Thursday, December 2, 1971

ss

New. Heavy Crystal will 1”
| Sparkle Under Tree —

"A Wessel’ from. ‘which- ‘to.

, drink, Jiquid: was ‘one of the --

: : earliest, artifacts treasured
-byprimitive n man... :

At first Nature. provided
‘the’ drinking. vessel in the. :
“form d£- coconut « shelts;-
gourds, and: large egg shells.. -.
‘But.as:soon ‘as Man learned -
_. to Shape’ and fire’ clay and
~. Work: ‘metal he made’ elabo-.
“rate drinking. cups for hini=

“gel, “using ¢ even. gold. and:
: silver: ;

"Glass. as a ‘material: “fon

. - paratively- récent: -
“the Romans who first pdpii-

| -Larizéd non-cerémonial. .,

glass goblets.Not that'me-
_dieval. Europe: ‘used expen-.
Sive ‘glass. as. commonly as:

we.do: today.” Up until the
nineteenth century. liquids

__were also ‘quaffed from’:
” such’ “diverse vessels as:

curved. ‘horns, wooden

bowls, ‘silver or "gold: beak-.
ers, pewter tankards,

"ostrich. ‘eggs . mounted ‘on

” silver feet, leather cups’ in’

the: form of ‘a lady's shoe,

and: ivory’ and porcelain: :

* cups.

“ Most’ -of these “exotic”
drinking vessels have dis-.

<appeared in -favor of fine

- twentieth, century.” crystal, |

especially. in-stemware. A™

7 set of crystal stemware iS ~ like’ flavor, is a treat for

“always. a “pitt to: be. trea.
sured,” “Light. “shimmering ”
Off these lovely glasses sets . .
the. ‘quietly’ gala ‘tone: ‘that.

: feast,’ -
and even plain: ‘water tastes"
better from ‘a hand-blown
goblet. es .
- ‘The bign news in stemware

for 1972-is. ‘heft. ‘Stems are. -

- solid ‘and: ‘thick; bowls are
" ‘wider and sometimes false-

bottomed: ‘The glass, is

: heavier and: less fragile;
more comfortable to. the
, hand...
yo An accompanying holiday.
present could be some gift-
wrapped bottles of luxury
spirits to serve in the new, -
“Sturdy — crystal. *
for instance, mixed with

‘Campari,

soda- and ice in a_ goblet,
makes @ sparkling, garnet:

* yed-aperitif to-serve before.
dinner’, and the joyful color.
~ shows offthe beauty of the

crystal ‘to’ advantage.- An-
other idea for holiday giv-
ing is an elegant imported

vodka ‘liké Wyborowa: Wod-
ka from Poland, which is
fine for sipping straight and .
icy cold from one of thenew.
. larger, wider-mouthed: li-.
-queur glasses, Where’ the

aperitif is perfect for people .

who. prefer lower-proof ap-

petite whetters, the Polish -

vodka, with a dry martini-

THE LATEST IN CRYSTAL. fashioned heavier and thicker than in
special person. So does a cellophane-wrapped bottle of imported Polish vodka or the popular European
aperitif, Campari. Men in particular should appreciate the more solid feel of the new stemware. Crystal,

rT TRE |

from Bonniers, New York.

people who are igainst mix-

_ ing fine spirits with any-

_ thing...

The new thicker-stem- .
med glasses’can be found in

fine crystal. and ‘china de-

partments of stores almost _

everywhere. It’s almost
sure that your: lady in the

‘she’s got everything ‘al- aT

ready’ category hasn’t got
any of these — yet. .

May ‘people the’

“World over. share" o oo

WORLD

To all our friends
and neighbors

‘we sing a joyful
‘carol of holiday
wishes .. «love,
peace, happiness,
and togetherness.
Best Wishes’ from. |
_ the Management and Staff

Uplands Nursery _

’ Corner of Halliwell and Kalum st.

F Special delivery!
Ie sa friendly. message
brimming’ with the
" best of holiday’ cheer. We *.
» hope. this Christmas

BEST. WISHES FROM THE
MANAGEMENT AND STAFF -

past years, makes a brilliant gift for that