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t I • y; -'••a \ \ # -t Page Six THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Woman's World Thursdoy, December 2, 1948 Decorator’s Pricks Will Alter Rooms of Improper Proportions J^ij clrtla J'ia fi'tj AWARDS MADE TO 4-H CLUB MEMBERS ACHIEVEMENT DAY CINCE very'few of us? can select ^ .lust where we want to live, and .even, go a stef) further and desjgn rooms the size they should really be, then we must do the next best thing—use decorative effects either I to make large rooms appear ; smaller or small rooms seem larger. Just in case you’ve a desire to wag your head and say that's im possible, then consult decorators who are faced with these problems every day. It's true that you don’t magically create space or lose it, but the effect can be changed. When decorators’ tricks are used, pleasant illusions are created and you need not feel outsized in a room that is actually small, but made to appear spacious Or, if the room is large, you need not feel lost in it, if | it is at all properly furnished and decorated. First of all, if you have one or the other situation in your own home, j and to an extreme degree, at that, i remember you must go all out and ] follow the recipe the J decorators give, or the effect will be lost. You must take into consideration walls, rugs, furniture and color as well as pattern. Avoid Small Things, Plainness in Large Koom It’s much easier to decorate a large room than a small room, if- the former seems a bit lofty and barnhke to you. There are many tricks to reduce the size of the room which has deep windows, high walls and an enormous floor area. The first trick regards wallpaper or wall covering. Never use some thing plain or with small patterns or they will stand out boldly and show i. Make large rooms smaller .. . off the large size of the room. Here is the place to use large patterns, but they should be in good taste and net too well defined. Scenic papers and striped ones are taboo. Scenic ones make the height of the room too apparent and striped papers bring out i]Ls depth. Break up the large expanses of wall space. This can be done with dados, a divided lower wall section. Be Smart! It’s a season of exquisite biouses, whether of the sheerest permanent finished organdie with a touch of the old time filet lace or , a handmade tailored affair by Yoiande (above), In the latter’s col- ' lectian of handmades, such beau- 1 tiful combinations aniand hem stitching and val lace are em- X ployed on the softest crepes. Teamed with ballet length velvet I skirts, these blouses make lovely Informal costumes for evening. Chief Award to Earl Pitts for Champion Steer Shown In Columbia. Several Clinton Girls Are Winners. Billy Traynham, Fred Tumblin and als: Billy Ray Tranyham, Tor field Herschel Gibbs. . crops; Jayhue Weisner, for poultry; Numerous members w r ho had out- J- H. Watts, Jr., for soil conservation standing accomplishments during the and Robert Tinsley, first place coun year w’ere recognized. » ty winner for tractor maintenance. Faye Abercrombie of the Barks- Sixty-seven certificates for pro- dale-Narnie Club, county and dis- COn ’ pletions were pre - trict health winner, received a trip | to the State Fair and attended the The following girls received gold ; Achievement banquet. Other girls sea * s f° r having completed five years who got medals plus other awards! 0 * w o r l c: Betty Jo Ficklin and | included Lilly Mae Silvers of Clin- Marjorie Corbett of Mountville and ; ton, clothing achievement winner, 1 f* arr * e f Teague of Barksdale. i medal and a cotton dress; Sadie Wells 1 of Clinton, dresl revue winner, med- Diplomas for four years in club work were presented to the follow ing: Sadie Wells of Clinton, Claud- ella Burgess, Helen Teague and Bet ty Trammell of Barksdale and Mon- nie Miller of Mountville. Certificates for one year in club work were presented to 171 girls. There are 16 girls’ 4-H Clubs in Laurens County with 297 members and 13 boys’ clubs with 205 mem bers. al and raincoat, also trip to State ^ I Fair and attendance at the Achieve- Laurens, S. C„ Dec. 1—Approxi- ment banquet; Delores Thompson, , , , , j j t „ . Brewefton, girls’ record winner, med- ( mately two hundred Laurens County al and ^ ( ../- nare You .. ; Myra 4-H boys and girls gathered at the Burns, Mountville, canning winner, agriculture building Saturday for the medal and $5 cash; Betty Elrod, of annual Achievement Day exercises Clinton, for canning exhibit, blue when awards for outstanding work ribbon and $3 cash, in the 1948 program were made. The following girls received med- The meeting was called to order als: Claudella Burgess and Helen by William Jones, president of the Teague of Barksdale-Narnie, dairy county 4-H Council. County Agent goods demonstration team; Edith C. B. Cannon welcomed the group Turner of Clinton, food preparation;' end the response w r as made by Bet- Betty Burns of Mountville, home ty Jean Gillespie of the Oak Grove improvement; Della McAbee of Clin- ciub. The roll call was by Helen ton and Louise Knight > of Brewer- Teague, secretary of the council. The ton, second and third place winners devotions were in charge of the, in dress revue. Grover Harkins was awarded a book, “I Dare You,” for leadership. The following boys received med- CHE NEW 1949 And small rooms larger. Plain painted or papered dados with figured walls are especially good. If you do not use the dado trick, have the ceiling come down on the side walls for 18 to 24 inches. This may terminate as a wood or decora tive paper molding. -n> Use furniture in proper propor tions to the room. ^The larger the Barksdale-Narnie club with Mrs. E. J. Evatt in charge. Special music was by the State training school. | Reports were made on the coun-! ty camp by Robert Tinsley, the dis trict round-up by Claudella Burgess, the State Achievement round-up by * J. H. Watts, Jr., and County Council achievements by Helen Teague. The awards were presented by j Miss Susan Hall, county home dem onstration agent; Miss Adeline i * i ■ . | Vaughn, assistant home agent, and £ : i J. B. Williams, assistant farm agent. . Chief among the aw3rds was the * David Dow trophy awarded to Earl Pitts of Clinton for having the best J polled Hereford steer in the Colum bia Fat Cattle Show last spring. The following boys received cash i awards for - having .exhibited prize wining corn in the Spartanburg and A foresighted designer, Lilli Ann. State Fairs. Boobby Arnold, Joe Bond ; looks-forward to a rainy day with Mahon, Grover Harkins, James Hill, this newer-than-new “rain dress” j — 1 :: of dusty pink pinwale corduroy. Jeweled plastic buttons and jut- j ting hip fullness are headline fash ion notes, weather or not. The corduroy is completely Water proofed. room, in other words, the more massive may be its furniture. Make certain the furniture is ar ranged in nice groupings about the room, not just scattered without plan to fill space. Curtains or Venetian blinds are not enough for the windows. You can hold the room together much better if you use floor length dra peries. Small Rooms Can Look Spacious and Serene While the small room is more of a problem, the cluttered appearance; and proportions easily will yield to : decorative treatment. First, your problem will be one of removing everything that is absolutely not ’ essential. Get chests that will go under beds or couches ; do not stack them in the room. Hassocks can be ; made to contain various items, as can a window seat or a couch. ’ ! Now, let's start on the room it-1 self. Use plain, solid-toned wall-; paper and keep it light in color. Striped paper may be used to add ! height, and so may small-patterned paper. Avoid dark colors for walls and ceiling. Repaint in lighter colors if necessary. Here is a good list of colors from which to choose for the small room: i j Pale gray; light gray green; lime j green; light yellow; chalk blue; ! dead white; light cream, but not ivory: beige, but not tan; dusty pink or rose; pale coral, or mauve. Naturally the choice of color will i depend upon the use for the room, but the list is large enough to take care o‘f any type of room, be it bed-1 room or, living room. Avoid Fussy Furniture, Cluttered Windows Your furniture for the small room may he delicate or very simple with graceful lines if you choose modern. Scale the size of the furniture to fit the proportions of the room. Mirrors are wonderful for adding depth to this type of room. Large panels might be very effective be-, tween windows. Or you might use j them to better advantage over the 1 fireplace or even on a wall where! the outdoors can be reflected. If you want to use lightly tinted mirrors, this is perfectly proper. However, never use mirrors with fussy edgings or highly decorated edges, as this will bripg attention to the size and shape of the mirror. Sill length glass curtains of sheer material are excellent for your win dows. If draperies a*e used, too, have them long and full, to the floor, but do not tie them back. Lacy net curtains are another good choice. Venetian blinds, with or without draperies and curtains, also may be used. Wall to wall carpeting will add a great deal of roominess to this roorq, while scatter rugs make it look tiny and crowded. Any type of patterned rug also will crewd you. Textured broadloom or a monotone of some type is best. RELIEF AT LAST ForYour COUGH Creomuhion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsioq with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or vou are to have vour monev back. 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