The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-09
Odd Stocks
Displayed in
Small Shops
Goods From All Parts Of
World Available in
New York.
BY HELEN WORDEN
Tines Special Writer

NEW YORK, July 9.-The little
~ shops Of New Yorks foreign
quarters offer strange and fascinat-
ing merchandise to those who Ike
the odd and unusual.
In the Hungarian herb shop at I1O9
Secondary, preserved ginger from
China, fragrant spices from the
Indies and French herbs for the
soup and sauce pot, are displayed IN
tall glass jars.
I've just got in fresh shipment
Of sweet lavender from England, q"
Joseph Gyomber, the proprietor,
said when I wandered in his little
store. The perfume of the whole
some English flower filed the room.
IT'S nice TO sprinkle in your linen
and clothes closets" he remarked
I find that it keeps away moths.
One of the best selling commod-
tiles in the herb shop IS sweet pa
pTika. My people come here 20 get
paprika for wiener schnitZel,' Mr..
Gyomber said. The quality Of pa
prika varies greatly, according to the
herb man. only the best is used in
Hungarian cooking.
Mr.. Gyomber also deals in curious
Chinese nuts, wierdly shaped beans
from Pc STA, pungent sandalwood
and patcnouly, a dried East Indian
leaf which is the basis of many
perfumes. It is very hard to find
outside Of India
Deals in Novel Gifts
Mittledorfer Straus' Peasant Shop
on the sixth floor of the loft build
ing at 245 Fifth-av is a treasure
spot for novel wedding and Christ
mas gifts.
At first. the place, which extends
over an entire floor. seems a hodge
podge of odds and ends. But the
more you look, the more you see of
things you'd like to own. My mag
pie spirit runs wild at Mites. He
does all his own buying, has a flare
for finding distinctive stuff, ana
literally commutes between New
York. France, Italy. Spain and the
Orient.
Mr.. Straus came back last winter
from Bombay with a fascinating
lot of East Indian handwoven and
hand-dyed fabrics. On another
trip, he went to Majorca and
bought out the peasant glassware
of the island. The huge amber and
mauve flower vases, slightly irregu-
lar in shape and little uneven in
texture, were terribly smart and
not expensive. A friend bought a
dozen from Mittie for S12.
The Bazaar FTancaise at Coo Sixth
av also features peasantware. This
IS a useful address If you're looking
for those nice big French earthen-
ware casseroles and copper pots.
know a woman who fitted up the
kitchen in her country home with
these peasant cooking utensils. II
was the brightest and most cheer
fm spot in the house.
Spanish Goods Offered
On Lenox-av above 1IOth-St may
be found Spanish books, Spanish
perfumes, toilet soaps, combs,
sEaWls and caStanetS.
The popular Spanish scent is
"SuspirO de Granada" The per-
fume is heavy, sweet and exotic. It
comes in four sizes and costs from
81 to $50 Basque berets are S1.5O
to 50 and the lace mantillas run
from IS up. Also worth buying is
the Spanish CASTLE soap, which Is
sold by the bar.
Mr.. COuphopolis, BOG w. 4Oth-st,
specializes in goat milk cheese and
ripe olives. seasoned with garlic and
spice. from the Greek islands. His
Greek Parmesan cheese, dry. sharp
and delicious. can be grated and
used to advantage with spaghetti.
Erb'S Sweetmeat Shop. $50 E.
S6th-st. is the only place I've found
in New York that sells hopjes, the
hard coffee candy, so popular in
Europe. Hopes are made in Hol-
land.