The Washington times., 1927-11-18
"Junksnuppers" Take Note! NeW
Antique Shop Makes It's Appearance
More Society Women Join
Army of Their Sisters
Now in Trade

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/ lovers Of antiques and which is
! not only delightful reading but
/ tremendously useful to those who
/ have the collecting fever. | don t
believe it is generally known, how
ever. that it was the senior Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt who coined the
word She has admittedly gift for
"snupping" and says that one or
two Of her sons have inherited the
taste, Mrs. Nicholas LOn2wOrth, it
annears, has quite escaped the family
failing. hut she. after all, isn't Mrs.
Roosevelt's daughter.
The new antique shop, to return
To our muttons. is Mrs, Mccoy Jones
venture, She has a silent partner"
/ with her. who has lived abroad a
great deal. and has brought back
MANY rare and lovely fabrics and bits
or furniture from Europe. Mrs.
Jones is herself an authority on
aarlv American pieces and has con
trihuted many Of these to the stock.
'rhe two ladies have set up shop at
1898 Nineteenth st. in the mouse mat
was long the home of Mrs, \. ,. n.
Dutton. a cousin of Mrs. Jones. The
long Victorian "parlor' is used as
a saIesroom. hut with its fine things
artistically arranged. has much OF
the charm Of a honey drawing
room.
Another Recruit
Time was and not so very long
aco-when the fact that society
woman had gone into trade was
big news. Now, Of course, there
is veritahle army Of them. who
are successfully adVenturing IN
business. but still interest persists
in the careers OF those from the
world where one amuses oneself.
who have taken their places in the
workadav world. Mrs. Nathaniel t.
Halstead is one OF the latest-and
it's a very feminine vocation she
has selected. the handling Of fine
linens, always dear to women
hearts She is managing the new
Hanna shop in the Dupont Circle
Building on the site OF the famous
old Edison BRADLEY mansion, where
social history was made for many
years. Mrs. Halstead comes from
an old Canadian family of Toronto.
whose stores Of fine linen are
handed down from generation To
generation, SO an appreciation of
the lovely fabrics she handles Is
bred in the bone.
Coming to Washington as A bride
nine years ago. Mrs. Halstead found
the usual routine Of housekeeping
and entertaining beginning to pail
and last year she had an attractive
Gift shop. specializing in Canadian
handicraft. at the White Peacock.
Old FavOrites in New Roles
Then there are Mrs. Lee Renoist
and Mrs. William Burr Harrison. /
two genuine favorites in Washing.
ton. who have established them. /
selves at the Mimi shop. 1928 Con /.
nectiCut Ave, where they spe- !
ciahze in childrpn's clothes and |.
smocks. Moreover. with Christ
mas coming on. they have aug /
mented their stock with an engag,
ing line" Of gifts.
Mrs. Harrison is the widow Of
Col. William Burr Harrison. who .
was at one time assistant District |
Engineer. He went into the Army /
during the war and found the work .
so COnGenial that he remained In .
duty took him many places and !
it is only within the last year or
two that Mrs. Harrison has re.
turned TO Washington. her old .
home IN live. She and her daughter. .
Miss Mary Butler Harrison, have a
house at 1712 @ Street.
Mrs. BenOist was Miss Edith
Turner and is one of the disting
uished Turner clan which migrated
to Washington from st. Louis Her
pretty daughter, Nancie Renoist
who is in her last year at Rryn .
Mawr, will come to Washington to
spend Thanksgiving with Mr.. and .
Mrs. Benoist.
The British Amba ssador and Lady .
Isabella Howard left town today for
BOSTON to attend the MaNflower
celebration and will return to Wash. .
ingtOn on Tuesday.
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