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Shopping guide shows gifts of wealth on Fifth Avenue
A United Press dispatch profiles extravagant holiday purchases on Fifth Avenue from Tiffanys to Bergdorf Goodmans. It highlights a $198,000 emerald-cut diamond ring, a $1,900 gold cigarette case, a $290 sterling cocktail shaker, a $40,000 sable coat stand, an $8,000 chinchilla bolero, and a $180,000 castle dream plus other luxe items in upscale shops. It also notes a solo Navy flight by Lt Richard H. Stofan prior to advanced training in Pensacola.
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United Press
New York
Fifth Avenue
Tiffany’s
Tiffany's
Esther Dorothy
East 53Rd Street
Ireland
Catskill
Previews, Inc
Steuben Glass
Madison Ave
Abercrombie and Fitch
Madison Avenue
Navy
Marine
Richard H. Stofan
Andrew Stofan
South Professor
Oberlin
Fie
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Corry Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Pensacola
Fla