DELIGHTFUL HOBBY GIVES PLEASANT SURPRISES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 35, 4 May 1927, Page 12

DELIGHTFUL HOBBY GIVES PLEASANT SURPRISES

Were you ever entertained by a hostess who used different china every time you visited her? Perhaps not, for it’s certainly not usual. However, it is a quaint and novel idea. Instead of serving tea to your friends out of the same old cups and saucers every time they come to see you, give them little surprises. Give them something unusual, something original. For the woman who likes planning little surprises for her friends, yet who wants her home to enjoy the same unexpected pleasures, it is worth while. Variety is the spice of life, says the philosopher, so these surprises are not really extravagant—the family enjoys them just as much as the visitor. Collecting ordinary china is not so very expensive—if one chooses wisely. And, however pleasing a thing may be, a bit of change is always welcome. We even tire, perhaps subconsciously, of seeing the same old plates and dishes, cups and saucers, every single breakfast, lunch and dinner. Other things in the house are changed about occasionally—furniture is rearranged, curtains replaced, walls redecorated, new pictures hung. Why not change the crockery now and then as well? And think of the fun of having chinaware to match each mood, or each luncheon-set!