The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-04

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" American made china. .ot
only in the cheaper grades.
but in tho most costly. W TO a few
months ago only one first ciass house
in New York carried "A HE Of HIGH
class American china, while to-day a,
least one COUNTER OF II can he found
in every one of them, and what they
have not on hand they eagerly assure
you they can get.
II have had charge of tbs depart.
ment for more than fifteen years and
have never known such a good %e-
mand for American made china, sCid
a department head In n " u" test
known stores in New York. How
ever, IL Is not because it is made in
America so much as ii is that our
china $ both pleasing and durable.
There are not many china potter
les in this country as yet. The Lenox
is perhaps the best known. The china
turned out there is of a high class and
sells well on It's merits. You see, a
great many persons do not take the
trouble to ask where him Is made,
even when they are ordering a set u
a thousand pieces. They look al the
shape, the design and the quality and
order. Such orders In nine cases out
OF ten are for Lenox ware.
"Of course there are others who
enjoy their meals just as they enjoy
their reading. according to the names
on the back of the container.
Naturally they prefer foreign china
made by a distinguished house. They
.a,. 60 th, tstshHtf Nnnutvu
anything about the comparative ex-
cellence Of the ware
Two OF the newest designs In AMER
lean made china are REVEALS, or rather
adaptations OF old shapes and pat
terms. one Is called the Virginia and
Of course Is very suggestive OF the
china popular in Colonial days. All
handles and spouts have square cor
ners instead Of the flowing curves re-
| Gently popular. Jus such tea pots,
pitchers. cups and saucers so far as
shape Is concerned are to be found IN
| various old homes scattered through
| out the South from Baltimore 10 Sa-
vannah. The difference Is in the quail
ity Of the china and the decorations.
Compared to the fragile, semi.
IdIlNlliIt ~ vi N'AftthfhA 'HN :
this American made ware seems heavy
and thick. This is because the
American ware is a composition, while
the old French ware Of Colonial days
was of kaolin. The difference in the
decoration is as marked as In thl
quality of the china Instead ~ the
fiat gold bands the new china hat
the gold etched in, which is more
durable as we'll as more beautiful
The color OF the medallions are moi
SO crude and the figures are better
drawn.
This improvement in color and
drawing is even more striking in q
beautiful set which, for lack Of I
better name. is called Chinese blue
II has wide borders of deep blua
white medallions, with lunches Of
Chinese flowers ana figures. The
effect Of this combination OF The
French with the Chinese is bet.
ter than II sounds. In ho't
these new American made sets The
tea plates have a slight depression
on one side of the bottom for the Tea
cup. These Of course are for after.
noon tea and to do away with ~
Objectionable saucer. Though 'h.:
Seems n new idea. like the shape IN tHt
Virginia set and the design e the
Chinese blue. IT is really an adap'a.
ton. Saucers with a depression ne
a funguslike bulge on one side Fl
cake are almost as old as the square
%cornered tea pots and milk pitchers.
You mustn't expect too much n
.-. -,
said the head of a firm whose repu'a.
ton for good china is internationa
when asked why American made war,
was not original as well as beautiful
You II remember hat our pot
teries are infants in Ions clothes com
pared with those across the water
They are doing good work and tina
one over in Jersey Is getting IN fas
rs a pottery. Why, I recall, that on,
a few years ago We had an order ~
Il dinner set from a prominent man n
that State. who wanted American
made ware. wanted It made by thai
pottery.
I'VE were entirely willing ard
placed the order. The pattern he So.
leCted was, to n person knowing MOTH.
ing about china making. very s!mp,'
indeed. n deep border Of Prussar
hlue with a line Of gold AT the toT
and bottom. After several weeks on
customer dropped in 10 see why ht
hadn't received his dinner set. W
explained that we hadn't heard from
the pottery but would communicate
with them at once.
ITO make a long story short thol
couldn't do the work. They simply
could not command the skilled w RS,
men. Without Intending Il, tho Gor
tleman had selected one Of the mos
difficult patterns, The blue band 4
what we call ground laid, II IS = j
painted or washed on, but Is put .
as a powder md then pouncod I
takes both skill and long training 2,
do II to perfection. We had T. so..
to England 70 get the set.
Yes, the French china is th.rn"'
and more transparent, but for '..
particular pattern 1t is not SO hotI'.
ful as the English ware. on k1
china that particular shade Of I.
looks black and fiat. The Amer l'
and English wares are comps ' %
They wear better and for som" d.
/ signs are more pleasing. FortIH.'"'
, the American potteries are cops.
. English china rather than ,'..
y French or German.
p There is one pottery IN Rrr, '..
a makes beautiful ware though 90 5'
not suit American taste. The 5'- ~.
? ers seem To have ~fureuttsn a .'"