International studio . etention. R. Catterson-Smith. ITUDENT OF UDAPEST.—De-signing in cross-stitch is a subjectwhich is as a rulehardly considered worth at-tention. Yet it offers greatpossibilities and it is a marvelhow much life and movementthe students in the elementaryclass at the Royal Hun-garian Arts and Crafts Schoolin Budapest have managedto infuse into this particularbranch of art. In some partsof Hungary cross-stitch maybe said to be indigenous;it is a favourite means of expressing artisticthoughts, and how beautiful some of the specimensof old Hungarian cross-stitch are was shown in


International studio . etention. R. Catterson-Smith. ITUDENT OF UDAPEST.—De-signing in cross-stitch is a subjectwhich is as a rulehardly considered worth at-tention. Yet it offers greatpossibilities and it is a marvelhow much life and movementthe students in the elementaryclass at the Royal Hun-garian Arts and Crafts Schoolin Budapest have managedto infuse into this particularbranch of art. In some partsof Hungary cross-stitch maybe said to be indigenous;it is a favourite means of expressing artisticthoughts, and how beautiful some of the specimensof old Hungarian cross-stitch are was shown inthe special number of The Studio on PeasantArt in Austria and Hungary. ? The method of instruction follows rational prin-ciples, for it is in relation to the everyday life of thepupils. Every girl knows something of cross-stitchembroidery, but she does not know all its possi-bilities, nor does she know how to make her owndesign. No set rules are laid down, and conse-quently their imaginations are allowed full CROSS-STITCII DESIGN BY A GIRL IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASS OFTHE ROYAL HUNGARIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS SCHOOL, BUDAPEST 79 Art School Notes


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