The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-21
CRAPTERS. EXHIBIT WORK
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MANY ARTlsTICALLY WROUGHT
ARTICLES NOW ON DISPLAY AT
BEARD ART ROOMS. D."

The private view Of the Minneapolis
Society Of Arts and Crafts last eve
ming introduced its annual exhibition
to large number Of people and today
the Beard galleries were thronged with
men, women and children, too, who are
exhibition is not as large as in former
years, but it contains much of inter-
est, and there is a larger representa-
ton from the local crafters, whose
work compares. favorably with that Of
the eastern guilds.
There Is the usual collection of met
al, leather and textile work, with book
bindings, jewelry and pottery. The pu-
pills Of the public. schools are exhibit
enough to be placed with that of older
crafters. They, too, have pottery, stun
ming wooden cardtrays and metal work,
stenciled fabrics and embroidery.
Some of the beautiful hand-wrought
| jewelry is the work Of a Minneapolis
woman, Mrs. Ida Pell Conklin, who has
recently come to the city. She has
some beautiful pins, spoons and neck
laces set with .semiprecious stones.
known metal workers Of Boston, Chi
| cago, Cleveland and Providence, con-
tanning rarely artistic pins, necklaces
| and combs. A gold chain from which
hang three carved coral roses is the
work of Mrs. lde, formerly Miss Har-
riet Mcdonald of this city, but now of
Connecticut. '' @o"'IF s.f5., '.S3
Miss Marion Parker has a window
drapery which she dyed and wove her
self in a pattern Of grapes. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth. Blymyer shows several woven
! there is a bedspread, beautifully stem
| ciled by Miss Florence Shook. The
| Minneapolis School Of Fine Arts is rep
| resented by some good stencil work,
also. strong and graceful in design and
| color. =. = !.
The showing in decorated china is
small in comparison with former years,
but there is far. more pottery. The ex-
hibition from the Handicraft guild Of
Minneapolis is splendid, both in color
and design, and is worthy to be Judged
east and SOUTH The guild has also an
excellent collection of leather. Some
brass boxes, excellent in technique, are
shown by Miss Ogden, and Mr.. Chris
tian Of Milwaukee, who worked togeth-
er, the former making the design and
the latter executing it.
Mrs. Edith Griffith and Miss Win
fred Cole are the local exhibitors in
bookbinding and their volumes are
Dcdutll u1y uduu lGOOl0u. EOW1n d0W-
lit has several plaster designs which
are to be executed in wood for house
decoration and Miss Elizabeth Chant
shows one Of her pictures in fiat tones,
illustrating sline from "Parsifal.'
The toys, the quaintest animals mag
inable,. are surett to- attract attention.
They are the work Of the Chicago
lHandicraft guild and Of Miss Ella
s. ABriso11 Of Chicago. ..-
In addition TO the craft work there
is an interesting loan collection. DR..
Alfred Owrie has contributed a num-
Der of bronzes and medals and there
are many old books belonging to Miss
Clara Weyel as well as Miss Derrick
son IS old carved boxes. Bedspreads
and other woven articles, with silver
and 1aces, max up a most attractive
exhibition Of Minneapolis antiques
The exhibition will continue thru
next Tuesday and is free to the public