The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-01
COLLECTION or CURIOS



They had just returned from Eur
ope; and like all returning tourists,
they had a lot Of what their friends
privately called junk, but which they
enthusiasticaIly referred to as valu-
able collection of rare curios.
Aren't these the quaintest things2"
said Anne. exhibiting some brass
hooks picked up In Holland.
''She would have brought whole
hardware shop of them, If | hadn't
stopped her. laughed her husband.
"But just imagine how stunning
they'll look on the hall to hang hats
on. or-or-in the bathroom for tow
els
| 'I don't believe the nat owner will
let you put up hooks objected
friend.
"Goodnessi I never thought of that"
replied Anne. She put the hooks
away thoughtfully. Then she dived In
to another box.
Ibid you ever see anything so hor-
ridly charming as these?' she raptur-
ously exclaimed, producing several
specimens Of leering gargoyles. They
are SO ugly they are fascinating"
sWhat are you going to do with
! them?" asked friend.
well. of course, they aren't intend
/ ed SO much for houses. That Is, |
don't think so. Are they?" she asked
her husband.
"Oh, don't know. They'll look all
fired queer, no matter where you put
them"
tom really hasn't much taste for
quaint things" explained Anne. But
/ thought they would look delightful
sort of peeping over the caves of the
house, like they do at the tops OF
churches; or maybe-sort of sitting up
alongside the water spout
sBut there aren't any caves to
fiat" objected the practical friend
"Nor water spouts, either" chimed
In another.
"I never thought of that" replied
Anne stiIl more thoughtfully. But
Just couldn't resist getting them
III you only had a chicken house. !
said cynical friend, you might set
them up there. l think they would be
right on the job of keeping thieves
away"
Anne ignored such irrelevancy, and
very carefully brought out huge box
which she opened and tenderly drew
! forth therefrom one by one some door
hinges, knockers, latches, locks and
bolts. nail heads and bunch Of enor
nous keys.
aren't they just dear?" she said
looking at them with kindly eyes.
"But what in the world will you dc
with lot of scrap iron like that?
obtruded the practical friend.
Elk up the doors and make them
look old-timy. Just imagine how dis
tinguished a door will look with q
latch like that" she said, picking III
a piece of bent and rusty iron. "Most
of these are Spanish. Some are Ger
man. But aren't they delicious?'
"But If you are taking the hard
ware off the DOORS of your apartment
chorused her friends, you'll get
\ call-down from the janitor"
Il suppose / would" admitted Anne
II guess the only thing for US to dc
4 is to build"
So now. she and her husband are
hunting a location that will be Q
proper setting for house sufficiently
medieval in design to bear up under
French gargoyles Spanish locks, Ger
\ man latches, Florentine nail heads
and Dutch hooks. They feel there
must be a deep, dark ravine, and EN-
4 battled crags, and some melanchoi,
trees such as artists put in ltaliar
landscapes, and church with chimes
And snuggled out of sight. so as no
to interfere with this artistic har
mony, they would like a well-oilet
stone road, good trolley and tow
A with a good show or two.
And while they are hunting this 10
I cation an architect Is having brain
I storms trying to design a house tina
l will be harmoniously French, Span
4 ish, German, Floreptine and Dutch
4 oil 81 ono and tha same time,