Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-02


all real genius, inconccivnble patience
anu, above all, answering loyalty TO
True art. with these qualities he 70
wedded art 10 rofired progress and util.
IVY that there was recovered from
the whole sweep OF the known
past everything Of true beauty that had
been revealed TO the potter. With
marvellous rapidity Of conception, de-
velopment, application aud adapt.
billy, he not only recovered and re-.
created what seemed irreplacesble, but
established to endure new standards Ia
the noblest Ideals possible TO ceramic
art. In awotd, 80 centuries Of art II.
iott were by his brain and hand con.
centnted into 30 years OF Incompatible
creations. More wonderful than his
own work. taste kept abreast Of his ex.
qulsite revelations. Nearly century
has elapsed since he died here ut the
Etfufsa he built. To he exact, II IA
Just % years. But In all this interim VI
progfers, no added precious secret Ia
ceramics has been disclosed. II almost
seems that this was the one man pro.
destined TO come aud throw open wide
the door upon their exquisite mysteries.
II Is no wonder that single pieces nom
his hand are now worth the value OF q
klng'a crown.
Hut all this l. well known. Wedge.
wood II buried In tho modest church,
yard over therc ut Stoke. There N no
cenotaph or column above his grave,
but his monument IN IN every refined
home throughout the world. II Il also
la the complete renaissance Of one IL
the most useful, enduring aud lovely
Of all the arts. tits visibly and pfncll.
cally here Ia Stailonishirc In thl. gr,ai
cluster Of pottery tovNis and cities,
housing fully 100000 people; and, In
the outlying Villages, hnd through the
vast outruachos aud interchanges Of
the Staii0nishlfe pottery trade, which
alone supports more than half q million
souls. Aud best OF all, 10 Us, II II In
the tcduplication In our American
cities Of these great establishments,
where our own labor aud our own cap
ital are Unduully acquiring such skill
and rewards that, before new century
shall come, the deserving fame VI our
own ceramic art shall vie with that Of
any land.
But there II other interest In the
potterlcs than that connected with
their mercantile facts anu ngurcs;
with their extraordinary art develop.
meni, compelling the employment OF
the most noted and skillfll decorative
artists Ia Europe; OF even with these
bew iidofing shOwrOOms Of tile, vases,
plaques, clndclabfa, state table services,
chlmney.piect~, multliariOus occlCsias-
tic decorations, Eiruscan cmbclllsh.
mcnis, cnAmels, cabinct.settingu, piaitl
di pompa, Samos bowls, seals, rellcf-,
mcdalllOns, canoes aud lntngliOs with
out end In variety aud number. This
n IN the everyday life, habits, aspir,-
tons, character and amuscmeuls of the
pottcu themselves.
hylieve not n kindllcr, mofc COM
Portable or c0n,ended, folk live, than
these 5lanOrdshirc po,ter-. There are
economic reasons for this which Amer.
lean manufacturers could study with
profit. That ctincd piracy upon labor,
the struck systcm," Ia unknown here.
While rivalry between manufacturers
" OF the kecncst, unvarying provision
Ia made against periods Of depression;
30 that ut all times there IL unbrok.n
sustentation Of labor. II slight
reduction n ever necessary, II IL
only In the quantity produced. Wages,
Invariably by tho ''plcoc," are never
reduced. Every pcndy due every man
Is paid him each Saturday noon. The
result IL, workmen arc sure Of certain
Income. This Just and humane tr-at-
mcnt makes good citizens aud com.
Portable homes anywhere. But the
universal good nature of the Stafford
shire potters II attributed by themselves
to curious hereditary belief. "work.
ing In oarth,D they say, makes men
Congratulated"
There arc preserved many sunny pie
lures OF the masterpieces home IA
the 18th and 18th centuries. The gen.
inl autocrat OF pitchers, jugs and por.
ringers Of that time, whose wotkm.n
lived In matched novels not NJ for
swine, were each supposed 10 exist In
mn ample matched nnd tlmbercd dwell
ling with deep caves and loaded case
mcnts, built against, or around, the
network itsoli. You entered either
from the street or the garden q rOoIny
hOuseplacc or kitchen. In n gable next
tho pot-wofk was n capaclous chimney
place, and opposite this was tho yar.
lour. The hOuseplace had itS ponder.
Gus settle, its lcathcr.covefcd easy
chair, a shelycd dresser, clock AMI IN.
bles. behind the dresser the cralc-
mans scores were chalked; aud on
the dresser shelves were displayed tho
mastcr-pieces Of the potter's art Of that
time. Snug and comfortable ~ all
this was, you can find 10000 homcH VI
hotter workmen, within fivc.milc ra-
iius Of Henley, where the poorest
potter Of the district lives ~ snugly
as his master predecessor. His cottage
IA Of brick. IL has two stories,
and the blessing Of perfect drain
age. ON the ground door are n
paflor with pretty fireplace, n large
llviug.rOOm provided with huge
CRATE, hobs and 'Jockey-bar" for swing.
Ing pots and kettles; aud behind this IN
n scullery, with fine little garden ut
the rear. The upper iloor comprise.
two large sleeping rooms. This gives
every pO,tcr.family here fvc-rOomed,
complctely detached house and garden.
Ordinary workmen earn the year
round from % TO 30 shillings weekly. II
there happen TO be- daughters, one
may bo q "palntress," coloring the
cheaper wares and earning eight shil.
llDgs, aud perhaps another "burnish-
err earning six shillings per week.
Many families thus secure IS TO 40
shillings per week; while the potter's
rent and rates do not exceed 20 hhil-
llngs per month for such home.
Many OF these homes have area flower
plats. In the gardens Of all arc mayes
" flowers and vines In summer.
Every potter's parlor must have Its
solemn-voiced "grandfather's clock"
II also boasts chests OF linen, drawers