Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-12
CHRISTMAS SHOP
OPENING TUESDAY
Society Buds and Matrons to
Dispense Wonderful Stock
of Novelties.


Last year the Christmas Shop be- |
came established ms n real event In
Wimington's social calendar. and this
year society has been looking forward
to it for some time. The arrangements
for it's opening on Tuesday are COM
plete and the merry little 1ingles that
have appeared from time TO time In
the columns OF this paper barely
hinted at the delightful contents OF
the shop. The patrons In whose
minds the Christmas Shop made a
name and place for itself last year
will be eager to visit the shop and TO
realize that again the high standard
and fair prices prevail. 1t will be
held In the showrooms of the Will
mington Auto Co. next week from
Tuesday to Saturday.
The personnel OF the working and
selling committees of the shop COM
prise an interesting indication OF the
widespread interest in the event.
The directors are Mrs. J. A. Draper.
Jr., Mrs. Harlan p. Scott, Mrs. Harry
G.. Haskell. Mrs. Frank Tallman. Mrs.
Frank De Almond is the manager of
the show room. Misses Grace and
Marian Beadenkopf are cashiers, and
Mrs. Clifton Collins is auditor.
Mrs. C. Marshall Barton is chair
man OF the antique department, with
, Edward Bringhurst as adviser. The
committee is composed of Mrs. George
p. Bissell, Mrs. Lucy r. Quale, Mrs.
| Harrison w. Howell, Mrs. Il. c. Fer
riday, Mrs. +. Lindsey Curtis, Mrs.
| George A. Elliott. Mrs. Ferdinand
| Iamotte, Mrs. A. Felix du Pont, Mrs.
| c. w. Phellis, Mrs. Lammot du Pont,
Mrs. Frank Garrett.
Mrs. Harlan G.. Scott is chairman of
the novelty department. With her
serve Mrs. S. ID. Townsend, Mrs. Rob
ert Pennington, Mrs. Norman Rood.
Mrs. Macmillan Hopes. Mrs. Joseph
Hiles, Mrs John Markell, Mrs. Mar
tin Walker, Mrs. Hugh Morris. In
| connection with this department, Mrs.
Poyntell Johnston will have charge
of waists and .children's clothes, as
sisted by Mrs. Henry p. Scott, Jr.
A section which will appeal to the
children is the toy department, of
which Mrs. Harry G. Haskell and
| Miss Elizabeth Draper are chairmen.
| The committee comprises Mrs. Will
liam Denham, Mrs. George p. Bissen,
Mrs w. f. Curtis, Mrs. Henderson
Wier, Mrs. Norman Rood, Mrs. Cecil
Backus, Mrs. John Markell, Mrs. NAL
| colin Young. Miss Elizabeth Patter-
son, Miss Marjorie Pyle.
| After buying the delectable gifts
that the Christmas Shop offers, one
must be prepared to wrap them in
! fitting fashion, so Mrs. c. Glen Bead
enkopf will sell Christmas cards, fancy
wrapping paper, ribbons and novel
ties. She will be assisted by Mrs. C.
NJ. Turner Mrs. Julian Adair, Mrs
Bosworth, Mrs. Willard Springer, Jr.,
Miss Eleanor Speer.
Miss Louise Lea is chairman of a
booth where lovely painted articles
will be displayed. Miss Poncher, Mrs.
Allan Carpenter, Mrs. John Markell,
Mrs. Alfred De Ropt and Miss Mary
Curtis will assist her.
No sale is complete without good
things to eat. and Mrs. Douglas Buck
: and her committee. Mrs. Edgar
Hopes, Jr., Mrs. Frank du Pont and
Mrs. Hollyday S. Needs will sell de-
licious candy and cakes.
An appropriate booth for childreni
? book week will be that at which book
. and phonograph records will be sold
Mrs. Charles Lee Reese is chairman
- assisted by Mrs. Joseph Hilles. Mrs
Hugh Norris, Mrs. Franklin Duane
Mrs. George Elliott, Mrs. Frank Gar
} rett, Mrs w. S. Ayers, Mrs. Ira Fal
1 lin, Mrs. Martin Walker Miss Mark
ley. Miss Dorothy Curtis, Mrs. JOSIAH
Marvel, Mrs. Frances Patterson, Mrs
Henry Eastman.
Mrs. David Lindsay. Jr., is chair
\ man of the donation table and Miss
Elsie Patterson is ce-chairman. The
committee Is composed of Mrs. Thigh
man Johnston, Mrs. Franklin Duane
Mrs. Caleb Layton, Mrs. Walter o
Stack, Mrs. George Capelle, Jr., Mrs
Lewis Rumford, Mrs. Robert Pening-
ton, Mrs. Gamble Latrobe Mrs. Will
liam +. Curtis. Mrs. Hugh Morris
Mrs. Z. NJ. Barsham, Mrs. f. 3. Davis
Jr., Mrs. Ford l.. Gilpin, Jr., Mrs. II
Leslie Carpenter, Mrs. +. NJ. KirlSus
Mrs. Robert II. Richards, Mrs. G. w
X. Forrest.
A display that will appeal to every
: feminine heart is that of silk hand
| p16S. SNthils6 bd6Ss DouuOlI caps dllt
negligees, with Miss Cornelia Draper il
charge. Her committee is Miss Mad
eleine Draper. Mrs. Christine Cause
: Mrs. Leroy Harvey Mrs. Cobb, Mrs
!, A. Felix du Pont, Mrs. Robert Pen
ington, Mrs. John Markell, Mrs. w
+. Curtis, Mrs. S. ID. Townsend, Mrs
: Henderson Wier, Mrs. Preston Lea.
The debutantes and the younger
! set will help Mrs. Irving Warner anC
Mrs. Josiah Marvel at the table wher,
hearth brooms, candles and hanS
wrought iron articles will be dis
, played for sale. The girls assisting
are Misses Jane Marvel, Mary Marvel
Elinor Vandegrift, Catharine Hilles
Polly du Pont, Victorine du Pont, Mar
garetta du Pont, Julia Elliott, Doro
thy Curtis, Catherine Armstrong, El
eanor Thompson, Alice Candee, Mar,
/, Stadelman, Julia Townsend and Sart
} Townsend.