I love this! I have some pretty glass drinking straws from my mother..The have a little amethyst colored shell at the bottom ..I suppose to take the cherry out of the glass.
I can’t find a comparable picture in search.
I found these under Google Images - "Glass Cocktail Straws with shells".
(About a third of the way down on the following link.)
Meg .... I remember pretty glass drinking straws .... I haven’t seen any for years.
It is so nice to have some of your Mother’s pretty things.