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Show TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 19c The Dragerton Tribune, Dragerton, Utah Page 6 WOMAN'S WORLD , Consider Bathroom First in Remodeling 4-- t , jV yv i By Ertta Haley BATHROOMS are"' usually the smallest rooms in a house, and deserve careful planning. With on$ bathroom, the whole family must use, its essential to make it as colorful and useful as possible. If youre remodeling or building a home, experts say that the bath room should be at least five and one-ha- lf feet by seven. This is the minimum size to be practical, and if it can possibly be any larger, its wise to make it so. For those who already1 have their homes and cannot change the size of the bathroom. It might be wise -- to look to some tips for making more storage space available. If you can clear the floor of a small bathroom, for example, you will really have more room and thus simplify the cleaning Job. Ample storage s p a c e for Decoratively, much can be done towels, drawers for cosmetics to improve the bathroom and make and toiletries and easily cleaned if more cheerful. There are many clay tile. walls and floors are accessories which will spice the some of the excellent features basic color scheme which you can of the modern bathroom. Since change at little expense. The the tile is waterproof and color main thought to remember in this fast, the bathroom never needs respect' is that the room is small painting or decorating. and too many different colors cause a jarring note as well as a con- arms length or more from the tub and wash basin, say safety fused appearance. so theres no temptation If you store soiled clothes in the experts, to touch them while hands are wet bathroom, then have a hamper for Avoid metal pull chains on lights them. Lack of floor space can lead wall in fixtures for safetys and put you to place one which attaches to sake. the back of the door. If several Plugs for electric curling irons towels to hang are your problem and razors as well as vaporizers should be placed conveniently so the user can see in a mirror while the firsts two of these are being used. Let Complexion Guide Tour Color Choice Colors can enhance or detract from your own personal appearance and its wise to choose those for the bathroom which will look right for your family. If you and other members of the the walls of family are the bathroom can be blue, peach, green or yellow. These shades compliment light skin tones. On the other hand, tans, browns Good storagt spot and aquamarines will set off to best advantage. and you dont want them draped Its wise to stick to one color or over the bath tub, then racks at shades of one color inasmuch as different levels solve 'this problem the bathroom is small. Glazed nicely. tiles, for bathroom walls, are now Hooks for brushes, combs, hand manufactured In about 200 shades mirror, shower caps and such of basic colors, and unglazed tiles items will also help clear the room in about 75. The tile of the floor should be darker shade than that and keep it more neat. of the wall. Good Flannlng Those who desire to use different Held Essential colored accessories in the bathWindows in bathrooms are a room would do well to choose a necessity, but they should never be subdued color like gray. This may placed over the bath tub. If set seem monotonous, but put in there, they would be hard to open towels, shower curtain and mat of and close, and it would provide clear yellow and the room will too ' much of a draft for bathers. sparkle. fairly Change accessories The window is well placed on one to different colors and you change side of the basin or against a free the scheme successfully and easwalL -- fair-skinne- to have, but if there is not the space for this. the bath combination works out well in most cases. If tiled, the tilework should be carried to at least the height of the shower curtain bar, to avoid damage around the walls around the shower, and .the rod itself should be firmly anchored. If a bather feels himself slipping he will grab for the nearest object, and this is the shower curtain or rod. On this account, have the rod ' fastened with long screws into the actual studding, not just into lath and plaster. If all fixtures can be placed on the same wall, a considerable sav ing can be made in plumbing costs In homes with two baths or with powder room on first floor and bath on the second, savings can be made by placing one room over the other so they can both 'use the same waste pipe. Electric outlets should be placed carefully. Switches should be an tub-show-er full-leng- th A? A p. i ht Geraldine Brooks Began Career Touring in Shakespearian Plays i -- -- . t J 4 Ruth Hussy and David Niven, making their television debuts on the Nash Airflyte Theatre, joined the long list of stage and screen stars who have made this CBS show one of the best. Bill Gaxton does a fine job as host, Marc Daniels puts in a seven-da- y week of rehearsals and production work to bring dramatizations of the best short stories of famous authors to the TV screen. d, bru-riett- A separate shower stall is nice chest permits, build a man-siz- e x x' mirror as the with a door. Storage cabinets built under the ' wash basin are convenient and inface to keep conspicuous places towels, soap supplies and powders and cloths for cleaning. Cabinets for these may also be built under counters adjoining the wash basin Unused wall space coup be used ft t beside the shower stall or behind the door for a built-i- n cupboard in the space above Cupboards put the toilet can transform this space vV into a chache for medicine chest overflow. In bathrooms where the , shower is not over the tub, cabinets a r built high on the wall over the tub can mouse towels, bath mats, extra paper . and tissues. Tiled counter space around the wash basin provides extra working GREETINGS TO CLEM . . . President Truman welcomes British for hair those space shaving, fixing Prime Minister Clement Attlee at Washington National airport as or make-uthe The surface would be Englands leader arrived for the discussions which laid commoisture-proo- f and can be cleaned groundwork of plans for 'the Wests battle against world " with a swish of the cloth. munism. . Some of the storage space strain can be relieved in almost any old STAR DUST fashioned bathroom by hanging what-no-t shelves in the corners Use these for light-weigitems such as soap and cosmetics. Provide Enough Space For flanging Towels Its no fun to get ready to step By INEZ GERHARD slve record of performances on both out of the bath and find that you caBROOKS stage and screen; you saw him in stage must run out into a hall closet to The Street with No Name, Gekaluijnj in when she was find a bath towel. For this reason and Boomerang Gatsby its good to place the towels within her teens, and was pretty impres- Great now hes An man, in toured she sive Shakespearian easy access of the tub. playing one. for the Theatre Guild There should be enough hanging productions and her before Hollywood grabbed racks in the bathroom, for hanging glamorized Despite his radio and television her. You saw her in both bath and hand towels for Possessed committments Vaughn Monroe and The Reckless to Hollywood to return every member of .the family. Moment, among other pictures. expects Towels for childrens use should be But her big thrill came when she to make more pictures; his first, on racks low enough to permit Singing Guns, did fine at the box office. Next time he wants to take the family along. ; es ily. If colored fixtures are chosen for the bath, plan to have them blend with the basic shade of the rather than seek an exact match. Both fixtures and tile may vary slightly in shade from samples from which you select. Avoid intense colors as they seem to hem in the room and make occupants uneasy. Finish the tiled wainscot with a cap of the same color, rather than black or a contrasting shade. This makes the room appear larger. tile-wor- k, Provide Maximum Efficiency With Storage Space Far from the least consideration in the bathroom plan is adequate storage space. Fully half of the home owmers are dissatisfied with this fature in their bathrooms and would provide more storage facili ties if they could. Medicine chests are standard equipment, but many times they are completely inadequate for the average household. If the wall area Faith Domergue, whos with Robert Mitchum co-starri- makes bathroom practical. easy access to them. You will thus encourage towels to be hung there after using rather than having them draped over bath tub or other fix tures. A good place for several hand towels and wash cloths is around the wash basin if you can place racks on either side. Fashion Flashes dresses, showing the Spanish influence are gradually gaining ground in fashion-wis- e circles. The silhouette, as you might expect, in this case is slender and very trim. An old and simple trick used in the past for trimming seems due for another great season if pre dictions are true. This is the gay scarf tucked into the simple neck line, whether on suit or dress. In the accessory picture, the purse still looks very trim, but the roomier bags seem destined for a return. Youll be happy to hear they'll keep their trim look, however roomy. Quilted robes are more attractive than ever this season because of the interesting patterns used in quilting. Their contrasting linings add more than the usual note of luxury. Knee-flare- d in Where Danger Lives V had four GERALDINE BROOKS flamingos as household pets when was taken Jo Italy to make Vol she lived in Buenos Aires while her cano, with the famous Anna Mag husband directed a picture. Now nani, which will be released by she has only four dogs and two catsl Eagle Lion. They worked on a barren island, next to the one where Rosemary Clooney certainly kept Stromboli was being made. There house at the hospital when she open was no water but the sea, only the I had operation for appendicitis peasants food, but Geraldine says recently; nearly every radio and that she loved every minute of it. TV star in town dropped in, from Lombardo and Skitch HenderTheatre Guild on the Air will Guy son to Morey Amsterdam and Ray continue, this new year, to present Bloch. Those who couldnt, sent I wires. !S,lh?-tr!!alulUCC!!feSRosemary" Ukedbest the "one magnificently ! in the past. The from Percy Faith Sorry that I best casts, the best productions, are cant possibly attend your opening. insisted on. For instance, in Carousel Cornel Wilde and Patrice Mun-sel- , Lonesome Gal, who now is heard of the Metropolitan, on 57 radio stations across the counand John Baker, .also of the Met, try, is quite a person; always wears had the male vocal lead. a mask in public, has sung her way into thousands of hearts with her Allene Roberts does a fine job as Hello, muffin, this is greeting the blind girl in Union Station Lonesome your Gal. In her warm, playing a heavy emotional role. 'Her voice she talks and sings, throaty career began when, at a tender age, like Your of some years Lover she was named Americas Most Gets tons at late ago, always night. Charming Child in a big newspaper of mail, mostly from men. competition. d, Ruth Roman stormed Alfred Hitchcocks office five years ago, when he was casting Spellbound to ask for a part, and he turned her down; said she wasnt the type. But she was exactly right for his new picture, Strangers on a Train. - The new Big Town Steve Wilson show was right from the start in the role ward G. Robinson created and "Edward Pawley took 1943. on the at home that Edin 1937 ODDS AND ENDS . . . Hopalong-Cassidwho thrilled children with his appearance on the big Thanksgiving parade in New York, will appear New Years Day in Pasadenas Tournament of Roses parade . . Irene Dunne has starred in 38 pictures and been on location only twice in San Francisco for I Remember Mama and on a ranch for Never a Dull Moment . . . Victor Borge will be heard soon in a five times weekly, program over in on Mutual. - Walter Greaza has an impres- RHard five-minu- te br WNU Featnrei y, |