Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-02
CHEAP GEMS In CHINA
LOW sOme PEOPLE SECURE seAUTa-
eUI DECORATIVE WARE
One OF the Tricks Of Trade in New York
bargains Which Delight Hrtc-s-hrAo
duntefs-Capturins the importers Es-
ira Pieces O. Ware.

ira Pieces OF Ware.
Not ell the bargains in the city nor e--u
the most attractive ones in the wares ths. de
light women and bric-.-o-ac hunters, are 10
be found on the bargain counters Of the up
town bazaarS TAoss VINO have accidentally
or out Of curiosity Visited the wholesale stores
IN the glass. crocsery. and decorative goods
districts on the side streets vast Of Broad way.
from Barclay street TO Chambers and above.
II they have nosed around in the ou.-of-tb
way corners under sratrways, or possd about
the dust covered stock showed away On hack
shelves in odd corners have found a mine Of
valuable pieces Of Ornamental and us..ful
ware that can be worked at nnsre 1.-THE Of
the cost involved in transactions In Tbs. sam.
goods over uptown counters. Tbese arr
sample lots, in the langusg. Of the ,r,da
and the principal interest OF the wnolesalrr,
In them Is to get them out of the way with Al
little trouble As possible
The choicest pieces ebtainable IN this ~av
are Of imported goods and they are living
around loose because fine china and glass
ware is sold usually by the Wholesalers by
the dozen The difficulty of replacing
broken one in a dozen of foreign soocs has
led 20 the custom of thirteen pieces being
packed for a dosen by the manufacturers
abroad Then II one piece in a dozen u
broken the set is still cornplste II there is
no breakage the importer has an extra piece
on his hands for which he has no USE In
large business great number Of such pieces.
no half dozen Of them alike, accumulate in
short time in this and other similar wayx
The buyers Of the uptown houses take many
OF them fer the bargain counters. especially
where there happen to Be enough Of any sort
TO make small set; but many are not avail
able for TINS trade, and are left to be showed
on into corners out Of the way until resur-
rected by some bargain hunter
BY a little diligence Ia going around from
place 20 place . cabinet can be filed With
choice pieces, or a breakfast or q luncheon
set OF Dad pieces DO made up at ridiculouslv
small cost Slightly damaged pieces, bus
available for decorative purposes, ar. found
in the same dusty corners, and can be secured
even more cheaplv than the perfect samples
Ire genuine bric-a- brac crank takes a real
enthusiasm IN hunting through the wholesale
warehouses for these neglected specimens,
and enjoys the sensation of finding a rare bit
of glass or dainty bit Of china. hidden
under the dust and cobwebs of years. -
'iAANh ~ ~ avs VIC EVetiit, Vi IL LOT n song.
and the knowing that it cannot be dupl Gated
for less than five six times wha, IL cost him.
AT least one woman In New ork found
this bargain mine nine years ago and has
been working II greatly to her profit ever
since She nas litti- store, fifteen or twenty
feet squore, on, a small side street near Canal
A lot of cheap croc!.ery, marked at phenom-
snally low prices. but not otherwise attrac-
tive, htters trays in front OF the stora
The show window has somewhat
moro pretentious appearance, but the
real treasures OF the place are la a
case inside. 1t Is filed with pieces of
royal Worcester. Dresden, Vienna, Carlsbad
and other fine wares. even Sevres. all genu-
inc. ard most of them perfect They are for
sale for from ten to fifty per cent less than
they would be sold for In the regular stores
Besides this the shop every side is filed
from floor to ceiling with chinaw ware. much
OF II OF the best makers, and the floor is SO
heaped with IL that only a narrow space il
left IN which To move about. Some Of these
goods she sells at nearly their full value but
most Of them go for half that or even le-x
Her customers wonder how she can do it. and
she smiles and says nothing, but the fact 10
that the stock is entirely made up OF the odds
and ends, sample lots. and other debris Of
the wholesalers New York Sun