Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-06
MARVELLOUS Sill LVERWA ARE.
DISPLAY OF TABLEWARE FOR HOME,
AND FOR CHRISTMAS AND WE'D
DING PRESENTS


AtJ. C. Grogan's, 443 Market Street.
As usual, Mr. Grogan is thoroughly pre-
pared to take care of the interests of the
people of Pittsburg in this branch of his
immense business, and the array is more
strikingly beautiful than ever, which is say
ing great deal, but it can be substantiated.
In making few comments upon this stock,
attention should be called to two important
facts; first, that the articles mentioned are
now at this moment in the store, without
any delay of ordering; second, that these
elegant gifts will not only be useful and
practical now, but they can be handed down
through generations to serve as table
decorations at Christmas-tides of your
descendants. These facts refer particularly
to the large, massive pieces, but there is no
valid reason why they may not apply to the
smaller wares. To give an idea of some of
the things to be seen at Mr. Grogan's take
for starting point
CENTER DECORATIONS
You may begin with the simple fern dish
(Which may be kept filled and used per-
petually), up through the large articles in
the same category, and of the highest grades
of workmanship, with all the combinations
OF shapes and arrangement of side pieces to
form the most elaborate decoration. One of
the newest features in these is the tall GEN.
ter vases surrounded by oval round and OBJ
long dishes. The same suggestion may be
carried out with one of those combined fern
bowl and candelabras for the immediate
center, with the various shaped small
dishes grouped around it.
A depression will be permitted to saw
word about the new device now for sale by
Mr.. Grogan, which obviates the fitting over
OF candles, heretofore a serious objection,
so that now, when there are so many ex-
quisite styles in candelabras, they can be
used without hesitation. There seems to be
no limit to the styles shown by Mr. Grogan,
and they are as useful and desirable on the
piano or about the room as they are on the
dinner table.
SMALLER PIECES OF TABLE SILVER
embrace the delicate, oyster, salad, fish and
medium forks as we'll as the forms for gen.
eral use; butter spreaders and plates, spoons
for soup, bouillon, ice cream, after-dinner
coffee and oranges, and again the usual
forms.
Then comes large line of small dishes
for olives, almonds, bonbons, jeliies, pre-
serves, celery and cheese, all in graceful
shapes and of the highest class of workman
ship; these, too. have. or may have added
to them the proper servers, and they are
each and all particularly appropriate for
gifts; everyone cannot afford to give an eS-
pensive present, and the extrinsic value is Oft
times vastly beyond the intrinsic, but even
then why not always get the prettiest and
most tasteful of its kind?
There are, too, cases full of other pretty
little things such as peppers, salts and mus
tards, either singly or combined as condi-
ment sets on pretty trays; sugar mufineers,
ice tongs, cheese scoops, grape scissors, tea
caddies, coasters, pickle holders, cups, small
trays, indeed list that would be fatiguing to
enumerate, up through the larger cases of
silver and sets for specific purposes until
you reach the gorgeous
SOLID SILVER SERVICES
for dinner, breakfast and afternoon tea.
Those who visited the Exposition last au-
tumn will vividly recall tn, astonishingly
superb display made by Mr.. Grogan at his
stand, and now you have to bear in mind
that large as that display was, it was bag
atelle compared to what is to-day at the
store, 443 Market street, corner of Fifth
avenue, and it is satisfaction to look at
these beautiful things even if you cannot
buy them all.
Family plate and heirlooms generally do
not prevail in the New as in the Old World,
but there is no reason why they should not.
it is not expected that people will go to
Mr.. Grogan and give unlimited orders for
silver. There are only few who have the
means to do it, but any body and everybody
can make beginning at "family plate" or
assist their friends to do so, by purchasing
just as many or as few of the things as the
length of purse will allow as a nucleus, and
then each birth or wedding anniversary, or
at each holiday season by adding to what
has been secured further adornments and
necessities of table equipage, you will be
charmed with the rapid growth of the col
lection. The Grogan store is at this time q
most fascinating spot, one upon which it is
almost impossible to turn your back.