at Mr. Kendall.

"What are your sources of information?" inquired Bishop Douglass.

"We have a carefully selected collection of engravings, and a few good
sketches and cartoons; moreover, some of our Sisterhood have been in
Italy."

In attempting to roll the strip, it slipped from her fingers. Both
women stooped to catch it, and their hands met. Looking into Leo's
eyes, Beryl whispered: "See me alone." Then she rewound the paper,
restored its oil silk cover, and shut the drawer.

"Do you find that the demand for purely ornamental work renders this
department self-sustaining?" asked Leighton Douglass.

"I think the experience of the 'Anchorage' justifies that belief;
especially since the popularization of so-called 'Decorative Art',
which projects the useful into the realm of the beautiful; and by
lending the grace of ornament to the strictly utilitarian, dims the old
line of demarcation."

"We are particularly interested in acquiring accurate knowledge on this
subject, because Miss Gordon hopes to establish a similar institution
near her home in the South; where so many of our countrywomen, rendered
destitute in consequence of the late war, need training which will
enable them to do faithful remunerative work, without compromising
their feminine refinement. While in Europe she inspected various
industrial organizations; saw Kaiserswerth, and the Training Schools
for Nurses, even the Swedish 'Naas Slojd', and her visit here is solely
to verify the flattering accounts she has received of the success of
the eclectic system of the 'Anchorage'. The South is so rich in fine
materials that appear to offer a premium for carving, that we wish to
investigate this branch of 'decorative' labor, and hope you can help us
by some practical suggestions."

"Within the past twelve months, we have commenced the experiment of
wood work; make all the utensils we need, and one of our patrons
secured for us some models from the school you mentioned near
Gothenburg. As yet we have received only two orders; one for a base in
walnut for a baptismal font; the other an oak triptych frame for a
choir in a Minnesota church. The carving is a distinct branch, that
does not belong to my department; but if you will knock at the arched
door on the right hand side of the hall, Sister Katrina, who has charge
of that work, will take pleasure in exhibiting the process. Mr. Kendall
knows the 'Anchorage' so well, he needs no guide to the work-rooms.
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