The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-28
SEEING THE
FAIR In DETAIL

NlHAFl@HeF SSWStfy FtaA 1FeaI vogue
In china--5rIiIiant Headdrssses For
Chinese Brides-The Flower Makers
Of Amoy--Lacquered Ware and It's
Makine--ho Wrong Side to Chinese
Embroideries Curious Craft For
Rivers, Canals and the Sea--Ths Corr
rorant Fisher-5ows and Arrows
Used by chinese--The Tea Poy--Ths
Umbrella Of Thousand Characters.
The Bridal Chamber and Summer
Bed.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS BY
MARK BENNITT.l
If were to suggest a new Jewelry
fad / should direct attention to the
joyful creations Of the Chinese to be
seen in the show cases In the Chinese
collective exhibit In the Palace Of LIB
eral Arts. Here are combinations Of
precious things unthought Of In this
young sapllng Of a nation In the west.
Most interesting to me were the varia-
lions IN the use OF the bright blue
underlying Of the kinghsher The hair
ornaments for Chinese ladies would 60
well in the hats Of the American bellies
Flowers with blue kinghsher feather
petals and blossoms Of earnelian and
Jade are so common as to seem cheap,
yet time and skill ARE woven into their
delicate ana intricate parts unmis.
takably. Here are such novelties that
one may almost see wave Of Chinese
fads rolling down upon as. A ger
geous headdress for bride, inlaid
with kinghsher feathers and jewels,
looks as IL 1t might be worth $500 One
feels like taking 1t on the spot for $50,
the real price, and run the risk Of get
ting the bride, for surely to wear such
crown OF glory must have fascina
tons for feminine hearts.
I would not award too much credit
to the flower makers of China, for we
have flower workers of magic skill In
our own country, but the Amoyans Of
China have held the mirror up 70 ma
ture so wonderfully that we should
discover nature only By her little In
accuracies rather than by the failure
to Initiate nature Ia this artificial
work. Europe Is the great market for
the artificial flowers of Annoy, and
many trade secret Is no doubt be
ing given away here as well ais
throughout the vast exposition.
Ladies who rave will find just Gauss
in several features OF the Chinese ex.
hibft. For example to rave over tho
lacquer ware is d good deal easier than
to bug it Here - q lacquer table AZ
$500. Here are vases, trays, boxes.
statuettes and dozens Of beautiful
things that seem half transparent, YET
light, durable and precious Fuchau
fs the home Of the best lacquered ware.
and the best work Is made Of q fine
varnGsh of secret composition The
process of making the laequered arti4
eles is simple enough II you have the
right materials. Your table, box or
tray must be thoroughly seasoned and
substantially made Note the national
motto Of the Chinese. 'sI'horoughness.
The varniah or lacquer must be Of ma
terials slightly elastic and tough when
dry. If the lacquer lis Of the transpar-
emit quality or delieately tinted In any
pleasing shade yon are quite likely to
have q neat result with four TO eight
furnishings. There are as many kinds
Of varnishes lis there are resins to
make them from. and the important Sc
cret is in the beauty Of the varnish.
The hand embroideries supply anoth-
or example Of Chinese thoroughness
for there is no wrong side to them A
perfect pattern Is presented on both
sides of the work. The character of
each piece bears inspection. This is
no less true of other work Of every
kind A nation SO old does not regard
anything as temporary Makeshifts
are not part or parcel Of It's sys-
tenn. The ship of state does not sail
with a jury mast The idea Of perma
nency liz in the quality Of nearly eY-
erything but the funny little toys for
the babies
Chinese history seems to have deyel-
oped every kind of craft except the
submarine boat and the airship
might mention also the schooner that
sails over the mohogany bar. which Is
u A.