Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1910 — REVIVAL OF CHINA PAINTING. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

REVIVAL OF CHINA PAINTING.

There is a distinct revival in china painting among young girls in the east, and in addition to becoming expert in the art it is considered quite an essential part of the training to make a study of the best examples of old china to be found in museums and elsewhere, and from them gather inspiration for the decoration of modern pieces. In every department of art or Industrial training nowadays the "home” idea is made prominent. Girls are learning domestic economy and domestic science, and everywhere the predominant thought is the fitting of girls for the domestic side of life, and it may be because of this wave of fireside sentiment that the decoration of table ware is so deservedly popular. To quote one of the leading instructors, "There is, to my mind,” said she, “nothing more closely allied to domestic life than the hand decorating of china. It gives a girl a love for beautiful things for the home table and opens her eyes to the nicety of table appointments, and we all know that a well appointed table is usually the index to a successfully managed household. “To make collections of any sort is an admirable thing, but the collecting of rare china fbr girls is particularly so, for it not only gives the collector a Special interest in life, but she can never afterward pass by a hit of fine china, porcelain or pottery but she will glean enjoyment from IL “The entire outfit, colors, brushes, oils and palette knives can be purchased for between $3,00 and $4.00, perhaps more, perhaps less. A course of ten lessons should make the average girl quite independent of a teacher, except, of course, when it came to some new and vexing problem; then she would doubtless require the advice of an Instructor. In this art, as others, there is a great difference in girls, for some are quick with their hands while others are clumsy.’’

A FASCINATING OCCUPATION FOR GIRLS.