He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain -- no matter what -- after he had bought it and placed it among his household gods.
Source: The Awakening, 1899.
-- Kate Chopin, (Feb 8 1851-1904), US author; She was known as an interpreter of New Orleans culture; wrote The Awakening, 1899.