Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-07

N HE first general exhibition of arts
and crafts to be held this season
Il in Los Angeles was the collection
on view at the Ebell club house Mon
day afternoon and evening, supplement-
ing a most interesting lecture by Hec-
tor Alliot on the art crafts movement
which constituted the program of the
club for that day.
In the making UP of the exhibition
most of the art craft workers of the
city were levied upon and the collec-
tion was a varied one, covering num-
ber OF branches of the handicrafts, sew
eral of the exhibits coming from guilds
and associations and others direct from
the individual workers. Among the
latter was Miss Emma Waldvogel, who
sent some exquisite needlework. An
embroidered tablecloth in the natural
color of the linen showed pleasing de-
parture from the conventional napery.
A number of pieces of leather work by
Miss Waldvogel were also unusually
good in design and Workmanship. the
metal work from the shop of Mrs. Mary
Flnora Walk was a conspicuous fea-
ture of the exhibition, including tank
ards, bowls, plaques, desk and smok-
inc sets and a capital little ramakin
set, some of these elaborate in design,
others producing their effect through
sheer good workmanship. The eXhib-
itor of the work by Charlotte Mytton
included some beautiful examples OF
bookbinding, as we'll as more simple
work in portfolios and the ike; Leta
Horlocker's table of hand painted CHINA
was a delight to the eye, and she sent
also several pieces of leather work,
book ends and handbags, pleasing IN
their richness of color
Another table most attractive in its
harmonious arrangement of beautlIul
pottery, combined with the rich tones
Of brass and copper work, together
with A goodly showing of hand
wrought iewelry, was entered under
the name of Mrs Eleanora Kohler.
Mrs. w. M. Gray had an extensive eX-
hihit of metal work alone, including
many objects of use and beauty. Sew
eraI nieces of wood carving by Emily
Rutherfurd were seen, excellent in
workmanship and showing true artis-
tic feeling.
Among the associations of workers
the Los Angeles Keramic club made
one of the most attractive exhibitions.
with some very beautiful pieces from
number .of we'll known workers in this
art. TIE Craft Shop sent a collection
of pottery, metal work, leather and
iewelry and hand-illumined texts de-
signed by Miss Mabel Free, all In ex-
cellent taste. one OF the dlSIlncIlNe
things of the exhibition was their
small showcase devoted to a number
of exquisite pieces of jewelry wrought
in silver, set with blister pearls,
most beautiful combination. The ta-
bles bearing the articles from the
House of Travel were most effective
ly arranged showing an interesting
collection of hand-built pottery and
dazzling array of delightful creations
in the line of jewelry, case of pieces
bv Douglas Donaldson. executed prin-
cipally in gold set with tiny jewels, the
perfection of daintiness, and the work
Of Miss Helen Wood included some
beautiful combination of copper with
richly colored stones. The College of
Fine Arts, together with the Arroyo
guild, sent a comprehensive exhibition,
consisting of bookbinding, pottery,
basketry, metal and leather work, and
gave an idea of the work being car
ried on by this association of art
workers.
The exhibit showing perhaps better
than any other the strength of the
handcraft movement in this country
was the room devoted to the work from
the public schools of the city, mainly
by pupils of the fifth and sixth grades,
most interesting in showing what this
work is doing toward the advancement