International studio (15.1901/1902(1902))

First International “Studio ” Exhibition

pendant by Dorothy Hart were of a more slender
and filigree type, ornamented with enamels and
pearls. A necklace of pearl and amethyst by
Ethel Virtue was an admirable piece of work-
manship, and would have borne a greater in-
dividuality of design. Examples of enamelling
by Annie Nouffiard included two cloak-clasps,
a necklace and pendant, a jewelled hat-pin, and
one of those fashionable and pretty coverings
for the back of a straight collar or waistband
which, for want of a better name, is called a
“ plaque.” Beyond its justification as an orna-
ment, the “plaque” really serves to hold the
band in position and to conceal—or, better still,
to emphasise and beautify—its attachment to
the gown. One of the French exhibitors, C. S.
Mangeau, sent a very successful treatment of
this subject, designed for a collar of green
velvet, and also a dainty butterfly ornament
in oxidised silver, set with mother-o’-pearl.
Another French designer, Charles Boutet de
Monvel, sent a large collection of jewellery, ad-
mirable in workmanship and strikingly fanciful,
in design. Among the most novel combs for
fastening the hair were those ornamented with
jewelled snakes, lizards, and other uncanny
beings ; and perhaps the most charming of the
gown decorations was a silver buckle with a
design of a crane. In the few exhibits that

PANEL BY C. H A. COULTHARD

STENCILLED FRIEZE

BY W. MORSE

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