I'm Jacqueline Adams, and my husband is Gary Hess. We live in Wichita, Kansas. I have a small shop in my home, and it is down in the basement. It is filled with items from all over the globe, some very large, some very small, and they are all very interesting. The photos above are of my model mannequin, Miss Stella and my beautiful mother, Jacqueline.

My mother, Jacqueline Balla, came to America in 1946 from Montmorency, France. She modeled for a short time in Chicago before becoming a full-time wife and mother, but she always loved her pretty clothes, nice jewelry and gorgeous shoes. She, her mother and her aunt traveled to many places, and purchased many things in their lifetime. I am now in possession of many wonderful things which they left behind.

My mother, my grandmother Marguerite, and my aunt Mauricette lived in a little town south of Paris, France called Enghien-les-Bains. They all 3 came to America together after the war to start new lives, and brought as much as they could with them. They were blessed with eccentric, colorful taste, and enjoyed dressing up and having a good time with friends either entertaining at home, or out on the town.

My grandmother always stayed nearest to my mother, and never lived anywhere but Kansas. She visited our home quite a bit as I was growing up, and I learned all about collecting things from her and my mother. Our home was always filled with decorative things that fascinated me as a small child, and while growing up I learned to appreciate them. My friends always enjoyed coming to our home because there was always fun and exciting things to see and do there that you didn't find in most american households.

I have inherited and held onto many of these items through the years, but feel that it is time to start letting go of some of them so that others can share in the delight of owning them, sharing them with the special people in their lives. You never know what will be uncovered next! I have also inherited my mother's knack of finding the remarkable, unique and unusual, so when I come across "special things", I will bring them home to share with my customers.

I will only carry items in very good condition, unless it is of such age that it is remarkable that it even exists! I try to be extremely thorough when inspecting items I am considering bringing into the shop, but sometimes things get overlooked. If you receive an order and find something that was not shown in the photos, or mentioned in the description, please contact me as soon as possible, so that we might come to an agreement on the next step. I pride myself on customer happiness, and loyalty, so I want you to be satisfied with your purchase, and ask that you please contact me if you are not content. I want the opportunity to make sure you are a satisfied customer.

Enjoy!

Jacqueline