Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-06

New York, Jan. g. Every Yiddish
artist and decorator in New, York Il
kept busy these days turning out
'tgenuine real OLD antique Chinese
Lacquer" tables, chairs, mirror frames
desks, cabinets, bedsteads, and what
not (not whatnots however).
To be sure there are a greaat many
true Chinese pieces also, for the astute
Cinnamon, taking advantage of the
forced stoppage Of imports from bellig.
erent countries, have simply swamped
our market with the glories of their
arts, consequently Chinese lacquers
and embroideries are to be met with
at every turn for the better or turn to
the right.
But with such avidity have the
American lovers of the beautiful COB.
bled up the wares from China that the
Chinks can fill only few chinks of
the popular demand. Hence the
abundance of homegrown or Hobraic
laeqaers that defy detection even when
placed alongside an original. After all
thy too are redolent the east even if
1t is only the East side.
The most popular lacquer is III the
gold on black or red but gold on old
blue or a soft grey green is also very
effective. Whole rooms are lovely
done in lacquer and especially bed.
rooms and dining rooms with Chinese
rugs and Chinese embroideries to car.
ry out the Oriental atmosphere. Lac.
quer floor lamps are beautiful with
pagoda shaped shades of silk and the
lacquer mirrors beggar description.
Certainly anyone holding the mirror
up to nature ought to be sure it is a
lacquer one. !.
Set q serene and wise eyed Buddha
ON q lacquer stand and back him up
with Chinese mirror on the wall and
you have an artistic touch in your hv.
ing room that is hard to beat this side
Of the Chinese wall.
There are lacquer candle sticks and
lacquer trays, after seeing which you
Will exclaim "the Deuce take all other
trays.o There are lacquer screens to
screen fires and boudoir secrets and
/ lacquer picture frames fittingly beau
tifnl to encase Him or Her.
When it comes to boxes this is where
lacquer really shines, especially wher
! IL is built to enshine different sorts Of
| shoe polish or my lady's jewels. Fol-
holding things that 60 up in smoke
like coal, wood, cigarettes, cigars Oh
love letters lacquer boxes are allurinG
in all shapes and sizes. From the heac
to the foot of the box class, hat boxes
and shoe, boxes of lacquer sell with
alaerity.
Work boxes, candy boxes and powder
boxes are so lovely of lacquer that
even Pandora herself would have
been so entranced with their external
beauties that she never would have
-vearned to see what was inside. Even
Victrolas are all dressed up in black
and gold or red and gold lacquer cases
until they have become veritable
Chinese music boxes with every thing
except, thank Heavens, the music,
Chinese.
All right here II is only meet to an
nounce that the lid is surely off when
it comes to candy boxes. 1t used TO
be that the humble box of pasteboard
was an adequate receptacle for sweets
to the sweet but not III 1917. Next TO
the lacquer candy box in popularity is
the ornate box Of brocade, gold lace
and French ribbon flowers or the
Chinese silk covered box, gay with
vnri-eolored beads and ChCinese tas.
sells. Cretonne boxes are effective and
the hand painted wood boxes Of the
Russian peasants show vivid bits Of
color that enhance the beauty Of nest
ling chocolate bonbons to perfection.
Hand painted tin boxes, round and
long, short and tall, fat and thick, OBJ
long and octagon came in all color
schemes and designs and have the fur
ther advantage OF keeping the enclosed
sweetmeats fresh and moist. Such a
box will keep them from the ravages
Of time if not from the ravages Of
females unhampered by subseryiance
to Eat and Grow Thin
These tin boxes and also the more
elaborate broeade and galloon covered
ones are cake boxes as well. You may
not be able to eat your cake and have
it but now you can eat your cake and
have the box. This is decidedly worth
while for these boxes certainly are
the dearest things. Oh these are the
days when box for candy or cake
costs quite as much as box for opera
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