The Sweetser's Furnishings

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Mrs S - beside her hospitality revelling in the
handing about bric a brac and Syrian lilies
sent over to them her by his niece a pleasing strong?
element in church & society who is now the well
known wife of Dr Harrison Bliss of Beirut Coll.
Our own bijouterie seemed too familiar & common
after these musky curios of Turks & Arabs -- ? Syrian?
coffee cups - exquisite cologne bottles - bits of husk
"such as the swine did eat" faithfully described by
our enthusiastic hostess - fans &tc
?tals?
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