The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-04
Shop Hopping
with JAXoN

the minutes, hours, and days are
flying even faster than time, anc
it says here that Christmas is com
ing. In fact | have it on personal
that Santa Claus ar
rived by bus the other night, ane
then TO top everything off. saw
him get out of big red cadillac
and shake hands with the Mayor
How times have changed. Wonder
what he got on trade in of tn,
old sled, treindeer poweredl.
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The people down IN Guatemala
are weaving lacey little blouses
with fascinating designs today
because long ago some visiting
Missionaries were so shocked TO
see the Guatamsian ladies in the
altogether from the waist Up,
and draped them in their own
mosquito MEETINGS the only
fabric available at the moment.
The natives being artistic little
folk. copied the mesh as near as
possible on their looms and add
ed their own designs.
Before go off again, I'd lust
like TO mention that these were
seen at the Garnett Studio 81
1915 South Street where Betty
Garneti has some of the smart
est custsmalan Skirts, biouses.
one and two piece dresses.
Jackets. shirts. and oh
could go on forever that
this Shopper has ever seen.
The clothes are all from the
famous Msyatex Looms and
from Rigsls's new and sophisii-
Gated designs and beautiful weav.
ing. I'd like TO go on record also
as having observed that the ma.
terials in these things are far
superior TO any ! have ever seen.
And then you should see the
eoiors but do go in and see
for yourself. Another thing about
this charming place! u is en-.
tireIy open to the spacious yard.
and the tropical foliage and land
sesping is from another world.
am told that this spot was
formerly a very we'll known
horticultural garden. Don't for.
get, The Gsrnets Studio at l0ls
South ST., will open Thursday
December 6. There's . treat II
store for you.
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TO an already marvellous CO
lection of cookbooks, dating frol
the eighteenth century to the ds
before yesterday, has been addei
by way of good friends though
fulness. a unique volume Gale
OPERATION VITTLES. It's
book OF recipes made up by Il
wives Of the occupation forces st
toned in Germany There, mar
fine cooks of many nationaliti,
seem to have gathered togethe
and OPERATIONS VITTLES
the result. One longs to try ia
Apple" to take flier vii
Chicken Galahki, Country &c
tleman" and "Heaven-Knows-W VIII
Chicken, and scores more. v
salute the good cooks in German
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Pop can say Orchids 10 YOU
TO Nom at Christmas with a trv,
Orchid Plant from Maggie Zim
merman,s Garden and Laws
Supply Co.. and Nom can repl,
in kind - we'll almost and buy
him . new REQ Electric Lawr
Mover. Might be Junior woUls
even lend a hand once in a Will,
with one Of those in the family
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When all the rest of as are eel
brating Christmas on Decembt
2Sth. the folks up in Rodanth'
North Carolina. viii be waiting (,
Old Christmas, their Christina
which falls on January Sth, the Ey
of Epiphany. Then they win roal
oysters and watch for the vii
Bull of the Hatteras TO appea
Each year he energies from n
woods, paws the ground. and snorl
al those who didn't quite measur
up during the past year Or that
what they claim in Rodanthe.
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II you have relatives up NORTH
and who hasn't, gift from
little old Key West, with a
tropical flavor would be sp
preefafed. South Seas Git shor
has the most adorable fans. o.
carved ivory and hand painted
silk, and of Lakewood. The teak
wood ones wsft q wonderful
scent as you wave IL. reminiscent
Of South Sea- Islands. Other love,
iy gift items with The Key Wes'
look are fhe Mahogany bowl,
and accessories. Highly polished
70 . soft pssins. they would b
appreciated in any CLINE.
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Toy manufacturers have es,
mated that the child popuiatio
under fourteen) has gone up MOI
than million over last year. B,
il won't 60 UP 50 fast if the new
tvpe TOYS catch on too well. 7