Thanks TurquoiseDude and Westingman123
You guys are so sweet, and your comments just ramp up my feelings about Miss Harriet. As far as Melmac dinnerware, I grew up with the two sets you see here. Windsor Melmac in the "Rainbow" offering with two place settings each in pink, yellow, blue and white. The various serving pieces for that come one each in those same colors like a yellow lidded sugar bowl, blue divided serving bowl, white cream pitcher, yellow platter etc. My Aunt bought those through Jewel-Tea Company in about 1959 or 60. The other set is Royalon's "Corsage" pattern and that was purchased through an offering in Safeway grocery stores in 1964. That set was pretty comprehensive as it has lilac colored melmac tumblers to match, place mats that match the flowered pattern on the plates, matching glassware that put the flowered pattern on clear glass drinkware etc. I have always loved bright, "happy" colors, so these were always a draw for me. Westingman123, I hope you will find a lovely, colorful set of Melmac for your first set. Some people love it, others hate it, but I would recommend determining how "tough" you need your set to be. I've seen some really thick, heavy pieces that should survive an atomic blast, but they are heavy and a bit clunky. I've also seen some really thin sets that aren't worth bothering with but there are so many beautiful colors and patterns that run the gamut between.