China and the West

London, Jack. The sea-wolf. (New York, N.Y. : Macmillan, 1904).
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1074/1074.txt
She was like a bit of Dresden china, and I was continually impressed with what I may call her fragility…
To my delight she never once looked toward the beach, and I maintained the banter with such success all unconsciously she sipped coffee from the china cup…
I saw the surprise that came over her. She had discovered the china plate from which she was eating…