76 CHINA 



nclia, said she liked the china better to look at 

 than to use, for it did not seem quite polite 

 to put sauce on her father's face. Mr. Dow 

 gave Miss Willard a little plate from this set, 

 and it is among 1 the choice souvenirs that are 





THE NEAL DOW PLATE GIVEN TO MISS WILLARD 



shown to the visitors who call at Rest Cottage. 

 A dainty cup and saucer, prettily shaped and 

 decorated with a delicate green vine and tiny 

 blue flowers, could tell you, if old china cups 

 and saucers could talk, a very interesting 

 story. This beautiful china was given to Mrs. 



