The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-12
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r furniture could only talk
Just think what It could tell
OF births ard deaths, donsstie joys
And Evss deIfcious spell.
OF feith1ess wives and husbands. too.
OF murders dire and fell.
OF sordid nrewls@that II can't talk
Perhaps IS Sast a. wen.
NEW YORK. Dec l2.-If you haven't
. bed that your commencement
grandfather and Incidentally your
reat-great-grest-Erandmother slept IN
or a mirror that reflected your dounls
great Aun9's patricaau features or at
beast s. chair that your grandmothar's
zrsae-uncls used 70 st and snors IN
before the IRE. then irs UP 70 you 70
hustle Around and set a t~ourposter
that someone eise's great-Ereat-grsAt-
grandfather and great-great-greet-
grandmother slept IN or a mirror that
reflected someone eIso's Ereat-Aunt's
double hin or e. wing chair that
ersaksd under al weight o. someone
else's g~randmother's great-uncle.
Ths craze OF antique furniture in
creases with the passing Of the years
even as the high cost OF living. Maids
and ratrons discuss s1iblv the differ
ent merits OF Hepplewaite. Sheraton.
ChippendAfa. the elder Adam and can
tel a Lout 0ainzs chair from a Louis
Seize even though they are prons TO
IA q ounce Antique deal
srs are finding It harder to fool these
Eel1-versed female furniture tends as
- periods ana dates. but, alas.
Whistler n piece IS q copy or the
original IS not easily detected n these
days Of c~zmounage.
he picked up at ridiculous prices in
Europe now. The main problem is
aStsr you get #, what are you going
to do with IT, An acquaintance OF
mine who has lived in London for sev-
era1 years Is quietly feathering her
nest with many choice and cheap
pieces which Of course she will be al
loved % bring IN with the rest OF her
household goods when she returns
homo after ths war.
Shs az leest can rest secure and
serene in the implicit knowledge that
someone's great great grandfathers
and B-randmothers really did use her
stun. while We who purchase our an
tiques here arc apt TO be speaking
eoubly incorrect when we refer 20 our
junk as old antiques"
IN fact most OF the antique furnf-
tara over here is made while you walt.
An old oabinet-maker called IN to rem
der Arst aid TO a marvellous four
poster which had been IN tho old
Southern family Of a friend of mine
Tor generations disclosed many dark
doinga Of the antique furniture deal
ers and he spoke from years of ak
pertenoe with ons OF the largest and
most exclusive Of New York antloue
1urrttzra shops
Il seems bright lovely new copies
of old pieces ars made up IN Job lots
lots az Grand Rapids and then shipped
to this antique shop 70 go through
ths process OF Rgeing. This fndignities
that these perfectly good bureaus and
tables and highboys are then sub
Jected 10 are quite Boschey In concep-
ton Heavy chains are dragged back
and forth and ground around over
heir fair smooth surfaces. Scaldins
wRtsr ard bottles Of ink are upset on
virgin vanished tops and allowed 10
stay q while. This ink treatment IS
particularly popular with desks and
secretaries. Blows with hammers and
1hissts are dealt ~impartiaIly and then
the Door old high boys and cowboys
and whatnots are taken out. lined up
against the wall and shot Yes. pep
peTed with bird shot so It can be
blamed on the worms
%hEsly camouhased. = place which
cost originally $50 in Grand Rapids
nay easily fetch $500 or a couple of
thousand IN New York.
n tie FAC Of such pricas. too, thay
SEn Nave the nerve TO dub some OF
Gfs pisces cowboys. IF they dealt ex-
drsfveiy n highboys and high chairs
- would Be more to the point.
Up to the moment of going 20 press
J have always sndeavored to keep mp
Ghndrsn from maulins unduly my
zn@aEeT assortment OF Grand Rapids
beSt After hearing tho cabinet
makers story. however. I have de-
ided 70 turn them Loose and soon hope
20 have q collection Of antiques that
VIII rival the ricketiest treasures IN
the proud possession OF The Daughter
Sf a Thousand EarlS