The Weekly Comet

Table Ware for the White House.—A supper, breakfast, dinner, dessert, and tea service have just been completed by Messrs. Haughwout & Daily, of New York, together with a full set of richly cut and engraved table glass, got up to the special order of General Pierce, President of the United States. The exquisite manner in which these goods are furnished would do credit to any of the royal porcelain and glass manufactories of Europe. When samples of European and American manufacture were submitted to Mrs. Pierce for selection, she expressed a decided preference for the latter, as being in better taste and more elegant. The dining service numbers 450 pieces, and the glass 55 dozen. The whole cost is $1,500.