The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-31

WOMAN'S WORLD.
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with the presence Of summer the rage
for old furniture has blossomed out anew.
Dealers ia all the large cities are just
now having an unusual demand for it.
This. according to one Of the city vendors
II ANTIQUE furniture. happens every year
just about this time. but he is unable 70
account for the periodical revival Of the
TAD. SAYS the washington star
ssThe old furniture craze began many
years ago said he to a reporter a few
DAYS ago, .'and for a long time i was
confined to the New England States, II
gradually spread until now 1t extends all
over the Atlantic States as far West as
the Mississippi. It has not reached the
West to any extent yet. and there are
few dealers in that section of the coun-
try. It would surprise you to know what
prices We receive for apparently WORTH
less old pieces Of furniture, all because
they belong 10 a long dead past,
yes. the business is profitable, but old
furniture is getting scarce and we have
greater trouble In securing the genuine
than We did I'VE years ago. when every
old farmhouse contained several rare
sneei,nens. All the big dealers in New
yorE aud Boston have agents in the field
eoaztantly looking up old furniture. They
nv. s1.a1f exhausted the New England
cts,s- a,a she most profitable territory
,,ow ,,if4rei5 ana one which they are
.r,rhfns thara,,rhsvs IS the Southern coun-
trv Many al The agents employed are
wo,oan and thev are usually the most
s,a.as.fnr
..Tl,a,a = 1ots ~ o1a3 FURNITURE here In
xxrash;na4an wbieb svout5 hiring fine prices.
o,,t 81 g.sargatawn thare Is plenty Of ii.
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e setneu : pe susple1ous On account O
my eNipeie a.Aaets - pscoine nc Owner
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2sel e efie family SINCE ne was q boy
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os'sessaons Wsie Aaaoe- Inc eha o. i Was
1hal ! leit the piace "aVnou1 the aesk,
pnt Win me aetermination % have It
he oia man TOOK summer poaraers,
anu d Meek iater MAO a room IN MS
mouse Tor a week I carried along a lot
OF sooa TOBACCO, ana IN the evening l
YOU'D tell me old man story after story,
uh1il ne became my warm friend. The
gay oe1ore ! was 10 leave again
0Ioachea the subject OF the desk to him.
re- iooKed a. me with a twinkle in his
eye ana said
wen wei. " that what you have been
1eiing me al them good stories for, and
aching 50 friendly. You can take the old
lhiae along and welcome, but | don't
KNOW what on earth you want with it,"
Then l did a very ill-bred thing. l was
AFRAID the cid fellow would change his
mind overnight and l left the place that
aght, after telling him that important
business required my attention in Wash
ington as soon as possible. I drove away
III my buggy, with the desk securely
strapped on behind. I would not consider
an ener for IT, Il is the gem Of my pri-
vate collection.
In another country house near Gull
which afterward sold for a fancy price