Various blues had always been obtained in pottery by painting the unbaked clay with paint obtained from a cobalt salt, and {rom various vegetable sources," and similar blues Were discovered "as dyes" for the tribute silks and tke other kinds silks which were being developed &i the same time. These vegetable dyes were of beautiful shades, clear yet soft, although unfortunately the process of manufacturing some of them has, like many otter ancient beauties, deen lost. Decoration of pottery wits blue pigments probably originated in the Tang Dynasty, about 620-000 A.D).
The heavenly blue of the tiles which roof the Temple of Heaven in Peking, with its attractive droop, area lovely, example of tke colour which Is known as Peking blue. The coloured glost ornaments and earrings of this same lass which can be bought nowadays, are typical of this colour, although they lack, of course, the exact beauty, Mat comes only with time. Nanking blue is slightly darker, and the best examples are to be found, once again, in porcelains. "The famous porcelain pagoda of Nanking wag made entirely porcelain decorated with designs in this blue, "This pagoda was built in AD. 1415—1430.
There is a beautiful shade of blush pink whick hag been referred 10-03 Lotus-bud pink; the colour of a lotus Aly as it opens, before it loses much ils hue to the greedy sun, There ig still a demand for things really beautiful, and again there is a striving for new colours, designs, and shapes, and an anxious seeking duplicate the glory of tke old, and it is gratifying to know "that the Jabours of those who wrought 0 long ago are appreciated.
Dr, Cheng Tien-fang, Ambassador-designate to Germany, was the guest of honour at a farewell party jointly given by. his comrades in the Student Movement on May 4, 1919, at the New Asia Hotel on Sunday evening.
Ming Yuen Road, with its wonderful Stairway worthy' of inclusion with the Chinese treasures now in Lon= don. This was where, in 1919, two juniors just out from home, on their first visit were introduced to the twenty-first ace, with the result that /in two consecutive rounds each Was in for 28 drinks—both lads think= ing the game crooked.
Forced out in 1920, when the great housing shortage began, the Club {took refuge temporarily in a dungeon jin Hankow Road, reminiscent of the underworld of Paris, and wherever Pownhattans foregather this is the Ispot which will prove richest with Jmemories of the yood old days. On Jeaving the, beloved dungeon' the (Club "went io new premises in Rue Jdu Consular, close to the old Pari-sion, then In ils heyday. Here were given some very celebrated farewell Jdinners and the verandah was 2 [vantage point for Mth July. The place, however, was inconvenient in Imany ways and a move was made the "North-China Daily News" building on the Bund.
Tt was here in the bar that the famous rat used a gas pipe for a ler and here the round table Jconference become firmly established, Jevery conceivable argument taking place, from the height of icebergs to {the love-making of the bee. After a lengthy stay, new premises had to foe found, this time in Kiangse Road, but even with this cosy retreat the jond was not far off: a falling away fin young foreigners coming East, old members passing, and counter-atiractions in out-door Clubs all contribut-Ing to the Club going out of action.
During its life of twenty-two years, ran very popular sweeps" well mown throughout the Bast, and early invented the famous shake known as "Powhatan Kobe." it could always muster a good Billiards 'Team and Iwas well to the fore in inter-club Jevents. To a very wide circle the news -of its' passing will awaken many happy memories, for in charac-iter the Club was friendly and hospit-Jable, never stand-offish, and if such {thing exists as a Valhalla for departed (Clubs, the Powhatlan will surely find fits niche.
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