St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-06

How are you going to help herr" l
asked with interest.
WELL" replied Lady Isabel, "she
has opened shop for nice second
hand things-now don't look like that
Marjorie, don't mean clothes, mean
things like grandfather's clocks and
broken china and old tenders, and all
that sort of thing" she added vaguely.
ooh, you mean curios-an old curl
osity shop, in fact
YES" said Lady Isabel. "And now,
Marjorie, dear, htedly-"you'Ve
put al idea in my head. I'll make her
call It 'Ye anciente curiosyte shoppe;;'
but / must see she spells it right, or
rather, wrong, it. will sound so much
more genuine"
1T will certainly be an advantage
in these days even to sound genuine"
l said.
Eyes, won't it." she answered very
pleasantly, especially as most OF the
things will be faxed. You know they
nearly always are faxed at that sort
of shop"
Really"
She nodded. "Yes-and I'll tell how
it's done little later on
How are you going to help Miss
Staunton's shop" 1 asked her pres
emily
well, for one thing, am going to
take Mrs. Barrington-Brown there to
buy things; you see, we shall both be
in town for a day or so next week.
81 see. And Mr.. Malcolmstein, is he
to be taken there as well?"
mo; I shan't take him there" said
Lady Isabel hastily, NOR the Fielder
MAINS; they know too much; but l
dare say they'll pick me up some lit
tie things for her to sell. She's very
pretty-Laura, mean"
lis she faxed, too?" asked.
Lady Isabel laughed mo, my dear,
she's not; she's absolutely genuine"
tive been going over the list OF
things in Laura's shop and rearranging
them" said Lady Isabel the following
afternoon.
Have you; how very good of YOU"
"Oh, it's rather fun," she answered,
bending over her table and writing
something rapidly.
LA Marquise Observation-Disclosures de
la Revolution" leaning on her shoulder
as / read. Who's she?"
sTt's for a small miniature I picked
I'D cheap" said Lady Isabel airily. 1T
was very faded, so / got little artist
I knew to touch it up for half a
guinea"
"And how did you find out who i
was?"
81 didn't" she replied frankly; "but
If / don't know, l shall always put Vic
time de la Revolution-there were SO
many of them, poor dears, so l shall
| always be safe"
"Why call it anything?"
"Only on account of the price," she
answered seriously. You see, Mrs
Barrington-Brown will pay SO much
more for something really historical
81 see," said.
"All the broken china has gone tc
| l.
stein told me of-he lives at White
chapel, or Noting Hill, where no one
ever goes, or somewhere, and he's q
Polish Jew, and frightfully clever and
tricky. His name is Balenski, and yoU
can't tell a Balenski-Chelsea figure
from the real thing, if you're ever such
an expert-unless, of course, yor
| know his work"
us that how collectors get theil
china mended?"
NO." she said, mot collectors, only
dealers. You see, collectors generally
only care for genuine things; but then
of course" she added thoughfully
dealers must live, and if you can
| tell the difference, it doesn't hurt any
body. Besides, collectors shouldn't b.
taken in, they ought to have {
thorough knowledge Of their subjec
before they attempt to begin to col
lect'
What lot you seem to know abou
the subject, Isabel"
eyes, Mr.. Malcolmstein taught me-
a tremendous lot" she answered. "H'
told me how they make real old Wor
cester china and real Chelsea ant
Grown Derby over in Paris, and how
thew send it over here almost by tn
ton. And they make old English glass
too. over in Holland and in Germany
at a place called the Giant mountain
or the Giant something or other, but
think it was a mountain"
A day or two later went with Lad.
Isabel to see Miss Staunton's curi
shop. Mrs. Barrington-Brown had no
vet arrived, and Lady Isabel took m
round and let me into several httl
secrets of the curio trade.
This box is Battersea enamel" sh
said; "you know, Marjorie, enamete
on copper-at least, it ought to be"
'I know said, its lost ar
isn't it?'
well, it's not quite as lost as yo
think" she answered thoughtfullJ
"This, for instance, she took up Iii
tie box as she spoke-"this is what
call a 'Balenski-Battersea' box; bu
this one is genuine mean, 1t ism
mended yet"
And this" said, taking up ar
other.