i 11 N NOVEL El W WORK K Of r tt W M I Continued from rom page 13 U Ufer fer f ees were re mall mal tier her especially by American visitors visitor If It she he would con consent conent sent ent s to eIl IJ her exhibits exhibit Mile 11 Meyer wIsely Itel reused mind md for the following reason r Her was not sufficiently perfected It la is true shu sh hi had by U experiment experiments at last discovered df O Oa a treating it tt no tJ that It tt was Wall proof roof heat cold coil and II d moisture mOl ture Thi was already an immense step for tor forward forward ward for her earlier work was waa apt art to crack crock warp up and shrink nIt limit this tel rel relative sure perfection leJ was not lIot such ouch HH all a could satisfy in an arUtt artist who took her art rt sari Her tier mind was tot set t upon discovering tw t two o how bow to te Intensity Intensify the col color color colIt or It and solidity of her bor clay cia Henner was wal of or opinion that abet t the she be would never u In giving her pansies for tor In Instance stance the depth of ot color co r and I nd velvety y luffe natural to these flowers fI and he laughingly promised premised her h r the pick of Iii 11 studio If IC she lb proved him to be bt ml Within a year to his hili surprise and delight d II ht Mile Meyer was aa able aliI to claim her hr priM prise Her Ir coloring Ic II I ar arrived arM tired rived at by a kind of ot Incrustation anti ami being transparent the most mOlt beautiful and delicate feels te ta art thus obtained I tI ed LAST YEARS X BIT Mile Ue Meyers exhibit at tart loit It years salon Ion consisted of ot f orchids and a branch anch of or apple blossoms The Mae latter Will was a marvel of finish and the rough wood of the branch brand with Its II lichens and mc beautifully fully tull with the lbs delicate fragile Cra flower flo 1 all iii tie the parts puta of which were reproduced with sIth absolute fidelity to the original This work ork was considered rO of ot such uch Men high order that the jury awarded Mile Meyer 4 tr an honorable mention One On more secret remained to be dis discovered dl covered ro and again the inlets artists intuit Intelli Intelligent gent efforts tron hive have been rewarded Dx Dr subjecting her to various liquid preparations preparation Mile Meyer has haa hi rendered It for all practical purposes purpose proof against Se such as AI M It hock hoek or ortall it a tall fall M so that her fl m ran can be handled I or worn wom in the hair or dress dreu without he the least risk of ot breaking br The process is fI of or course cour e the tho Inventors secret and andIs IB Is II now At this years falon salon Mile Meyer Is represented by a I branch of nC honeysuckle for tor an nn and a hunch bunch h of She has presented to the state the branch of MIJ arple I blossoms above mentioned and the gift which has hn been accepted will wilt willIn willIn In all nil probability be exhibited at the thein in u see e du Luxembourg ThUMB AND AD AN FINGER ilie Suzanne M Myer yer told me some soma Interesting things about her work and methods method She kneads her pate pato the crumb of ot a French rench r roll roil between her thumb and nd lust linger finger The process Is I Iver very ver fatiguing OB os the kneading has ha to tobe tobe be he very ft thoroughly thorough done One of ot these thee days d the artist hopes to be able to todo tomb do mb this by b a mechanical m process a mill for instance She usually prepares and colors color the pats pate ready for tor use as asa asa a painter does doo lila Ills palette lIen Her rotor color colorIng Ing Is U both from aquarelle rello and oil colors color At one OM time she phe he made tree free Ute use of ot paint brushes but now no her sole tola tools are her deft lingers fingers and a pair of ot scissor She is III not merely a flower noer faIry fair tal 0 though this Is I perhaps her favorite work She also allO finds her well suited for ladle Idl also aleo flowers owen brooches knick knickknacks knacks for the toilet table or drawing room as AI well as II for tor statuary These Theae little works of art are lire also alo work works of patient devotion often otten de demanding demanding manding many months of unremitting toll toiL Mile lIe Meyer spent five ne months over her exhibit at this salon alon salona alona a spray of honeysuckle and a n bunch of A stogie sIngle cornflower c flower bud and stalk takes four dasto days das to make a daisy one day cia Other flow ere era M more morl simple In structure lees lea time A violet Iolet for Cor Instance can tan be he mimic blade in live minutes minute R n F p TATE