H ouse and Garden 
preserved fruit, had deposited brown ridges 
on the neck, and the paint had been rubbed 
off in one or two spots, revealing a coarse 
glazed surface of brownish gray with a sug¬ 
gestion of green. The large barrel-shaped 
jar had been a flour receptacle in the shop, 
but its glossy brown surface was plainly 
seen. Several of these jars were cracked, 
but the one bought was sound throughout, 
as its vibratory answer to tappings declared. 
For the large one, the Chinese grocer asked 
two dollars, and for the smaller, fifty cents. 
The former sum finally secured both. Ordi¬ 
nary scrubbing brought the large pot into fit 
condition for indoors, but the smaller one need¬ 
ed many soakings and a drastic cleaning with 
varnish removers to clear its surface of paint. 
The smaller jar is about 12 inches high bv 
nearly 12 inches in diameter. The collar is 
some 7 inches in diameter, and the clay 
wall is over a half inch thick. The shape 
is a trifle squat, perhaps, but the personal 
touch of the potter is constantly evident—in 
the irregularites of an unstudied outline, in 
small imperfections of the surface, under the 
glaze, and in a seam that nearly throttles the 
neck. Horizontal marking, which may have 
been produced by the pressure of a wicker 
holder against the clay before it had dried, 
and vertical marking on the neck, offer the 
sole decoration, and these are doubtless acci¬ 
dental. The large brown jar has a horse¬ 
shoe-shaped mark incised on one side, con¬ 
cave to the top, and there is a chamfered 
edge, made to receive a lid. This larger 
vessel is almost 19 inches tall, with a diam¬ 
eter of 16 inches, and a width at the top 
of 12. Either would serve for plants in a 
garden, or for purely decorative use. They 
came from Canton. 
MODERN OLD COREAN JAR MODERN 
PRESERVE JAR From the Art Rooms oj PROVISION IUG 
J r. Fujita & Co. J 
From Chinese Grocery Shop From Chinese Grocery Shop 
THE PLACE DARCY, named after an 
engineer who constructed its two reservoirs 
and public fountains, is one of the most 
attractive parts of the city of Dijon, and 
bears an interesting relation to the street 
plan. The grounds, which are also called 
the Promenade du Chateau d' Eau, are the 
shape of a trapezoid, and the monumental 
arrangement of basins and stairways is di¬ 
rectly on the axis of an important street 
named the Rue de la Liberte. The arch¬ 
way of the Porte Guillaume marks the end 
of the street where it reaches the square, and 
on either side of the latter the thoroughfare 
diverges and continues in front of solid blocks 
of high-class dwellings and shops. In the 
midst of grass plots between the Porte and 
the iron gateway to the park is a shaft sur¬ 
mounted by a bronze statue of Rude by 
the sculptor, Tournois. By reference to the 
illustration on page 124, it will be noticed 
that this work of art marks the vista from 
the park into the city, and the case is not 
altogether without suggestion as to the plac¬ 
ing of similar civic ornaments in the cities 
of America. 
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