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'Chust Fer Nice:' Who Popularized Barn Stars? | Antiques & History


The saying, “Chust fer nice,” or “just for nice,” is a phrase used in Pennsylvania Dutch-accented English to describe something that is pretty, but not necessarily useful. It was how Berks County’s folk artist Milton Jacob Hill described the colorful geometric star patterns he painted in southeastern Pennsylvania. He colorfully inscribed them on local barns and later onto disks that allowed his “barn stars” to be enjoyed by people across the U.S., whether or not they owned a barn.
Hill is the subject of a new book, “Painter of the Stars: The Life and Work of Milton J. Hill (1887-1972),” published by the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University. A collaboration between Hill’s grandson, Lee S. Heffner, and Patrick J. Donmoyer, director of the center, the book includes historic photos of Hill and his family, as well as full-color pictures showing many of his barn star designs. ....

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A New Day at the PMA - The Magazine Antiques


A New Day at the PMA
Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley
Fig. 1. Covered caudle cup from a service for George Washington designed by Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest (1739–1801), made in China for the American market, 1796. Porcelain with enamel, gilded, and underglaze blue decoration; height 5, width 5 1/8, depth 3 1/4 inches. This is one of more than 450 pieces of tableware owned by the nation’s First Families assembled by Robert L. McNeil Jr. A new interactive digital guide shows how the arrangement of the china on a table created a work of art unto itself, and speaks to the roles of those who maintained and worked with it, as well as of the presidents and first ladies who selected the patterns. ....

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Why Pennsylvania Dutch country eats pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day


It starts with sauerkraut, a thrifty and healthy dish that preserves well and is easy for farmers to make. Add roast pork, something Pennsylvania Germans love, and you have a holiday dish that can be served on Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s Day.
Lancaster County residents might travel during the holidays. Many make it a point to be home on New Year’s Day so they can make a batch of pork and sauerkraut or buy meals from one of the local fire companies and churches that host Jan. 1 meals.
“We’re going to be out of town . but we’ll be back for the pork and sauerkraut,” says Dean Evans, of Lancaster. On New Year’s Day, Evans likes to go to St. Joseph Catholic Church for its pork and sauerkraut meal. ....

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