The Van Buren press., 1893-12-02
CHINA FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
In Most Wares White and Gold ID the Fs.
forite Combination.

In Most Wares White and Gold 10 the Fs.
forite Combination.
The young bride who begins house,
keeping for the first time finds it quite
as hard to exercise good judgment in
selecting her household china and por-
celains as in buying carpets or hang
ings. There has recently been a great
change, decidedly for the better, in
bedroom washstand appointments.
The water jug with q square mouth,
from which the water flowed any
where except into the basin, has been
replaced by those set IN stand and re-
quiring merely to be tilted like tea
urn. There is q great variety Of neat
patterns, but the dull shades of the
Doulton seem most attractive. The
Russian fancy for colored glass SETS
beautifully decorated with flower
sprays, is shown in some OF the most
exclusive china stores, but these look
too frail for daily use. The newest re-
ceptacles for tooth and nail brushes
are upright jars.
There is decided tendency for plain
milk white table ware, or white with
a gold edge, of the Derby and Coalport
varieties. It's merit lies in its strength,
and in the fact that it can be easily
matched. 1t is a mistake to buy too
heavy ware, which leads to as much
breakage as the opposite extreme. The
Shropshire variety of this pure white
ware has already been seen in the
dainty covered tea cups and bread and
butter plates, shown for some time
past for invalid and bedroom use.
There is something very dainty look
ing about breakfast or tea table laid
with this ware. Such a service may be
used for every meal In buying choice
wares like the Worcester and Crown
Derby there is a well-covered style
that is deemed most desirable, and in
case of the latter the price of modern
service is not beyond the reach OF the
or a single crown is well-known
mark.
White and gold continues to be IA
vorite for elegant dinner sets. All sorts
of edges are used for these services,
from single narrow band or wide
one to several bands, and wide, irregu-
lar edges. Often there is q decoration
in the center of each fat piece of the
set that resembles a small circular or
oval bit Of finest gold lace. If, in buy
ing china, nothing in the stock of o
dealer pleases decoration is often de-
signed, and then one has the pleasure
Of knowing that she has dinner
service that is unique. With q plain,
simple gold decoration many like an
artistic monogram of gold, the letter.
ing being placed either in the center
or on the rim of the plates, and in some
conspicuous place on the other pieces.
Sometimes the coat of arms of the fam
lily is blazoued on their porcelain.
There are so many skilled china paint
ers and frers in most cities now tnat it
is often possible to get excellent work
done without paying the middleman's
prices.
Limoges dinner sets are very hand
some. They have white ground with
double bands of dead gold, and between
these bands are decorations Of gay
flowers of Dresden patterns. The
handles Of these sets are Of solid dead
gold. The covered dishes, which are
box shaped, have borders on both dish
and cover and the platters have scroll
corners.
A new shape in cups is exceedingly
broad at the top and narrow at the
base, with straight sides, which do not
swell outward like the spreading coffee
cups now in use. The "collarette cup
is new shape, fanciful French style,
in somewhat the effect OF child's col
lar drawn together in bow and band
of ribbon. The new Marie Antoinette
styles are different from the china
which now bears that name. The cups
and plates have solid borders, from
which are festooned garlands Of fine
roses
Anew chocolate pot sure TO gain dis
tinction at the first afternoon tea where
it serves duty is of fne Dresden china,
tall and slender in shape. Upon the
white surface are sprays Of lily Of the
valley. The green leaf and delicate
flower are outlined in gold. Around the
bottom of the chocolate pot is band
of green, where single sprays of lily
of the valley are carelessly scattered.
The handle is half open lily OF the
valley leaf. The chocolate cups te
match are taller than usual and rest In
standard of filigree silver instead Of
the conventional saucer.
Novelties in breakfast cereal sets
show deep oval dish, wide shallow
bowls, with q plate and individual
cream pitcher beneath. The ground
work OF this service is cream color
while the decorations are wheat ears
oats and grasses in faint browns ant
greens. Chicago Times.