto. Secrecy 70 the Grave.
Then France took II up. as has been described and
Ere1ch china has become The standard Of the
tween the French hard Dastes' and the English
so- paStes ina only experts can detect Il in the
china Itself. without the aid Of the well known
styles and DECORATIONS. Il Is said thar one cant
scratch the French porcelain dish. But il can be
ScTaIcned II one t1as an instrument hard enough
Some women VIII never look az anything but
TINS and colorings Of the English soft pastes The
hare Pastes are rather more brittle and so more
fTirc the hard Dasies receiving Their igsI airing al
E temperature Of 5000 degrees Fahrenheit"
Portland vase which is familiar TO many through
H-edg7ood COPIES though thew do not know is
history Il was discovered in Rome during excava-
was used though & was thought 70 have contained
the ashes OF Marcus Aurelius. Il remained IN Rome
100 years after which Il was brought 10 England
and sold a. auction Wedgwood bid 5000 but
and gave i 70 the British Museum. In considera-
ton Of his disappointment, however II was lent 70
arcs sizes ar are sold FOR 5ric-a-brac
n modern days" said Miss Wilde, women seem
pottery n America The Philadelphia Centennial
furnished me FIRST inspiration for artistic pottery
Soa- oCg ~ -beee was Mr. Storer VIC IN
s5ire3 5 the Centennial wished to 60 into the work
ir earnest Her father had a little old schoolhouse
which rad happened TO come into his Possession
and be told her she could fit this Up for pottery.
From this has grown the great lockwood pottery,
designers are American. and largely women.
Mrs Frackieton has invented another new ware,
:or which she uses coarse. grayfsh clay like that
used for old fashioned kitchen jars She calls her
ware the Qualification Of the butter crock the
spotheOsis o. the vinegar jug She nvents the most
happy little couplets for the DECORATION OF Ger
reces On punch bowl which she sent 70 the
Paris Exposition was inscribed: Man wants but
little here below but wants that little strong as
Nh Frackleron makes every piece herselI. ner
output IS small. Miss Louise mclaughlin; o. en-
cianst has yr9red with her own kiln until she has
succeeded n. producing the only true hard paste
porcelain eve- made in America =,
u from Tulane University. at New-Orlea7s. Is
coming ware which is reuarka bic as an indlg-
enous product The art department of the uni
Fsrsiv found there was way IN whlch thelr
graduates could become set-supporting. me local
led was roo small and the training TOO long ana
expensive 10 hermit them 70 make money in paint.
ing or the other high arts. The art department OF
TIE university therefore established connections by
which the output Of its art pottery coud ~ SOC
throughout the country. Ali the designs are mace
from motives found inside the Enclosure OF me
lHiversty so that they absolutely original ahc
American and Of q senni-rrOpicsl character wa
renders them unique. AL. or nearly al! the pot
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