International studio (30.1906/1907(1907))

National Society of Craftsmen

teenth century embroidery on sofa pillows and
shirt-waists. Mrs. Helen R. Albee had a special
showing of “hooked rugs,” which were of beautiful
design and colouring and of excellent make and
wearing qualities. Two Abnekee rugs came from
her studio at Pequaket, N. H.
There was a good showing of leather work.
The Misses Ripley, of New York, had several
decorated hides for wall hangings, one with a con-
ventional design of fern-leaf pattern in black, with
small gold decorations at intervals, and another
of shaded dark brown leaves and large red flowers.
From the same studio came a beautiful “Life
Book” of ivory-tinted leather, intended for the
records of a little life just begun. The pattern on
the cover of a tree of life, surrounded by a scroll
border, was marked in the leather, without any
other coloring. This was a fine example of artistic
bookbinding. Other books from the
Misses Ripley included hymnals and a
handsome guest book, with fine decora-
tions.
Miss Caroline Rice, Miss Florence
Foote, of the Evelyn Nordoff Industry,
and Miss Gertrude H. Baldwin had
some beautiful leather work. Port-
folios, desk pads, desk sets, decorated
wall hangings, and chair seats were
among the exhibits. A handsome
overmantel decoration in illuminated
leather was from Miss Elizabeth Mos-
enthal. This was framed and set over
the mantel of the back room. It rep-
resented a gourd vine, with hanging
gourds. Miss Amy Mali Hicks had
some handsome leather portfolios.
Miss Florence Gottbold showed illu-
minations on vellum for a beautifully
bound book. A large variety of finely
bound books were displayed. Miss
Dolese, of the Wilro Shops in Chicago,
was an exhibitor. Some dainty print-
ing was from the “Lloyd Group,” of
Westfield, N. J. The printing of small
books and cards by Miss Oriole E.
Lloyd was charmingly artistic. Hugh
and Margaret Eaton, of Brooklyn, also
exhibited printed books and cards.
In wood-carving there were a num-
ber of pieces. Mrs. Henry Butterworth
had a handsomely carved chest, the
pattern of long waving lines. Mrs.
Annabel Kindlund had an elaborately
decorated chest, with a pattern of

leaves and flowers, the flowers coloured red, with
lines around them burnt in. Mrs. Kindlund had!
also a mirror with drawers beneath it, ornamented
in the same style. Chairs and a book rack were
from the Rose Valley Wood-working Shops. Miss,
Edna M. Walker displayed some well-made frames.
The jewellery exhibit was particularly full. Neck-
laces, brooches, bracelets, rings, combs, lockets*,
and ornaments for the hair, were shown in pro-
fusion. Miss Emily Peacock had a handsome-
necklace, combs, some rings and brooches. An
elaborately worked-out peacock, with the “eyes”'
on his tail-feathers set in shaded blue stones, and the
feathers themselves worked out in detail, was about
six inches square, and probably intended for a.
bodice ornament. A tiara decorated in the same
style was also finished with the shaded blue stones*,
the two pieces being the work of Leonide C_


CRAFTSMEN WORK BY MRS. BBATTEN-
EXHIBITION MISS DELAVIGNE, MISS
HOLTEN, MISS HEATH

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