South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-11
Their Married
Life.
THE THIRD YEAR.

sale announcement as ne threw the
newspaper into Helen's lap. They
may have some pretty gooG stun
there"
The entire stock OF Ernest We'd
imere's Antique Shop, consisting OF
many rare specimens OF old English
French and Colonial furniture TO be
sold at auction.
Mr. Wedimere is retiring from bus
mess and his choice collection OF
furniture. cuTios. pOrcelains. carvings.
etc, viii be- offered without reserve.
Sale commences Thursday. Nov. Is.
at IL o'clock. on view at The Van
Norton Auction Rooms. catalogues
may be had on application"
"Oh, that does sound interesting
exclaimed Helen as she glanced
through the notice. and 1 remem-
Der the shop, don't you? 1t was just
around the corner from Fourth av.
lie had some very good things"
es, passed there the other day.
a building coming down" sign was
up then. This may be a genuine sale.
but most OF them are fakes"
Fakes. how. dear?"
We'll, they put goods up at auc-
ton, and then protect them. Buy
most of II in themselves But you
might go around and take "A look at
the stuh-see what they've got"
AS their new apartment was so
much larger than the old one. they
had many more things still TO buy.
They both loved old furniture and
Helen had been haunting the antique
shops. 1t was her ambision to some
day have their home entirely furnish
ed in antiques.
So the next morning she started out
to the auction rooms. where the goods
were advertised TO be on view.
There was a pile of catalogues on
a table by the door. Helen took one,
and began looking about with eager
interest
The goods were attractively dis
played. The larger pieces OF furniture
lined the walls, while a number of
tables down the middle of the room
were laden with interesting curiOs,
pOtteries and pOrcelains. Some old
tapestries and rugs and a few paint
ings hung about
A number of prospective bidders
were already there. examining the
collection and making notes in their
catalogues.
Helen had paused before a large
antique desk with a bookcase above.
1t was a fine old piece. big and roOmy
just what they needed most, for
Warrens books had long ago over
flowed their bookcase, and they had
no place TO put them.
The number was 3S9. She turned
TO her catalogue, "3S9-Antique
Sheraton Mahogany Secretary" She
wondered how much il would bring.
Helen had never bought anything at
auction, but she had the impression.
as have most women, that everything
should go absurdly cheap
She marked this item with a brief
description Of the article on the mar
gin Of the catalogue. She would ask
Warren To come and see il.
The next niece that claimed her "a
tentiOn was an old-fashiOned sewing
table. There were two small drawers.
fitted with quaint wooden partitions
for needles and thread. and under
meath was a green silk bat The
silk was old and faded, but that only
showed its genuineness. and could
easily be renewed.
Two women were examining a
a sideboard nearby, and Helen could |
not help but overhear their COM
ments.
Those handles are new. and I'm
sure the claw feet have been put on, 7
but / think the rest IF it's genuine"
Yes. / think that's Old" pulling
out one OF the drawers. Those look
like the original locks, but they doc
tor them up So YOU can never feel
sure. You don't think it's too long?"
Les measure and see. as she
drew a tiny tape measure from her
handbag. Five foot eight-that's all
right That space between your din |
ing room doors is just six feet"
This bit of conversation was to |
Helen most interesting. 1t showed |
knowledge of antique furniture that |
she did not possess, and IL showed |
too. the ACCESSIBILITY of measuring any |
desired piece 10 see if il would cor |
respond with ones wall space
There were many other comments |
equally instructive that Helen over
heard as she wandered through the |
two large rooms. crowded with |
antiques and reproductions.
one man. whom she knew was a |
dealer. for she had seen him in his |
own Fourth 6v. shop. was going |
through the goods with the swiftness
OF an expert, making rapid notes in |
his catalogue.
As he passed Helen caught a glimpse |
of figures down the page. Evidently |
he was marking the limit he would |
pay for each articles. She would |
have given "a great deal 20 have seen
and been able 10 copy some of those
figures.
"Oh, this is one of those old Paisley |
shaWls. young woman was point |
ing To a shawl that covered one of
the tables. Helen had one almost !
like IL, that had belonged to her
mother. but she had always heard it
called 'Brochea-"
1 WOQlQn Z pay over 30 Tot [, re-
marked an older woman. who was |
with her. Mrs. Edwards got a much /
better one than that the other day
for s."
Five dollars. thought Helen in
dignantly. She took up corner OF /
the shawl as the women passed on.
IL was almost an exact duplicate of |
her mothers which she had priced so
highly. and had thought was worth |
at least $50"
on the same table were some old /
ruby glass deCanters. Helen was ad-
miring these when the two women /
who had commented on the sideboard
came by.
Reproductions" as one Of them l
took up a deCanter. Its almost i'm
possible 10 get any genuine ruby glass
now. This lustre ware too" eXamin-
ing a small luStre pitcher. There's
a factory over in Jersey turning these
out by the hundreds
Helen was much impressed. Both
the decanter and the little lustre
.rrffrha- 40. a "a no IN he n