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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1949 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Seven Woman's World Paint and Paper Will Revamp Old Furniture Into New Pieces SOCIETY' (Contniuod from page three) red carnations and bearing 64 small lighted candles. On either side were two tall red candles in silver candle! sticks. Flowering quince and red candles were used at vantage points in the dining room. The guests were invited into the 1 dining room where a salad course,; with birthday cake and coffee were seryed buffet style. Miss Ray was remembered with* a corsage of red carnations and many oth< i lovely and useful gifts. ou ^ some 0 f these pieces to see how About twenty-five friends^ enjoyed they Gan b e mad( , to fit the interior? ,Miss Min- Surprising, delightful things can Rj Crlla Mat \/f ANY of us have tucked aw^y old pieces of furniture into the attic or relegated odds and ends to the basement. "Now. if the house needs its face lifted, why not bring this happy occasion with nie. be applied to restyle odd pieces of furniture into something quite modern. A friend of mine recently picked up some old cabinets at a second hand shop She stained the tops and sides light, while the Buffet Supper Enjoyable Affair Mrs. C. M. Bailey and Mrs. W. L. Marshall, Jr., entertained employees! drawer fronts were stained dark, of Lydia Mills store and their guests 1 leaving the knobs light. Three old at supper on Thursday evening, j cabinets were converted into mod- Supper was served buffet style; ern looking storage cabinets for the from the beautifully appointed din-! living room. , ing table which was adorned with 1 Beds, chairs, chests and tables tall silver candelabra holding light-i ad can be made over very much ed red tapers and red carnations.! the same way clothes are, changing Guests found their places at small' lines or adding new color. You may tables centered with floral arrange-! have practically a gold mine in ments. In the sun parlor jonquils' your home now simply by checking were combined with other spring attic or basement for castaways, flowers for decoration and else-; M where white camellias with red ta-i pers in silver holders and red car-* Attractive Bookcase nations were used. Dated china cabinets are not Assisting in entertaining were used in many homes today, but the Mrs. Wm. B. Owens and Miss Nan-, junk man does not need to claim cy Owens who directed a number (them if you make them over into of novel and amusing games and bookcases or a small closet, contests following the Valentine If you want to use as a bookcase theme with prizes awarded the win-! either in the living room, den or ncrS- j bedroom, remove the glass front j off the china cabinet, replace the i side panels with plywood, cut off 1 the legs, leaving about two inches, i and add decorative molding to the Entertains Friends With Valentine Party Saturday evening Miss Frances Lee Pitts entertained a number of friends at her home with a Valen tine party. An arrangement of red carna tions and fern adorned the living room mantel and elsewhere in the | home flowering * quince added a , colorful setting for the occasion. Each guest was given a Valentine, souvenier hat. During the evening j games and contests were enjoyed,! after which the hostess, assisted by her mother, Mrs. Ethel R. Pitts, served a salad course with coffee. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Riddle, of Greenville, and Thomas R. Brady, of Atlanta, Ga. were out-of-town guests for the party. Brighten old cbmn with decals . .. Church Group Honors Mrs. Wysor With Tea top. Sand the cabinet thoroughly and apply two coats of paint to I make an attractive bookcase. If you wanf to make a storage • chest for youngsters out of the china cabinet, pry out the glass front and ; replace with plywood panels cov- . . i ered with wallpaper. The shelves Entertaining informally at tea on should be removed and ^ Friday afternoon the Intermediate uched to one side of the ches , , or Department of the First Presbyter- st p Ur p„ ses , A wooden clothes ian Ghorch Sunday School honored , e whjch m , h , b( , „ broom Mrs. Robert E. Wysor who is re-' hand , |s se , across the , 0( , ha tiring as superintendent of the de- |cabjnet A mirror with a shel( ba . P^ment. j * * neath it may be attached inside the The church parlors were decorat- door The ol(J , als0 are removed ed witn spring flowers and a bou quet of snapdragons centered the Remake Old Beds beautifully appointed tea table. As- By Removing Molding sorted heart shaped sandwiches The (rend , urniture |s loward cookies and punch were served and |KS fuss as we|| as jm )e c , a number of musical selections en-; ef |ines F mo ldings can be cut joyed. About thirty five guests of[ h , h hcadbl , ards s can be cut members of the. department and their parents were present for the occasion. Mrs. Wysor was presented a gift in appreciation of her services and loyalty. Mrs. John T. Young, suc ceeds Mrs* Wysor in the supervision of the department. Give cabinets new paint. Study Club Meets With Mrs. Taylor Wednesday afternoon Mrs. George W. Taylor entertained the Study club at her home on Woodrow street. Arrangements of calendula and fern were attractive in the living room. Continuing the year’s program on American Folklore and Legends,! down. You may make a quilted Mrs. C. B. Betts discussed Indian' headboard for the bed out of chintz Folklore in an interesting manner, or taffeta depending upon the style and showed colorful styles of bead- of the bedroom furnishings, or you work and baskets. i might even like to pad or paper the Later in the afternoon a salad headboard, course was served. . Miss Margaret Kent Bell of Staun ton, Va., who is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. E. Wysor, was a guest. Exchange Club Gives Annual Ladies Night The Clinton Exchange club mem bers entertained their wives and friends at the annual ladies night banquet on Monday evening in the dining hall of Presbyterian college, A Valentine setting was effective, with red hearts used in decoration and as borders for the tables. At intervals along the tables were old. fashioned nosegays fashioned of red carnations on a red heart and white lace flanked by lighted tapers. Ninety one guests enjoyed the fol lowing program: .America. Invocation—Rev. James C. Dickert. Toastmaster— Robert B. (Bob) Hellams Saxophone Soloist—Leroy Skin ner; simmie Kirven, ^ Pianist. Marimba Soloist — Miss Gloria Owens; Miss Luva McDonald, Ac companist. Vacol Soloist—Mrs. Ed Sadler; Mrs. L. S. McMillan, Accomp^nisL Favors. Final^. . . “Let*'Me Call You Sweetheart.” _ OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. As far as the first presenta tion of collections can predict, here’s one of the success stories of the coming season. It’s showing up over and over in many different fabrics, particu larly satin and taffeta. The deep, deep cuffs, standing col lar and generous inverted pleats in the front are all earmarks of the new style. These in eom- bination with the smartness of line make for a style that’s pleasanUy Battering. A stenciled decorative design of several colors is used for this soft rose on a blue-haze background, highlighted with yellow and white. A one-coat paint can be applied easily by any homemaker to achieve this effect in brightening rooms or in making a large room seem smaller. High footboards can be cut down, ' * leaving a five or six inch panel j which may or may not be covered to match the headboard. It’s a good idea to redowel the footboard be fore putting the bed together again. , After you have removed fussy | pieces from an old bed, instead of covering it, you might prefer to *— paint it a bright warm color like j . green, blue, pink or yellow. Use a » simple but attractive spread. p If the room is rather plain with cream walls and dotted swiss cur tains, make a w’allpaper border of a small floral print around the win dows to add color to the bedroom. If you have used Ivallpaper on the headboard of the remodeled bed, this should be used as the fraifle around the window, too. Brighten Wooden Chairs By Painting, Padding What about these old kitchen or porch chairs you have relegated to the attic. Couldn’t they be used if you trim off the ornate knobs and other bric-a-brac? The chair can be painted a gay color to match the kitchen, and you ' can relieve the solid color paint by adding some gay trimming with decals or stencils. Or if you want to use the chair on the porch or dinette, pad the back and seat, and finish off with a gay flowered or solid color fabric. Chairs also can be stained if you want to use them in some other room in the home. Remove the old paint with varnish remover. It’s Easy to Convert Chests and Tables • Have you a small table that once was used in the kitchen? There are two good possibilities for using this. One is to cover the table complete ly and make a dressing table of it I for the bathroom, bedroom or dressing room. You can cover the | mirror framfe with the same type of material as the skirt of the table. An old piano bench or discarded box can be padded to make the seat for the table. This, too, is covered in the same material used for the skirt. Another possibility for using the table is to place it in a hall. * A niche in the hall could be used for the table, which is refin- p ished as necessary. You can use _ a figure of some kind on the table, j • few books or a lamp if light is ;P needed. A mirror can be used above 1 p the table, if desired, or an attrac- _ tive arrangement of pictures could " be placed there. ;■ Shabby chests take on new bright- p ness if they are covered with a _ floral print wallpaper. These are " good to use in bedrooms as night B tables, especially if they are the p small, two or three drawer type. _ Chests also can be papered, cov- , ered or even painted to match or B harmonize with closets. The legs p can be trimmed down completely or at least cut down to a height m more convenient if they are to be H used in the closet. Ip Long storage chests also can be . _ brought out of hiding and either P refinished or painted, papered or covered in some way to make them harmonize with the room. A cedar chest, for example, may fit nicely into a den against a row of windows. When refinished with the top padded and covered nicely, these will give two or three extra seats to the room as well as a stor age chest for toys, clothing, furs, pillows, extra blankets or linens.’ No, this Is not an upside-down pto+nze «f biBimy clouds; It’s a doseap of the foam stirred op by the sea and “riding the surf,’* aa it were, along the rente of the proposed 57-mile toil road to be laid down narrow Currituck Beach on the coast of North Carolina from Virginia Beach to US 158 just nnrta -* Nags Head—turning point for US fl. W ITHIN a year from now —18 months at the outside—a new sportsman's and vacationer's para dise will open up along a 57-mile toil road to be laid down narrow Curri tuck beach on the coast of North Carolina—one of America’s most varied oceanic wildernesses. The proposed $1,500,000 seaside highway, planned by a group of North Carolina and Virginia inves tors, will connect Virginia Beach with US 158 just north of Nags Head —turning point for US 17. A veritable land of romance, mystery and recreation, Curri tuck sound is considered the best duck-hunting area cn the Atlan tic flyway and the fresh-water flshin? (for lar^e-mouth bass) is equally aa good. The beach presents a never-ending panorama of wildlife, including geese, ducks and the rare American bald eagle as well as muskrats, grey foxes, an occasional mink and now and then aa otter or two. Hard by 183-foot Currituck Light (locally called Whaieshead, after the barchane nearby, la Fake Gape, a land projection wirfah tod many an unwary mariner to myat-s tb for Cape Henry and as tarn too soon for a landtag—only to find himself and his crew shipwrecked. North of CaroBa lies Wash woods, where the forest once marched right down to the surf. Southward, the route takes the traveler to Fort Ralrigh with its summertime Lost Colony near Kitty Hawk, site of the Wri'ht Brothers’ hi t< r!c (ind l!i<ht and ’• first wireless experl- The beach narrows to a few feet In some places; toward Duck, at the southern terminus. It spreads out into a magnificent forest of water oaks, bays, pines, holly, y&upon, dog wood and other species. The north ern end has wind-beaten shrubs and a few pines and cedars and much sea oats and beach grass. A refor estation project for pines and cedars Is underway. Sportsmen will encounter big- game territory &( Manns Harbor, Stumpy Point and Englehard—an area over-run with bear, deer and by waterfowl, squirrel and other game. 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