Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-22

If great grandmother of the cap and
strings. the toothless mouth. the snowy
hair and equally spotless neckerchief could
come back from her long sleep, she would
doubtless feel much satisfaction in find
ing her old mahogany fourposter, with
its valances. her "highboys' and consoles,
her Chippendales and Sheratons, her
quaint old secretary with cross-looped
Hepplewhite glass doors and lower cab
ircts, her clawfeet stands and tip-up
tables. her oaken settles and brass warm
ing pans. her 1re-irons, pewter platters
and porringers, even the same old land
scapc paper on the walls. still riding the
top wave Of popular favor. She need not
know that this Is but a renaissance after
long interregnum when all these things
were banshed to the garnet or junk shop
or that indeed the larger portion by far
of the present antique furnishings are
but reproductions of those she cherished
in the long ago.
So closely are many Of the new pieces
of mahogany modelled after the genuine
antiques in form and color that only an
expert can tell the difference. There is
one way, however, declares we'll
known connoisseur in antique furnish
ings, that you can always distinguish be-
tween the genuine and its copy. Put your
knuckles against ii as you would against
mirror to tell its real thickness. II 1t
is well vanished that 1t brings out re-
Election of the finger clear you may be
sure it is new. If the reflection is cloud
ed 1t is antique. That is why the cab
furniture in the deep tones that will not
reflect so easily as the lighter ones"
The artistic value of inscriptions in
house decoration and furnishing is com
| ing to be more universally recognized
| 49,
| particularly, the entering guest finds a
quantity lettered greeting in the en-
trance hall or across the chimney front.
| Foreign quotations like the old Latin
"Salve" or the French AUX armes fol-
| Aux Amis foyers" are often used, but
inscriptions from the old English that
| every one can read and enjoy, seem more
appropriate.
An old fireplace in Westchester bears
the inscription from the old English
THE fire, logs. poker and the tongs,
The bellows, with its brazen lungs,
The wood, the ashes and the smoke,
Do all to Righteousness provoke"
While other more common notices
are
"'Tis home where'er the heart is"
And.
| "Old Wine to DRINK,
Old Wood to Burn
For those who live in rented apart
ments. motto boards now come in most
artistic coloring and lettering. One oil
these, of ash, beautifully illuminated ant
hung with wrought iron chains was no
ticed lately over the entrance to a charm
ingly appointed home
"The ornamants of a home
| Are the friends who frequent It,"
Another bore this happy legend In ole
English lettering:
az thy friend come into thy house FOL
II Pleasure.
And Dear Amite,
Exyle sadness, and show to Him Friend
I've Familyarite."
stli another of tenderer association
reads
'The Lord Keep Thee
In thy going out and coming In"
In an old home In Philadelphia. the
dining room bears In trailing zigzag let
tsring. round mantel doors and windows
Sairy Camps admonition to Betsy Prig
WHOEVER you do, Betsy, drink fair"
On almost every piece OF the new mis-
sion furniture is found legend that EN-
phasizes the close correlation between
the spiritual and the material essence o.
the homo. On the headbOayd OF q bed W.