International studio (14.1901)

The National Competition

wall, is on the whole a very
fresh and bright treatment of
familiar material. In fact,
the quality of textile decora-
tion generally, whether in

DKSTGN FOR A LACE FAN

BY UUE HOWIE (SOUTHPORT)

stencil, embroidery, or printed pattern, has under-
gone a marked improvement, and influences of
one kind or another are steadily weeding out the
cumberers of the ground. Another New Cross
student, Freda Garrad, sends a simple but very
effective convention of peacocks’ feathers for an
embroidered screen. One of the most charming
stencil designs of the year is for a silk hanging, by
Smith Ashby Neate (Bath). The pattern is worked
out in dull greens and purples, and the limits and
possibilities of a quick and light method applied
to a delicate fabric have been very well observed.

RURAL FOUNTAIN BY I>. H. HOI)GE (PLYMOUTH)

Christina Corbett (Carlisle) is not quite so success-
ful in a more ambitious portiere. There is a
tendency, both here and in some of the wall-papers,
to expect too much of a plain repeat, and to make

DOORPLATE AND HANDLE
BV WALTER HAYES
(BIRMINGHAM)

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