El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-29

enter into the making. Travellers
have told how. sometimes at night,
they would see 5000 kilns lighting the
shadows Of the valleys below There
the middle ages" concluded the well
known clubwoman.
Mrs. Dwight J. Bradley was to have
talked upon the Chinese pOrcelains
in the Morgan collection, but naively
remarked that there was no fnfOr-
nation on the subject in towu-how-
ever, the audience lost nothing by
that fact. for she gave a delightful
resume OF Chinese porcelains in gen
eraL When one says porcelain, one
says China" remarked Mrs. Bradley.
She told OF its supremacy in the art
since IS 3. c.; OF the Oriental cOun-
try carrying on an extensive trade
with the eastern empire; OF glass,
when il vas considered one Of seven
precious stones and believed TO be
ice. a thousand years old. an 6lS
A D.. when tea drinking came into
vogue, glass was back number
out Of style. In the beginning OF
the 7th dynasty. in $50, when China
flourished, leap was taken for
ward-attention was paid to art"
There are three classifications OF
porcelain declared the speaker,
first, that made with glazed or single
color; second, that which came later,
with the porcelain decorated. or
painted before glazed; and the third,
with the enamel applied over the
glaze. Another class Is represented
in the Elazes Of more than one color
The porcelain Of the 9TH dynasty, in
$50. is still being made" She traced
the Mongel invasion that came in
1903 and the western influence felt,
and the change that came during the
reign OF the Manchus, in 1913, when
porcelain making reached its zenith.
All the deiicacy and care in making
Chinese porcelain was given in de-
tail I'VE can imagine what il
means. when one little piece some
times passes through the hands Of
20 men, each worker adding deity
his skillful touch Anyhow, when we
pick up a cracked tea pot or a favor
tie cup, we can love, II we don't IN
derstand all the lines and marks; we
can at least know it has honorable
ancient history When one says por-
celain, one says China"
MIS- Bradley. comparatively a new
conner to the ranks Of clubdom, is
proving one OF its most worth while
members, possessing a charming per
and her informal talk brought out
much OF interest concerning the
treasures OF the Iowery kingdom and
the land OF Jade.
It is impossible 70 say who created
the most delight accompanies or
VIII T Owen, with her mother Of
love" Mrs. Adine 7. owen, at the
piano. Mrs. owen gave an exquisite
rendition OF CoWan's The Birthday" Z
singing for an encore Ny Dreamy
China Lady jewel OF a Chinese
slumber song or lullaby. Set in a
frame Of golden light, against the
artistic background, Mrs Owens
quaint songs captured everyone. and
her accompanist fitted IN perfectly,
artistically and auricularly.
Mrs. Frank A Hughes, chairman
OF the art department. who was re-
sponsible for the fascinating orien-
tai program, added an ingeniously
note when she intro
duced two shiny faced Chinese boys,
who said a prayer and incarnation in
native tongue and played upon Chi
nese musical instruments as they
their inimitable airs
DR.. c. c Young gave a talk on Rus
sia-
Next Tuesday Is directors meeting,
and the main program for Wednes- I