W O M A N 'S W ORLD
Furniture Arrangement Is Important
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By Ertta Haley
out your having to move chairs or
tables to get to them.
Large pieces are always placed
parallel to the walls so they do not
violate the basic lines of the room.
Upholstered chairs may be placed
at angles to add Interest while !
straight-backed chairs look well ,
placed against walls.
Try giving plenty of open space
between various groups within the ;
room for a pleasing, uncluttered ef
fect. I f a picture belongs to a cer- j
tain grouping, hang It low enough |
so that it becomes a part of its own
group, rather than a wall decora
tion In Its own right.
Tall pieces are usually placed
centered ugalnst a wall to add bal
ance to the room and still give it
plenty of space.
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NEW BRIDK moved next
* * door, nnd you should see the
beautiful furniture she hast But It
Just doesn’t look right, the way
she’s fitted It In the rooms," said
an acquaintance of mine recently.
Many people have such good
common sense about arranging
furniture, they need little or no
help. However, certain basic rules
applied to room arrangement can
help those who are a little weak on
knowledge of Just what Is right.
Balance Is the key to arranging
furniture properly, but the balance
may be formal or Informal, de
pending upon the rooms, the type
ni decoration and architecture
which each has In his home.
Tliero are some rooms which arc
io constructed that several ways of
arranging the furniture are pos
sible, while other rooms are lim i
ted in whut they permit.
Those people who want to re-
arrange furniture constantly show
they are buslcally dissatisfied with
how the house looks. Once a pleas
ing arrangement has been aahieved,
you'll be so happy with It, that
nothing could Induce you to destroy
the convenience, service and beau
ty of It.
Arrange Furniture Group
For Certain Activities
Furniture group, the phrase we
meet so often in Interior decoration,
refers to arrangements that are
part of a room. A conversational
group Is planned to take in several
people who Just like to relax and
talk readily. A musical group may
be placed around the piano or
radio to make these activities
pleasing.
Groups such as this are logical
and useful arrangements, and thus
contribute to the u tility and com
fort of a home.
All Sides of Room
Should Have Huhmce
A feeling of equilibrium Is es-
sentlul for giving a pleasing feel
ing. and this Is achieved by dis
tributing weight according to the
walls. Each should balunce the op
posite wail. Each should also be
balanced with equal weight on each
half. The highest part should be
centered on the wall.
When you have form al rooms,
the formal type of balance should
predominate. The centers of in
terest like sofas, secretaries and
fireplaces are usually flunked with
chairs.
With form ol balance, take care
that you do not have too many
TUTY MARRIED life has had
A but one real tria l in It,”
writes a St. Louis woman who
signs "M olly-O.” "That is, the
presence of my husband's mother
in the house, half the year. She
died last year. Before that, she
went to keep house for a widower
son in Florida every winter, came
to us in May and did not leave until
October.
A allm, cool dress Io slate-
blue shantung la Ideal for
sweltering days when you want
to look neat and trim . Silver
and blue buttons, starting at
the large neckline bow march
three quarters of the way
down the front which Is also
highlighted with skirt Interest.
The skirt Is slim In the back.
’’Gann was a sweet woman,
lovely with my children, and on
two occasions took a small boy
south with her for the entire win
ter. We never quarrelled, but at
the same time I never forgot what
I considered the injustice of my
husband's expecting me to have
another woman in my household
continually. She was an excellent
housekeeper and cook, and never
intruded in any way on our parties
or trips, but I am of the school
I that believps firm ly th at old people
don't belong in young homes.
"That brings me to today’s prob
lem. My oldest daughter is a
sweet, easy-going, great big girl,
who is m arrying a man in every
way suited to her; he owns a fine
old suburban house, inherited from
his father, and he and Carolyn
are already talking of the fam ily
they mean to raise. The problem
is his mother and father, who have
been living in the old house, Harold
charging them with neither Tent
nor taxes, and in fact paying a
nominal board. They propose to
stay, Harold wants them to stay,
For
pleating
arrangements.
How to Achieve
and to my distress Carolyn appears
effect is essential even within fur perfectly satisfied with the pro
Uncluttered Effect
One of the rules most often vio niture groups.
posed arrangement.
lated in furniture arrangement Is
Fireplace, bookshelves and radios
Threat to M arriage
that of free passageways. The door- should be approached easily with-
"Having suffered in-law troubles
most of my married life, I feel
justified in objecting strenuously
to this plan. I don't think Carolyn,
articles of furniture, as they w ill
make the room look stilted.
Inform al balance may be com
bined with formal to a certain de
gree because it offers relief from
strict balance as well as a certain
charm.
Eurly English, modern and ranch
type homes employ inform al bal
ance since the homes are un-
symetrical. The masses of fu rn i
ture need distribution so they w ill
give a steady, balanced effect.
-THE READER'S COURT ROOM-
It's a Transparent Mistake
1$ a Shopper to Blame
A man checked his suitcase at a
depot parcel room, receiving for
it a numbered claim ticket. He
For the Door?
didn’t bother to read the ticket—
and so didn't sec the clause that,
The front of a paint store was in case of loss, the check room
mostly plate glass—including the company was not liable for more
doors. One sunny day a customer than $10 Sure enough, the suit
walked in, bought some paint, and case vanished. When the man sued
started out. But, in a moment of for $200—the value of the contents
confusion, he aimed in the wrong —the company pointed to the $10
direction—and didn’t stop until he lim itation clause on the ticket. But
had put one foot right through a the court ruled that the man was
plate glass window! When the store entitled to full reimbursement for
”• . . devoted to the babies . , "
his loss.
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at 21, is in a position to forsee what
Is it "Trespassing"
it means. To have two old persons
To Visit Someone
at the breakfast-table, at the lunch-
table and at the dinner-table,
W ithout an Invitation?
seems to me as real a threat to
A farm er's son decided to pay a married life as any that could be
visit to a neighboring farmer. As imagined. Carolyn’s father is as
the youth pushed his way through easily imposed-upon as she is, and
a field of ta ll corn, the neighbor says to let time show whether it
heard him coming—but couldn’t see w ill work or not. I say, te ll them
him. Deciding the intruder was a now, that the house is Harold’ s
fox, the neighbor hastily grabbed and that he wants it, and oblige
sued him for damages, the custom a shotgun and fired — hitting the them to make some other arrange
ment, which they could, on modest
er protested that he had been con
terms, afford.
fused by all that glass and all that
sunlight. However, the court re
“ I know that in one of your ar
jected this excuse and held the man
ticles,” this agitated letter ends,
liable for the value of the window.
“ you say that families are better
The judge said that if a person was
apart. Your word w ill have in
able to find his way into the store
fluence with Carolyn and with her
he ought to be able to find his way
father. W ill you advise her?”
If He Mistakes a Window
out I
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youth in the leg. Later sued for
damages, the neighbor insisted that
the young man was an uninvited
"trespasser” and therefore had no
kick coming. However, the court
disagreed
and
awarded
dam
ages to the injured youth. The
judge said he was not a trespass
er “ because there exists among
farm folk, as well as among others,
an implied invitation to visit each
other.”
an evening than we used to pay a
good maid for a week, would be
extremely glad of the services ol
a "Gann,” who not only expects
no pay at all, but is as devoted to
the babies as their parents are.
Your sensible g irl wants a fam ily;
perhaps she is smart enough to
know that Gran and Gramp are
all ready-made to help her with
that family.
Live
and Let Live
Old Dice Sign
Poses Problem
1 She seemed to resent the bold
young American soldier’s ad
vances. Probably she was too
conscious of the noble blood that
coursed through her veins.
" I’ll have you know," she
breathed through an uptilted
nose, "that my father is an Eng
lish peer.”
"Good,” he exclaimed joyfully,
“ we’ve got lots in common. My
old man’s an American doc.”
Doctor Population Rose
In 1948, Census Claims
CHICAGO.—The nation’s physi
cian population increased 3,367 in
1948, the American Medical asso
ciation reports.
The census, announced in the
A.M.A. Journal by the associa
tion’s council on medical educa
tion and hospitals, showed 6,597
new doctors were licensed last
year and 3,230 died.
The council estimated that there
were 202,516 physicians in the con
tinental United States April 15 this
year. Of this number, 151,388 were
believed to be in private practice.
The over-all figure included doc
tors doing full-time research,
teaching, and administration. It
also included retired physicians,
interns, and residents in hospitals
and those in government service.
Save plumber’s bill. Try pouring
kerosene down the drain before
sending for the plumber to remedy
the stoppage.
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MAKES SEWING
MACHINES HUM/
Moths won’t like this. Go over
your rugs every so often with a
broom dipped in hot water to
which a little turpentine has been
added. This will freshen a tired
carpet and discourage moths.
It seems to me that the rising
generation in America needs one
lesson, it is to live and let live.
We raise our children to feel that
everything must be arranged in
the most pleasant and least re
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sponsible way possible. And the
When
making
peppermints drop
minute things go wrong—as of
course they w ill—there is the them onto a piece of waxed paper
ready divorce court, and a chance Instead of onto a pan. They are
to plunge into fresh mistakes and more easily removed from waxed
paper.
«elfishnesses.
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Some weeks ago, I went to the
According
to
modern usage any
wedding of an old friend's only
daughter. The girl has. and w ill kind of soup may be served in a
have, considerable wealth, and her cream soup cup in spite of its
farsighted father showed me the name.
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divorce settlement, signed and
When
whitening
shoes you can
sealed before the wedding.
In the papers, at about that time, keep polish off soles, if you wish,
was the story of a girl divorcing oy putting cellulose (Scotch) tape
her husband because, after three around soles while applying polish.
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years of happy matrimony, spent
When waxing floors, wax feet of
in F ifth Avenue shops, night-clubs
and beauty-parlors, she found her furniture. When it’s m o v e d ,
self headed for motherhood, and there’s less danger of scratching
in a fury went off to Reno, where floor.
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she is now.
Texas Community
Studies a 'Slogan'
-By W ill Bernard, LLB.-
A high-school student, riding a
bicycle on a sidewalk, struck a
pedestrian from behind and knocked
him down. The pedestrian later
brought an assault and battery ac
tion against the youth. At the trial,
the student argued that, while he
m ight have been a little careless,
he wasn’t guilty of assault and bat
tery because the accident was not
Intentional. However, when the
Judge learned that the sidewalk
was no less than 14 feet wide, he
decided that the youth had indeed
committed an assault and battery.
"Well, I’ve got nothing to com
plain about,” said the slightly
disheveled young man as he
'listened to another slightly di
sheveled young man describe his
ejection from a dance hall in a
lo u g h
neighborhood. "They
treated me all right.”
“ They did?”
“ Yes. They threw me out the
back door but when I told the
bouncer that I came from a very
good family he picked me up
gently, brushed me off, and es
corted me back into the dance
flail. Then he threw me out the
front door.”
Grandparents Devoted Sitters
Balance your fu rn itu re . . . .
•
Easiest way to smart fash
ion and the interest that var
iety gives to the wardrobe is
the separate blouse! Particular
ly dressy blouses are Ideal for
all sorts of Informal afternoon
and casual evening occasions.
•More and more detailing Is
creeping Into the blouse picture
especially on sheers, Including
nets and chiffons as well as the
other fragile materials. Metal
lic yarns woven Into sheers are
another popular and effective
means of achieving richness In
ornamentation. Choose the low-
cut neck or plunging neckline
lor dancing, and the more
classical but Just as feminine
blouse for contrast for other
occasions.
KATHLEEN NORRIS
W’ays should be cleared sufficiently
to allow for easy traffic. 7 he pass
ageways between furniture groups
should also be free for easy going
nnd coming, and an uncrowdcd
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Jacob Birnstein had passed
three months on the road, selling,
selling, selling. He finally arrived
back home and greeted his wife
warmly.
"Hi sye, old chap, it’s jolly
good to see you again,’’ she said.
"Nu,” said Jacob in consider
able surprise, "vhat goes? Vhat’s
de meaning frum dees Henglish
accent. Ain’t good, plain Ameri
can good enuff no more?”
"You reahlly must be reason
able, old fellow," she continued
in her affected speech. "Ahfter
awl, you must remembah that
we have a tiny Henglish baby
that we adopted. Hi just cawn’t
let him grow up and let 'im
think we don’t know how to speak
Henglish.”
You don’t have to heat up the
oven to bake meringue on a pie.
Heat a heavy skillet and turn it
jpside down over the pie.
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Buy a suction cup clothes hook
(the kind intended to fit on glass
Inside an auto) and stick it on side
of electric refrigerator or stove
(away from oven) or on any other
surface which won’t mar. It’s a
handy place to hang pot holders.
... gran ’ ma
LI F 1 A /C
■ « k w I O
that makes folks
sleep all nightl
Thousands now sleep undisturbed because of
the news that their being awakened night after
night m ight be from bladder irritation— not the
kidney t
hope so! That's a condition Foley
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IONE Y BACK.
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Watch Your.
Kidneys/
H elp T h em C leanse t h e Blood
o f H a rm fu l Body W aste
Your kidneys are constantly filtering
waste matter from the blood stream. But
kidneys sometimes lag in their work—do
not act as Nature intended—fail to re
move impurities that, if retained, may
poison the system and upset the whole
body machinery.
Symptoms mav be nagging backache«
persistent headache, attacks of dizziness«
getting up nights, swelling, puffiness
under the eyes—a feeling of nervous
anxiety and loss of pep and strength.
Other signs of kidney or bladder dis
order are sometimes burning, «canty or
too frequent urination.
There should be no doubt that prompt
treatment is wiser than neglect. Use
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new frienda for more than forty years.
They have a nation-wide reputation.
Are recommended by grateful people the
country over. A si your neighbor!
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DECATUR, Tex.—The city fa
To
darn
a
small
hole in a flimsy
thers of this community of 4,200
curtain,
cover
hole
with piece of
residents have a problem.
Dice players the world over white paper and "darn” it, stitch
have been crying “ Eighter from ing back and forth and crosswise
Decatur, the coer.:, eat of Wise,” many times with sewing machine.
Launder curtain and paper will
for years.
:ome off, leaving neat darn.
This is Decatur, the county seat
of Wise, and the local city council
would like to tell the world about
it.
But there is a problem. The
to the
aldermen aren't quite sure whether
they want to put their official ap
proval on the fame of this north
Texas town.
WNU—13
32-49
The problem hinges on a faded
signboard which has hung for
years near the railroad station
QUESTION: The plaster in our
here. The sign has proclaimed, to
front
room is very uneven in
one and all:
places, and in others there are
“ Eighter from Decatur, t h e real humps and ridges. Are there
county seat of Wise.”
any tools we could get to level
According to Mayor Syl Hard down the humps and ridges?
wick, the city fathers are faced
Are you going through the func
ANSWER: Wrap coarse sand
with deciding what to do about the
tional 'middle age' period peculiar
paper around a block of wood and
to women (38 to 52 yr».) ? Does tin»
sign.
For years, tourists passing by
the sign have had their pictures
taken—in crap-shooting poses. This
sort of "tom foolery” .doesn’t please
some of the residents of Decatur.
But some residents are pleased.
These include fillin g station and
restaurant owners who say the
faded sign and its well-known
slogan means more business from
Unfortunately, "M olly-O,” I am travellers who m ight not other
very much with Carolyn and Har wise tarry.
Mayor Hardwick favors a mo
old in this particular case. Here
is an amiable, unexacting girl tion “ that a new and bigger ’Eight-
m arrying an affectionate and easy er trom Decatur’ sign be erected.”
going man, with the prospect of He promises to “ put it where all
moving in with a loving couple of can see it—if the council approves.”
elders who sound pleasantly com
According to C liff D. Cates,
fortable housemates, too.
author of "The Pioneer History of
You seem to be the disagreeable Wise County,” the “ Eighter from
element in all this, Mollie-0. You Decatur” slogan is attributable to
‘never forgot the injustice’ of a this Texas community on the basis
situation that must have been a of historical facts.
real advantage to you, most of the
It seems Decatur became famous
time. Today's frantic young par among dice players because of a
ents, searching for reliable sitters, Negro g irl in Decatur who was
and paying these sitters more for named Ada.
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AILING HOUSE
D oans P ills
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it. If the walls are painted, they
will have to be refinished after
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in place of the sandpaper.
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