Show THE CE Ma A work in which ten thousand amor I iran pan women vernon aro ara Eng engaged aced tn T n thousand women are actively engaged 91 9 1 ed in tho tile united states in the models or decoration ft lottery civo thousand earn a living by china pain painting ting tha the fact that 1000 pottery decorators well dwell in tho the vicinity of chicago led last february uary to tho the organization iu in that city CRY of tho the national ceramic association miss louise acla mclaughlin tho the discoverer of under glazo painting in this coun conny t 7 Is 12 tho the pre president adella while air dera mm Is hasl vice president and d ali misa m mary byj J lyster secretary tho the object of tho the association is to advance tho the art and secure the finest possible exhibit at the worlds fair porcelain as a medium of expressing to posterity tho artistic feeling of an age is in certain lines incomparable american ceramics as now understood aro are an outgrowth of tho the centennial of IS 6 consider tho the art development of the past sixteen years and well may we wait impatiently the revelations the worlds fair has in store 1 scarcely a town in the united states from to L inhabitants I 1 is 3 now without an art school some scarcely y inferior to those of tho the old world while our potteries rival well lanon known n european wares to the exhibit at philadelphia in 1876 1870 by that pioneer band of cincinnati decorators misses louise 31 INI mclaughlin cLaughlin clara newton laura laum fry and alice holabird and the japanese ceramic display which suggested to the fertile genius of tho the brilliantly versatile maria ilaria longworth storer the artistic poss possibilities abili of the clays of her native missouri valley america is largely indebted tor for its present prominence in the ceramic world connoisseurs at home and abroad concede that in the rookwood rockwood pottery america lias has achieved its first and only distinctive artistic creation I 1 I 1 P it vp I 1 1 p 0 S I 1 A V 2 6 I 1 Z I 1 i nl I 1 I 1 I 1 j all I 1 I 1 an I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 z THE ROOKWOOD roT POTTERY TEry this successful s u utilization of native clays tog together with miss fc discovery of painting and the publication of her treatise on oil the subject gave an impetus to pottery decoration that has widened with the years making the organization of a national association almost imperative amateurs that is any persons who have not served a professional ap apprenticeship p rene tice ship aro are eligible to inema membership iship they may appe appear aras as individuals or as societies cie ties membership is not confined to women several men have already enrolled twenty six states and two territories ri are entered to date late and applications are daily received from unexpected sources mining camps mountain reservations and outlying army posts where artistic instinct is finding an outlet and ennui an enemy in the fascinato fas cinat ing mysteries of minerals and a kiln fifteen thousand square feet of space has been secured in ili the building of liberal arts the national association exhibits as an industry not as a sex specimen work however will vill be sent to the building chicago is the most active center of this development it lias has two nourishing flourishing organizations the flie chicago and the columbian ceramic societies the annual exhibits of the chicago clubs attract artists from all parts part s of f the united states cincinnati philadelphia boston and new york follow chicago in ceramic activity the finest china painting is lone done in nebraska it is the hope of the instigators of the present movement that a purely national school of ceramic will bo be the outgrowth of the national association A better president one who has more at heart the advancement of the art than miss mclaughlin could hardly have been chosen in her beautiful homo home at walnut hills cincinnati she has her studio exquisite specimens specimen of her skill in and effects with etching on copp copper erand and various original metallic conceits in form and color are to bo seen these daye for miss mclaughlin is busily preparing for an exhibit of her work to bo be held at goupios Gou pila pils in ili new york city in november it was while watching the potters put blue bands on oil common yellow clay flowerpots flower pots in ili a pottery in cincinnati that miss INI mclaughlin cLaughlin conceived the tile idea of securing effects in in color by mixing dry mineral paints with the raw clay this was in 1878 and the tile first piece of under glazo decorated lottery pottery made in this country is now in miss mclaughlins ins study a homely little blue cafe modeled by a pottery worker miss 31 mclaughlin cLaughlin decorated it in apple blossoms in bold relief the national ceramic association generously supported will tend to disseminate ce correct and practical information so that many of the disappointments awaiting those who assay tho the work at it a distance from competent ilist instruction st Et may be avoided A dollar and a half covers the mem bers hers initiation fee and annual duea with this money the association proposes propos to publish for distribution among the members the papers that will trill bo be read at tho the monthly i meetings nee tings lectures by those conversant with the potter a art in other lands treatment of tf certain colors peculiar in their borki working 11 61 valuable hints and sugg suggestions gest ions in ili regard to the various wares merits of different kilns kalns for amateur firing all given by experts will thus reach the remotest member A national ceramic school canno cannot fail to be established with its growth necessity eitY of sending ig american women abroad to study the fascinating arawill art will bo be obviated LIDA KOSE ROSE MCC I 1 UGE the summer girl now declares her intention of filling her sofa pillows with freshly gathered hops instead of the odorous pine phio nce dies as heretofore the op iop pillows are delightfully fragrant frn grant and are bald raid to exercise wonderful powers over tho f antle god goddess dews who is supposed to knit up ill the tile sleeve of caro care that we have been busily raveling all day long the victim of ill u will do well to try a hop bop pillow aided and abetted by a cup of warm hop tea just before retiring the chances aro that his tal tangled n aled nerves will straighten themselves out and be will sleep liken like a serap seraph 0 at any rate lie will not feel depressed deo aud and miserable in vic morning as lie surely will it if he lie tamper with powerful drugs in order to produce sleep new york news 4 |