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Harvard Freshmen

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, U.N.s0.
The average age of 951 freshmen
entering Harvard University this
fall is 10 years and months. The
youngest member is IS years 9
months; the oldest 36 years 10
months.
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his grandmother. Her age was
102 years, four months. The only
present with which Weber wants
to celebrate his one hundred and
first birthday is a bottle Of beer.
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Women Poker Players

NEW YORK G.N.SO.-Nineteen
of the 20 women arrested in a
poker-game raid gave fictitious
names and addresses, police discov-
cred as they made a check-up be-
fore the scheduled trial. All the
women were paroled without bail
after their first court appearance.
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Art Brings $780, 62

ENGLEWOOD, N. 1.-THE $775,-
900 contents of Gloria Crest,
former sumptuous home Of Count
and Countess Stefan PonyatoVsky
and known as the white House
of Englewood," brought a total Of
$109,262 in an auction on the
premises.
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HERO GETS NEW SWORD

doesn't lose his sword right away.
The bronze statue of the Indian
fighter on Capitol Hill for years
has been mutilated by small boys
who broke his bronze sword. So
the latest sword is of steel.
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HARTFORD, Conn. U.N.S0.
Col. Thomas Knowlton, Revolu-
tionary War hero who led the
Connecticut Colonials at the
Battle of Bunker Hill, is armed
again. And officials hope he
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24O Better Quality
BOYS HEAVY
SHIRTS and SHORTS

Regular 39c Values
Fall and winter -
weight garments. T..
Ribbed rayon mix
lures; athletic
shirts; plain or but EACH
confront shorts. Sizes Is to "a.
(s6) BOYS CORDUROY CAPS
in windowpane checks. R0
For boys of 8 tc Is. csc 01G
(6O JUNIOR BOYS SWEATERS
with Upper. Fancy striped pat
terms in pure worsted. n ~
Half Upper front. Sizes. .o9
26 to 30. 1.95 value
(2O JUNIOR BOYS Upper Leg
erette bottoms. Red, blue 00
green, navy. Sizes .09
to 9. 2.49 value ......
(l9S) BOYS "BELL" PAJAMAS, two
piece style in broadcIoth and flan-
nelette Sizes to 49, "a
100 to $50 values, Slight 3G
irregulars ..............
(2) BOYS ALL-WOOL BLUE MEL
per. Size 8. Were ~
3.49 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
"a BLUE CHINCHILLA OVERCOAT
with leggins and cap. - ~
Size T. ZS
4.98 value ............
a. BLUE SERGE SAILOR SUIT,
one short and one N ~
longies. Size 0. ASA
SOS value ...........
a. SNOW SUIT, ALL A~
wool, dark blue. Size 3. .AS
1893 value ...
90 WEEDUROY STOUT
KERS; brown; q ~
sizes IS, 16, IT. W.
O PREP ovERCOAT, all-wool in
popular gray Belt - RR
missing. Size II. -
Sc Is Bo yTs9SS
all-wool. sizes to 10; = Xxx
belt missing. CTS value.
CID "G-MENS" SWEAT @~
SHIRTS. in orange. grey a0@
and blue. 74c value
(2O0) NOR BOYS WASH
SUITS: fall style with ~~
long sleeves. Sizes to 8. wSSR
soc value ~ ~
Goldenberg'S-Main Floor
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FURNITURE SPECIALS

FURNITURE SPECIALS
(6) OCCASIONAL CHAIRS with
plaid covers ano spring = ~
seat. SOS 0.7%
G BEDROOM SUITE, solid maple.
2 twin beds, dresser ~ M
and chest. oIe77
1895 value $3.50.
N TWO-PIECE BED DAVENPORT
SUITE covered with rust tapestry.
S $500 opens t" bed 6Q.75
a. MODERN SOFA, sagless con-
struction, brown az "a
tapestry cover. S0.94
So O. cH HfsSr OF DRAWERS, maple
finish, durable con- ~ M
struction. TBS 9.~
t2j MODERN LOUNGE CHAIRS with
high backs and re- IN 40
verstble cushions. 1900
a. MAPLE END TIA - ar
BLES with double tops. Z.S0
(21 FOLDING CHAIRS, ~
yellow frame. red seat NY
and back SOS value
"a OTTOMAN of stick reed with
red keratol cushion - ~
top. sos Z6/
value ....
(2J MAGAZINE RACKS, a ~
solid maple, two sec n
tions. 495 value 49,.
80 SMOKING STANDS, ~
chrome decorated; red or &c
0raon 40
az TELEPHONE STAND AND
STOOL; enclosed cabi- q m
net, walnut veneered. 6.S
Ao'"O value
(6) FINE TABLES-Radio, drop leaf,
book trough and end tables. WAL
nut tops, bone-white - ~
legs. sos & va
values
Goldenberg'S-Fourth Floor
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LINEN SAVINGS

(38D MERCERIZED TABLE a
NAPKINS; in white and col 0G
ors. 121ac values, each
(5) LACE TABLECLOTHS; slightly
soiled. All-over designs. Y ~
Ecru color. Size 70x90
and TOXIC. 1876 values.
CAD HUCK TOWELS; sec
onds; in all sizes. 10 and OG
121ac values, each ..........
(43 YdS.) MERCERIZED DAMASK
Of fine quality. slightly A.
damaged. "a inches wide. VIC
79c value. yard ..........
(8) EMBR Old E r E D COTTON
BRIDGE SETS; one 36x36 07~
cloth and four napkins. 0/G
soc value, set ...........
(11S) TURKISH TOWELS, heavy
double thread quality; FA1
seconds. Csc value lZ2C
STANDARDIZATION Floor
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NOTIONS

(24) LAUNDRY BAGS, I'M -
bleached; regular 39c A0G
i2sS SHOE BOARDS, reduced
from 39c to ..............S NC
(36) GIRDLES that sell A@
regularly for soc. ......... XSS
(36 Hanks) ASSORTED an
YARNS, CSC value to be ~SSG
closed out at ..
s 81 n 1 a 5snsa Zoe
/. sse S.,a ANGEL CREPE for 29c
cleanup Observation-Disclosures.
s - s5r5 5os. 55s FLOSS pc
(2O) RHINEST ONE ~
BUCKLES that sold for soc SG
to CSC. Choice " .
Goldenbero'S-Main Floor
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Friday Specials in
PAINTS and
WALLPAPERS

WALL AND WOOD - A0
GLOSS PAINT. 3.7S val Z.47
ue. Gallon ...........
BLACK ROOF COAT 70
ing, $50 value .|7
S gallons ..............
HOUSE PAINT of stand IN
ard 1893 quality, O47
SdllOn
FLOOR AND DECK M
ENAMEL, regular 1.59 .Z
value, half-gallon .....
VARNISH STAIN. quick ~
drying. Regularly 1.59, .11
p gal ................
WALL PAPERS, in room ~
lots, COM NV
S S SSS so7 WALL 3qc
Goldenberg S-DoUnStdirS
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OF Excellent BrOadcIOth
White, blue and
fancy patterns. Col An
lar attached. Pleat- SSG
ed sleeves and back. Wv
Fast colorS. Sizes IA to IT.
(272) MEMS PANAMA o.
COAT and PANTS from vSSG
200 to 800 suits. Each =.
(72) MEMS SWEAT E@-
SHIRTS in grey or white. O9G
1S PSI Pairs, MEMS FANCY SOCKS
in novelty patterns. Sizes ~
10 to IL. MOG
14c value OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
(24D MEMS MOGADORE a.
TIES in the popular stripes. &C
i4s) MEMS SHIRTS AND DRAWERS,
Chalmers and Utica makes, winter
weight. Long sleeves, an
ankle length. aye
69c value ..............
O2D MEMS COAT ~
SWEATERS, part-wool in SG
grey and brown. 1.l9 value
O49 PairS) MEMS WORK GLOVES
of heavy cotton; 0R
solo regularly . for S5c
for 15c ........
(9S) MEMS LUMBER q ~
JACKS with upper and .09
two pockets. 200 value
(39) MEMS FUR FELT HATS
with snap brtms. Brown 90
tan and grey. SSG
200 values "
Q5 MEMS MACKINAWS, ALL
wool quality in plain n on
795 values
Goldenberg'S-Mdin Floor
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(15) CARPET SAMPLES, m -
size 18x27. 100 40S
tsaS CARPET SAMPLES, 90
sizes 27x36 and 221ax36; S6G
200 and $50 values .....
(S) ADMINISTER CARPET SAM
PIES; sizes 221ax7z and ~ 0R
27x72; ATS value. with Z.90
bound ends ........
80 ADMINISTER RUGS, sizes 6x9
3 s 3s,, 9! and s s :5'' OF 1885
"a FELTED RUG, size n AZ
9xl2, in figured design. 6.S0
1895 value ........
~ ADMINISTER RUG, size 9x21
IT. Magnificent ORR "a "a
entail design. $500 04.OO
(al ADMINISTER RUGS, extra size
9x15 #. 40 "a
Regular $3.50 AS0O
12) FELT-BAsE RUGS, -e
size 4l2x6 it. $50 value; 30
seconds
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I9c to 29c
CURTAIN MARQUISETTE
40 and 45-inch fine
marquisette in 3 to
10 yard lengths. u
Colored dots and
other STYLES. Yd.
INDIA PRINT, size. 2x3 IT,. hand
blocked. For bedspreads 10
and Grapes. LIZ
RAYON CURTAINS. Crown-tested.
Extra wide. Slight irregu- no.
lars Of 1893 to 2.9S values. 77S
WAsHABLE FIBRE WINDOW
SHADES In SzS cut 90e
TAPESTRY WOVEN COUCH COW
ERS in beautiful! pat q a
terms of green, red and s0@
DRAPERY FABRiCs-HALF PRICE!
Large assortment of damasks, linens.
crashes and rayon taffetas. Some
actually priced at less than half
price.
GoIdenher0'S- Third Floor
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Unbleached, heavy, "a
close-woven quality,
80 inches wide.
Makes long-wearing q -
bedwear. YD.
QO BEDSPREADS In rayon satin
and Celanese. Size 90xl08. Rose,
green, gold and q 01
blue. 4.95 0.ol
oil CANDLEWICK BED u m
SPREADS, size 84x105. .Z9
1.95 values ...............
(3S) COLONIAL BEDSPREADS in
rose, blue, gold and q a.
green. Size S1x105. .%9
(72) MLESS BLEACHED
SHEETS, size 81x90. Sec Ia
onds of 100 o%G
90 CANDLEWICK BED n A
SPREADS, size s4x1o5. Z.4@
(3) TAILORED CELANESE BED
SPREADS, extra large, Il 90
90x10s, 9.95 q. 90
value
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(21s) FINE PERFUMES in the IA
vorite doors.
15c NJ
values, each ................
(25 BOxes) woODBURY'S FACIAL
SOAP, regular - a.
zoe q for 1oR
seller ..........,..
C3sO Cakes) TOILET SOAPS of
39c for &R
values ....
(35 BOttles) TOILET A~
WATERS Of popular quail ~SSG
ity. soc value .......
s s s., ye %s1NS for BOTTLES 24c
(325 PINAUD's EAU DE m-
QUININE HAIR TONIC, SIC
73c value ...........
(42 Jars) NOXZEMA SHAVING
6 ssAA"' 3 for 22c
O6) DJER-KISS TALCUM "a
POWDER, regular 100 aye
value Observation-Disclosures.
C325 PEROXIDE CREAM, sold
regularly for NC
19c ...................
e CREAM Nj famous sc age
value Observation-Disclosures.
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Tailored curtains Of - -
open m IS h mar RU a
uuisette with ap- w"O
pliqued and en- ~
broidered borders. Pain
For regular size windows
(5OO) CURTAIN SAMPLE PIECES,
"a yard to yard lengths. Nets z
and other weaves. For sash DC
curtains and doors. Each.
(5O) POINT VENISE WINDOW
PANELS, 40 inches wide, q O.
pa yards long. 1.l9 value oG
(35O) MILL LENGTHS Of filet and
open mesh nets. SO to AZ ~
inches wide Worth % to 9G
39c yard. For Friday, yard
(45) SASH CURTAINS with -
colored ruffles. &c value, DC
pair ....... ....... .....
Goldenberq'S-Third Floor
Evening star., 1936-11-19
N eedS of
"COlOrless"
Skin Vary
Undertones Govern
Choice of Makeup
Shadings.
Star Stan Photo.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.


WE DECIDED yesterday that the
first factor to consider In choos-
ing cosmetic colors is the skin itself,
then the hair, then the eyes. Let US
study this further.
Suppose you have Q very clear, fair
skin with little or no shadings or tones
in it, the sort Of skin that Is often
called "colorless." The clear. bright
reds in rouge and lipstick should be
your choice. When I say clear, bright
red, that doesn't necessarily mean
screaming" red. It merely means
that the red should not have an under
tone of yellow or Of blue. And 50 far
as the screaming" quality Is con-
cerned, that can easily be controlled
by restrained application. A natural
shade Of face powder is your choice,
too, almost neutral in tone, so that it
does not give the skin powdered"
look. You may find the shade you
need labeled cream, beige. light
rachel or natural. depending upon the
name the manufacturer chose as his
identification mark. But If you know
the precise shade you wish, the shade
name doesn't matter.
Next let us consider the skin with
yellow undertones. 1t may be light
creamy tone or a deep tawny shade
and there are face powder shades to
echo the depth as well as the tone of
your coloring. You'll find powder with
q yellowish cast to it ranging from q
light ivory shade to an ochre and sun
tan shade. Rouge should have the
yellowish or orangey cast to it. There
are light coral reds and deep spanish
reds.
Then there are the "rosy" complex
ions, skins in which pink seems to pre-
dominate. The pinkish shades OF pow
der that the French seem to prefer are
ideal for. this type, rosey or blue-rose
shades of rouge and lipstick. Light
raspberry rouge, as a rule. has this
tone in it. The plum reds so popular
today are usually good, too. particu-
larly for the darker skin with the
pinkish undertone or blue-red quality
in it.
You'll find that your own skin
changes with the seasons. In the Sum-
mer, when the sun seems to emphasize
the yellow or brown undertones, the
suntan or yellow red or orange shades
harmonic better. In the Winter the
blue-reds are better. because as the
suntan wears of the skin becomes
fairer and the pinkish tones are more
noticeable. OF course, there are some
creamy compilations that need the
yellowish tones the year round and
some pinkish compilations that would
never look right in the suntan rouge
and powder shades.
Evening star., 1936-11-19
Evils of
Souvenir
Collecting
Teach Child Looting
Is Same as
Thieving.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

BY ANGELO PATRI.
WELL, back again. Did you have
a good time?"
Fine time. Mr. Cary took us all
over the place. We saw everything.
I even climbed up on the lions at the
big front door. We had lots Of fun"
And did you like the engine
room?".
Great! And look what I got"
Where in the world did you get
them?"
From the dining room. We went
through it and the tables were all
set and everything, and Specs said
Let's each take q souvenir So each
fellow grabbed something. got
these"
Are you telling me that you took
those two spoons from the hotel din
ing room?"
Whats the matter with that?
silver pepper shakers. 1t was all
right"
How do you make that out? Those
things did not belong to you, and you
knew it. You stole them. 1t was
stealing. You were thief and-I
can't believe it, You were guest
and you stole silver from your hosts
It is unbelievable.
"It wasn't stealing. We took them
for souvenirs and that's different
from stealing"
mot in my mind it isn't. Here.
Wrap those things up in this tissue
paper. Pack them in this box. And
write note saying you are returning
them because they do not belong to
you. And you mail that box and that
note before you eat your dinner this
night. I-never-never-hurry. Get
those things out Of here"
The idea that one can take what
| ever one can carry away from hotels,
ships, museums monuments, gardens
and take of the curse by calling the
loot souvenirs is self-deception. TAX
ing other folks property Is stealing
and nothing else. Teach the children
Just that.
Souvenirs are loot, and looting Is
thieving. The souvenir hunter is In
the class with the pilferer who robs
gardens, parks and hen houses. How
seemingly respectable people can rec
oncile such behavior with their stand
ards of morality is a mystery. Yet one
person laughingly shows two fine
young turkeys. Lifted them from
Nabob's farm. He's going to supply
my Thanksgiving table and he will
never know it." One points gleefully
to a planting Of little trees. "Just
picked them up along the roads.
Thousands of them planted on the
banks" Incredible as it may seem,
one high-principled woman proudly
displayed an old mantel restored and
set in her country home. Found it
in an empty house, you know. Just
carried it Of. I find lots of precious
stuff that way-old pine. old hinges
Just keeping my eyes OPEN"
AL or a piece, this souvenir hunt
ing. this casual picking UP. It Is bad
business. A bad example for children.
A bad habit for older people because
such loose thinking and its consequent
behavior lowers the moral barriers
that divide honor from dishonor, error
from Righteousness.
(Copyright, 1e36,)
Evening star., 1936-11-19

dressed weight, total cooking time.
Add additional stock from time to
time If necessary, basting every IS
minutes. To brown the breast nicely.
reverse the position Of the turkey and
roast 1t on its back for the last half
hour.
Serve with giblet gravy. cranberry
jelly or sauce and pureed chestnuts.
Watercress and radiShes make pretty
garnish for the dish.
A S TO the dressings with which TO
- stuff Mr.. Turkey-here are two
that add wonderfully to the flavor and
deliciousness of the bird:
PEANUT DRESSING.
1 cup cracker crumbs.
% cup shelled peanuts, chopped fine.
"a cup heavy cream.
2h2 tablespoons butter.
Onion juice, lemon Juice, salt, pep
per and cayenne.
Mix ingredients well together and
stuff fowl. Recipe must be increased
according to size Of turkey.
WILD RICE AND OYSTER DRESS
ING.
Saute the chopped turkey giblets In
Il cup butter. with - cup chopped
onions. Add to this Ia quarts Of
oysters and let cook until their edges
curl. Add to this mixture 3 cups
cooked wild rice, y cup chopped cel-
cry, 3 tablespoons chopped parsley.
minced Glove of garlic, / Y teaspoons
salt and y teaspoon paprika. Blend
all well together and stuff turkey.
And here is your menu-on the
elaborate side. Tomorrow We shall in
vestigate the intricacies of Thanks
giving dinner for the kitchenette
housekeeper, which will necessarily be
on simpler and less expensive scale.
But this one really upholdS the biggest
and best traditions Of New England:
THANKSGIVING DINNER MENU.
Honeydew melon.
Oyster Bisque. Toast Melba.
Celery, Olives. Radishes.
Roast turkey. stufhng. Gravy.
Cranberry sauce.
Chestnut puree.
Roast sweet potatoes. String beans.
Endive salad, French dressing.
Cream cheese and chopped chives balls.
Crackers.
Pumpkin or mince pie.
Macaroon ice cream.
Nuts. Coffee. RaisinA
And after that one, turn down all
La -
soda, start the electric pads muzzle
the door bell and telephone-and relax
If you canl
Evening star., 1936-11-19
BY BARBARA BELL.
N AFTERNOON outfit t

A N AFTERNOON outfit that will
n carry you through to Spring,
~ that's what this is. Under q
n fur or cloth coat it's just the
thing for bridge. casual dinners, con-
certs or Sundays at home. That
softly flowing revers on the blouse and
the well fitting peplum in back is just
what the mature woman needs. Then,
too, with its open front and adjust
able belt fastening in the back with o
buckle, this blouse easily solves the
problem of maternity wardrobe. And
you couldn't ask for . simpler skirt
pattern than this one, cut In two
pieces with two pleats folded into the
front panel and stitched down half
way.
It would be lovely with q velvet skirt
and satin blouse or in two shades Of
silk crepe or to be more practical the
whole outfit could be sheer woolen.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1853 IS
available in sizes IA, 16, 10, 20, 40, A,
A and 46. Corresponding bust meas
urements, 80, "a, SO, 80, 40, ~, A and
46. In monotone, size 16 t34). re-
quires AZ yards of 39-inch material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide, which
Is easy to understand
Send Is cents for the Fall Barbara
Bell Pattern Book. Make yourself at
tractive, practical and becoming
clothes, selecting designs from the
Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to-
make patterns. Interesting and ex-
elusive fashions for little children and
the dificult Junior age; slenderisins.
well-cut patterns for the mature ng.
ure; afternoon dresses for ths most
Evening star., 1936-11-19
Manners
of the
Moment

THERE seem to be very few men
left in this great country of ours
who still believe in the old maxim,
ladies first. The place where we no.
tice this the most is at the subway
or street car turnstiles. If you
strike a turnstile at the same mo-
ment that a man coming from the
other direction strikes it, you are up
against a battle of strength It's
simply q matter of who can push the
harder.
And the man wins every time. 1t
isn't fair.
Now We have all the sympathy in
the world for man. In fact, we're
very fond of him. And we wouldn't
insist that he stand by while a whole
bevy Of girls f1ocked through the
turnstile. Nor would we hold it
against him If he slipped by while we
were fumbling for our nickels. All
we ask is that when he sees single
girl with her nickel ready he give her
right of way. And if sometimes he'd
let two ladies through before he
tackled, we'd sing his praises for
evermore. JEAN.
Evening star., 1936-11-19

at the idea of any one looking askance
at them because they did not wear .
wedding ring.
AS to your second question. as to
whether an old maid can be as great
a woman and as much respected as
her married sister, of course she can,
and is. The list of old maids who
have achieved fame in literature and
the arts and who have headed causes
is endless. Florence Nightingale.
Clara Barton, Susan B. Anthony,
Frances Willard are only a few Of
the old maids who have performed
great services to the world. There are
thousands of others who have given
their lives to mothering humanity in
stead Of their own children.
A ND In just ordinary everyday life,
= who are more beloved, who are
more useful than the old maids?
Somehow they seem to just fill in the
chinks in life and do all the things
that other people leave undone. In
every community it is the Miss Marys
ana MISS Sa1lyS ana MISS F2nnyS WHO
start the movements for cleaning up
the town and who run the garden So
cieties and the libraries and get up
the subscriptions foE the lecture
courses and philharmonic concerts.
And in how many families 1t Is the
old maid daughters who take care Of
the old father and mother after the
other children are married and gone!
1t is the old maid sister who mothers
her widowed brothers children until
he marries again. It Is the old maid
aunt who has job and not husband
who helps out with the rent for some
poor sister or brother and who edu-
Gates the nieces and nephews and
gives them their start in the world.
Oh, believe me, Estella. we couldn't
do without old maids. They are the
salt of the earth. Nobody but fools
jibe at old maids nowadays.
Evening star., 1936-11-19

her dinner guests at stunningly ar
ranged tables, is now one Of Washing
toms best informed dealers in old sill
yer and other household appointments.
"When selecting a profession, do
whatever you know most about, wheth-
er it is removing an appendix, riding
show horses or playing the piano.
Mrs. johnson advises. She herself Is
an example of her own theory, having
in the last five years created a busi-
ness out of a knowledge Of wood, glass,
silver, porcelain, pewter and tapestries
accumulated in 26 years of being a
Washington hostess and browsing in
European shops. Just as at her own
parties, Mrs. johnson, the business
woman, still sees to it that implements
on dinner tables are major works Of
art as well as tools for eating.
Catering to a growing tendency of
the public to collect old silver, Mrs.
johnson has on exhibit some of the
rarest pieces of silverware in the world,
loaned by internationally known deal
ers and collectors, and also pieces that
she herself has acquired.
A Paul Lamerie repousse kettle
and stand made in London in ISL
Of great value and highly insured and
seldom shown-is part Of the exhibit.
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MRS. JOHNSON will let you see
cleaning coffee pots of periods
all the way from Queen Anne to
. George II, and the earliest known
sauce boat, made in 1876. She will
inform you that the finger and
hunting knife era in the technique
Of taking food apart was followed by
the earliest known spoon in 1870, and
will search out the oldest spoon she
has on hand, seal spoon made in
to be given to children when they were
chriStened, and that on the handle
end is a seal bearing the initials Of
the new born.
MY aim is to offer things of re-
strained taste and exquisite work.
manship to persons who want to fill
their homes with them," Mrs. johnson
explains. She was raised in New York
and came to Washington when she
married Charles Johnson, of a we'll
known Eastern Shore of Maryland
family and they have lived in their
charming house, where she now has
her treasures, ever since.