The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-24

New York, March 24.-"Don't put
all your eggs in one basket seems
a superfluous adage in these eggs
orbitant and eggsasperating days when
we never think of putting our egg any
place but in the safe. Even for the
Croesus who owns a full dozen the
bit of advice is superfluity, for who
would ever dream of putting all of
anything in one basket with such
fascinating and bewildering assort-
ment of bewitching baskets to make
a collection of?
The days are past when the word
basket conjured up before the minds
eye nothing save those oblOng half
bushel affairs with a bent wood handle
that invariably left splinters in your
palm or forearm.
Nowadays my lady goes to market
to buy her weekly onion or potato
with a reed or willow woven confec-
ton vivid with hand painted primitive
designs done by the Russian peasants
or the Guatemala Indians Or If she
has Lenten leaningS toward less ornate
cOlOringS an artistic but more Somber
toned Chinese basket of smoked bam-
boo may dangle from her arm.
Chinese Kind Artistic.
She carries her sewing in a round
Chinese basket of slender, close woven
split bamboo bright with bobbing vari
colOred beads and a Chinese tassel of
silk and gilt. Her knitting she con-
veys in basket bag of raffia or sweet
grass. Most anyone would give darn
for the adorable darning baskets of
tinted or gilded wicker lined in silks
of rainbow hue and ornate with fruits
and flowers of cotton stuffed silk or
tassels and beads from Chinatown.
In the home the basket beautiful
reigns supreme. Shallow baskets of
two toned weave and color made by
the Mexican Indians hold in artistic
grouping the gold of oranges and the
amber and ruby of Ewes favorite fruit.
The smoked bamboo baskets also
make stunning fruit holders.
EXquisitely pasted tinted baskets
woven and dyed at the Association for
the blind come in every conceivable
decorative shape and are lovely filled
with artificial flowers to tighten up
my lady's chamber. Many have tin
containers fitted inside for real honest
TO goodness blooms
For Dresser Decorations
Flat, round, oblong and square box
like baskets stenciled in riotous and
futuristic design and color make ideal
catchalls for hankies, neckties, gloves
and even bonbons
Sandwich baskets CT natural colored
osier or smoked bamboo are always
attra ctiVe either with or without a
fitted plate of gay hued peasant china
ware in their shallow embrace
Hanging basket of stained willow
lined with colored silk or colored glass
make lovely swaying lights and lined
with painted tin they hold growing
plants and trailing vines to tighten the
living room, sunporch or breakfast
room.
Scrap baskets have passed from the
/ nd
TO more ornate state of gilt festooned
IN elaborate designs of French silk
fru1t and flowers, gold lace, tassels
and gold cord. Or else they are the
gay hued peasant or Indian baskets of
barbaric dye or of black and gold or
gold and red lacquer a Ia Chinois.
Basket Hampers Ornate.
Even the soiled linen hammer be-
comes thing of beauty and a joy for
ever when it is all slicked up with a
coat of white or ivory enamel. with
ofttimes a garland of carved and en-
amelled rosebuds adjoining it's lid or
satin bows fusSing up its handles. In
triangular shape, so they can fit easily
into corners, these baskets enameIled
in tints to carry out the pervading col
or scheme of the room are preferra BILE
| in convenience ard sanitation to even
the most artistic laundry bags in guest
rooms, the nursery and all bed cham
| bers. Huge basket jardiniers of
bronze toned Chinese bamboo for the
potted palm or captive rubber plant
are stunning enough 10 be in great
demand even outside of BROOKLYN
Then there are the light and handy
trays of basket weave, plain or deco
rated, with a stencil or bright color
which l am not sure ought to come
under the basket head, but at least the
basket for the feline pet comes in the
basker category. 1t is of course en-
amelled and of just the right shade
to enhance sweet pussy's complexion
when she basks in her basket.
| So, sweeping the eye over all bask-
cts of the present moment, be they
market, sewing, scrap. laundry or cat
it is plain, or rather fancy, to be seen
that all basketry has it's touch of CO.
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