The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-02

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The gold remaining from this
order, Mr.. Morgan told her to keep,
and she modelled chalice which
won a $1,000 prize offered in 1912
by Bossilini. She didn't use the
conventional church design, but ex-
pressed religion with a more uni
versal symbol, as blood flowing
among the activities Of man."
Work in CathedraIs
For years she has been conceiv-
ing designs, which she has shaped
in gold and silver, for chalices and
altar pieces for st. Patrick and st.
John cathedrals in New York, for
churches in Paris and Italy, and
for private chapels in homes of
wealthy New Workers. Never does
she produce designs with pencil on
paper.
The designs evolve their form as
the metals themselves yield to my
modelling" she explained.
But how can you conceive such
a variety of design" 1 asked.
Design is infinite" she replied
with a CLEAN in her gray-blue eyes.
Design is as infinite as nature. AS
long as things keep happening to
us, as long as nature evolves new
wonders, there will be new symbols
to express ideas to be modelled in
my medium"
When Mrs. BoWleS was a student
at Eadcliffe college, she spent Sat-
urdayS in browsing around Out-of-
the-way places. One day she wan
derad down a little side street in
Bosom, and she heard the sound OF
a hammer striking metal. She fol-
lowed the ring and came upon a
young Russian Jew at work on a
chandelier in basement room.
knowledge Exchanged
AS she stood and watched him,
he cried, Hand me the water.
Don't you see l need it?" She
handed him the water. She fol-
lowed his commands and mutely
watched his performance. When he
finished his job, she opened con-
versation. She discovered he was
interested in philosophy. She was
studying under William James, and
Offered to exchange her knowledge
for his training in metal work.
She pursued the subject at the
Boston museum and in art classes
a. Harvard university. She went to
New York and haunted the galleries
of the Metropolitan museum. One
day while she was on her way to
deliver some pieces to John AleHan-
oCr. she was viewing pieces of Greek
jewelry.
Sh, stood beside an old man who
remarked how he thought the work
was done. oh, no." she answered,
L think it's done this way" The
man looked at her closer. He saw
the necklaces which she had hung
hurricdly around her neck.
Il see you are interested in jew
elry,' he said.
The conversation led to revela-
ton of their identity. He was Sill
Caspar, and thus began his pat
ronage and the subsequent intro
duct.on to Mr.. Morgan.
Mrs. BoWleS made-a silver kirtle AK
and a set of silver for special per-
Torrance of Maude Adams in LAS
You Like 1t" at Berkeley, Cal.
which Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
staged and costumed.
Learns Japanese Art
When japanese workers came to
New York to mend the japanese
armor in the museum, Sir CaSpar
granted her permission to watch
them. She busted herself about the
place, offered to bring the workers
their lunch and to perform other
duties for them Finally, they were
teaching her the secrets of their art
When Mrs. Bowles went to Paris
Lalique. the French designer, ap-
proved her work and purchased sew
eral examples of her unique gold
carvings.
Mrs. Bowles expressed what con-
sidered at first as a startling sug-
gestion, that diamonds are most
beautiful in iron settings. They
scintillate more brilliantly in the
dull, dark, grey setting of iron thar
in platinum or gold" she said. 81
set several diamonds for Mr.. Nor
gan in iron"