The morning times., 1896-08-16
uons interrogative, Are You With Us?'
IN his button hole.
ID PIPES AND THINGS.

~ HE outtoh-Ioic.
PIPES AND THINGS.
During the last campaign pipes were
often seen with the large head Of the pres
ent executive conspicuous. on the bowl.
So far this summer the heads Of Mckinley
and Bryan have escaped a roasting in this
earthen oven, but New York potter
has them on his list. He will presently
have the market packed with neat pipe
bowls warranted to draw votes as well as
smoke, and on their front he is moulding in
handsome style the famlnar features Of
the Ohio Napoleon and the boy orator
from Nebraska. The former will be fash
ioned In significant yellow clay, while the
silver Candidates pipe win te made OF pure
white clay. 1t might not be unwise TO
present some smoking voters at about this
time with some silver white neercha ums,
and perhaps before early November when
the golden tinge will have muntled the
bowl their views will have been converted
as their pipes. A pipe is u great argu-
ment with the smoker, and the practical
political managers shouldn't overlook Its
possibilities.
When Garfield was in the field, in $50,
a great deal was said of his early career
on the tow path as a mule driver before
canal boat. The potters seized upon the
idea and, as link sleeve buttons were at
that time novelty, vogue was made OF
links with miniature canal boats for
buttons. A potter is at work and has an
nOunced the present production of a pair
OF china sleeve buttons embodying the
suggested emblem of the silverites. They
will consist OF daisies for buttons. Each
daisy will have sixteen white or silver
petals and the center will be enameled in
gilt, to represent the dema nded ratio. The
bug idea has been appropriated by the same
man and four gold bugs will constitute
the pair OF sieeve-buttons or links which
will be expected to sell better in the East
than beyond the Mississippi.
Mckinley TILE.
The Mckinley tile Is already on the
market. This is not style of plug hat
as the name might suggest, but square
slab of ware bearing in relieve the famil-
lar features OF the Republican leader. A
pottery company from his own State have
issued this It is about quarter of an
inch thick and It's fiat side is about three
inches by three. It has also printed
outline Of his public life and services.
The colored glaze, filling in the depres-
sfons OF VARYING depth, produces the diff
ferent nghts and shadows according to
the thickness OF the enamel, which gives
the effect of photographs on flatsurface.
The enamel fs In dark olive green and the
eiteSe - siu8ut6Aty udnOoOme. Ine 0Tydu
tile Will be similar in size and design, but
1t is not yet ON the market
Other tiles announced by this same firm
promise that In the matter Of campaign
pottery the tile 70 by no means to take
second place. The birth place of AcKIn-
ley and the home OF Bryan and the wives
both Will be designs which will find their
way into every collectors possession whs
can lay any claim to completeness for his
cabinet.
CAMPAIGN PLATES.
Plates, OF course, VIM be conspicuous. In
the majority, In fact They have always
been the favorite souvenir Heretofore for
collectors, but the ceramists have brought
other forms OF pottery to such icmic
perfection that the plate ts No longef>ab-
solute king IN q cpllectiol.
A New York ffffn has pnepared three
Interesting campaign plates They yin
contain fine ceramic photoQaphs OF Nc
Kinley and Hobart, Nr. HQbart's first ap-
pearAtice In pottery, 6epakately and to-
gether. the separate lcKimey likeness being
accompanied with plcture OF his birth
place.
Anothef kiln has fired one set OF plates
with the 0hio mans portyalt on solid
gold ground, and deatSnl Intended for q
soompAnion piece, = nov n preparation,
which viii neer the po1eE1n OF Bryan on