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Show !of what home owners are buying. In the modern section, a living room suite in bleached mahogany veneer attracted considerable attention. at-tention. Equal interest was shown in traditional pieces, however, with walnut veneer in French provincial being among the more popular offerings. Elimination of pulls from modern mod-ern dressers and chests circumvents circum-vents a possible metal shortage, but also serves to dramatize the beauty of the wood figure and sleek lies of these pieces. 'Domestic Woods Gain in Favor Domestic hardwoods are being used more extensively in the manufacture manu-facture of quality furniture. Displays Dis-plays in retail stores show the trend toward American walnut, birch, cherry, maple, oak and other native woods. Face veneers in natural wood hues are more in evidence, gaining gain-ing in preference over the very pale bleached effects until recently in vogue. These colors range from fawn and sand to mellow golden brown, with surfaces also offered in driftwood and other grays. A growing preference for veneers ve-neers emphasizing the full rich natural grain of the wood also is reported by a large New York City department store in noting customer reaction to woods displayed dis-played at its recent furniture show. Gray walnut, cordovan mahogany mahog-any and oak veneers in modern designs were enthusiastically received, re-ceived, but approval was by no means limited to any particular wood or style. Featuring traditional as well as modern furniture, the store's display dis-play provided a complete sampling |