Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 August 1947 — Page 23
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FRIDAY, AUG. 29, 1947
Illumination in the Modern Manner
Push-Button Era Brings
Beauty Is Teamed With Efficiency ONE OF THE brightest prom{ses of the push-button era is being fulfilled by lighting equip ment which provides better illumination and more attractive household effects. A flip of a switch, for example, teleages a flood of light from a decorative bedroom picture. Styl{zed motifs for the picture panel are hand-carved in glass for some fixtures; screen-printed on plastic for others. Panels are framed by enameled metal shadow boxes. Concealed behind the e are two 60-watt incandescent lumiline tubes which offer ample light for reading. A long cord’ hooks the light to a three-way control switch permitting the reader-in-
bed to keep the switch at her | |
fingertips,
» » . A NEW streamlined portable fluorescent wall lamp takes over functional lighting tasks in the household. When hung over a kitchen sink, for example, this horizontal lamp distributes light evenly bver the sink's working surfaces. A panel of frosted, ribbed glass shields the two 20watt fluorescent tubes. The flat, shelf-like top of the lamp gives a housewife a “window-sill” for her plants or herbs which won't wilt under “cool” fluorescent light. Another new fluorescent lamp, this time a midget pin-up, promises to light up a dark hallway, stair steps or dim alcoves. A curved glass panel diffuses the light from one six watt tube.
# » ” THE glare-free illumination of indirect lighting without the need for bulky glass diffusing bowls is the boast of a new electric light bulb. 5 This 200-watt powerhouse will convert a direct light fixture into an indirect unit. Frosted glass on the flat top of the bulb softens light traveling- upward. An opalescent coating over the lower half of the bulb insures even diffusion of light falling down over reading or wqrk surfaces. A new fluorescent bulb, semicircular /in shape, promises more decorative effects. One of these 18-inch-long tubes can be tucked under a half-moon shade on a desk or put into a pin-up lamp. Twinned, the bulbs form a circle under a lampshade.
Small Rooms —More Work
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set in shadow box frames.
PICTURE’ LIGHTS—New decorative lighis to han bed combine hand-carved glass picture panels with lumiline tubes A three-way control switch on the ong | cord makes it easy for bedtime readers to adjust the illumination
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wary eye at fabric inferiority.
appearing on the fabric stage. Upholstery fabrics now are being made of 100 per cent nylon thread that will add years to their
out by one mill is guaranteed not to shrink when laundered. Silks again are available in a large range of prices. Casement cloth, for example, can be had in pure raw silk.
cloth, which is expected to rise slightly, the price level is at a moderate stage. . Manufacturers have planned many co-ordinated lines for the homemaker who doesn’t require an interior decorator’'s assistance. The “Preference” line of the F. Schumacher Co.,
holstery and floor coverings in a co-ordinated motif that 1s changed monthly, It is available in a number of color combina-
Adams’. . The Moss-Rose firm has a line of correlated budget-priced fab-
The present trend toward, smaller
rics done in 16 colors. Two designs
durability. The faille fabric put |
With the exception of cotton |
for example, | presents drapery, wallpaper, up- | | California tradition of vivid color
tions and is exclusive here at |
Quality Fabrics Stage a Return To Help-the Homemaker With Decoration Problems
By JEAN TABBERT QUALITY-CONSCIOUS HOMEMAKERS no longer need cast 4 |
Manufacturers and designers are combining to produce exciting new lines in the home decoration fabric field. Materials that haven't been seen—in quantity—since before the war; imaginative ‘designs by top-flight artists, and many kinds of technical improvements are
By RUTH MILLETT
NEA Staff Writer VETERAN and his wife
THE were showing off their “dream house,” or, rather, a somewhat reasonable facsimile of it. It wasn't in ’ the neighborhood they wanted, they admitted In fact in wasn't in a neighborhood at all. Just stuck off in a treeless field, dignified by the builder as a “beautiful suburban lot.” Ruth Millett No school within walking distance for the children. No adequate bus service. The house Was just thrown together.
- IN THE first year of ownership, they had already spent money on extensive repairs. They realized that they would never get anything like their investment out of the house, but they -did have a place to live finally, and even at the price, they felt grateful for that. Yes, the veterans are beginning to get their dream houses. The lucky ones are, that is. But all too many of therh are getting the kind of “dream house” described. And it is to their everlasting
That is certainly conclusive evidence that the veteran is completely readjusted, that he has
giving him a break in return for
bedrooms, built-in double bunks for | are striped with gold or silver children and lower beds may save thread; all are available in mixexpense in building and furnish- tures of the 16 shades. In addiing. But it adds to the time and| tion, there are 16 plain tones in effort spent on bed-making, hous-| antique satin. (The designs are ing specialists of the U. S. agricul- done on the same fabrics.) When
ture. department remind homeplanners. Making beds by Pullman-porter methods is too strenuous for many women but is unavoidable with some of the new space-saving bed arrangements, they point out. At least 18 inches clear space around three sides of the bed is needed for convenience in making. : If a bed must stand in a corner or alcove, it should be equipped
"with good ball-bearing casters so
that it can be rolled out for making or for cleaning the room.
The height of beds also is im-|
portant for convenient making. The higher beds of a generation ago had at least one advantage— they could be made without stoop-
ing. Beds that stand 20 to 24 inches from the floor require much less effort to make than the newer low beds. : Moreover, higher ‘beds are handier when caring for a sick member of the family. The height of hospital beds is good evidemce of
Loaf Will Stay Fresh Longer |
PRODUCTION of bread that is more tender and which will stay
combined with each other, there is enough contrast to furnish any room completely and attractively.
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES We, the Women—
Veteran's Lot Is None Too Bright
Gardening—
By MARGUERITE SMITH FLOWER “arrangement” may be a fighting word to those who prefer to “stick 'em in a vase.” Granted that you may have too little time to do much else, Granted that any flower is beauty in itself. There still remain basic ageold laws .that man has found satisfying to his eye since before the day when the Paisley pattern or the Oriental rugmaker's intricate design expressed a uni. versal art, Here are a few of those rules. They were given to me by Mrs. Ralph Wikoff, 5525 E. Ra¥mond st, who prepared the bouquets in the accompanying picture. (Which do you lke ‘best—the arranged flowers or the bunch-in-a-vase?) “A good arrangement has rhythm, a feeling of restfulness and repose,” says Mrs, Wikoff.
flowers that appear "heavy,
credit that they can and do feel | lucky to have a place to live, un- | | der the circumstances.
given up all hope of his country’s |
his wartime sacrifice and service.
color, at the base rather than at the top of the arrangement, “You'll also try to get harmony —in color, design and scale. Bo
rather than stand two tall zinnias straight up with a tiny -@nnia sandwiched in between them, all in a straight line. “For a tall grouping, one that is just about one and a half times the height of the container is most pleasing to the eye. Or for a low, flat dish, one that is half again as wide. “Stems shouldn't crisscross — they distract the eye and spoil the unity of the arrangement, And the type of the container can add to or distract from the
! nias, the heaviness of pottery; while glass, which is light in feeldha nino indus. nl
Three Flower R's: Rhy
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“To achieve this, you'll put the’
whether because of size or dark |
You'll space flowers pleasingly |
beauty of- the flowers. For zin- | | der she uses indicates it is a cryo- |
thm, Restfulness, Repose Ao:
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HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR or in a "bunch"? Sandra Sue Thompson, daughter of Mr,
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Stars in Home | Accessories
home, aimed to dispel & household's, end-of-summer doldrums, camou= flage their functional uses wun graceful decorative effects in plastic, rubber and glass. "
Practicality
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Ln i a POSIES?—In an “arrangement” and
Mrs. Hugh F, Thompson, Gray rd., stands behind examples of a flower arrangement and a bunch-in-a-vase.
ing, is better for lacy blossoms like scabiosa, or for roses.” o . » a HAVE those large black (sometimes gray or yellow striped) blister beetles invaded your garden yet? Mrs. Walter © Hannah, Schleicher rd. found that rotenone “just drove them off the asters onto other plants” Even lead arsenate wasn't very effective. What should she do about them? : Oddly enough, T had just been told that Mrs. Narl Jones, 6400 Gray rd, had & most effective treatment for them. On inquiry, the trade name of the white pow-
| lite mixture, The neighbor who
tried a sample says it's almost magic. You can buy cryolite as
Distinctive clear plastic trays, for example, in a Chippendale design make removable table tops for curved lucite luggage racks. When twinned, the tray and rack under= score party service in handsome
style, Separated, the tray's light weight insures easy portage of | dishes,
The rack, in clear plastie or rich jewel tones, belies its delicate look with a sturdy construction that is
'|well able to take the weight of a
guest's heavily laden suitcase, Off duty, it folds flat for space-hoard~ ing storage. e
A new manufacturing process makes it possible to apply pebbled, crinkled or diamond-shaped designs
{to acrylic resin surfaces. One salad
bowl in clear crinkled lucite catches light like a sun-dappled mountain
{brook and adds fetching eye-appeal
[to crisp salad greens. ‘Other acces=
such or under a variety of trade |sories to benefit from this new de=
| names. Dusting when plants are
dry and during the warm part of the day seems to help, too.
” u ” NEW for lawn care—a weed-ing-feeding preparation that, with one application, kills broad leaved weeds and then stimulates bluegrass to fill up vacant space,
. » » WATCH your asparagus plants. What is apparently the third crop of asparagus beetles has arrived Rotenone, lead arsenate or hand picking is indicated. For if you
, let the beetles chew on undis,
turbed you'll have less asparagus next spring.
{verdant coloring.
[velopment in plastic are boxes, trays (and bathroom sets.
Capitalizing on the cool beauty
|of green foliage are new synthetic irubber coasters, precision molded in exact duplication of delicate (galax leaves. The rubber leaves | (which can keynote table. decora[tions) trap glass moisture in the
ridged veins that criss-cross their
surfaces. On the practical side, [coasters are promised not to oxi-
\dize, slide or mar furniture. And
they take to soap and water dunkings without losing any of their
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Artists Lend Talents To Fabric Designing Sundour House also puts out a | line of correlated fabrics. Both Moss - Rose and Sundour are | Adams’ exclusives, too. There are other complete lines of modern prints — hand-printed
satins available in uphblstery, drapery and bedspread fabrics; and a Hand-printed woven cloth, that has a quilted appearance, One of the most intriguing trends in the fabric field is the use of original designs by “name” artists. Most of the prints can be used in traditional as well as modern settings, even though they're coming through in the
and motifs. The prints add a contemporary note to a period room, either
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through their color combinations, fabrics or designs. Dorothy Liebes is creating designs for Goodall while Dorothy | Draper does a co-ordinated line of |
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upholstery, drapery and wallpaper prints. Barrett of Galifornia also produces “hand prints.” One, especially effective, is called “gentian.” It's" unusually attractive in red and gray on a cotton fabric. “Tearose,” ahother Barrett print, is a striking turquoise and brown design.
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resemble pie.
tionally runny filling of a fruit pie. crust, using a rich biscuit dough rolled thin for crust.
PLASTIC — A clear plastic
\ tray teams with a lucite luggage
table. The rack folds flat for
storage.
rack to make a handy service
Shoulder Bag Helps
7. hours are ss fresh as otherWhen You Travel
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FOR PEACH pie, an old-time pastry made with a little paking powder and milk becomes porous in baking and absorbs a lot of the juice. The lower crust is on the dumpling order but the top crust will| This seems a very happy compromise for the excep-|
Make cobblers with only a top The juice
| collecting in the bottom will pro-
vide a delectable sauce for ghe desse a lower crust is wanted, let
.| the juice soak in. The fruit flavor
should not be ruined by corn
! starch or flour,
” ” » OLD-TIME PASTRY FOR FRUIT PIE AND COBBLER . (For Monday dinner) 2 ¢. all-purpose flour 2 tsps. baking ‘powder 2 thsps. sugar 34 tsp. salt % c. shortening
.3 to 3 thsps. cold milk
Sift flour, measure and resift twice with rest of dry ingredients. Cut shortening inté flour with a pastry blender or with two knives until consistency is that of rice
grains, Add the milk and tof]
about lightly, then gently press it together until it combines into one lump. . Divide dotigh into two parts, one
shape as possible by rolling in all tions.
Fit into ple plate, and then add
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