Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-11-09
ByaffIebOrO Local
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBIT
INTERESTING COLLECTION VI
uANp,cRArr IN BROOKS HOUSE
Amount of Work Exhibited by hf''''o
horo Women a Surprising Feature OF
,,e Exhibit Notable Display OF BRAT
tleboro Weaving Industry

uebOro weaving Industry
ono If the most enjoyable, and from
:. educational standpoint one OF 'ns
most valuable, days IN inc NJ" r,a and
the Woman club was Tue Nh ,hc
Crafts meeting Wednesday WIN M
sxhibition and sale Of arts ah" ia,
"Wednesday and Thursday nc ''s" 49,,
meetinr of the club was hntu W las
prooks house dining room N'Ih nvs,
a, thc usual time. \ paper on Wi, WI ~
Ma.s;s written by Mrs. Ncndell
S,oe'a,d of Washington, was reaI ~
NJ charles II. Thompson. NlI'l"n'
M,..;s ,yos the founder of the arts an"
s,s movement. Practically ms Wn"l'
i;,o was devoted to ernsaoe aSa .t
oho.n limitations, Ostentatlous gau"' IA
aa1 Conventional standards OF me i,'S
aim was a philanthropie desire 10 n' ",,,
10" more interesting and lnsP"ins
10 less gifted workers III" Jom.
ancnee Is and has been thS asts
mating one in all the arts anu 80
movements in this country pup,
an some Experiments IN ATE ne a
Crafts. written by Mrs John l''V ~,
az Washington, was read by MT ""r.
parroyys This paper was an account
80 ,he successful arts and crafts socis'
a. in tb;s country. Mention was maoe
" ~ ,,.or,, of Gustav Stickley, fouhuer
70 ~ ,ho United Crafts society IN syria
o,se The Craftsman, magh"ino
,,otod entirely to arts ana erai'''
'tI;shoJ nv him. Mention was maze
~ ,ha many successful village lndus'
.r;os chief among them being Deer,
ala The work of the Deerheld society
!" t"o yelI known to need detailed de-
scription. In all these socletiss sau
work has developed sense OF po"u's
and taste and at the same tiine ~,
nished n means of earning coh'lo''"'
bie livelihood for the makers H.
The exhibition of handiworK III t"c
Brooks house parlors was TO man? q
rn,,olat;on of the artistic and beautliui
,h;ros that are being made here IN New
EnaIand MANY of them in our own
tnwn This is the first exhibition OF the
l;nd ever held in Brattleboro, and the
great number who attended eNpresSeu
the greatest enjoyment and appreeia'
tion of the splendid specimens OF "'rN
exhibited. .:.1 ono
The Deerfield exhibits occupied one
of tbe parlors and showed baskets,
mos blue and white embroidery, pea
snreads blue and white cOverlets and
knotted fringe for curtains ana spreaus.
One of the greatest attractions Ill tniS
room were the photographs by 'ne
Misses Allen, whose work IN TINS line 10
unexcelled. Most of the photographs
were sold and orders taken for many
more The Montague exhibit was mueh
Ike the Deerfeld, including, besides
the things mentioned in that, eXhlpite
snec;mens of tatting and bay berry
candles The woven-rag rugs maze by
the Mothers and Daughters industry 90
Plainfeld, n. H.. and those made by
Mrs. Woodbury. of Perkinsville, w., at
tracted much attention. The designs
and coloring were very beautiful. All
tbe rags used for these rugs are dyed
with vegetable dyes by the women who
make the rugs. Two wool rugs made
Inv Mrs. Woodbury. copied from Indian
blankets attracted special attention
The hooked-in rugs, well known as
the Abnakee rugs, from Mrs. Allpee OF
Peouaket, N. H., are worthy to stanG
beside some of the most beautilI II
Oriental rugs. 1t is almost incredible
that such beautiful rugs are made IN
the same old-fashioned way that pro-
duced the unattractive horses and gor-
geous flowers in times past. ,
The exhibit, including the bead
chains. wrought jewelry and cop
per work, appealed especially to the
feminine eve and mind. Most of the
chains were the work of Miss Sarah
Knapp of Plymouth Mass, and Mrs.
Phelps of Worcester. The hand-wrought
;ewelrv was the work of Miss Elizabeth
Copeland of Boston and Miss Butler
of Beverly; also some beautiful
copper work by the latter, A brooch
made by Miss Marion Hosmer of Sum
nit. n. j., was also on exhibition.
Many of the things in this exhibit were
sold
The Mosher books represented some
of the finest spencimens of hand MADE
books in the country. These books
are the result of the direct influence
of William Morris, many Of them being
comics of those made by him. They
represent perfect workmanship in ev-
ery detail The hand-tooled books by
Miss Mollie Chatfeld of New York,
who formerly lived here, were extreme
" beautiful. Everything about the
binding is done by hand and the cover
designs are all original. Miss Elizabeth
Chatfield and Harry Chatfeld also help
in the work. Miss Mary Sears of Bos.
also had on exhibition two hand-tooled
books. Miss Sears has a school of book
L -,
goes from there is recognized as the
finest in the country. One of the books
exhibited here took first prize at the
st. Louis exposition and the exquisite
ness OIL its workmanship is beyond de-
scription.
Miss Louise Powell of Springfield,
Mass. had some hand-painted china for
exhibition which was greatly admired.
Among other things were two plates
made in imitation Of Irish Beleek.
These were made in the Tyre studio in
New York.
Although Brattleporo mas no arts
and crafts society, the exhibits from
town showed that the work of the
women here is unsurpassed by any of
the out-of town exhibitors Mrs. Carl
Hollander s raffa baskets were perfect
in color design and treatment. One
basket which attracted considerable at
tention was her "green mountain "
basket, made in a series of green shades.
Most of the baskets were of Indian
design. Mrs. Hollander s baskets have
been on exhibition all over the country
and have everywhere won the highest
praise.
The Brattleboro Weaving industry,
under the supervision of Miss Mary