feature
of which was a large collection of exquisitely designed, excellently
drawn, and well executed pieces from the Copley Square Studio of Frank
Gardner Hale, the exhibit occupying one end of the exhibition gallery.
Mr. Hale's products are not only definite in design, but the
construction of his mountings of gems is practical and would satisfy
the mechanical requirements of manufacturers of jewelry commercial,
which a good deal of the work of exponents of arts and crafts jewelry
would not. New Yorkers at home have had an opportunity to see some of
Mr. Hale's remarkable work at an exhibition at the Clausen Galleries.
Among the designs exhibited, chains, necklaces, pendants, and brooches
predominated; there were numerous crucifixes in silver, some of them
containing precious and semi-precious stones. In the number and
excellence of these crucifixes, Mountford Hill Smith took the lead
among the exhibitors. Marblehead's handicraft shop was represented by
the work of H. Gustave Rogers. Commendable work was shown by Jane
Carson and Theodora Walcott. Notable exhibits were those of Laura H.
Martin, Elizabeth E. Cope-land, and Martha Rogers. Ingenious schemes of
colour in small enamels were shown by Mabel