Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 230, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1930 — Page 8
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MANY TRICKS ARE USED TO MISLEAD BUYER OF ANTIQUES
Sound Rides for Judging Are Offered BY MBS. WALTER L. EHRICH Written lor >EA Service Someone has estimated that the heritage of antiques in this country should be sufficient to allow an antique apiece for every tenth family in the United States today. This estimate is excessive, but the number of persons who can afford to buy precious pieces from out of the past is great. How to tell antiques? There are rules and sound ruies for the buying public. The English cabinetmakers were front to turn the legs of a chair in one fashion, those of France and Italy in another. The turn and direction of a flnial on top of a chair will place it in one country or another, or of one period or another, as will the Joint or turn of a leg. Certain combinations of wood and inlay were used by one country's cabinetmakers and not by another. Field Vast and Complex The field of antiques is vast and complex, but there has been sufficient research into the subject to start the antique buyer off with some compass. It is wise generally for the beginner to limit himself to a single line of questing, be it hooked rugs, glass, pewter, textiles or furniture—for the period of his initiation, anyway. There is so much to leam. Os certain articles and modes it It safe to say that they no longer can be procured, except insofar as rare collections come into the market, and that includes almost all authentic Gothic, early Renaissance and fourteenth and fifteenth century pieces. Many treasures remain from those centuries, but they are mostly in museums, or are held at high ransom by dealers and collectors. "Genuine?” Be Careful! A popular misconception as regards Sheraton, Adam, Hepplewhite, Chippendale ought to be unlearned. One can safely say that one can not buy a piece “by” any of these masters. They primarily were designers and not executors, and the number of their handiwork which can be traced with certainty to them is not large. The use of many artifices tn the making of bogus antiques approaches, but never equals the definable quality of a genuine antique. First of all there is the patina, the surface coloring on a fine piece of old wood that ages to the sheen and quality of satin. If enough genuine pieces are seen, this quality of surfaces becomes a primary guide. A genuine antique will warp in a certain way and will be worn honestly in such spots as usage induced. "Beetle Often Human* For example, the forerungs of a chair or table will 6how more wear than the under sides, and the interstices between where chairs were placed will show less year than where the feet touched the table. Wood does not shrink with the grain, but across it. The wood beetle is such an übiquitous pest and spares so few old pieces, that the faker in antiques uses his borings as one of his prime assets. But here again, a little scientific knowledge will guard the buyer. The wood beetle works underneath in the soft part of the wood, the human fabricator exposes too much. In a piece of genuine antique there can be seen the pinpoint holes where the wood beetle enters and exists, but the catacomb of dots which man-made holes shows Is not
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There are sound rules to guide the buyer of antiques, says Mrs. Walter Louis Ehrich (upper right), who is the wife of the head of the Ehrich Galleries in New York, and herself operates a well-known antique shop. In her famous collection of rare furniture are the Jacobean table and book shelf shown at the right, and the unusual seventeenth century American high chair, for a child, pictured lower right.
genuine even to the nature of the wood beetle. In buying antiques, look carefully to the underpinnings, look for fresh varnish and glue, sharp carvings which time would have smoothed, and examine the crevices in which dust should have become integrated into the texture of the wood. Look for Period Marks Many old pieces are reconstructed and the honest dealer sells them as such. If a piece is said to be of any style or period, look for all the marks of that period. Sound appraisal of antiques is a matter of deduction. The earliest high-boys stood on six or eight spindle legs and stretcher; in the later ones they were placed on a table of drawers supported by cabriole legs. Sixteenth and seventeenth century furniture was put together with pegs and hand-hammered nails and glue was not used. Caning, which came into service in the reign of Charles L was at first coarse and of loose mesh, and became finer and closer woven progressively. Those interested in clocks should know that tall clocks saw the end of their period about the end of the first quarter of the eighteenth century. In English furniture of the earlier centuries oak and walnut were the principal woods used, and mahogany pieces only come in strongly from about the middle of the eighteenth century.
PERSONALS
Mrs. John E. Long entertained Monday night with a bridge party at her home, 320 East Walnut street. Her guests included Mr. and Mrs. Russell Carlisle, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. De Witt, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Parrish, Mrs. Anna Long, Mrs. Charles Neth, Mrs. Nina Oldham and Mrs. Louise Hunt. Members of the Century Club will hear Mrs. Herbert Warfel, Plainfield, HI., present a lecture recital on "Highlights of Opera” tonight at a dinner meeting to be held at the Propylaeum. Mrs. Warfel was Miss Sidney Ernestine Hecker of Irvington, and is known widely in Indianapolis musical circles as a pianist and an accompanist. She attended Butler university. Club in Session Fayette Club will meet Friday at 3 in the parlors of the Fletcher American bank. Regular Meeting Slated Regular business meeting of Alpha chapter, Omega Phi Tau sorority, will be held at the Y. W. C. A. at 8:30 Wednesday night. Laundering Blouses To launder a silk blouse, roll it up in a bath towel after rinsing and iron before it dries out. This makes it look like new. Oiled Doors This is the time of year when the furnace heat may have dried out the doors and that upleasant squeaking begins. Everything should be thoroughly oiled monthly.
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6710. Lightweight tweed In blue and biege tones with facings of biege is pictured in this model. The dress closing at the right side, the fronts overlapping from the center. An extension on the left front forms collar and scarf at the neck etdge. The skirt is finished with a flare drape extension at the right side. Brown crepe is suggested for this style with facings in a lighter shade of brown. Cut in six sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure A 38inch size requires yards of 39inch material. To face the scarf portion and flare drapery with contrasting material requires one yard. The width of the dress at the lower edge with drapery extended is 2% yards. Price 15c. Boiled, Rice When boiling rice, you can save time if you use a big pot of water and drop the rice right into it. ' Drain when done. Early Gardening Long before it is time to plant, it 1s a good idea to plot out the kind of garden you want next year, study catalogs of flowers and choose which ones to order. Fresh tomatoes, peeled and quartered, alternated with quartered slices of pineapple, make an attractive and appetizing garnish for rpirlrpn.
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
CLUB MEETINGS WEDNESDAY
Literature department, Woman’s Department Club, will hear Kate Milner Rabb, who will talk on ‘‘Colonial Highways and Byways.” Mrs. D. E. Gruber, accompanied by Mrs. Nell Kemper McMurtry, will sing. Minerva Club will meet with Mrs. K. V. Ammerman, 4141 Ruckle street. Mrs. George Linting will speak on “Newfoundland and the Eskimos.’ Indianapolis Alumnae Club, Mu Phi Epsilon, will meet with Jane Johnson Burroughs, 1824 Broadway, at 12:30. Mrs. Joseph Gregoire is program chairman. Ten O’clock, of the Woman’s Department Club, will meet at 4417 North Pennsylvania street. State Assembly Woman’s Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Claycombe, 4247 Park avenue. Luncheon will be served at 12:30. New Print *|fj A navy blue fine silk, printed in bright blue, light green and beige aces of spades, diamonds, hearts and clubs, is made with fine fagotting in navy blue cloth on the bodice and skirt. Black Suede At spring sales of gloves, do not overlook the chic of black suede gloves, either in six or eight-button length or fastening at the wrist for street wear. Fruit Salad A different fruit salad may be made in the following way. Fill the cavities of canned apricots with grated pineapple and top with red raspberry jam. Serve with French dressing.
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Elegance Verily Is Skin Deep BY FRANCES PAGET ICODVriKht. 1930. by Style Sources) NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—The note of elegance for which this season is remarkable is verily skin deep. Not content with having frocks and outer frills keyed to a luxurious note, underthings are more lovely in interpretation. Crepe satins in creamy, mellow tones such as egg shell lavishly bordered and inlaid with Alecon, toast brown or darker in tone, are among the favorites glimpsed for gifts to one’s intimates. Peach, rose, beige, lemon, orchid and pastel blues are among the sliades rivaling flesh and making one almost entirely oblivious to the lure of white. Naturally lingerie has adopted the line of the moment and is cunningly cut to follow figure lines. Curves again are admitted —and acknowledged usually by inserts and cleverly devised ways of employing lace. Alecon and heavy laces such as Point Venice are invariably chosen in deep tones. Lace is introduced not only in yoke effects but in bandsins for godets and as an edging. Crepe satin seems to be the most tempting among the many dainty fabrics used, although flat crepes naturally have a niche.
BRIDGE PARTY WILL BE HELD AT CLUB
Monthly luncheon bridge party for women of the Avalon Country Club will be held at the club house Thursday. Monthly dinner bridge party will be given Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bushong will !>e hosts. Third party slated by the club for February will be the dance Saturday, Feb. 22, in celebration of Wastiington’s birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins and Mr. and Mrs. Bushong also will be hosts for this affair.
SORORITY HEAD
Miss Mary Murphy
Sigma Phi Delta sorority will install new officers at a meeting to be held at 8:30 Wednesday night at the home of Miss Helen Ard, 5250 East Washington street. New officers are: President, Miss Ard; vice-president, Miss Bess Peacock; treasurer, Miss Bernice Talkington; recording secretary, Miss Mary Murphy, and corresponding secretary, Miss Leah Eltzroth.
Americans Force Surrender of French Style Dictators
BY PRINCESS ALI FAZIL United Pre** Staff Correspondent PARIS, Feb. 4.—The French fashion dictators have been forced to surrender to the passive resistance of the American woman, and the short skirt will remain, at least for another season. The first style premiere, Jean Patou’s opening, showed a compromise between the extreme demands for curtailment of skirts by American girls, and the original
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Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley W. C. T. U. will be in charge of the program to be given Thursday night during “Friendship week” at the Y. W. C. A. The program will be called “Temperance Around the World.” Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, state president, will preside and introduce speakers representing various nations. Mrs. Trook Talks Mrs. Robert Mannfeld entertained members of the Alpha lota Latreian Club at her home, 5205 East Washington street, this afternoon. She was assisted by Mrs. G. T. Davis anti Mrs. S. Edwin Brackett. Mrs. Leoti Trook talked on “Problems of Institutional Children.” Call Business Meeting Miss Berneice Martin, 2539 Ashland avenue, will entertain the McCrae chapter at her home Wednesday nightt This is the monthly business meeting, and every member is asked to attend. Hold Pledge Services Psi Kappa Rho sorority. Alpha chapter, held pledge services for Miss Ruth Farmer at a meeting Monday night, at the home of Miss Helen Freil, 1109 Newman street. Holds Luncheon Members of the O-eswell Guild were entertained with a 1 o’clock luncheon today at the home of Mrs. George L. Stalker, 3068 Fall Creek, boulevard.
Gems issue OIETWMINGS Too Strenuous Reducing Diets Lead to Serious Results Statistics from all over the country show an alarming number of girls and women who are paying the penalty of reducing which are sponsored by ill-advised people. These slaves to their diet are suffering from many evils. Some have no resistance to the common cold, many have constipation and there are those who are in the first stages of tuberculosis. Overweight should be avoided but the diet in normal cases should be complete. The system needs regularly proteins, roughage, water and vitamins. The foods which have these elements are meat, fish, eggs, leafy vegetables, fruit and milk. In planning meals, desserts should not be overlooked. They fill an important place in the diet. Cakes, puddings, fruit pies, custards, ice cream and candy are a fitting climax to a balanced meal. Sugar sprinkled on cereals makes them more palatable and especially inviting to children. Many cooks have discovered the value of an old rule to use sugar in seasoning vegetables. Carrots, parsnips, tomatoes, peas and cabbage, which are rich in nourishment, are much improved in color and flavor by adding a dash of sugar during the cooking process. It does not pay to risk your health by denying yourself necessary food in an effort to reduce your weight to compare with that of another. Health depends upon good foods and good foods can be made more appetizing with sugar. The Sugar Institute.
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proposals of the French fashion experts, which were for “heavy armament,” Asa result, legs will be seen in the morning and afternoon, but will !be swathed in the evening. The ofi ficial skirt limits are: Afternoon : dresses, fifteen inches above the ' floor: sports clothes, seventeen inches above ground; evening gowns to the ground, with an occasional five-foot train. M. Patou stresses colors of pink, blue and anew watery green. The most startling innovation, however, is the introduction of extremely modest bathing suits, which give the feminine beach habitue the appearance of a prim boarding school miss. One of Paris’ most prominent dressmakers has made an even more striking compromise than M. Patou. Dresses of six lengths are prepared. As the shadows grow longer, so do the dresses. Buyers are extremely wary, however, recalling that earlier this winter they went too far in tae matter of skirt lengths, and suffered a buyers’ strike in America. Os course, Paris still sways the fashion world. But this year's styles prove conclusively that it is the American woman who actualy dictates how Paris shall cut her cloth. If knees are covered, at least calves will swing free, purely a concession to America. Entertains P. E. 0. Chapter F, P. E. 0., will meet on Wednesday at 2 at the home of Mrs. Hugh A. Johnson, 3138 North New Jersey street. .... . - Chapters to Meet I Alpha and Beta chapters of Chi ; Delta Chi sorority will meet on Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Eral Lovell, 951 North Tuxedo street, at 7:30. Auxiliary in Session Ladies’ auxiliary to the Caledonian Club will hold a meeting at the home of Mrs. William West, 5006 Winthrop avenue, at 2 Wednesday afternoon. Sorority to Meet Sigma Sigma Kappa sorority will meet at 8 Wednesday night at the Chamber of Commerce building.
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Bride-Elect Honor Guest at Luncheon Mrs. Marcus Warrender entertained this afternoon with a luncheon bridge and handkerchief shower at her home, 612 East Forty-sixth street, in honor of Miss Dorothy Stafford, whose marriage to George Pearson Smith will take place Feb. 11 at the Tabernacle Presbyterian church. A large green and white rose, in the center of the luncheon table, held the shower gifts. Guests with the bride-elect, included Mrs. Ralph Whitehill, Mrs. Henry Frenzel, Mrs. Morris Wadley, Mrs. George Lemcke, Mrs. Cameron Moag, Mrs. Francis Feeney, Mrs. Edson Wood Jr., Mrs. Frank Langsenkamp Jr., Mrs. George Hilgemeier Jr., Miss Betty Hereth. Miss Ann Timberlake, and Miss Elizabeth Banks, Memphis, Tenn. Colorado has the greatest average altitude of any state in the country.
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