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Making Your Garden ITelp the Red Cross 
( Continued, from page 76) 
notify the agent of orders and of sur¬ 
plus plants which can be donated. Post¬ 
ers should be placed in prominent 
places. 
There are several different ways in 
which plants may be delivered. If the 
local Red Cross society has a headquar¬ 
ters, this adds greatly to the convenience 
of both parties. Otherwise one of the 
agents may be selected for her central 
location, and she can specialize in the 
work of distribution. Frequently it will 
be convenient for the donor to deliver 
the plants just as in other cases the 
buyer can call for them. Great care 
should be exercised in delivering the 
plants when freshly dug or promptly 
notifying the purchaser of their readi¬ 
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advantage over regular nursery stock. 
Cottage Ornaments — A Revived Fad 
MARY H. NORTHEND 
I N these days of progression one won- The first put on the market were in 
ders why cottage figures are so pop- the “slip” period. These are the hardest 
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ular. They have no use save as or¬ 
naments, and their size and shape render 
them useless except in cupboards and on 
to find, as they are rarely shown outside 
of a museum. We occasionally come upon 
one, however, in a private collection. In 
the mantel. Yet there is no doubt but coloring they show red and white, many 
that they are a growing fad. Collectors of them being dark blue, some highly 
all over the country are hunting for them decorated with green and red. They were 
and vying with each other as to who can 
collect the greatest quantity of odd 
pieces. This is particularly true of 
those who care little for china pure and 
simple, but look rather 
for unique designs 
around which romance 
lingers. Years ago, be¬ 
fore these cottage orna¬ 
ments first came into 
vogue, they were found 
in every wayside inn or 
simple home where they 
were often kept for sen¬ 
timent’s sake rather 
than appreciation. 
The most popular of 
these little ornaments 
are the Staffordshire. 
Possibly their bright 
coloring is responsible 
for it. Be that as it may, 
at the time they origi¬ 
nated prominent potters 
took up this art, produc¬ 
ing different ideas so 
that there are few of 
the old-time ceramics 
that show such a va¬ 
riety of shapes as does 
this particular branch. 
White Wedgwood 
was a favorite me¬ 
dium for figures . 
made in animal form and decorated with 
lines, splashes and spots. All in all, 
they are most effective, and we cannot 
but regret their scarcity. 
From these one passes 
to the agate figures, 
which are also very 
rare. These differed 
from the slip in that 
the desired effect was 
produced by mixing 
different colored clays. 
The best ornaments in 
this kind of pottery 
were designed by both 
Wheildon and Wedg¬ 
wood. The work of 
both these men ran to 
animals, particularly 
dogs and cats. In fact 
so many canines were 
made that Sir Walter 
Gibney had two hun¬ 
dred of the spotted va¬ 
riety in his collection. 
It seemed almost at one 
time as if all the Eng¬ 
lish potters had gone 
dog mad, for everyone 
tried to outrival the 
(Continued on page 80) 
Ridiculous but interesting is 
this maternal group in Staf¬ 
fordshire 
Up L r i >t' ' 
Executed in Staffordshire, a 
military gentleman of about 
1812 
