St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-01
TREASURES IN CURIOS.
Some of the Fascinating Features
of the Loan Department.

Something in the human makeup
Graves antiquities and curios, though
opinions differ regarding both. Heine
says Nothing is more indicative of a
mans character than what he finds
laug hable;' so nothing is more indie
alive OF ones culture than his bric-a-
brac. Judging from the display at the
Harvest Home festival, st. Paul has
reason to be proud of Der homes
possessions in this line.
One of the largest and most important
collections is that of Mrs. T. K. Foster.
whose residence in China during the
period of her husbands eonsulship
made her rich in the art of the East.
Particularly is that sang de bpuf (bull
blood color vase TO be admired. 1t is
very tine specimen of the seventeenth
century Chinese pottery, and is worth
at least $500. Another is an apple green
vase with the dearest little lizardS,'' as
gusher near me said, crawling up the
side. A lapus lazuli blue porcelain vase
is raved over by those up in ceramics.
BY the way, that much-discuSSed word
vase" Here Is an 1nfallible rule: 1t
is simply ''vace" if under $40 value.
''vaze" from $40 to $50, and vahze from
that upwards.
One should really have some such
criterion IN pronunciation for such ex-
QulSite glass as that wine and LIQUOR set
of Mrs. f. b. Ciarke'S in the separate
showcase. 1t is of Carlsbad glass en-
graved in gold, part slightly tinted at
the. top with blue, part with red, and
with her monogram in the colors. Then,
too, there are several exquisite carafes
or water bottles and jugs of glass
mounted IN carved silver, from the Paris
exposition. and a.bit of trost-like ace
from the ROthSchild collection. which
is responsible for much additional sin
in the world; and those bestinformed i'm
such matters say that envy is one of the
worst S.ls, too.
However, money will buy such things
but MIR. Flower loans tea set of white
china maze for aud used by that woE-
der of the world, the first Napoleon.
and bearing his monogram and crest in
gold, or his bedspread of yellow and
blue satin loaned by Mrs. E. NJ. Waters).
which lady helped herself to after his
flight from the Tuilleries; or his silver
gravbolt, obtained by Mr.. Noble while
governor OF st. Helena, where the great
little little man ended his adventuresome
Mrs. A. FL. Wilder. st. Paul
seems a regular cabinet for Ma
poieon's dishes. Mrs. Merriam
loans Sevres clock, too, that once be-
longed to the Empress Eugenie, who has
had scarcely less romantic career. If
you like the belongings of celebrities.
especially if you have read Wallaceis
"Fair God" you will envy Mrs. E. w.
Gilbert silver plate taken from the
halls of the MOntezumaS during the
Mexican war. Then there's the Rev.
DIR. Wright's beautiful tile from the AL
bambra. not to speak of that beautiful
Illuminated Book of the Hours which
makes some of US wish the old commune
lst apostle times were here again. This
book is a fine specimen of the
old-time work. At the open page
God the Father and the Son
are seated upon double throne
with the Holy Ghost in the form of a
dove perched upon the Bible with tip
OF his wing i'll the mouth of each. DR..
Wright has many other valuable and
curious things at the loan.
Recalling the ball Thursday night
and the magnificent costumes thereat.
or remembering the gown worn by tins
present Mrs. Harrison at the inaugural
ball. just look at that plain gray silk
worn by the former Mrs. PresfdentD
Harrison at great ball. or at that hid
eous striped veil, one worn by Miss Vir-
-glnla Crawford at that famous ball given