NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- This week's Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition centerpiece will feature the personal journey of Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Rosman as she searches for meaning in the glass art tableware her mother -- Suzanne Rosin -- purchased on eBay shortly before her death from cancer.
Throughout an aggressive cancer treatment regimen, Ms. Rosin actively maintained her eBay account, amassing an art deco collection including Steuben verre de soie ("silk glasses"), dessert plates, hand-etched wine and port glasses from the 1920s and delicate vetro filligrano vases made by Venetian artisans. She found life and support in an online community of dealers and collectors, while accruing a vast collection of glass to leave behind for her daughters.
"At some point, we all have to confront and deal with the detritus of an ended life," writes Ms. Rosman in this week's Weekend Edition. "The difficulty in doing so is greater than the sum of the stuff: after a death, every tschotcke can take on heartbreaking meaning. We are treating Mom's glass as her sacred legacy."
Additional stories appearing in this week's Weekend Edition of The Wall Street Journal include the following:
Money & Investing:
* Investors Trading ETFs Encounter Snafu: Amid the market's
recently volatility, investors trading many of the newest
exchange-traded funds have encountered a major snafu: wide
spreads between "bid" and "ask" prices. These spreads eat into
investor returns and detract from a key selling point of ETFs,
the ability to actively trade them throughout the day.
* Tips to Diversify: The Journal provides helpful tips on how to
diversify effectively in global markets, in light of the recent
market turmoil.
Weekend Journal:
* Put-Together Looks: This fall, designers and retailers are
trying to sell a fashion concept that's so old it's new again:
Polished, put-together looks. After years of successfully
convincing women to break all the rules of fashion and stop
wearing outfits that match from head to toe, the industry once
again is trying to sell the idea of stepping out in carefully
put-together ensembles.
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