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Porcupine Advance, 4 Apr 1940, 2, p. 5

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n“"fi' s i 4Â¥ ' one, Colour Scheme in Shades of Grey is a Restful Home Setting for Miriam : . Minor Wolff and her Old Paintings and Antique Furniture. ; _ Portrait of a lady .~... that would be the way we should describe the apartâ€" ment of Miriam Minor Wolff ‘who has done much of the most spectacular deâ€" coratlng for the â€"World‘s Fair. Her own afparbment includes a two«story living room and a‘ roof garden. Its decoraâ€" tions are fastidious, elegant, very smart. Old Chairs The drawing room is suavely grey. The walls ars painted light grey; upholstery are grey. Against this restful baskgrB8und, antique furniâ€" ture,, fine paintings and treasured biâ€" belots provide not only accent but design interest. Tall old ‘Charles II chairs, a lacquered cabinet lined with damask and mads to hold rare laces, a pair of Adam mirrors, an i8th century wigstand that now holds a rubber plant . these are pieces of furniture that egtabnsh the mood of the room. Two paintings by :'Lely and one small charm- ing head of a child, â€" to Rubens or his school, are distinguished on high walls. While little details : Ainâ€" cludeé Staffordshire figures, old ptnk lustrfi a }ittle ‘box of tortoise‘shell, min- jatures on ivory.. The grey heavily lined gra ries have padded rolls across the bbt .. with an architectural finish ak%he top that further breaks the broad high wall expanses; these overâ€"window treatments were made of LL the smart new shades that women are wearâ€" ingâ€"Airforce Blue, Gold, Forest Green, Chartreuse, Cardinal, Royal Blue, and many more, are available in economical Tintex. In addition, T doesn‘t stain ha io . <> warks on stain hands or utensils. t SAFERâ€"Dycs all washable fabrics onothcr safely â€" assures clearer, brighter, ___ The living rcom of Miriam Minor Wolff‘s apartâ€" mert is a study in grey which makes a fitting backâ€" ground for fine paintings and antique furniture. The walls are in a pale grey withâ€"white woodwork ard overâ€"window trim. Draperies are in a grey textural satin finished at the bottom with padded AT HOME WITH A WORD‘S FAIR DECORATOR PLEASANT HoMES mood" Aprevails nere though the greys still prédominate in the deep piled lthick Tringed rug, the draw curtains, the furniture coverings A portrait of â€"Up two steps at the far end of the drawing room and through a portiered arch, there is a sunny morning room, with windows and partitions of glass blpck on three sides. A less formal compo board by the handy man of the ‘building from a design Mrs. Wolff sketched on the back of an envelope. A mirrored chimney breast adds to the width and spacicusness of the room. A Mirrored Wall . A large crystal chandelier in the centre of the room and an imposing lighting fixture to match on the newel post, of the staircase along with a pair of wall chandeliers on either side of the mantel set in the mirrored wall are desigred by Mrs. Wolff and made especially for this apartment. They are especially interesting not only because of the tear drop design of the glass but because the electric light is indirect artd concealed while real candles are used for visible lighting. f Mrs ~Woilff‘s daughter Suiaimé, by Leonebel Jaco'bs hanzs‘ here, while an antique Wimam and Mary secretary is the presiding piece of furniture. A pair of arm chairs upholstered in greyâ€" ground chintz with an overâ€"scale design Try warrarâ€"the magical bluing that works on wopligns and silks as well 2s by Elizabeth MacRea Boykin \fiA'l. rolls. Furniture coverings are in atexturalâ€"grey fabric and the rug is a deep taupe.. Gilt wallbracâ€" kets, crystal chandeliers ‘and fine porcelains proâ€" vide accent. The rarest treasures ‘are two, original paintings by Lely and Rubens not shown in this view. of tulips in mauve and blue and there are details of gold and malachite green. ‘And sheaves of fresh flowers. The terâ€" race garden, opening off this room, is kept luxuriantly green in fine weather. ; dining room which is also the reception hall. Here the walls are a deepéer grey than in the other rpoms. The celling nere is just one story high but it ap« of tulips in mauve and blue and there are details of gold and malachite green. And sheaves of fresh flowers. The terâ€" race garden, opening off this room, is kept luxuriantly green in fine weather. * A Glass Table ' Across the drawing room at the opâ€" posite end, an arch leads into the dining room which is also the reception hall. Here the walls are a deeper grey than in the other rpoms. The celling nere is just one story high but it ap« pears somewhat taller because of flat architectural columns in white at reguâ€" lar intervals around the walls. A small classic mantel holding Staffordshire and Bow figures, unframed mirror aoors, a long sofa covered in platinum marine, with an upholstered bed framed in mirror and a wonderful old Adam desk. In her daughter‘s room an overâ€" scale carnation patterned wall paper has been used effectively in the bed alcove, the walls of the room othenwise â€"being in a soft putty color. â€" Boldly striped draperies in carnation red and white and a pair of arm chairs upholâ€" stered in red uind white, sand: co chenille spreads, a little maple desk and a phonograph record rack establish the youthful spirit of the room. Even the kitchen of this interesting apartment â€"has personality. One wall is black, which is surprisingly gay in combination with the shining white equipment. Green and white cloth accents the whole business very grey satin and platinum grey satin pleasantly. draperies . . . these give the room its _ Altogethér, this apartment is interâ€" ackground distinction. The table, deâ€" esting because it is an example of how signed for the room by Mrs. Wolff, has dramatic antique furniture can be used a base of glass while the top is gunmetal against modern backgrounds and ‘with mirror with a well sunk in ~the centré modern colorings and modern fabrics. for flowers and for indirect illuminaâ€" (Released by Consolidated News tion. With this, Mrs. Wolif uses 18th| â€". .. _ Features, Inc.) °. J â€" WSASZEIEAN .. WO OO 0 oD M P( s We CE n on f greyâ€"white and upholstery in greyâ€"| Kingston Whigâ€"Standard: The Nazis white leather with deeper grey leather are apparently not even goimg to be leads to the bedroom above. Mrs. ting out the fire which the Germans own room is in fawn and aquaâ€" hadstarted in order to seuttic‘a ship. This is a corner of the dininttoomlnmrlam Minor Woift‘s The figures on the mantel plece are Staffordashire and Bow potâ€" tery, while the painting above is an criginal Daubi;ny The two 18th century chairs are upholstered in pale (grey leather with appliqued medallions of a deeper grey leather. ';l'he walls are paitiied grey with cclamns in white. â€" The following is from The Salisbury (England) Star of recent ‘date:â€" | (Vhth Apvlogles to the Shade of ' Leowis Carroll). > The Fuehrer ard the Muscovlte ‘~ Were walkins hand in hand; Phey wept like anythtng to 230 Th British Empire stand. " '”Stidbury Star:â€"A rqée by any other name comes higher in the seed cataâ€" "If‘th‘s were only swept away," \They said, "it would be grand * "It twiss a thousand asroplanes Pambed it for half, a year, ‘ â€" Do you suppose," the Fuehrer said, "wWwe‘d make the beggars clear?" "I doubt," sighed the Muscovite, | "These British are so queer " 1 "Oh, Neutrals, ccme and talk with us," The Fuehnrer did beseech, "A.little walk, a littls talk, ~About my latest speech : You‘ll merely have to stand about "The time has come," the Fuehrer yelledâ€" He almcost smashedâ€" the mikeâ€" To talk of what we mean to grab Adjacent to the reich!" "I also," grinned the Muscovite, "Know bits that I should like!‘ "But not from us," the Neutrals cried, ' All trembling in affright, "We have our nonâ€"aggression pacts: It simply won‘t be right!" "Oh, really?" sneered the Muscovite, "We tore those up last night!" "I â€" deeply sympathize!" With clutching hands he gaily grabbed Lanrds of the largest size, The Fuehrer took what he *tould get He‘d lost, for all his lies. "Oh, Neutrals,‘"‘ cried the Muscovite, "Our task is nearly done,; It‘s time that you were getting "I weep for you," he sadly said; The aged Neutral looked at him A.nd wihked the other eyc; . He‘d often heard ihe same old stuff In the sweet byâ€"andâ€"bye; 8o on the whole he thought he‘d let Itâ€"and the Fuehrerâ€"lie. :« And listen while I preach!" But four young Neutrals trotted up, to see Berlin, . And hear the Fughrer:demsnstrate Just how he meant to win:> And that was odd, you know, becauss The Germans were so thin, home‘"â€" But answer came there And that was scarcely odd because They‘d goebelled every one. ""“RoG .Go We ail desire pease, but every rationâ€" al man and woman knows that there are circumstances in which it becomes |impoaslb1e to avoid war, unless we are ‘to accept humiliation, condone aggresâ€" tstcm and lose at one stroke all our \honor and good standing as a nation. |That was our position on Sept. 1, 1939. Those who now seek to undermine the i unity and faith of our people are guilty of a terrible betrayal of those whom they‘ induce to follow themâ€"they are guilty of an even worse offense, for their action is a definite help to the enemies of their country. Pacifism a Crime Today, Says Lord Queensborough (By the Right Honorable Lord Queensborough, President of the Royal Bociety of St. George.) â€" What can be said for individuals who picket the lines of young men waiting to register for National Service, and distribute leaflets urging them to reâ€"« fuge that service? < This is, in fact, beâ€" ing done in England today. What other country in the world would tolerâ€" ate such miserable treachery and sediâ€" tion? Whether or not those responsible are "sincere‘" is a matterâ€"of no moment: No one has the right to arrogate to himself freedom to maintain an attitude ofcomplete irresponsibility when the country under whose laws and, protecâ€" tion he has lived and thrived in peace, finds itselt engaged in a life and death struggle. To withhold one‘s own Sserâ€" vice at such a time is bad enoughâ€"to urge others to do the same is, to my mind, treason. We have the privilege as free men and women to elect our own Governâ€" ments.. The Crown and Parliament of England represent the greatest and noblest system of free and enlightened All that the aevelopment and example of our political freedom have meant to civilization is now at stake. world. Let there be no misunderstanding: We are in a life and death struggle which will decide the fate of civilizaâ€" tion perhaps for centuries to come. ‘ Our Duty to Our Allies Our ally,; France, has never been under any illusion as to the nature of the confli¢ct in which we are engaged. France is a republic and a democâ€" racy. The French Nation have for a century and a half been in the vanguard of the forces of democracy and popular progress. â€" Yet, when France is at war an irresistible logic and realism ensures that every seditious and disintegrating forceâ€"shall fall under the ban of the law. Communists, pacifists and susâ€" picious aliens are marked down and, at the first sign of undesirable activity, gare arrested and put under restraint. . QOur allies may well ask what we are aoing, and how we can justify our own failure to follow their example. It is a curious feature of our national character that whenever decisive action ASs" tAken against those whnose activities are a menace to the securities of the ooufitry ‘as a whole, a host of wellâ€" meamng individuals raise an and ‘seek to obstruct those responsible for the protection of the community in the exercise of their duties. war in which we are now enâ€" éé "15 fargely due to the toleration of g‘ t,” agimuon in times of peace.: ic:m doubt that peace and order ,-would have been assured for decades to comé, if Great Britain had maintainâ€" ‘ed ‘at an adequate level the defense torces needed to protect our own shores and secure our vital lines of.communiâ€" cation with our Empire overseas? "Liberty and tolerance" are the preâ€" texts used for such interferenceâ€"reâ€" great principles are themselves jeopardâ€" ized by the misguided and treacherous activities wihch the law is seeking to check. . > Tolerance Becomes Intolerable _ There are times when toleration may become a vice. To tolerate subversion and sedimon in times of war is to tolerâ€" ate encourage the désigns of our , ;m,pl cable enemies, to strike a blow at the‘ security of every loyal subject and boi tray those whose courage and deâ€" ion are now, mobilized in defence of lomas a. nation. ls war in which we are now enâ€" of sgolid, organized body of patriotic opinion to prevent any recurrence of the follies and errors of judgment to which we committed ourselves after the last war was ended. : The Way to Peace To every iover of peaceâ€"and we are all lovers of peaceâ€"to every man and woman to whom the name and flag of their country, the knowledge of its glorious past and a faith in its destiny, I would add that peace is not to ke brought by ‘abject surrender, and that the freedom and progress of civilization '-wfll not be saved by evasion of duty, or the péuctice of pdssive resistance to| what is evil. Let us unite to sweep aside the apostles of a pacifism which! is the time to lay the foundauonsl Now is the time to condemn and reâ€" strain the organizations engaged in soâ€"called pacifist activities. _ a has brought us to war, of a toleration which has acted as an incentive to aggression and of an intemationalism which rots the soul of the nations withâ€" out bringing them, or their peoples, nearer together. When the free, indeâ€" mm nations of Europe can settle in unity and common determinaâ€" tion, to build their own security and ’mrethelrownrightsandliberuesln Christiancomordandsoodwth then and then only, may we be sure of enâ€" during peace. odmtmthebeintyoft.hesunrlseip ’t have to get up that "‘ B '\--“. Ns c tration in the history of the 9 L CC .\ ! /\\ Just Phone 32 for prompt delim Discussion of Birds Mileage on Cars â€" and Other Things Also a Reference to a Colâ€" â€"lege Man‘s Expression. (By Richard Sneddon in the stuue- : baker Wheel). We hesitate to reopen this column on a sad note, but have just heard that our neighbor‘s boy tried to clean the bird cage with a vacuum cleaner yesterday, and now they can‘t find the canary. ' Ornithology, by the way, has always been one of our favour ite studies, and we were interested to learn the other day that there are approximately four billicn birds in the United States. If Wherewith we diverge to discuss something more topical: "How. much mileage do you think I get on this rar?" inquired the proud owner. "Half," was the immediate response. "Half what?" asked the motorist, a hbit nonplussed. "Why, half what you‘re going to tell me," was the final AA L. A__ Th actncd TB h .4 use enc we ever find the bird who stOle the nozzle off cur garden hose, there will only be 3,999,099,099. On the same subject, when the Irishâ€" man saw an owl for the first time he exclaimed, "For the love of Mike, who put the beak on that cat?" And a ni¢te thing about the oneway street is that you can only be bumped in the rear. ‘The lingo of the modern collégian, incidentally, is decidedly colourful. He heard a freshman recently describe an acquaintance to one of his classâ€" mates in the following . descriptive One of the greatest disappointments to Junior‘s college career came last winter when he wrote home for money to buy a study lamp, and we sent him a lamp. terms, "Aw you know, he wears yelâ€" low sweater, and has big ears. LOoks like a taxi with both doors open." Try The Advance Want Advertisements. FRANK 86 Spruce South _ Phone 32 LUMBER MINE SUPPLIES L I M I T E D SILENTITE is new and different â€" the most modern window made. It does away with weights and cords and t window made. It does away with weights and cords and bulky mullions and wide trim. It eliminates rattling and sticking. It is weatherâ€"stripped metal to metal, which reâ€" duces air infiltration and cuts heating costs, There are a dozen other superior festures which make Silentite the best window buy on the market. _ * See Silentite here and get full information. If.you wish, we‘ll show you some récently built homes with these mod.â€" era windows, Ne obligation. ]ust Phono 32 for prompt deli\_'ery LENTITE HonE I FOR GOOD COAL AND SERVICE Coal and Woo@yard and Office Cochrane, ‘April 3.â€"Suggestion thiat the Lord‘s Day Act was working hardship on mine workers in Northern Ontario was made in pclice court Matheson on Saturday when William Adamas was convicted of opsrating ms pool room on the Sabbath. Suggests Lord‘s Day Act â€" Hardship to Mine Workers Evidence went in before Magistrate E. R. Tucker that workers in the small mining community of Holtyre, north of Ramore, usually attended church setâ€" vices Sunday morning, and for récreaâ€" tion during the afternoon spent their times in Adumas‘ pool room. Beyond cards, checkers, chess and winter sports, the court was told, the pool room provided the only facilities for relaxation and recreation for the miners of Holtyre township. j *3 Addressing the court on Adamas‘ beâ€" hnalf, George Mitthell, K.C., declared that "this law (the Lord‘s Day Act) is so old it has whiskers," and suggested that imposition of the statuite worked an unnecessary hardship on the miners. Magistrate ‘Tucker replied that he realized the law had been ratified even before there was a Province of Ontario, but as it still stood in the statute books he had no recourse but to find the pool room operator guilty. ht ol "'er Lord‘s D‘-'air Act is a pr_‘dfision in the statutes of Upper. Canada. : Adamas was fined $10 and costs. 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