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Show I Furniture Dealer Reports on Fashion Trends j "Furniture designs and styles are bettert han ever," reported W. S. (Dub) Leigh, owner of Leigh Furniture Store of Cedar City, who has Just completed an extensive exten-sive week shopping tour of the Western Furniture Mart. Mr. Leigh is a member of the Smart Living Stores, Inc., a nationwide franchlsed group of stores. 'ThepubljjtaJ.Qo.k, forward, to better styling and better prices this fall," he said. While shopping shop-ping the market which draws many thousands of people to San Francisco each winter and summer he visited many hundreds hun-dreds of showrooms in the giant mart and an additional hundred showrooms in other locations. "The slim look still prevails in upholstered furniture while designers of tables are turning to small scaling and lower table heights," he added. "Lamps are getting taller for better reading and bedding makers are turning our more scientific sleep eqiup-ment." eqiup-ment." Fashion reports from the market mar-ket lnd cate that limed oak and VVa'i ut are still prevailing In bearoom furniture. Headboards are growing In popularity. One of the biggest sellers at the market mar-ket was swivel chairs and rockers. rock-ers. ,His. rrftejDb;rship in Smart Living t StliiaaMes him to take advantage of quantity discounts dis-counts from the nation's Jeading manufacturers. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Southwlck have their daughter, Mrs. Robert Beckstead and three children, Kathy, Robert and Stephen, visiting vis-iting with them. Mrs. Beckstead. the former Donna Jean South-wick, South-wick, has spent a week at home and will be bere another week enjoying the family and seeing old friends, before returning to her home In Salt Lake City. |