The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-29
IDEAL CHINA DISPLAY
CORNER CUPBOARD IS MOST SAT-.
IsFAcToRY REPOSITORY.
Combines Perfect Safety With Ef.
'ectiVe Background and Olgnified
Frame or Sitting for Delicate
Treasures.


By far the most beautiful and salts
factory repository for china is the old
corner cupboard or buffet, which is
found in all well built houses belong
ing to the latter half of the Eighteenth
century. These cupboards were some
times open. but more often had glass
doors. frequently of great beauty.
Here was every requisite for the ideal
display of china. They combined per
feet safety with an effective back
ground and a dignified frame or set
ting for these delicate treasures. The
arrangement massed their colors in a
decorative panel, at the same time
that it placed them low enough for
leisurely enjoyment and accurate OBJ
servation. Happily for us. this good
old fashion is being revived in our
modern houses and will soon become
deservedly popular.
Cupboards built into the wall space
upon each side of the chimney afford
occasion for display of china which
is architecturally delightful. Some
times a builtin sideboard is used, or
less formal arrangement of shelves
Again we find carved wall cabinet,
or combination of plate shelves with
corner seat-all of which are modi-
tications of what we may well call
the panel arrangement.
AS to the border arrangement, the
best instance of this is the plate rail
at the top of n rather high wainscot-
ing. IL is an ideal location for pat
terms highly decorated in beautiful
and delicate designs. Their position
is low enough to be within range of
close observation and of leisurely en-
joyment, yet high enough to make
them quite safe from danger of acci-
dent. A similar arrangement higher
up in the room, even over doors and
windows, is allowable for plates whose
border is a simple band of some solid
color, or for larger pieces which are
slightly imperfect.
Besides these permanent arrange
ments for china, there are infinite
possibilities in the line of temporary
provisions. The china cabinet which
originated in the days of Sheraton,
is familiar to us all. Many good ones
are to be bought, and they make pos
sible the artistic massing of china.
Another well-known piece of furni-
ture is the dresser, whose vogue
waned almost to the vanishing point.
but is now being revived by crafts
men of the present day. 1t is now
being developed in forms so simple
and so charming that they bid fair
to become most desirable aids in the
artistic arrangement of well selected
china in any dining room.
Another revival of an old-time ad-
junct is shown by the interest taken
in the wall plate racks which have
been so long in use among the Tyro-
lean peasantry. From these crude
and simple suggestions have been
evolved designs of infinite variety.
and many of them rich In decorative
carving.
All such wall fixtures as racks,
shelves, or cabinet form delightfully."-
decorative spots Of color above the
sideboard or the serving table. There
is infinite scope for originality along
these lines; and when they are well
constructed much beauty OF arrange
ment can be obtained at a compare
lively slight expense. The craftsman
needs only proper sense Of proper
ton, logical sense Of fitness, and
practical knowledge of his craft.
To these he can add an unlimited va
riety in decorative finish. Certainly
nothing adds more to the charm and
attractiveness Of a dining room than
quaint and pretty china. arranged in
artistic fashion.