Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1885 — Hired Ont China. [ARTICLE]

Hired Ont China.

There is hardly a reception given in Washington where there is not hired china on the table. It is cheaper to hire than to own. Some people put away their light fancy china on such occasions, because it is too expensive to have broken and is hard to replace. Others don’t have it. What we is nice china, but it is plain white. We seldom hire any other kind, and when we do it is never the same set twice. Now, you go to A’s to-night; you see a set of china with peculiar Japanese figures on it. You go to B’s next evening; more Japanese figures. Again, C’s chocolate is served in Japanese. All the rage! Ah, Japanese figures are just the thing in China now! You mention it to Mrs. Beenthere. She draws up to one side, puts her fingers to her lips in a sly fashion, and whispers close to your ear: “Hired! ” Now, you see, that won’t do; if they are all alike they must be white—plain white.