The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-02
MATTERS OF NEWS
 ID FEMININE WORLD The Department of Decora-
 tive Arts at Exhibition EVENTS OF THE DAY
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Informal Parties in Afternoon and Evening-University Glee Club Dances at Newspaper Club.
 A Garden Party

The seventh annual exhibition of the Birmingham Art club is full of good things. And the first annual exhibition of the atelier of the Birmingham Society of Architects is g thing to be proud of The display is combined and a stream of visitors today and yesterday made the round of the pictures and of the china exhibit and the crafts work which is such a credit to the institution.
 Among the well known architects who are showing their sketches. designs and details with the work of the local artists are Mir. William l.. Welton, MT. w. T Warren and Mir Lawrence Buck of Chi cago. Mir. Welton has some charming sketches, notably one of the canal at Dordrecht, Holland, and another a foun- tain at Louvois, Paris. Mr. Louis Schil- finger, who is at the University of Penn sylvania, sent some clever sketches-one q design for facade for a federal bank and another detail sketch of the end treatment of a small auditorium MT Clifford Evans shows some clever house plans.
 Ir the decorative arts and crafts dis play some strikingly new and original ef- fects have been achieved and this depart ment of the exhibitions, rapid strides and long have been made since last year. The tables arranged about the walls of the Clarke-Jones hall are laden with lovely bits of china, brasses, lamp shades, desk sets, book racks and dove-tailed ma hogany. Miss Mary C. Hoods exhibit is hno slxin versatility She is showing jewel box made of mahogany She has dove-tailed h. enclosed a tray and lined it prettly, and it might be pronounced a perfect ex- ample of craftsmanship. Her brass paper Knives and her desk lamp are exceed ingly rich and beautiful Miss Mildred Rumph is showing an innovation in en- ameled boxes. One, a little button box. has an odd ecoration-a parakeet, and others have a conventionalized flower mo- tive. Miss Alice Rumph, beside her usual lavish display of canvases, has some clever crafts designs. Lampshades of varying shapes and decoration, stun ming desk set in soft shade of blue, the peacock shade, in fact, and Japanese portfolio are among her novelties.
 Miss Glennie Moselys china is more attractive than any she has ever ex- hibited. A bowl which she has decorated III sweet ptdst d ucHcdtc anu SidNclui uc- sign, was probably the favorite in her group yesterday. but she has vase dec orated in cotton blooms and another with storks, and both are charming Mrs Han- cock has also some especially attractive things. A set of tea casters in conven- tional design, silver luster, received flat tering attention from many of the callers yesterday at the exhibition and tea set dhree pieces. in the emi-conventional lasinpl axreadipp1N well doc -ated She has an unusual variety of articles, this making her display the more interesting.
 Miss Douglas with unprecedented sue cess captured the decorative arts prize after having won the prize both for the poster and for the best painting. The prize winner is beautiful rose bo.l Nothing in the exhibition is moref ex- quisite than the rose jar displAfed by Mrs. Motion and decorated with a con vefitiona pastel flower desigR1in enamels. 1t is a charming thing and Was surrounded yesterday by group t0,whom this type of at especially aplpeals. Miss Mabel Herbert 6f s2Rsssszlier Is showing a variety of handsome things done in luster and in metals or cleverly etched. Miss Louise Lewis chocolate set in the jonquil design was one of the most attractive in her cap ital display, though bonbon dish which she has done in enamels bespeaks ex- perience and excellent training in this type of work. Miss Sara Neill has a beautiful bowl in satsuma enamel, cup