Show tables that fit varieties of needs numerous styles offered each with manifest advantages occasional tables are those which are fitted to serve special needs the word need being one of the definitions 1 of oc nn an occasion today these adaptable tables table are in high favor especially for living rooms it may be b helpful therefore to consider some of the numerous styles having special advantages so that n homemaker may procure those best stilted to her needs to do this slie site must think not alone of beauty of wood attractiveness of linos and sul suitability of style to other furnishings in the room where the table lq 19 to go the matter of making the table fill its as many needs as possible Is one not to he be forgotten in a home where space Is of lively importance the occasional table which serves two purposes Is useful whether a coffee table an arm table or an end table or one of those stands known as a hook book table or a book trough the latter can supply the book shelf which its name tin piles and it can also ile be a reading table to stand before a chair or an end or a in table to be placed by the side of the chair the top for such use nse should be flat instead of slanting it can be a ten tea or coffee table when either 0 of liese beverages Is served provided the size of the top Is large enough to hold a tea or coffee tray although the trays may be small ne nests a ts of tables A n nest of f t tables ables supplies a maximum nu number aber of tables occupying a minimum space when nested such stich tables when separated can be used its arm or end tables tablas temporarily as well as for ind individual tea tables OT of delightful convenience when tea or er coffee Is served in the living room when vot not in use for some one of these uses or for any purpose the tables should always be nested sometimes the smaller tables are slightly drawn out from under the top one each table being hut but an inch or two farther out than the one above it ft sometimes the top table completely covers those nested below it tables with drawers afford places to hold little needed things gs which would otherwise clutter a table top for instance a woman often wants cards handy but objects to having them lying around all the t time I 1 me A table drawer gives just the needed place for them or sewing basket furnis furnishings liln gs may inny be tucked out of 8 sight g t in the drawer of an occasional table it Is a great convenience comen lence and one which saves many steps to have needles thread sewing silk thimble scissors emery wax wat etc where they can be used especially in emergencies without trotting upstairs or bringing the work basket from some other room there are occasional tables which fill all these different requirements and others also such as the folding drop leaf table which can bo be made so narrow it will fit into the space against a g enst the wall wa ll 11 behind c lid d an oarn op n door withe without out tha taking ech up tuck any but the waste t space ap a S such a tuck a way away table can call became an occasional table at a mo ments notice by opening it and placing where it will fill any need within its scope 0 1933 bell syndicate service |