The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-01

In the California leather work 1t
has been applied to bags. mostly
satchel-shaped. One of these, in vio-
let leather, displays the Swastikas
symbol IN black placed in the center.
The mouth of the bag is drawn with
leather cords and tassels. Another, OF
very light yellow natural coiored
leather, In this fayorite shape Is here
portrayed, prettiiy adorned toward the
base, with three leather tassels. each
formed of four thongs of leather,
drawn through the surface OF the bag.
and threaded with large glass beads at
triple intervals. The bag at the
mouth is fastened with leather bands
having tasseled ends, which bring II
| into a small compass.
Waste-paper baskets are both use
| full and ornamental. but we have sell
| dom had anything more ornate for
the purpose than a rose-coiored
feather one fn feuF=EpetieHs,1 laced to-
eether In the usual fashion With
Gather. One of the four cornpart-
! ments has a tattooing design of pc
| culiar charm. it represents a series OF
graceful curves. we'll covering and
suggestive Of the Renaissance period.
surmounted by an elliptic pawa shell,
~pecuiiar to New Zealand. This Is let
into the middle OF the scroll, some-
what high up. and Is of delicate pink
fridesoent hue. a lighter pink shade
of leather surrounds 1t, well fooled,
and giving it the aspect OF a mower.
Two of the others have a shallow
scroll at the top, in a triple IorH'
with a species of eye In each OF the
divisions, which recall the neur-oe-lis
From beneath this comes a pendant
leather fringe, that reaches to the
base of the waste-paper basket Ine
lacing OF the foul sides ends In
leather tassels, and both h shape
and color are pleasing 10 the eye
Moreover, this shape a the advan-
tage when travelling h q 1t Will pacK
quite flat.
But. after all, we are Inclined 10
think the writing pad boasts OF the
most captivating =
is of green soft leather. opening down
the center, lined inside with MORE
of peacock blue. with apertures 1or
p,1,ers, envelopes and lamps an am
nile blotting pad In the center. y
il also surrounded with leather, but
the great beauty of the work Is SHOWN
In the exterior, with the interiacins
scroll tattoo design. having bulb
shaped iridescent mother-of-peari as
the nucleus of the pattern. the paint
ing In blue round the pear
intensifying the effects OF i.s scin.l-
lating surface. 1t Is q weird pattern
but uncommonly handsome.
This is most certainly leather WORK
in excelsis. 1t Is singulaTly attractive
being unusual as we'll a. beautiful;
hut the most distinctive examples OF
this ornate industry are a cusn'
ions.
They are also made OF strong hu,
soft. pliabie leather, Unframed, IneS
have a band Of the ~ me let through
incisions at intervals, and the inter
4,atfng leather makes the edges sfrons
ard Workmanlike. The n we nave
chosen to illustrate p0rtrays the MAJOR
god Tiki. This unique design Ia some
what fearsome with Its green mother
cf-pearl eyes set In b green body
the ~coloring of the deity according
with the whole scheme OF tone. 1t Il
weird, with Its gigantic mouth. ant
the extraordinary lines which pro
duce the figure are much groovet
and indented so deeply they give ths
impression Of being shaded with
dark lead pencil. but In fact are pro
duced In poker work with q no nee
die.
There is in all these specimens
great deal of beautiful tooling and
much delicate workmananip, whtcf
specially appeal to Dur artistic In
sttncts, with the added merit OF beint
altogether uncommon 70 anything
usually seen. for Maori patterns have
not been hitherto applied TO- the dec
orative arts on this side 81 the world
This particular cushion. iiko tn
others, Is sewn over with ieatncl
thongs. and a leather ribbon 70 slip
ned through the aperture round IN
cushion. after the method
Ing muslin cushions with co.ored stli
rtbbonS now in vogie; q how q IN
ieather'is introduced On n side.
When the work Is done care mus
he taken that h skins do 2 que
~ the color might rub. Tho eevera
articles need 10 be kept In 4 6xzRlA