MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEK
News About Books
From the Library
Sunday, June 10. 1358
With flower In plentiful sup
ply, the Medford Public library'
books on flower arrangement
circulate rapidly at this time of
year, according to Librarian
Helen Webster.
Numerous manuals are avail
able at the library which give
step-by-step procedures for cre
ating interesting and attractive
arrangements. A book planned
to meet the needs of every per
son interested in making success
ful flower arrangements, wheth
er expert or beginner, is "The
Complete Bpok of Flower Ar
rangement," by F. F. Rockwell
and Esther Grayson.
There are several chapters by
a number of nationally known
experts which give a behind-the-scenes
glimpse of flower shows
and tell the secrets that help
Dish Towef Brings
Success to Designer
New York (U.PJ Some de
signers win fame and fortune
with new looks in fashion. Pat
Prichard has wrung success
from the diki towel.
Miss Prichard, a pretty New
Yorker still in her 20's, is one of
the first designers to change
. dish towels from the sterile
white drying cloth to a gaily dec
orated bit of whimsy. Now, just
about everyone is in the act, and
the dish towel, 1956 version1.
isn't even a distant cousin of
those of a few years ago.
The towels come decorated
with spice jars, pots and pans,
poetry, knives, forks and
spoons, with early American
motifs, Paris street scenes, and
even with a scenic history of
transportation to brighten hub
by's evening of doing the dishes.
Miss Prichard said the cneery
designs of today's dish towels
are mostly the result of an over
all trend to more color and at
tractiveness in the kitchen.
USE NEW POTATOES
New York (U.PJ Try this
easy recipe using new potatoes.
Fill a casserole with cooked,
whole new potatoes and sprinkle
them with grated sharp cheese.
Place under a broiler until the
cheese has melted. Add a dash
of lemon juice and a dusting of
paprika.
The Alabama Extension Serv
ice says that the bases of coffee
pots and frying pans easily can
be wiped clean, if they are
soaped before using on outdoor
grills.
A solution of mustard and
water will remove odor from
jars and bottles.
win awards.
One of the newer titles is
Loret Swift's "Flower Arrang
ing Book." Mostly photographs,
with handy step-by-step direc
tions, this book is an invaluable
aid to the beginner. Another re
cent title, "Contemporary Flow
er Arrangement," by Rae Gold
son, ha3 a new approach to flow
er arrangement, considering the
relation of the art to modern
living, modern design and mod
ern decorating.
A color wheel of flowers,
fruits, and vegetables, with in
structions on using it as a guide
is the distinctive feature of Mar
garet Dodson's "Easy Guide to
Color for Flower Arrange
ments." This is a recently pub
lished book,- now on order for
the Medford Public Library.
There are many books that
consider the specialized aspects
of flower craft.. Of interest to
miniature enthusiasts is "Mini
ature Flowers and Vases," ar
ranged by Anne Ashberry. This
charming book with beautiful
photographs, will probably in
spire those readers who already
possess tiny vases to use them
for flower arrangements in min
iature and others to start col
lecting immediately.
Dried arrangements are cov
ered by Tatsuo Ishimoto in his
book, "Plant and Driftwood Ar
rangement." In the arrangements
are used just four basic ma
terials: living plants, cut greens,
weathered wood and stone. A
practical manual for women is
"Corsage Craft," by Glad Reusch
and Mary Noble. Every aspect of
corsage making fundamental to
the art is covered.
All the above books and oth
ers on the subject are available
through the Medford Public Li
brary and the Jackson County
Library system.
Camp, Auxiliary
To Hold Dinner
Colonel Sargent camp, United
Spanish War Veterans, and the
auxiliary will hold their last
meeting before vacation Sunday,
June 17, at 1 p.m. at Redman
hall on Apple street. The usual
potluck dinner will be served
and members are asked to call
Mrs. Josephine Widner, tele
phone 2-2225, about arrange
ments for the dinner.
Final plans will be made for
a skit for the stunt night at the
department convention in Eu
gene July 8 to 11. Also there
will be practice at 11 a.m. for
members who will attend the
convention, officers and the drill
team from Grants Pass will at
tend the practice.
All USWV veterans and their
families are welcome to attend.
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