The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-07

James Il. BIalr III Anna eDrudry =
They VIII be at home at 125 Harrison
street.
The regular meeting of the Modern
Lace club has been postponed
If little pitchers had big ears, as
we sometimes hear they do, and IL
they had the characteristic of little
boys ears. Mrs. E. F. McDermott, who
lives at 1107 Tyler street. would have
time for nothing else If she kept those
ears immaculate and shining. For
her hobby is pitcher collecting. 1t
looks as if all the. pitchers in the
world were in the dining room Of the
Charles E. Joslin home, where she
lives with her daughter. Mrs. Josiin.
But she says there are only $50! And
no two of these are alike The side
board is completely covered with
pitchers and there is a what-not in
the corner loaded with them. They
hang on strings from the walls and
a few of the loveliest are on the piano.
Until you have seen such a collection
you would not believe SO many yarie-
ties were made.
Noah would feel himself right at
home if he were to visit Mrs. Nc
! her array would say: Lets see, where
have I seen such a gathering before?"
and then, thoughtfully scratching his
| head he would eXclaim-"Why, it was
in the days of the flood when 1 was
captain of the ark For almost any
animal that walks the earth has been
| fashioned into pitcher, and most of
/ these, this interesting woman has.
There are cows, almost a whole herd
and yet each one is different; there
rooster, fish. lady bug, a teddy
bear, an owl and SO on and on. But
her pitchers are by no means limited
to animals. There is a perfect or
chard of fruit pitchers, an apple, a
peach. a pear, a lemon. Likewise
flowers abound--a poppy, a lily,
! sunfIower, and many many more.
( Many figures well known to us have
| been used in this way. There is a
| beautiful big Santa Claus pitcher, the
others of their "set'' are side by side
/ on the sideboard. Pitchers bearing
pictures Of buildings, or telling the
Mother Goose rhymes. pitchers with
! handles and without, that pour back
wards or from each side; pitchers that
/ don't pour at all. are at 1907 Tyler.
And there are puzzle pitchers. One
! good sized brown jug-like pitcher has
a number of perforations about the
/ neck and bears this verse:
within this jug there is good LIQUOR
! 'Tis fit for parson or for vicar,
] But how to- drink and not to spill
VIII try the utmost Of your skill"
| And it can be done. Doubtless were
I
be many willing to try their skill
| Mrs. McDermott's most valuable
pitcher is a head of George Washing
i ton. Her smallest trophy is about the
size of a thimble. There are examples
| of many famous kinds of ware both
foreign and American made. In fact.
it is a decidedly "pitcheresque" atmos-
phere you find at this home.
sister of Mr.. Joslin, Mrs. A. 8.
| Kaubach of Independence Mo-, is
1 of nit 81,
has more than 1000 examples of this
sort of container. She Is a member
of the United States Pitcher Collec-
tors circle. Mrs. McDermott is quail
flied to belong to this organization but
has never taken a membership in it.
Mrs. McDermott began collecting
pitchers about twenty-five years ago.
It just happened that several friends
gave her pitchers as presents. and IT
| became a joke about her pitchers. So
they remembered her when they saw
those that were different. She has
purchased a few, but the majority of
the $50 pitchers have been given her.
Each one has a history and each has
a particular meaning to her. -
They say. blessed is the man who
has a hobby. And surety twice
ISblessed is the woman.
! X =
The Art Guild and Fine Arts faculty
of Washburn are almost ready for the
art exhibit WHICH Will open MOnOdy,
The top floor of Boswell hall will be
used for the pictures. Shades will be
drawn and the room lighted with cleo
tricity. Interesting white lamp shades
that look like May baskets have been
made for the lights. The pictures
from New York arrived a week ago
Yesterday the consignment from Bos-
ton came and they are being unpacked
today. They are looking for the pic
lures from Philadelphia to arrive any
} time! Among the pictures is one OF
! three girls standing on a windy hill
top which was painted by Mr.. Charles
c. CuIran, whose uncle. Mr.. Curran
built the Manspeaker house which
) stands southwest OF the state house
This particular picture is valued a
$500.
Two of Mr. George NJ. Stones paint.
. ings will be among those on exhibit.
! ton. "P1oughing in Northern France
and his portrait of DIR. D. NJ. FISH
which usually hangs in the Washburr
library.
The public may visit this exhibition
any time from a. m. to p. m, from
February to rs.
Notes and Personals. -
t Mr.. L. NJ Penwell left today for Cal
iifornfa. He will spend some time il
San Diego.
} Mrs. c. NJ. Hill, who has been visit.
: ing her son, Mr.. ]. J. Hill. since hel
; return from a visit in Des Moines. Ia.
2 will leave Monday for California.
NJ. wellington Culver has gone tc
Des Moines and Newton, Ia, for q
: weeks business trip.
. Mrs. w. A. McCarter left Friday
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