OCR Text |
Show Collecting Old Glass. The fascinations of old glass have never rivaled those of old china, yet the variety and beauty of even a small glass collection will surprise those whose collecting thoughts have always turned elsewhere, Bays House Beautiful. Beauti-ful. "But glass Is bo colorless," says the devotee of blue Staffordshire. "It looks so Insignificant when compared with old blue." Quito true. But why compare com-pare it with blue china? Placod near the rich tones of Clews or Wood It becomes be-comes quite vapid. But why group glass and china together? The combination com-bination is as incongruous as Ivory and eggshell porcelain, copper and brass. Tho delicacy of glass makes china seem heavy, and the deep tones of china cause glass to become lifeless. Glass needs a cabinet to itself, where it will develop a wealth of color possibilities. pos-sibilities. ' j |