The San Francisco call., 1909-07-04

IL
shops for 2s cents a yard, is
being used as the foundation
textile for the most artistic ar
ticIes OF fancy work this summer. The
Elizabstha1 bags. particularly. are be-
ing made and worn by young society
girls with whom the pretty fashion has
spread space-
Many art workers would spurn the
hand made Russian crash because Of its
ohespness and IN that II is too narrow
for most large pieces. such as table
covers. bed spreads and window drap-
cries. But the same young woman.
Miss Mary Bacon Jones. an artist, who
evolved the crash embroidery. has also
Invented the most ingenious method OF
putting the breadths together.
For porch work there is nothing half
so stunning as these hand, work and
handkerchief bags. resembling as they
do those worn during the Elizabethan
period. They have a novelty all their
own. II is not the material alone that
lends the work it's especial value, al
though the soft cream gray tones OF the
Russian crash form a particularly ar
tistic background for the workmanship
put upon it It is the combination OF
color and the harmonizins OF the de-
tails that count for much.
OF the design and coloring it might
he said right here that the young
woman who designed the new work
gets her designs wherever they are 20
be found. In this lies much OF her
success and originality.
4 am just as apt to get my design
from fine bit of ironwork as I am
from q Turkish rug. Some comes from
old English tombs, some from odd bits
Of oriental embroidery and others from
wall paper or silk None is bought in
the shops. These / adapt TO the work
IN hand. 1t sounds difhcult. but really
Il is most simple. For a girl who
has not studied design let her get some
paper. the sort that is squared of for
the use Of architects In drawing per-
spective elevations.
~Copy a motif on paper. The Moor
ish and Turkish patterns, especially,
offer good material. and one motif
will form the basis for an sllover de-
sign. q border or for q central figure
of some more elaborate pattern. How
ever. the greater the simplicity the
more enective will be the result
During the last year most Of my
Inspiration came from a nne set OF
japanese prints. the work Of the best
Nippon artists, loaned me by friend.
These have been used ad inhnitum for
the work OF my pupils. 1t may not
always be desirable TO copy the design
or coloring exactly, but one can indi-
cate the motif and give the suggestion
lust the same. II a girl has none of
these IN her own home she-can easily
obtain access TO them at the Lenox
library, where there is fine collec-
tion, or ct the high class are stores OF
the Japanese importing houses
There is something indescribably
beautiful about the coIoring of these
nrints. Soft dull greens. yellows and
browns mingle together delightfully."-
So in this work IL is always well to
keep In close touch with the japanese
coloring. then one cannot get far
away from the best standards IT
may be that the coloring in the article
under construction viii be done In
higher key than the original This,
however, must depend on the room In
which the cushion, table cover or
drapery is to be used
KEEP this suggestion ever be-
fore my girls Get your idea
! where you can find il and adapt 1t
10 your work. Learn TO think In
different fabrics Unfortunately, most
girls who study art today think Of
design solely in respect TO the especial
field in which they are working This
narrows their horizon and limits their
vision. The perfection of art is to
adapt design to any sort Of work you
NAV want TO do. Then you are bound
TO be original.
Draw your inspiration from every
thing within your reach. DO not look