The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-08
DESCRIPTION OF
SILVER SERVICE
A 5niET CULINARY AS FURNISH.
ED BY THE MAKER.
In All General Respects the Design Is
Very Attractive One, and 1t viii
Other Batteships.

Other BattIeships.
The service for the u. S. battleship
mississippi consists of 62 pieces.
and will weigh approximately more
than 1900 ounces; it cost $1,000. The
principal piece in the service is the
beautiful punch bowl It will have a
capacity of about As pints, and will
weigh approximately $50 ounces. The
handles or ornaments at the side are
beautiful figures in full modelled re-
lief of Victory holding in outstretched
hands the laurel wreath
The decorations of the diverse is
the present U. S. S. mississippi" sun
mounted by the American eagle, and
below it the name Of the ship and
the seal of the navy department.
above the scene will be the magnolia,
| the state flower, and the cotton boil,
one of the states principal products.
Upon the reverse will be a picture
of the old U. S. S. mississippi" which
was built at the Philadelphia navy
yard and launched May 5, 1871. This
ship was destroyed at Fort Hudson
on the Mississippi river An interest
ing feature in this connection is the
fact that this silver service has been
purchased largely by subscriptions
collected by Miss Eunice Miller Lock
wood, the daughter of Lieutenant
Miller, who commanded the Confeder-
ate batteries which destroyed this YES
sci.
The picture of the old mississippi
is the American eagle in relief and
the long leaf pine with the pine cones;
below it, the inscription, "U. S. S. Mis-
sissippi" and the date 1871.
The punch bowl will rest on round
waiter which will have an etched
scene showing the First French set
Element at Biloxi and the landing of
DIberville in 1899. and will be sur
rounded by "a silver punch cups.
These cups will be decorated with the
seal of the navy on the outside and
the seal of the state of Mississippi in
the bottom, with the magnolia and
cotton boil on the outside.
The punch ladle will have the seal
of the navy department and the head
of George washington in relief at the
! end of the handle with the name of
the vessel gracefully arranged along
the handle.
The Centerpiece.
The next piece in Importance is the
centerpiece for fruit or flowers, a
massive piece of silver with the con-
ventional dolphin handles, and the
! American eagle on the diverse and
reverse, also the magnolia and the
cotton boil. Upon the diverse will be
the scene representing "Beauvior,"
and below it the picture of its owner;
! on the reverse will be a picture rep
resenting the old state capital build
ing at Jackson, and fernando de Soto,
Z lue ulSCONeTer O1 lue MlSoASoipPi'
Oval Waiter.
| The next piece in Importance is the
large oval waiter for the silver tea
| service, which will have beautiful
etching in the center showing the
new capital at Jackson surrounded by
| the magnolia and cotton boil and floral
| decoration, with the seals of the navy
and the state at opposite sides of the
| border.
The Teset.
The teaset, consisting of six pieces
hot water kettle, coffee pot, tea pot,
sugar bowl, waste bowl, and cream
+, pitcher-is decorated with the floral
! decorations, the seals of the state and
navy, and the magnolia flower as the
top ornament.
Loving Cup
Then the loving cup, an important
piece of silver in itself, or to be used
in conjunction with the centerpiece
as a flower vase while the centerpiece
may be used for fuit This will be
decorated with the seals of the state
and navy, and upon one side an etch
ing representing La Sale at thu
mouth of the Mississippi, and up tn,
other side the advent of the America
flag in the state of Mississippi.
Water Pitcher and Tray.
There will also be a pair of cover
vegetable dishes with the eagle as tn
handle for the cover surmounting tn
top, also a pair of open vegetabl