The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-16
potieries can one see though one wan.

potteries can one see though one wan.
der over the wide earth.
ana q impOrfatiOns are As satisf-
ing % the sense Of beauty ~ the do
nestle products. one loses ones heart
'o iAmoses tO satin sheen and now.rs
tainted with the skim Of the fines ART
Vne adores the gold ieaf laid on In
oafs and lines 0n a Tea service for a
Dflde From a salad bowl 10 an afler-
"lhhei coffee SET. from a fairy-like vase
W a goblet ~ Tor the nectar on the
sods, there Is something 10 enchant
me eye ana beNlfch tho iudement 81
~"omanklnd To walk through aislas
between %splendors OF cut glass and
crystal - 20 get a realizing sense u
ihe dreams Of enchantment In the Ara
Dlah Nights. No luxury Of The past.
no matter how gorgeous. has been al
an comparable 10 the sumptuous lux
ury OF this magnificent age OF ours
81 course, dear lady ii you can az
iord it sou viii have In your house
Whatever makes IL more agreeable 70
yonrself, but unless o have a deem
purse do not fancy when you buy an
tques from a dealer that you are get
ing hold OF the real thing for O may
be wasting shekels which ii cost your
husband hours Of toll to earn. only
an expert can detect the difference
betWeen som ancient secretaries. sofas
ana clocks and the extremely close and
successful modern reproduction. There
are factories in this country which
turn out Queen Anne furniture by the
carload your home will look just as
pretty and be just as attractive with
The modern imitation as with the gen
uine article, M your amount 10 the
good will be larger if you are satisfied
with buying straight from the fac
tories.
About all china, not old china BAR
ticularly nor new. If your heart is set
on It and you want 10 keep il from
breakage and loss. you must take care
Of 1t yourself. Hired hands Z not be
trusted with fragile cups and saucers.
The peasant woman who has been
brought up in a cabin where a skillet
and a spoon or TWO and some wo1cen
bowls completed the stock Of house-
hold utensils. can never learn how
d~aintily and delicately to look after
egg-shell plates. nor can she under.
stand he pang that goes to the very
soul Of it's owner when a beautiful dish
IS clipped or cracned. Pope's famous
line Mistress OF herself though china
fall, strikes an echo OF in
every feminine breast. II one has
achieved that degree OF s~elf-control
mat she can sit unmoved and refrain
from scolding or complaint when She
hears a crash in the kitchen she is AL
most entitled 10 the halo of a saint.
In the face OF the great calam ties
and disasters that sometimes cone
upon a home. wreckins it and blottins
the sunshine from a circle Of loved
ones. the fracture Of an elegant Gun
or vase is very little. But We do not
remember this, nor do we keep
what We ought most 10 try for in life.
an even mind amid little things and
great. A scratch on the furniture Or
a broken cup seems very trivial
the day that a ship goes down al
sea and carries a dear one with il.
need more and more, all Of US. 10
take lessons in the true valuations OF
life. and less should we pin our ar
f%ections TO things which fire or food
or careless handling or any sudden
heellessneSs may ruin