Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1952 — Page 28

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Here Is the Basis

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For Setting Up

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Buffet

"TRAFFIC and convenience are the rules in setting a

table for a buffet.

And the order of elements is exaet-

ly the same whether it be wedding breakfast or midnight

supper. Start with a longish table first (two bridge tables together provide a good nucleus in a small room. A tea wagon is an excellent choice, too, for a more restricted area. If the buffet meal is set on a table, a long, colorful cloth fs a better choice than mats or a short cloth that just reaches the edge. Lay out silver first at the side of the table where the traffic is to begin. Knives and forks, in pairs, are enough flatware till dessert and coffee are reached. Adjacent to the silver stack folded napkins or place them in a row, ” n » WARM DINNER plates are next in line. Depending on the size of the table, and the num ber of guests, the plates can be stacked or placed side by side. Then situate your first platter of food with its serving tools. Or, if this i= a hot meal, a chafing dish. Next in line of convenience are rolls or bread already buttered. Then salad with spoon and. fork in the bowl. Dessert plates: come next. They may either have the confection on them or include empty plates stacked beside the dessert server. A row of dessert forks and spoons should be immediately adjacent to the dessert plates.

» n n FINALLY, THERE should be coffee or tea cups, with spoons placed on saucers. They should be lined up on the table opposite the starting point. The coffee urn or tea service should be next to the cups. In the center of the table line up condiments, side dishes, candelabra and the centerplece arrangement. Use lighted candles in the evening only. If the room is very dark, they may be lighted for a luncheon.

Hints for Tightening

Screws on Drawers If the wooden knobs on your chest trouble you by dropping off at frequent intervals, try this trick for tightening loosened screws. Soak twine in shellac, then wrap it around the screws while the string is still wet. After setting the screws in place inside the knobs, allow them to dry for a full day. After that, the knobs should hold fast.

Source of Power Lighting the average home for a year consumes 600 pounds of coal at the powerhouse.

Offer Tips On Care* Of Carpets

Hx JDAYS are happy times, but? often the stress and strain on home furnishings includes spots

and stains left on your carpets, The surest way to handle

large or severe gtains is engage

Italian Furniture Makes Fashion News

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Decorating

Simpler

THERE is no mystic formula for successful interior decoration.

With knowledge of certain basic principles, any home-

maker with good taste can do a &

slick job of redoing her house. Here are six fundamental ideas frofn professional decorating

* sources to guide you in creating

an interior for either an old house undergoing moderniza-

‘tion or a brand new one.

ONE-—Housekeeping ease. The modern homemaker avoids materials and surfaces which require time-taking, musclestraining upkeep. TWO—Nonsymmetrical “balance.” The 1952 idea is to get away from having identical candlesticks at each end of a mantel or table; instead, group two of them at one end, with a low bowl for height contrast at the other,

the services of a professional ; {— . a cleaner, The reputable rug rr. Sele DI cleaning establishments usually hing pe Ure le, or a small have personnel experienced in chair, op amp » OI 3 sua spotting and special problems. i spindly chair g General directions for the wall. ¥ -—tt - home rémoval of most spots FOUR—-Center the room in

and stains follow: ONE— Blot up all with clean absorbent cloth or white blotter as soon as possible : TWO Scrape solid or ‘semi solid material with dull knife or

spatula, being careful not to

pull tufts loose. THREE--Treat the spotted area by dipping a cloth in a solvent type cleaner such as carbon tetrachloride, wringing excess liquid out of cloth and rubbing the spot lightly and briskly. FOUR-—-If treatment with the solvent cleaner is not effective repeat the procedure, using a “water solution of a synthetic detergent. Spots should be removed as

soon as they appear, Try water

on unidentified spots. If car-

pet is wet through to the back,

blot the, pile and raise the carpet to permit quick drying. In working with twist carpets, do not rub the pile when wet. Oily substances such as butter, creams, vegetable and mineral oils can best be removed

liquids

HANGING WALL CABINET-—The low one matches.

By JEAN SPICKLEMIRE Times Homes Editor TAILY is making its mark in furniture fashions. Just as this southern Mediterranean country has caused ripples in the style world, so has it invaded the realm of the home: Italian designers prefer to work in the modern period. Unlike .Americans, they never specialize, A man who concocts a table may also be building a house or a theater, an electric iron or a refrigerator simultaneously. Deriving its modern ideas from a classic background, the current Italian school person-

USEFUL SHELF —Hard as nails, this stone tier is

6 impervigus to

“BOOMERANG” —Cabinet shaped like the weapon.

walnut veneers, it has unusual lines, separate left and right sections. Beauty of wood adds to design. z A chair back first should support the spine, then the shoulders, Italians believe. A camp chair, for instance, has all the molded polish of a fine piece. Another chair uses colorless cellophane, woven like oldfashioned rush, as its upholstery. It's particularly striking with its ash blond wood, giving the unit a luminous quality. In the cocktail table division there's one done in the form of a walnut parallelogram. It has a splayed trough

terest. This is particularly effective in the case of a fireplace. Make it the focal point of a room, and relate the rest of the interior to it. FIVE—Light is important. Not every lamp has to be used for reading; some should be there to provide general illumination and bring out the color and tone of furnishings with top effectiveness. SIX— Tricks with height. Low ceilings can be “brought up,” high ones down, by the simple expedient of the correct color choice. A low ceiling should be light in shade, a high one, dark.

Laundries ‘Jes’ Grow!

In most households, laundries “jes’ grow.” Actually it is one of the most important living areas in the home. Here are some of the essentials an efficient homemaker

: ‘ its i i i TR either side to hold glasses [ll try to include in hers: with dry cleaning fluids. This alizes its designs with fluid liquids. on 0! will try to include in hers: also applies to A atin grease form and sculptured lines, both 9 safe from a sweeping gesture. ONE—An automatic ropes and chewing gum. The latter coupled with “the abstrac- to supplement the hand should be moistened with the tionist movement in contem- P| bi E . TWO — Comfortable as cleaner, then worked loosé with porary art. > & & umbing quipment chair. Get one scientifically dea dull knife and more cleaner To achieve warmth, the 3 a ~About 200 of the most im- signed to support the back. used to remove remaining Italians utilize the natural i 8 portant multiple housing proj- THREE—Shelf space for traces. beauty and color of the wood. é ects built during 1951 were freshly ironed articles and shelf

'Markers' for Garlic

Some foods—and some tastes —like garlic and plenty of it, but when you want only a suspician of it in a food, “bury” the cut garlic in a cube of bread, or impale it on a cocktail pick. Then it can be located easily and removed at the proper time.

Grain and variations are exposed. Occasionally they slip little brass sleeves over table and desk legs. These continue the tapered shape, yet guard against scuffs. : One of the major companies showing these across-the-sea fashions, to be availablé locally, is M. Singer and Sons. Included in this group is the

Pictured is the nanging wall and low cabinets by Gio Ponti.

are gained by the white enamel background which lines the

The hanging piece has irregu- unit.

larly spaced shelves, which fit in with the off-center look of bar.

modern decor.

A closet cabinet conceals a When closed, the front Sweeping lines + has an antiqued mirror.

Double cabinet hide shelves on one side and drawers on the other, Wood grain injects interest. No hardware is visible in the “boomerang” cabinet. Made of

doors of the

equipped with the modern porcelain enameled steel type of bathroom or kitchen plumbing fixtures, according to the Porcelain Enamel Institute.

Shellac Book Covers

To preserve the hard covers on your children’s books, coat

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‘them with thin shellac.

space for sorting before washing and after pressing. FOUR — Adjustable ironing board, adaptable both to sitting and standing positions. FIVE—A sleeveboard for special pressing jobs. SIX—Folding legs for the clothes basket so the homemaker can remove clothes without stooping. SEVEN—Tile walls and floor.

work of a number of designers.

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