I have not seen in America, as may be found in boudoirs and dining-rooms in France and England, any friezes “three row deep” of teapots round the top of the room; but one fair New York china-maniac, who says with the vehement exaggeration so typical of American women, “I love my teapots and my tea as I love my life,” has a narrow shelf quite round the wall-top, about a foot below the ceiling, filled closely with a gay procession of vari-colored, vari-formed teapots. It is a unique and striking decoration—in good taste, since the frieze teapots are none of them gems, but simply gay and effective bits of Oriental color and grotesque shape. In a cabinet, glass-covered and screened, are all the old teapots which she owns, a rare and dainty company of ancients and honorables. At Stockbridge, in the possession of Mrs. Plumb, may be seen, arranged on shallow shelves, a large and good collection of teapots, gathered chiefly from farm-houses in the country around. Over one hundred old English pieces are among the number, some of them being very beautiful and rare. Mottoes, names, and inscriptions are often found on ancient teapots found in America. One of Leeds-ware bears on one side the words: “May all loving friends Be happy and free In drinking a Cup Of Harmless Tea.” Another bears these verses: “My Lad is far upon the Sea His absence makes me mourn The bark that bears him off from me I hope will safe return And from his earnings I’ll save up If lucky he should be And then when old with me he’ll stop And go no more to sea” Another friendly teapot has the lines: “Kindly take this gift of mine Full of love for thee & thine. 1769.” A fourth this good advice: “Drink only tea & Sober keep.” Many of the sailor mottoes found on Liverpool pitchers are also seen on teapots of Liverpool ware, as if made to some sailor’s order for a gift. [Illustration: Lowestoft Teapot.] Perhaps the teapots most commonly used by our grandmothers are the types here shown; one a cylindrical Canton china teapot known now as Lowestoft, and one a gayly painted Bristol pottery teapot. Specimens of the latter and Staffordshire pottery teapots differed much in shape, an hexagonal form being frequent, and the swan or dolphin knob being seen on many of the varied shapes. The black Jackfield teapots with raised designs, looking like black glass, are sometimes found, silver mounted and quaint. [Illustration: Bristol Pottery Teapot.]