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PRACTICAL
HOMECRAFT
Accessories Are Vital The Long And Short Of It...
In Home Furnishings
BY CHARLES ACKERMAN
It was termed a “pure”
San Francisco, THE home as well as the plan if the modern pieces were
Wardrobe
in good design. This "pure" redects A effect, of course, still is being woman's personality.
used, although mostly for such Style Consciousness used interiors as offices. But, for the home the strictly functional to extend only to clothing, decor is giving way to Com- with home furnishings bination modern and tradi- being a conglomeration of tonal "Great Grandma's favourite In homes decorated in the hassock"
traditional manner the formula and assorted works in reverse. Traditional chairs, lamps and draperies rooms are brought up to
date which were acquired with with such accessories as Chinese paintings no particular planning. But tables, contemporary
and modern use of colour in -women no longer are. fabrics and paint. satisfied if the house has. sufficient furnishings-now they want them in good taste and up to date.
and
With carefully chosen well placed accessories. a dulf room Can be brightened
or
stylish but cald interior.
Flexibility,
There are no hard and fast rules to follow in choosing the ecrrect accessories for the home.
But two general principles help a woman to smarter decorating schemes:
one
A MODERN THREE-BEDROOM HOME. It has an attractive exterior with the garage extending its
long low line, and a well-planned interior.
By Joan O'Sullivan
warmth can be added to # 1. It is important to "under- accessorise" "to avoid clutter.
TAIRS are beautiful
perverse. instance, For "objet d'art
would add When you're upstairs, while cicgance, beautiful pieces no matter how left the kitchen light on, or many you're sure to recall "you" rare or lovely-would make a room like a museum than a forgot to lower the light
under the asparagus. Get.
The trend today I decorating and choosing accessories for the home is to achieve a crisp feel- ing, blending traditional pieces of furniture and accessories in contemporary settings.
Use of Accessories
home.
2. Each accessory you choose
up
to.
should stand on its own in de down, and it's for sure you Modern furnishings
be sign, can
texture and function. A have to dash back giver.warmth by accessories such lamp, vase or tray should be see the kids or hang up us vases, ash trays and lamps able not only to stand OD its your coat. No wonder, EO 10 meljow the room. When
women many modern furniture first was used, chosen to fill a certain need all-on-one floor house!
prefer the the effect created lacked arly to be placed on a specific table perical Such and tended to be with a special group. United cold.
Press,
merit for design, but it must be
On today's page, we pre- sent two versions of this popular style. One has a
Something Different for garage that adds to the
the Dinner Menu MUSHROOMS, liver and. To prepare an interesting new
ong, low line. The other is shorter but, from a home- making viewpoint, is equally éfficient.
TRELLISES ON EITHER SIDE of the front door enhance the entrance of this house, while a large picture window under a charming white wood gable roof gives the design quaint, country charm.
The
The house in the top both storage space and a work garage, equipped with Ib. ground veal and 1 c. ground bined into an excellent main cooked ham, packed, with 2 picture. should satisfy
the Is, set back from bench, dish.
tbsp. quick-cooking tapioca, the requirements of those · front of the home, so that part salt,
To serve 4, have 1 lb. beef liver sliced, and cut slices into strips 14-in. wide and 3-in. long. Blend well 4 tbsp. dour, isp. salt, and 1⁄2 tsp. pepper; reserve 1 tbsp. of seasoned flour. Roll liver in seasoned flour.
Melt 2 tbsp. butter in skillet; add liver and
brown. Blend the reserved tbsp. sen- scned flour with ta c. water. Add 1 boullion cube and a 4-cz mushrooms (buttons or sliced) with liquid, tbsp. lemon julge. 2 tsp. brown sugar and 14 tsp, onion juice.
Lin
timmcc
crush-
cd pineapple, drained, and who are seeking a modern, of it acts as a side wall for the pineapple juice. Mix thoroughly three-bedroom home. Well rear porch..
The design comprises. 21.557 planned inside, it has an cubic feet. exterior that attractively
brick Shape into loaf on baking combines
veneer, sheet. Sprinkle top with 2 tbsp. wood siding and cedar brown sugan. Bake at 350° F.
shakes. for 1 hr.
For a good pot luck" dish, cook 14 c. elbow macaroni in boiling, salted water; drain and rinse.
2
The other home shown here is a two-bedroom plan for small family.
Built-in bookshelves pro-
Step. inside and you walk vide storage in the spacious
into an L-shaped living-dining living area and act as combination. The dining room room divider, separating is so situated that the two areas Brown 1 lb. ground beef and this room from the entry can be
The used separately.
in a little hot fat. Add 2 6-oz.
3 chopped, medium-sized onions hall. Another wall is taken living room bas Pumerous decorative possibilities, and
tins tomato sauce and cook up by a huge fireplace, while gently for 15 min. Add a No. a third lets in light and ould be especially attractive
Add to liver in skillet and stir. 302.tin kidney beans (1-2/3 c. sunshine via a picture win- flowers are growing in constantly until thickened; sim- undrained), 4 tsp. salt, a tsp.
pepper, 1 tsp. chilli powder.
mer 15 min.
Cook 1 8-oz. package noodles according to package directions:
add 2 tbsp. butter.
Το serve, put noodles in border on platter, and liver in centre,
Pour into a greased 2-qt. cas gerole and springle 1 c. grated cacese on top... Bake at 375° F for 20 min. Serves 6.
-ALICE DENHOFF
CREATOR OF THE WORLD'S FIRST ELECTRONIC WATCH
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the "planting box outside the picture window. A built-in desk adds The dining area is part to the efficiency of the rooms, of the kitchen. Here, two while bookshelves, windows look out on the partition in the entry area, and fireplace, arc decorative back porch, which can be a reached from a door in the assets. kitchen work centre. There The kitchen has a breakfast is also access from the nook and a pantry, two "extras" sure to be appreciated.. All kitchen to the basement
facilities are within easy reach. stairway.
There's a sice entry from the kitchen, end, as an added bonus, it includes a storage closet for tools.
''
...Both
Sleeping quarters are on the right side of the home, set away side of the
bedrooms, on the left house, have good from living and working sec- tions. Each of the three bed closet space and there's a linen closet in the hall. There's TOOTES is well equipped large closets, and both side storage room for finens in the
bathroom, too, bedrooms have windows ar-
ranged for cross ventilation.
with
Heating facilities are located The bath, nearby, contains near the fireplace wall for eco- fboth 2 vanitory and linen nomical construction.
closet, with # second linen closet located just outside in.. the ball"
This design comprises 11,321 cubic feet.
GARAGE 22+0°x 21'>2*
PORCH
JPINING ROOM 18-3"x-5′′
US
KITCHEN
LIVING ROOM
HALL
BEDROOM
THREE BEDROOMS and a bath form the right wing of the house on top of the page while living room and kitchen-dining area complete the floor plan.
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STORAGE FEATURES in the two-bedroom plan include large bedroom closets, a pantry, a dining room china closet, bookshelves and a desk in the living room.
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By W. W. BAUER, M.D.
ALLERGIC ?
not be done, then the physician attempts to immunise, the patient by infections repeated at inter-
which may cause ur pre-allergy from clothes, cosmetics, well as to those inhaled Stomach vals over long periods of time, cipitate allergies is formatsals handled in industry, and intestinal disturbances are often several years. High per midable and discouraging. household cleaning products, common maltestations of aller centages of success are obtained Substances which may pro- furs, dyes, or practically any gles due to foods; in infants, by these injections when, faith- duce allergy are called aller- substance which he touches. gens.
food allergy commonly manifests fully pursued by the patient, but itself in the skin inflammation success cannot be expected by Allergies may
cone
from known as eczema: Contacts with off-and-on erratic co-operation drugs, most commonly those substances in industry most com- on the part of the victim. Allergens may enter the body taken by injection or appiled to monly produce skin allergies. In- by being swallowed through the skin, and those based on halation of dusts and moulds foods, drinks or drags. Under animat or bacterial proteins such may cause the breathing symp. Often it is necessary to employ this heading may come such as perums and vaccines. In toma to predominate foods es milk, fish, poultry, egestines past, anti-toxins have cheese, wheat or other grains, given rise to allergy and may meats, fruits, vegetables. Among still du so but to a much smaller itchy bumps on the skin which pation and Immunisations. In re all these it is often difficut to extent because of their higher come and go, and are popularly cent years, drugs karwil as anti- find the specific offending sub purification. stance...
"Allergens may enter the body
also by being inhaled through
dust, fumes, pollens, or moulds.
Finally, dilergies can come
combined methods such as re- come and annoying striction of diet, change of occur The commen
known as Hives are usually due histaminic drugs have given re- to allergy from internal sources, Let to many patients who have either food or bacteria. The been unable or unwilling to avoid place which allergy plays in their allergens or to undered Im headaches is somewhat obscure. munisation. The antihistaminica In this category come the three from within the body where
are combated by first used in adequate doces are highly Allergies ore varieties of hay fever, none of there is a centre of focus of Anding the cause if this is poss medication Many of them de- potent drugs,.. unsafe for bolt- ible. A person may be sendtive which has anything to do with lection, bacterial in nature.
press nervous functions, such as hay and seldom produces fever. Asthma is a doep breathing to more than one allergen 2nd co-ordination and some relider- In the spring, it is tree pollens, disturbance due to spaims of some unfortunate Individuals
whee when the patient sleepy and therefore, to a number, and grassca; in the autumn, the prevent the easy expulsion of the
machine processes or when pollens of weeds. Inhaled air. Hay fever is usually it must efter be removed from during a car,
Allergens may also affect the due to inhaled substances, contact with the patent or the body by extermal contacts. A asthma, particularly in children, patient protected against contact personinay have contact may be due to allergens eaten as, with the allergen If this can greatly helped by his physicia
in the summer, pollens of graos al muscles in the lungs which we / ths been identite.reado in tha", presence 3001.
Ankallergic person can be