St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-12

and his mind is free from worldly
dross, until he sees in the eyes of his pa
iron the artistic longing. His voice be-
comes more tender as he deftly handles the
kingly ware, as though so precious thing
as Royal Wooster should be talked of only
In whispers; and in this guise and by such
gentle wiles he lures his unsuspecting and
now enthusiastic victim to the critical point;
he says ''fourty dollars in tones that sig
Nifty regret at parting with things dear to
him, the sum dwindles in the exalted inn
agnatiOn until it appears as so many cents,
and the delighted purchaser bears off bit
of clay that he could place in package OF
ARBUCKLE's COFFEE
and not disturb a grain. The china man
meanwhile beams the satisfaction of sor-
did and hypOcritical lucre-lover on his next
customer, who in turn mistakes the look for
an evidence of artistic sensibiItieS. He
deScants learnedly on the ''firing'' of hand
painted china to the amateur, and warns
her to use metallic cOlOrs only. He dis
plays wonders of cut glass to envious femi-
nine eyes, whose owner imagines how great
an addition to a new Hawthorne avenue
dining-room such salad bowls would
be. He brings up huge corner
lar of dull red glazed Leeds
demands admiration for the ugly thing,
which. by the way, is very fashionable and
not utterly useless. He displays wonder
full Doulton in exquisite lace designs
and dead tones,' and paranthetically re-
marks that Mrs. NJ. just purchased his
finest piece for a wedding gift this week.
When asked for pairs of vases things dear
under the old regime, he pityingly assures
you that nothing comes in pairs now
everything is odd" He tells the ignorant
seeker after the ancient form Of creamer
that 'tankard shapes are now in vogue,
though, of course. with an infection
that speaks volumeS) we still have some
call for the old styles" He points out mar
velOus Egyptian vases and 0dor jars, gro
tesQue in design and brilliant in color. His
eye directs attention 10 the fashionable
Hungarian ware, while his lips mnrmur the
beauties of Dresden cOtfeeS. Then he leads
the dazed visitor over to the art glass brlc-a-
brac and explains how the exquisite
GRADUATION CT TINTS
on peach-blOw is secured. He elucldateS
the mystery of the luStrous and elegant
effects of English ivory, with its delicate,
flesh-coIored lining and absolutely new
forms. His hand rests lovingly on Roc
coco violet jar as he assures his
art-erammed auditor that here we have the
newest and what will be the most popular
art glass. Then he passed on to the lamps
and shifted his remarks TO the beauties OF
metal art. Glass lamps are no longer In
vogue and the fashionable woman will
have OXydized copper and polished brass
for her reading table. The shOrt-lived rage
for hammered brass received a fitting eulOgy
from the Helsatian authority. Now he re-
turns again to his favorite china. and while
he tenderly careSseS an egg-shell Haviland
he sadly and with great emotion tells
how every day increases the ranks Of the
decorative fiend, and how this pure fabric,
so dear to all lovers of the beautiful, will
soon be daubed over by some conceited
maid who thinks she knows art" and has
taken up china painting after six lessons in
landscape and rapid rush through boiling
cloth, satin, and the whole realm of
womanly work with the brush. And with
a woful sigh. as of one whose life was EN-
FILTERED by the sins of wicked world, he
parted from me.