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Show Page THE JOURNAL 6 WOMAN'S WORLD Plan Living Rooms With an Eye to Comfort By Ertta Haley LIVING ROOMS are Just what they room for living. Is yours to be enjoyed by every planned member of the family, for real Joy, comfort and friendliness? For a room meant primarily for living, all these aspects ae of first importance. Does the room lnvi.e you in to stay as you fir:t step In to It, or does It urge you only to look at it in a detached sort of v. V V ' A i-- A V . t " : '' ' A' W , t t i&fj i ' 't '" : I' ', ' V' way? A comfortable living room Is full of friendly pleasing colors that give you a sense of rest and peace. It has chairs that invite you to lounge fortable chairs, but when you think of the years of comfort they will give you, the time is of no importance. The room should reflect you and your interests, too. If you like to have people drop in and spend an evening in good conversation, this can be shown in the comfortable conversational arrangements you've planned. If you like it to be a place to read and relax, then have enough end tables, good chairs and lamps that make this pursuit easy. Use no More Than Three Colors in Room "But where can I start? is the question most people ask when they Be Smart! Delicately ornate, rich In their foil of gold, brilliant and scintillating with simulated precious stones, these are the effects created by costume Jewelry for the season ahead. Very new, too, is the idea of wearing a ring that repeats the design of the earrings and necklace. From a, new collection comes this perfect example of .he new feeling, a many strand choker d highlighted by an clasp of large Jewels in rich .colors. These simulated stones are intensified by crystal beads, shot with color of a more brilliant out-size- effect. pre-Lent- en carnival. 'Billy The Kid' Still Intrigues Avoid too much furniture. Its far better to rule out a piece that Old West is not absolutely utilized in a room, than it is to fill up space. Wall or floor space can sometimes be more decorative if its empty, than if it uses a picture or piece of furniture just because you have no other place to put it. As soon as an upholstered piece begins to show wear, slip cover it with some harmonious material. Chairs or sofas with poor lines p , .... GLITTER . . . Berliners make merry at and dull. and relax. Its a room of which you won't tire easily because it has muted colors that you can live with a long time. It's easy to furnish a room such as this if you let common sense rules guide you. Do plenty of thinking about the room before you jump into decorating it. Just as a good carpenter has a blueprint of what he is making, you, too, should have a definite idea of what the room is to look like when its finished. You may have to sp. d week or two selecting one or two com- - Solve living room problem been tested for suitability. You can mix light and dark woods. All the furniture does not have to match, though it should give a pleasing impression. Mod ern is adaptable for it can be used with Victorian or Chinese. If the room is Early American, better keep It all that way, even to your choice of chintz for coverings. Expensive materials are not needed for drapes or covering. In fact, its .much better to buy good qual-- 1 ity, appropriate cotton in place of silk or satin that will bang limp , ; H s Important fashion trends are seen in this casual Spring coat of orange red thin wool tweed. Note the paired skirt pockets which appear to melt right into the coat as well as the deeply sleeved bodice fastened with belt gold buttons. The Is made of navy leather. all-arou- nd start talking about decorating. Well, start with color, since that s a good, solid basic point. The colors may be chosen from a favorite picture which you have In the room, or a piece of material you fancy on the drapes, a pot of flowers, a china platter, or something like that. Every room should hrve one main color, then a secondary one which blends with the first The third color is used in small quantity, merely for accent You would do well to choose muted colors since they are easiest to live with year after year. If too bril liant, you may like them a lot at first, but then tire of them quickly. Too many colors will make the room look busy, thus tiring you out after you sit there awhile. No color or no thought to color will give you an unpleasing feeling of indefiniteness and can make you just as eager to get out of the oom as too much color. If the living room is large you can easily use some pattern. Too much pattern will clutter the room and will give a feeling of restless ness and crowding, just what you want to avoid. When considering color, never forget to use plenty ' of neutral colors such as beige or tan, white, gray, etc. These .will balance the more definite shades and give the room color balance. These colors' might be employed on the ceiling, woodwork or rug, wherever they are most needed. They are not often used on furniture upholstery or drapes, except when color has been used on walls or floor to create certain effects. Create ricaslng Effects With These Decorative Tips Just as you avoid clutter with the proper choice of furniture, you can do the same with the furniture anc other trimmings. Some of these tips may surprise you, but theyve should be hidden with covers, too. Do not display all your treasures In the room as it will keep you restless and give a cluttered effect. Place them in a chest and show them off one at a time by creating a center of interest. Each collection or piece will then receive the proper attention and display. Desks, sofas and pianos are best against a wall, not a0ainst a corner. They create too much suspense used in the corner, as though were you trying to hide something. Change Proportions of Room With Decorative Tricks DENVER, COLO. Vet Amputee Kills Self After Trapped Under Wrecked Car DANVILLE, VA. Andrew Louis Blasko, World War II amputee, whose conscience hurt him, solved all his problems as he lay pinned beneath the wreckage of his automobile. He shot himself through the head with a pistol. But before he committed the act If you have looked at your living in the presence of horrified by room critically and know what standers, Blasko cried out that he should go in it, but are still at a wanted to clear a World War II buddy whom he said he had implicated in military offenses while the two were in Germany. Brandishing the pistol, Blasko had held off the crowd who sought to move the wrecked car off his artificial legs. He called for a newspaperman to take his "confession. John Tate, Danville Bee photographer, complied. Tate scribbled as Blasko told of how he had testified that a sergeant buddy had flogged German prison- ers, stole a jeep load of cognac and then ran out on their platoon when re-wh- en I of them were captured. 13 to give comfortable tmpresston. loss as to what can be done about the room's faults, heres some concrete help. The room with too high ceilings can be brought down, so to speak, if you paint or paper the ceiling in the same color as the walls. For the room in which ceilings appear too low, paint the ceiling white or off white to lift it higher. Bows, are a particularly ?ooU choice in hat decorations for the season, with heavy grosgrain and pique among the favorites. Stick-u- p novelties of the same straw as the hat, ribbon and stitched felt are among the other popular decorations. Checks are big - news in the fashion picture .be' they large or small. Youll be "seeing them on suits, casual coats and dresses. Kidskin pumps that fit smoothly as a glove are among the new footwear fashions youll be seeing. As decoration, look for the glittering beaded ornamentation around the top. If you go in for outings and sports, one accessory youll want is one of the new T shirts of cotton jf.sey. They are so adaptable they may be worn with shorts, slacks, skirts, or! swim suits. wire-stiffene- d "I want to clear him before 1 kill Blasko said. Tate passed the paper to the man myself, and the latter scribbled his name. The photographer then 'tried to get Blasko to ..agree to the moving of the car from his legs, but the response was: "Theyre artificial anyway dont hurt at all. Then he said, "Well, and fired and slumped over. The buddy about whom Blasko talked, said later that the "poor fellow was lying," that nothing of what he told had ever occurred. one-two-thr- ee Jap Emperor llo Genius In Poetry-Writin- TOKYO. g Field Emperor Hirohito may have held the awed worship of the Japanese as a ruler, but he isnt held as any great shakes in the poetry business. Recently he burst into poetry about something he likes a habit with him. This time the poem hon-- 1 ored a Japanese scientist who had won the Nobel prize for physics. Translated into English, the poem seemed to lose something, for heres what it said "I certainly regard .the honors of Dr. Yukawa, who received the award, as the pride of our Japan.' One Japanese critic said not for publication, of course that even in Japanese, it wasnt much of a poem. Fans With tale western bandits enjoying a because of a couple of claimant the identity of Jesse James. lation has widened concerning some of the desperadoes of thil west would have been like had been bom and reared in a mode" day western town. Among those who have e, within the purview of such spec tion is William Bonney- -a j which would mean little tot; people; but tell them that W& Bonney was the real name of the Kid, and ears will perkupf interest quicken. jj If he had grown up in a Midtf town of today, in a family circumstances, most people that he would have become c ceptional athlete in baseball track, rather than football Hi amazing speed and coordiift but he was slim and light, tvi only 140 pounds on his 5 foot, i frame. He would have made a good dier in wartime, because hi plenty of nerve, laughed at dft fort and was quite a handy with a gun. If his thought! turned to show business, he l have become a fine hoofer. I without training, he had an aptitude for dancing and itb ported that the girls loved to k partners. fc which hold k "bora criminal theory would agree with that, perhaps; but The schools are multiple cases I on record the worst environment ha duced some of the best men. Despite all his faults, the stm thriils at mention of "BillJ Kids name and exploits. Yes, a, fellow who is brave handsome and cheerful and cac more effectively than any competitors will always have! cinatioh for a worshipful youth. In his 21 years, Billy off 21 men (and perhaps "He was probably the surest man. on the. trigger anyi south or west of Wild Bill says that shrewd old Texas v? I Jim Young. This restless youth, this the wildest west, this Prince Charming was born ia' places New York citya slum tenement to be exa(j time was just po years ago. When Billy was 12, he mother were walking on City street when a young smith tossed a slurring 'reff her. Billy, sprang, upon the ft .but was pulled away by Moulft1 natiired passer-by- , Slapped the blacksmith dow in. a saloon,. .the enrage .smith attacked Moulton. ft chair.. Billy pulled out his knife and drove it into theft ants heart. k Billy scooted out headed west and . is family again. No more him until he was 16. By he was a' cowboy and mon around Tucson.- He gained - e M f card How that boy could whip Released by WSV Fca |