The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10

tons. decorative silks and ribbons will
be awarded for mechanical excellence.
that is, to those designs which are
most nearly ready for the machine.
| All textile designs will be judged at
| the same time, but the designs for
cretonnes and decorative silks will be
retained to be shown In November
with the interior decoration, which
will include wallpaper. &C.
The contest Is open to every one.
All designs must be original. Each
contestant may submit as many as ten
! designs. The designs must be prac-
] teal for reproduction by mechanical
processes. Uniformity Of mounting is
not required, but contestants are re-
| quested to keep mounts as small q
comfortable with the appearance and
preservation OF the design. Each de-
sign is to be mounted separately.
Designs, including the prize winners,
will remain the property OF the con-
| testants.
The name and address of contest
ant should be on the back of each
| mount; no signature or other identity
ing mark should appear upon the face
! Of the design. The price should also
be on the back of each design and a
statement of the specific use for which
the design is intended
The kind and color of paper used in
submitting designs is immaterial
| tempera paints are generally used. At
least one full unit and, II the design
be small, two or three repeats should
be shown. The design serves as a
guide to the printer or weaver.
The technique OF woven designs Is
very complicated. but It is only neces-
sary for the artist to remember that
simple figures and few colors are best.
never exceed twelve inches and the
repeat is across the web, not in the
length, as 1t is in printing.
| A pattern is expensive in proper
| ton to the elaborateness of the en-
craving and the number of colors used.
1t is commercially important, there
| fore, that the arrangement of colors
be effective and the actual number
Of them be kept down. It is better
to limit the number OF colors to Ave
or less, although more colors can be
used. This refers both to silk and
cotton.
Keep in mind that a textile design is
not a picture seen on a fiat surface,
but the decoration of q material which
Will fall In folds.
A small silver tumbler made by
Philip Goelet baptized in New York in
1901 and admitted as a freeman In
1871. has been lent to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art by the Hon. A. T.
Clearwater, to be added to his coll
lection of American silver. It con-
tains Goelet's mark. PC. crude capitals
in an irregular oval. The somewhat
damaged condition of the piece is ex-
planned by it's interesting history dur
ing the period of the Revolution,
which is here quoted from n letter
from Judge Clearwater:
| Kingston, in Ulster County, New
York. writes the current Bulletin, was
permanently settled by Hollanders in
1853, and speedily became one of the
most important places in the country.
All OF its more prominent citizens
were connected with the Reformed
Protestant Dutch Church. The pres
ent edifice is surrounded by the graves
OF the early founders OF the place,
the churchyard being the burial place
OF many officers and soldiers OF the
Revolution and the War OF 1919, and
OF General George Clinton. the first
Governor of the State under the Con
stitution, who subsequently became
vice. president of the United States.
During the war for American In
dependence 1t was one Of the most pa
triotio centres Of all the colonies. II
was at Kingston thatson the Both day
LOT July. i771. the nrst Constitution OF