Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 November 1950 — Page 32

rend To | Amateur CanProduceHo ‘Game Rooms| Revealed Tartans Popular

For Decorating

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 — This] country is currently “going game room happy,” a new survey of] _ home decoration trends reveals here. ’ A sudden upsurge in consumer demand for decorative fabrics suitable for rumpus room atmosphere leads’ to that conciusion,/ according to Margaret Riley, president of the Home Fashions league. This demand, widely fioted by retailers throughout the country, may be due to “parenthood propaganda, aimed at keep- ° ing children out of cars, off the streets, and in their homes at night,” Miss Riley said. “Story-telling prints that provoke conversation lead the present record volume parade,” Miss Riley said. They are also ideal ~ for children’s rooms, and dining ‘yooms in any period or interior. ~~ “Teen-age girls particularly approve the new ‘Lady Godey’ print. It has a large dramatic pattern inspired by the timeless

For Soldiers’ Barracks

__for youngsters. The three major of housing at sonre permanent inthrough

. should have these tones, and in- rages facing the street, picture teresting fabric textures and windows which face on what ultiprints. Convenience as a ‘meeting mately will be a tree-lined court- sald. place - for teen-agers can : achieved by means of a basement, garage or Spafe-room. 2 “The average homemaker can

and a heating system which feeds hardly wait to move in. warmth through the floor. ‘seem Gecorate 3 garmcrion Bester Color. outside and in, is as far calls for chartreuse accent.” sively. A soft drink or snack bar {rom military drab as -possible. Miss West says men at the field of unfinished pine costs less than Responsible for color planning is have a choice of one, two, three $25. New water repellent fabrics Beatrice West, a local color con- and - four-bedroom apartments. are important. Black patent leath- sultant, who up to now has been Even a trainee stationed at Wester piped with Chinese red, char- giving the brightening-up treat- over only a few weeks is eligible treuse and brilliant blue cloth ment to houses in private projects. to move In, she says. comprise excellent coverings for, Miss West maintains that where . bar DE Curtains of A mass of homes foliow the same Color Inside, Out washable plaids and florals can general design, bright color is the - Typical color scheme for an be made for about $8.” |easiest and cheapest way to give exterior begins with a mediumCA : green asphalt shingle roof. Siding, either clapboard, wood or asphalt shingle, is of a similar green. The trim Is “warm white,” a creamy white. The accent color, on doorways front and back, is either banana yellow or coral. | Rose, cerise, ming and regency blue, copper and chartreuse also

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schemes. Color pervades the interior, too. Miss West says even John Dougherty; the architect in charge of the project, had misgivings when he first looked at some of her color schemes, “He thought mavbe for a New "England project, I ought to be conservative,” she said. “I told him it was about time New England gpt its mind on some color besides barn red.”

Foods Plentiful

For November

Here is plentiful | 1950 | : Fruits and Vegetables: Apples; ! cramberries: cabbage, carrots, onTrish potatoes,” sweet pota-

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Florists Group

IF THE storage furniture-you son, ton. So. if you-like ‘oysters, have now is just what it was Meeting Set enfoy_ this wonderfully simple 2 ; a 3 . ; treat. i five years ago, it's time for a__ The November meeting of the

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JustLike-Home' Look Ahead

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UP)— Some of the nation's fighting men (above).

co-operation coral or banana yellow doorways

look and sort of shudder,” she “Then they take a second

be yard, closets ‘with sliding doors, and third and comment they can| They | to go for the plan Wwhich|

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Gifts for Tree and Home With Merry Paint Br fts for Tree ome With Merry Paint B : By JEAN TABBERT MAKE MERRY with the paint brush, and you'll reap a merry, inexpensive - Christmas in return. : The know-how is supplied by "© Peter Hunt, noted Provincetown artist.—A little carpentry -. and hand-painted designs in __the simple folk art manner do the trick, he maintains. “You don’t have to be a trained artist to make ornamental candlesticks from the

legs of a broken-down table or a miniature peasant village

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from chunks of wood.” Mr. Hunt says. ' Old woden boxes, dime store

tins, boards and plywood are the raw materials the artist suggests. His ingenious ideas < include a stylized tree of plywood set against a foyer wall. He decorates it with “angel” candleholders, made of old chair spindles. This is excellent: for the apartment too small for a traditional evergreen. :

Punch. Bowl Mugs IF YOU'RE giving an in- _ formal party, bright paint and i Corrie 3 Star design will transform Firewood box . . . "tied with kitchen . pans into ‘gay punch a painted red ribbon bow

* Plywood figures . . . for Christmas tree or chandelier drops.

firewood box (pictured) “tied” with a hole drilled ‘in the cenwith an enormous painted red ters make the candleholders. ribbon. Then brushwrite The gift box in the same “Merry Christmas” across the photo is constructed from a top. cheese box or other wooden To make the plywood figures

bowls and tin mugs into glamorous drinking cups. Start your Yule decorations

fashion plates published in Lady's goon may be looking over their new quarters and commenting, ‘outdoors, Mr. Hunt advises, © TAKE OO rir container. Flying angel motif Goday’'s Book, under the editor- «weil! Home was never like this.” . & with a gay and welcoming wn rst a it ne on the lid and the border —deship of the crusading Sarah Jo-| The way Uncle Sam is arranging things, barracks at some As front door panel. For his own, P paper. 1x signs all are painted with the he Hal ) " ! i 2 2 : : plywood, then reverse the pat- 0 emsv-to-do stroke sep ale. military posts will be as up-to-date as a model house and colorful as! $d BW he uses a plywood panel painted {oo "0 sha other half of the y : “When the game room is coed, zn interior decorators studio. All of. which ‘should ease the mind | EE ey red and fastened. to the door goyre After cutting one ply- The model illustrates the way the Rew plaid called ‘Mary Jane ,¢ any mother worrying over ‘Her ie nes = > with four brads. : wood angel or snowman with it's done. The bluebell design Plaid’ is acceptable to both sexes, .,, |iying ii drafty and drab 2C? fNouse individuality. 5. It's. ornamented With a , jigsaw use it to trace the She's drawing is based on the particularly since men’s fashions ga, ters her first try at individual bar- wreath and “Merry Christmas” next figure. step-by-step combination of a have been decreeing tartans.” This n sie touch is hot. goME racks. : The bluebell. design shown | in. easy script of several for- The ornaments will grace a simple tear-drop stroke, heavy . Si 3 homey ouch 15 I IAAL? . ein tanguages. Window boxes retts wie at one end and trailing off to a a. 2iVen 1 Ailitary reserva- r i ree prettily or make drops f : Bright Colors to be given all mifitary Teserss Wives Cheer (left below) is based on the can be painted with flowers, 3 8 Dretuly a ops for thin line. . The petals are two Miss. Riley's report for Better tions. A bitl passed by On gTee Miss West says she hasn't yet simple teardrop stroke. Candle- ireaths, hearts, whimsical The artistic candleholder Curved strokes, combined so the Parenthood Week contained a for- two years ago i my had a chance to-test the service- holder (right below) in angel de- angels or whatever your fancy (pictured) Is an angel, would Dlossom is head down or stand- : ® n "OVIAed ) % . . . . ’ . i 4 mula for creating a game room SPEINg. | man reaction to such things as $190 Is a paint.it-yourself | dictates. make a delightful Christmas D8 pert and straight.

Christmas gift, and the gift box = oo. Ornaments inside, give - git Phe folk art decorations — Heart-Shaped -Stamen

factors, she disclosed, are vibrant stallations, kitchen walls a holiday air with wood’ fi e 4 . in Wt color, music and convenience as with private builders. First base#o 454 window-trimming, because '° another easy-fo-do present | cut-outs of gingerbread men oe a aakure the i span uz & meeting place. These are es-get the just-like home look is .. _ .. o _| idea. | and other cookie shapes. Paint asic brush strok p SE . Leaves : : ne . only ( partment-like resi asic brush stroke. and the heart-shaped stamen pecially important for the teen- Westover Field, Mass. them molasses brown and ; f d in thes fund agers, she added. Moders-Desi dence has been completed. = “frost” with white wavy lines. Drawer Knobs Re on sale Nunca “Psychologists tell us that the Modern Lesign : But she already has heard from “0, Personalized MAKE THE plywood cutout is NY as with. vellow clear colors, such as red, yellow, Architecturally, the barracks some of the wives of men sta-| “« BS the same way the figures are o lanai mal and blue are stimulating,” the re- are a combination of ranch-house tioned at Westover. sh | _ SENTIMENTS IN your own done. Then shape a board for ° omens and green leaves make port continued. “The game room and colonial design. They Have 8A-| «ost of the wives om] - o [handwriting make gift crea- the base and nail the angel to 2° authentic color selection. A

small water color brush is the best type to use.. More detailed information on designs and —numerous other suggestions for fun-to-make gifts and decorations are included im a Transformagic booklet prepared by Mr. Hunt. It’s available at local DuPont paint dealers.

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truly - personal. Try a it. Old wooden drawer knobs

Bluing Stunt { A little bluing added to starch {when dark blue hues are to be |starched will eliminate the .white masking or streaking that is Isometimes apparent. Try adding a little tea when dark browns are to be starched.

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Variation on Theme

This is the season to begin {serving ‘cranberries and chicken. {A fine variation is cream of |chicken soup, and cranberry jelly’ and cream ' cheese sandwiches.

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Preparations

For Painting All Walls Must Be Thoroughly Cleaned

{lot of fun, besides.

sidergd. Before anyone

must be made.”

First, advises Mr. Arnold, the ‘size of the room should be measured to determine the amount of measure ments should be brought to your dealer who will be happy to ine form you exactly how much paint you will need. He can also tell vou if you require more than one

paint needed. These

coat,

Then, before any painting is started, all tools and equipment should be. acquired. You'll need a clean dusting mop to go over all the surfaces. Any paint job can be ruined when the walls are not free from dust. Kitchen walls, which may have grease on them, may be washed with a cleanser, A stepladder should be bought orf borrowed for high surfaces. It foolish to use makeshift are on tables. Too many are injured each year when their haphazard sup-

rangements, piling chairs

port collapses,

Anything attached to the wall furniture should —be moved to the center of the room and covered with old sheets or tablecloths, and every inch of the floor covered with heavy wrapping paper or several

should be removed,

layers of newspaper.

With a screwdriver remove all windows and walls and losen lighting fixInstead of this you can cover all metal parts with petroleum jelly and the paint splatters

hardware from doors,

tures,

will wipe right off,

Next step is preparing windows and*it is advisable to cover the the panes close to the surfaces which are being painted with masking tape or a masking liquid which will peel right off

area on

when you are finished. And now you are ready to go. Put on old clothes and old shoes, eover your head to keep splatters

out of your hair, rub a protective

cream onto your hands and arms so that you will be able to clean them more easily, cracks with a spackling compound—and start painting,

This is tlie season when brush and paint come into their own. Apartment dwellers and home owners alike are pouring over color cards, decoration tips and newspaper and magazine pictures "looking for ideas which they can _ lincorporate into their own scheme. | Many people are doing their lown decorating. these days for |they have learned that it's a good lidea economically and can be a

“But,” advises Douglas C. Arn- . old, president of the Keystone Paint and Varnish Corporation, |“the public should be warned {that the selection of the right {colors and the right finishes are Inpt the only factors to be constarts |painting certain preparations

cover the

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This delicious dish made from chicken.legs.and wings. Chicken Creole Two tablespoons fat, one-quar-ter cup finely diced onidn, onequarter cup finely diced celery, one-quarter cup finely diced green pepper, 1 small clove garlic, minced, one-half teaspoon kitchen bouquet, one-half cup catsup, onehalf cup red table wine or chicken broth, one-half teaspoon salt,-ene-eighth teaspoon pepper, two chicken legs, thighs and “wings; 5-oz package pre-cooked rice. - Melt fat over moderate heat, Add onion, celéry, green pepper and garlic. Let. cook about three minutes, stirring frequently. Add kitchen bouquet and stir in. Add--eatsup, wine and seasonings. Bring to boil. Cut ‘drumsticks froni thighs and place all six pieces of chicken’in the sauce. | - Cover ‘and bring to boil. Let cook over low heat until chicken is tender, about 20 minutes.

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