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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25
ZACH TAYLOR.

In Relief. by Charles Cartlldgcl
America. and for some years met with
considerable success In producing and
selling IT, But after the art had -four
lshed here for ten years or 80 u seems
to have fallen into neglect. and Il was
not revived until Just before the Cen
tennial Exposition OF 1876. when some
Trenton potlers commissioned Mr.. Isaac
Broome, an American sculptor, TO model
fine series Of Parlan statuettes. vases
and portrait husts. which far exceeded.
In quality. design. and workmanship,
anything previously attempted In this
lire in the United States
The best Parian made In this coua-
try previous TO the middle Of this cen.
fury was produced at Green Point, by
Mr.. Cartilage. lie executed from
models prepared by his brother-ln-law,
Josiah Jones, at that time the foremost
modelcr IN America. series Of portrait
busts. In iine.frained body. fully equal
10 the best wares OF Europe. These
included washington. Webster Zach
AIRY Taylor. Henry Clay. Chief Justice
Marshall. and others. and Il Is doubtful
II anything better Of the kind has been
made since on this side Of the water,
Among the earlier Parlan wares were
many examples with relief designs 10
white on n pltted blue ground Matt
Morgan introduced this style In his Gin
clnnau pottery a few years ago. as a
new discovery. which Il doubtless was
10 this versatile artist. who during the
few years previous TO his death was
conducting experiments along numcr.
Gus original lines IN pottery making
Yet many OF the English potterg ana
Mossrs Lyman and Fonion OF the uen.
ulneion woras were producing hlus
! Parian half a century ago. The process
81 applying the blue color TO the surface
u the ware was so Ingenious thar Il DC.
serves a brief description here. u con-
/ ,ln,ed Of blulnE the Interior OF tie
noulda. In which we're cnst such pieces
A. juga and vases with a mixture OF
clue slip" cf liquid clay The sFoanl .
II the piece. which was covered with
little bellows like q talmblc TOP, was
'eyersc6 In the mould, and q presan,ci
he appearance OF a rough surface com.
posed Of thiokiy sei little proluberances.
rhs alp Was then poured n ana the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25


The glorious epoch Of the sword.
however was reached Ia the sixteenth
century Great manual skin and
thorough trimming IA the arts were
united III marked degree In the aril-
sans 81 this period. and gave 10 the
products of the industrial arts a per
ianepi value and beauty. in the shops
~ me metal workers this proficiency
reached rare excellence. War was
the main occupation OF kings, and
paHIime 81 royalty. The armOrers,
consequently. were IN their constant
demand. aud were unliring In their ef,
forts 20 produce costly. brilliant arms
nud coats Of mail Great artists Dc.
fNIfd al the rcsourccsfOf their genius
q A.H ennichmcnt - the sword. No
metal was too precious. no jewel too
rare no fancy too Ingenious for ne
decoration. Hits were encruricd with
germs. set with metlalllons. carved. en-
bossed. Inlaid; scabbards Of Spanish
heather OF Genoese velvet were
wrought with gold and silver embroid.
cry; blades Of the finest steel were
polished to a dazzling lusler and en-.
gravel with inscriptions and ara.
hfsqupA Every artiilce that n fertile
Imagination could devise and cunning
SKIN carry ont was lavlshed upon the
decoration Of the beloved weapon. -
''Ihe Goodly Sword" BY Mary Stuart
Mckinney. IN st. Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

A gentleman residing IN New York
recently hired n coiored boy for a
valet. The boy proved n valuable ac-
QUESTION In everything except one,
aud that was his practice Of economy.
lie was forever endeavorlng TO save
money for his employer One day he
was sent to get some letters stamped
and 20 post them. Upon his return
the gentleman asked him II he had at
tended 10 Il an right The boy ~
nlled: us found lot Of gemmen
ketilnr stamps. and as they didn't
charge them anything 10 put the let
|ars in the slot. saved you twenty
ernls. cause Slipped yours IN without
slnnpsr The c0lorcd boy was toe
.eonoinlc. and he was dispensed with
.-IIafpers Round Table.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

CASTLE MATCH SAFE IN PARTAN
nnce and absence Of glazing. II ls
particularly well adapted for portrait
busts and the reproduction OF sculp.
lures. and. indeed. the better qualities
or Parlan china 80 closely resemble
marble that Il Is often dlHcult for the
inexperienced to detect the difference.
Several establishments IN the United
states still produce parlan art goods,
and a portrait modeler OF Trenton "a
engaged now IN executing a series Of
ten-inch hnsls OF celebrated 'Amerl-
cans. 10 be reproduced In Belleek
blsquo or Parian. In imitation Of the
finest siatuary marble.
The old Jersey City pottery was
perhaps The most interesting estah
llshment Of its kind in the United
States from an historical point Of
view. a. Il was the cradle OF the pot.
terry Industry In this country. Here
many OF the most successful polters
learned the trade. from 1925 untn
few years ago. when the old landmark
was torn down 10 make room for mod.
era improvements The upper floor
Of the building was stored with hun.
dreds Of curious old plaster molds.
which had accumulated during nearly
seventy years Many Of these had
been modelled by celebrated artists
and had been used In the manufac.
uire OF parlan ware. There were
molds OF quaint toby Jugs. hunting
pitchers with hound handles. apostle
Jugs. figures Of the Saviour. Jugs with
portrait medalllons OF eminent men
sailors pitchers with cable and an
chors In relief. and a vast variety OF
discarded patterns-a priceless col.
lection OF historical relies ILLUSTRATING
the progress OF the potters art almos'
from the beginning. and these vert
loaded into carts as so much rubbish
aud were hauled into the country
where they we're dumped on the mead.
ows and broken into pieces. This aci
OF vandalism destroyed In one day IN,
results OF the expenditure OF thou.
sands Of dollars and the tangible rec.
ords OF many years Of patient labor
besides robblng the historian OF much
invaluable material. for future chron,
lclea OF the art More than one pub.
lie museum. and many a potter woulC
have spent willingly a considerable,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

A bright young girl who Is printing
MINER IN small town, copies her
frontlspleces directly from printed pie
lures that happen to lake her fancy
mis- Is the way she does Il; The pie
inr, IL b. transferred Il first soaked N
: solution 81 polassa; tais = followed
~ sesfine in iarlaric acid solution.
his nroduccs a perfect uihusioh OF
th. CRYSTALS Of hltaFtrale Of potassa
thr.nrh mo texture Of the imprinted
slt,i This salt rcsisis the action OF
the al The Ink roller may be passed
over he surface without transferring
any pars 81 Us face but the picture.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

Felix Falu&. president OF the French
''peh|lc. ~ made the hearts OF many
2 'Ae u ic girls OF his country beat
WIN lolI II Il one Of his practices
~ .ftau nj least two mornings
~eet % 4Iiing hospitals. His visits
~ l2t-f'I The haaty order, but much
other way. as he spends time
passing through the different wards,
especially among the sick children
tine Of his fayorlie questions Is TO
ask the little unforiumates what he
can DO for them. and In the case Of
little girls the answer Is Invariably
une soupco "a doll) Then. with a
kind.hcarled smile. President faurc
takes Dnf his pad and pencil and sets
down the child's desire. The next
morning usually finds several boxes OF
dolls AZ the hospital, all OF them very
handsome. II Is said that his gcneros'
lly has already cost him over one hun
dred thousand dolls since he has Occu-
pied the presidential chair-liarper's
Mound Table.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

n figure g. introduced. No pert sum
mer GIRL. hu, az Oh. old woman. stand
Ing msiiculess bssiac two gnarlel
trunks IN forest depths. The llght o.
tcrs rf,cnly tSioash the LEAKAGE; ray
touches the hoegy ute8 and glldes on
to ,hc hoaiy humaa. hor garments are
ed0rsi llAe tue surrounding yegota.
iloa; the N!ltess6 agm she stretches
on, 10 Own cls,ef 90 a projecting dead
branch. "rAese tees" sald Geor'
Fpllcr might have aae'tcred
n,uii5. aad tho wcmaa Is o. old d.
they"
Mrs WyIno Is fortunate In having
asogn tha, most original and mys.
lcfious q, American paintvrA Her ar,
training has been miscellaneous; q
year At ;hs Rcster Museum, ,as, enough
Tor tie Hcs,oa folk 20 ela!m her work
Ter their exhibitions: cluse IN matters
csthollc has Ike ie,ei eat spirit aad the
osechne eonscicnec Il iNcas "a mere
sueSilons o. morality
Once. passlng "a art store window.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25


enamel ornament from the hair OF her
friend aud gone across The room with
Il 10 The lion Of the evening. Now,
the jewclod tribe was the handiwork
Of tho wearor. and this especial lion
was Of the artistic breed Ne turned
the pretty pin over and looked at u
with serious pleasure Then he said
10 The waiting messenger:
"Allow me TO return this TO your
friend myself" which he did with a
acrimonious foreign bow and the re-
mark: Madame. one needs not great
canvas 20 make a picture You have
made a picture OF this tiny enamel"
You scc he belonged TO a nation
which takes art more seriously than
religion. which look partly like the
Greek border and partly like a cunel'
form Inscription. Pandora herself ap-
pears on the front. back and sides. !
know she rs Pandora because Mrs.
Wynno told me so child would
draw nearly as well on bis slate Draw.
ing Is not what Ia aimed at. but a Eort
OF gro,esQue ornament, and somehow
the uncouth marks do combine to form
an agreeable whole. the sunken lines
burned IN black blurring TO n rich
brown along the edges Charred logs
nom Gypsy hres cmhlcms cut In the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

blue pigment attached Itself 10 the clay
which adhered to the mould after the
surplus had been poured out: In a few
moments the article could be separated
readily from the mould. which wa
made In parts. The resul6 fas n per
feotly moulded vessel or Arian body
with decoration Of blue and white. mad,
In one operation. after which the piece
was sent to the kiln 10 be fred. Tn,
purpose OF the little pit marks or stlpplt
was TO prevent the color from runninf
and forming pools or blolches In the
hnished ware. This bluing OF the
moulds was considerable business
years ago and was done by women. who
became very expert IN the work and
commanded better wages than theli
sisters who we're employed IN othei
branches OF the trade.
Among other designs for the Cen
iennlal Exposition n series Of fashion
vases was prepared Illustrating the
styles OF dress Of the las, century COM
pared with those OF the present These
were modelled by Mr.. Broome In low
relief on original shapes and were
different from anything ever before
produced. Ono OF these vases show
ing a gallant Of the last century and
a greyhound Is shown here.
Plain white Parlan ware always has
been popular with the people. on ac'
count OF It's soft. satlny. ivory appear
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

Miss Ella Russell has just recovered
ii,ooo damages Tor libel ig0g,. London
musical Journal The libel consisted
IN placing her mamie on a programme
below that OF two other singers after
she had aehod 20 have Il struck out.
Sir Joseph narnahy. Augustus Manus.
and other concer, directors testified
that she was entitled 70 a higher place
and that the appearance oi her name
where a was put would ialuTe her IN
her profession.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

II Is related for solemn fact that
Alfred Glover. who recently died at
Gosport, Ind. at the age OF 76, was
never known to crack a smile, People
are now wondering how long Mr.. Glover
would have lived had he been Of a more
cheerful disposition.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

IRE WAYS - the oposaun.
Inst uhy the great biologists Of the
present DIS shsuld haze chosen to
consider the opossum an animal Of
tne bower enler than the stupid and
he'pless sloth. aud the third order
ffom the lowest Of an. Is not 20 easy
20 understand as Il ought 10 be. As
AAtttr 81 fact. nature has done a
tIeat deal for the opossum-far more
'HAH Tor the great majority Of quad
Iapcus. Note what the creature IL
ana can do, and match Il II you eau.
eats almost everything that can be
tnfNpd- wild berries. friit, green
tHfh. ilisssct larvae. eggs young birds
ana 1aadrunrds. sofl.shelled nuts and
tetain roots. Il Is a good climber.
thl has a very useful nrehcnslle tall
a Ioinges on the ground quite a. sue
,tssInlly ae any squirrel II usually
NaffoHa under tlse roots OF large
Trees. where It II Impossible for the
hmifr toslle II out: bat sometimes y
Htkeg Che mistake on choosing a hul-
LOW lec When attacked e Often
It|1nH death % throw It's assallanis
on their guard. like the hear und
Npnlchurk. lt stores ~ 4 plentiful
supply ~ fat Tor winter use. when
ioo.l = scarce, md. above an. the fe-
mate lnlsa nice warm pouch IN which
@ carry and project her helpless
Young. Instead u leaving them In the
nest 10 catch their death 81 cold OF %
l'r drrouFed hy some enemy.-"The
lowest of our Quadupe'ls." by w.
p llofnaday. IN 81. Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

The antl-horss thief association AZ
st. James MINI. has membership OF
a thousand, and an overlooking treas
ury. The thief who steals horse in
that section now rides right up to head
quarters and surrenders It's the quick
est and easiest way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

pollilcal economy Is q ticklish
suhi.ef man has 20 be wlde-awake
~ understand all about Il. For IN.
kianrc IKE very Ideas Of capital aud
n-foot here: that Is simple enough
ennnosins ! borrowed twenty fuafka
Irsn van. that would represent capt
Ial.
A.-To be- sure
a-Then. after awhile. you "o,'in ~ ~
...lnr to tx your money hack inats
hhof- lelleelst.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

A iO-year-old child enchanted a
Chicago audience with her plano play
ing last week One would think that
such a youngster could have scarcely
a sufficiently developed head OF hair 10
be at oil successful az the piano
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

@. ]. Goschen. tlrst lord Of the British
admiralty, made a speech the other day
In which he explained the beauties Of
a nation keeping a large army and
navy. One that tho FIRST lord probably
appreciates but failed to mention 20
that II means bread. butter and sugas
to him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

A Wisconsin church has refused 20
accept money raised by q female min
strel show by amateur talent Con
uiderlng the quality Of show given BY
amateur female MINISTRIES the church
a quito right.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

A Saginaw minister has written a
pamphlet entitled. "a Jah At the Devil.
This good Michigan brother may mean
we'll, but he evidently doesn't know
how 10 fight Against such an adyer-
sary jabblng doesn't count for much.
We advise the dominic to hit straight
from the shoulder. duck 10 avoid
counter and get away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

A Pennsylvania school teacher has
been fined $500 for swearing twelve
lines. or 81 een,B per oath. This would
probably not seem excessive II every.
body knew what she svors At
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25
A Rara Rul. to rollow.

An exchange among lis rules OF ETH
orc,,e" lays down the rule that when
gentleman and lady are walking on
the street the lady should walk inside
Of the gentleman" Suppose the lady
Is the larger, what then l-Athol chron-
iele.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25

..ss,se strong writing paper In a
...'sn Of water and sulphurle acid
- ,a. acid with half It's weight In
ana let Il stay a little while,
Ne. ...o,rrse the paper IN this solution
IN|' "a ii remain few minutes.
a.. lrlel 4 win be tough, hard and
= .., ..ho|Ie proof against the action
N.I.., 4ni Of a better texture Tor
q +~ n1on lhau tho genuine SKIN
oal11nent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25
A cbleago judro aned 4 lawyer s

A Chicago iudge fined . lawyer IS
for putting a cigar In his mouth In court
the other day. TO a layman the mere
fact that to hold a cigar IN the mouth
nocossltates the closing Of the latter
would have been SUFFICIENT mitigation
Of the contempt to have suspended the
daa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25
Chicago Letter

ago NJ a reception
given ic a distln.
guished foreigner
one lady said TO
another:
"Y0u must really
let me show him
this"
And before she
could be stoppe 4
she had taken an
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25
THEORIGIN OFPARIAN
FAcT0 FROM THE HISTORY or
THIS WARE.

aonntford. Who First Made the Mir-
ture. nifty Years Ago, Nov Liviue la
Povsrty--Derslopmsnt Of uls Art In
America
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25
A0UEEN OF THE PEN.
a ROUGH PICTURE OF MADE.
LINE YALE WINNIE.

A Chicago woman whose Artlsie and
Literary Talents navs Won Pane.
Claimed by Three cities Her studio
"a Deerneid.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25


:: !: !. !. :. !. !. !. !: !. !.
- u parlan ware, but
few are acquainted
UA with lls origin or
fAE history. II was so
~ named because Of
fancied resem-
blance 10 the fine
statuary marble de-
rived from the island OF Paros. so ex-
.enslvely used by Italian sculptors. The
BODY vas Invented about 1916, probably
a few years earlier. as a result OF ex-
perlments OF firm at sioke-upon-
Trent. IN search OF suitable body for
ltatne,tes and figures In the style OF the
DID Derby and Chelsea "blscuit" ware,
and was. IN fact. development OF that
product. A Mr.. Mountiord. who had
been employed at the Derby works
where the biscuit ware had been pro-
duced. was working at the time for the
arm and he. II Is said. was the frst to
compound the mixtures for the new
Parian body. This material proved
easy TO handle. required but one firing
IN the kiln. and was found 20 be ad-
mirably adapted for reproducing the
finest examples Of the sculptor's art
The exceeding compactness Of texture.
mellowness OF tint. and wax-like trans
parency which characterized Il soon
made II exceedingly popular, and with
In a very short time fully 100 factories
we're producing Il In the forms Of vases.
figures. pitchers. and mantel ornaments.
While hundreds OF manufacturers and
dealers have grown rich through max
4 ing and selling Parlan wares. the orig
lnator. Mr.. Mountford. Is said to be stu
living IN retirement, disabled. neg
iected and practically forgotten.
II Is little more than fifty years since
Parian was introduced. yet Il sprang 90
rapidly into favor and the manufacture
has been 80 well established. both In
Europe and In this country, that we are
accustomed TO look upon Il as OF much
greater age. II was made IN the United
States within a year or so after It's In
PRODUCTION in England. first, perhaps,
fully as early as 1886. at Bennington,
VI. where ornaments. pitchers. and
vases were produced. and two years
later by Charles Cartilage. at Green
Point. l.. /.
English workmon brought knowl'
edge OF the processes OF manufacture tc
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-25
New York Letter

Nkh1 one u Ia
mlllar with that
product Of the pot
ier's art known as
Parlan ware. but
few are acquainted
with its origin or
history. II was 50
named because Of a
fancied reese M
blance TO the fine
statuary marble de-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26
Review of the Wool Trade.

Cotton Reporter said Of the wool trade yester-
day: Excessive dullness has constituted the
sole feature OF the market the past week. pocem-
Der is always duh month, ana Is perhaps
more so than usual this year Ivy reason OF the
fact that duplicate lightweight orders have
i'm the opinion Of the best judges fallen constd-
erably short of what might he considered
normal amount December ought, also, II is
claimed, to furnish more heavyweight orders
than have yet come forward The trade is look
ing forward to the year with hopefulness.
Prices are much the same as a week ago. safes
in Boston Philadelphia and New York for the
week aggregate 4 IG3 SEQ lbs. 2,7i5700 lbs. being
domestic and 2.OiS. 100 lbs. foreign. Sales since
January | amount TO 23I,2i9.loO lbs, as COM
pared with 3i3 OS7, OS~ lbs. last year. Consider
ing the dizziness Of the general market salet
Of Australian may be considered large
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-26
STOCKS AND BONDs.
Final Dealings Reflect II Disposition
TO CnrrN Llnea Over the MnliLlmNs.

to Garry Lines Over the Holidays.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2i.-The stock market to-
day reflected general disposition to carry
lines over the three-day holiday and. In conse-
quence, the trading rule lacked signihcance'
At intervals the stock Indicator was motion
less, and the fluctuations recorded were IN the
main narrow. London prices for American Sc
curities came higher, but the nrhitrage opera
lions were Oh very limited scale, IN lhe
specialties some wide changes were noted. The
continued cheap gas agitation ana susststIoI,S
Of impending unfavorable legislation at Al
bany were responsible FOR decided weakness
IN the local gas shares. Complicated Gas de-
clincd AZ per cent to l3gis, and appeared To be
absolutely without support, but the latter raj
lied on covering TO III. Long island was "lsS
prominent feature. and after decline OF
per cent to ", Yves Offered down To- "a on
g bid 30 asked Delaware y Hudson, on mod
crate dealings. mhde a spirited anNGi,SS, oi a.;
failed to hold the Improvement
The general market exhibited nrmness through
out, with the vanderbilt shares prominent IN
this group. New York Central advanced ia per
ton of the regular quarterly dividend OF lA per
cent on BackawRnna eXerted STRENGTHENING in
business In them, as In the other shares, was
at minimum. The per cent MISREPRESENTATION
but the preferred appeared to be marketed, and
lost an important traction. The market closed
firm at slight net gains. Railway bonds were
stagnant, but generally hrm, on narrow
changes. The sales were S7ls.OOo. Government
bonds extremely duh but were steady on
sales of 5000. silver certificates were active
nut u Snaue lower, On utdtVES OF Sfl'VVV' lllC
Stock exchange Will be closed ON account of
the Christmas holidays, until Monday, Decem-
Der %.
The Evening Posts London financial cable
gram says: The stock markets continue to be
lifelets and featureless Americans were good
today. but they merely followed the New York
lead. Argentines good ON Romero's resig-
nation which is said to be of benefit to ma
tional but bad for provincial bondholders Tie
money market firm. American bills have
been offered rather largely the last three days.
to arrive in January, at pa per cent. The Paris
bourse steady and the Berlin market dull.
The German papers report that SjC000O in gold
has been taken from the Reichsbank for Japan.
| able 10 deny this up to the present
The following the closing quotations on
the leading stocks Of the New York exchange
today: