Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 June 1952 — Page 29

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MANY organizations take a breather during the summer, but members

of the Woman's Auxiliary of Bt. Paul's Episcopal Church continue to work individually through ‘the Talent Committee : of which Mrs. 3 Howard Griffith is chairman. .In case you think this is to find song and dance p ro spects, ft should be explained that these women ? put their talents to use to Katy Atkins raise money for work of the general church. Varied abilities are called into use. Mrs. Charles Becker is experimenting with hybrid iris and selis her bulbs. Mrs. Florence Grammes, 83 years young, makes utility bags out of bright chintz, Many people sell recipes and special dishes and one young matron does chauffering. ” \d ” PERHAPS Mrs. Austin Basten's distinctive talent is that

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asten came here to live from Hartford, Conn., about . five years ago, bringing their interesting antique furniture and memorabilia. It is particularly remarkable in that the furniture is, for the most part, that which has been in one or the other side of the family for many years. All of it along with the .china and glass is in constant use, a part of the Bastens’ dally life. Mrs. Basten opened her house one day for a silver offering for the auxiliary. In the morning Emma Vruink poured coffee at the dining room table which was covered with a deep pink cloth and had in the center small branches of a cherry tree, fruit and foliage, arranged in a round ironstone tureen. In the afternoon Mrs. William Burrows poured tea when the table had a Chinese cloth and a silver bowl of garden roses on it. 2 » " »

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SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1952

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SEWING SESSION--Mrs. William F. Mullen (left) examines the chintz utility bag Mrs. Florence Grammes is finishing as her talent contribution as they sew on the Mullen porch, 3271 Washington Blvd. Mrs. Mullen has made an assortment of aprons as her contribution. She wos one

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Guild* which began in old St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

FIREPLACE SCENE—Focal point of the mantle in the Austin Basten home is the Seth Thomas clock. On each side are decorated candlesticks from China. The warming pan and more than 100-year-old kettle are both brass. Beside the chair is a tip top curly maple table.

often, sometimes with an old Turkey red cloth. o 8 ” ON ONE wdll ther®s, is a hanging shelf containing an English white and gold tea set, complete with the little cup plates, used for cups in the days when tea was poured into saucers. Coin spoons hang in slots on this same shelf, In one corner cupboard is a collection of Dresden and in another pressed glass of several colors in the Rose Sprig pattern. In this room, too, is a handsome chest of Hepplewhite de-

sign that has come down to the oldest daughter of the family. Mrs. Basten has it because her husband had no sisters but its destiny is assured through their daughter and granddaughter.

One treasure {is graphed quilt made by Blandina Ten Eyck, Mr. Basten's grandmother. Some of the names have faded but those done in fine cross-stitch are as legible as ever. Household articles and his-

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toric documents are in a lower floor recreation room. a ” v MR. BASTEN is a descendant of Louis Bevier, a patentee of New York state, whose name has been carried through seven generations of the family. The original family house was built in 1715 in Marbletown, N. Y. A later one, built in 1749, has been given to the Ulster County Historical Society. The third Louis Bevier was a surveyer and a contemporary of George Washington. Hanging on the wall, in a

Times photos by William A. Oates Jr.

AT WATER'S EDGE—Guests at the Joseph J. Daniels home seek the pool and the terrace. Orchids grow in the greenhouse to the left in the photo. Pinks, pale to deep, are a contrast to the blue of the water. Relaxing are Mesdames Henley Seaverns, John T. Jameson and Daniels (left to right).

By OPAL CROCKETT OUNTRY spends the summer in the city in two North Side homes.

A lemonade on the terrace overlooking. jhe formal gardens of the Hal Keelings, 5519 N. Meridian St. and city din, heat and bustle are for- * gotten. Coffee by the swimming pool in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Daniels, 4171 Washington Blvd, ‘and vacation moves up a few weeks. Charmingly simple, outdoor furniture in both homes, sits casually on terraces and in the gardens, Like a Christmas card in the winter, there's a ‘picture” from every window. Shrubs, green winter-long, bord-

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muted dark blue-green. Grapes in the same value of color in grayed blue-green decorate the graceful seat and two chairs, A favorite spot with cocktail and dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Keeling is the terrace that looks out on the main garden. Companion chaises of Woodard wrought-iron with Pompeian finish ‘have coral cushions. The eight chairs designed to form a semicircle pick up the coral. A huge coffee table and dining table in three sections complete the get. The back ‘garden started in 1928 when the Keeling home was built by Edward Pierre. Now a pretentious part of the 130-foot lot, the gardens were designed by the late Donald Johnston. Fountain planting was by Fritz Loonsteen. » » » THE FORMAL GARDEN is the focal point from the rear terrace. In May, pink and white dogwood bloom to the .southeast backed by a semi-

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circular hedge of hemlock and red pine. A year-round green garden 1s the scene greeting the Keeling guests as they come up the circular driveway. Broad-leaved evergreen, pine, hemlock, wild ginger, myrtle, ivy and ground covers of pachysandra in quantities form the garden. Eunoymous is trained to outline the front window in this setting planned by Mrs. Keeling. On the front terrace, and perfect for the setting, is iron from the grand staircase of the old English Hotel. ” ” ” MUCH, MUCH DELICATE pink, delightful against the swooping trees, is used ‘in the Joseph J. Daniels home.

The pinks made their debut on the front terrace in the awnings. They appear again, with decorum, in stripes on the upholstery of the wrought iron and aluminum furniture. The furniture is gray and white, right for the terrace of pearlgray rough stone. Myrtle borders the terrace. Through the piluks and the

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whites and the natural green of the foliage you look at a sparkling blue pool at the ter-

race edge. On the terrace are white awnings and an enor, mous white umbrella, each painted with pink geraniums, ” . » AT THE SIDE OF THE POOL is the Daniels greenhouse. From there come the choice orchids that bloom in the living room. Inside are pastels — live pastels, though delicate. They trail through the house.. Cool, but friendly, they're mostly pink, blue, yellow and gray. The living room is a serene gray splashed with gold in the summer-—a soft blue with much velvet in winter months.

A gracious hostess insists on more lemonade but a look at the watch forces refusal. You leave your hostess to go on planning here gardens and snap back to schedule-—and town. There's a difference to the day, though. You've been to the country. :

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STARTING YOUNG—Cordelia Rowles, 13, and Thomas Niven Drybrough, 10 months, are fascinated with the Berta Hummel collection of their grandmother, Mrs. Howard T. Griffith, 5760 N. Pennsylvania St. In five years Mrs. Griffith has acquired 135 figurines now all catalogued. Proceeds of her Hummel lecture go to St. Paul's Talent Committee which she heads. This scene is a musical interlude with Hummel children dancing around the wishing well. Cordelia and Thomas are the children of Mrs. Donald R. Rowles, 6015 Kingsley Dr., and Mr. * and Mrs. Thomas R. Drybrough, 2025 Kessler Blvd, N. Dr.

DINING ROOM DECORATION—Mrs. Basten’s special talent has been appreciation. She has shared it with others here by opening her home, 6215 N. Pennsylvania St, benefit of St Paul's Episcopal Church. She replaces one of the gold banded English teacups which hang in the spoon rack with matching saucers and plates and the coin spoons.

small frame, v8 a report of a survey he made with a compass drawn at the top and a rough sketch of the property. .A book of pressed and classified flowers, over 150 years old, is in perfect condition. It was made by Mrs. Basten’s grandmother

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FLOWER GROWER—By selling seedlings from hybrid iris Mrs, Charles Becker makes her contribution to the church group, Growing in the lot south of the Becker home, 3220 College Ave, are several thousand plants including 125 name varieties. They had about 7000 blooms this spring. The largest, Golden

Eagle, measured 12 inches across. Like many other horticule turists they are trying for a pure red bloom. One current va. riety has red falls and a copper standard. Another in an American Beauty color has a fiery tangerine beard.

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OUTDOOR DINING —Entertainment in the open-air centérs in the Basten back yord around this old kettle standing securely on a trivet. Wood and charcoal are placed inside the kettle on on old grate. The top grate holds the coffee pot and foods which are cooked in utensils. The long-handled fork and skillet were used in fireplaces long ago.

Many other items add to the interest of this enchanting house. As I was going up the stairs, full of all I had seen, my eye lit: on a wonderful cartoon. It

was of a man in an attic, carrying an old gramaphone with a

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big horn, and surrounded by everything including an old dress form. The caption is “Grandpa Never Throw Anything Away.’ Isn't it lucky for us that he didn’t, and haven't the Bastens a nice sense of humor to hang it there?”

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AFTERNOON CHAT—Miss Elizabeth Woods (left) and Miss Anne Albershardt mix lemonade with summer schedule in o stop on the Hal Keeling terrace. Miss Woods is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hickham, 5241 N. Meridian St. Miss Albershardt’s

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IN THE cool OF THE GARDEN-—Mrs. Hal Keeling's guests always wonder to the formal shardt are no exception when they drop in at the Keeling home at 5519 N. Meridian St.

parents are Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Albershardt, 22 E. 55th St,

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