For a woman to dream of painting or arranging her china, foretells she will have a pleasant home and be a thrifty and economical matron. ...

A peculiar twist of events, not on the straight and narrow...

For a china merchant to dream that his store looks empty, foretells he will have reverses in his business, and withal a gloomy period will follow.See Crockery. ...

Domesticity. Broken china is commonly considered bad luck (in contrast to broken Glass)....

Personal property will be stolen....