Of course, there may be method in your madness ... . If you make your guests too comfortable they might want to sit down indefinitely! But most of us really like our company and hope they‘ll have a good time and go away with a good impression. Another (By Elizgzheth MacRae Boykin) Notoriously the living room gets the Jlion‘s share of the furnishing budget, which doesn‘t seem quite right,. conâ€" sldering how important to our pride and pieasure is a wollâ€"lurnedâ€"out bedâ€" room.. Perhaps the real reason the "front rcom" is favoured is because we still base our calculations on "front‘"! Anyway, ‘bedrooms do seem to be neglectsd boih financially and decorâ€" But that‘s not the fault of, the local stores who have all it takes to make a charming bedroom whe elther we‘ve lots or little to spent. Fresh summery effects are particularly simple and inexpensive to achieve, and often these: are mce enough for: the year JOUHd« is _ es * The Comforts of Home With summer company imminent, it ssems ~like the right time to cock a critical eye at the guest room hnd deâ€" cide whether the room i; up to its job . whather we‘d like to be quariered there if we woere visiting. Many guest rooms look pretty but lack practically all the comforts of home. Others are furnished with oddments and look it. Still others are the places to tuck away ‘all the things you don‘t know where else to putâ€"that means %hat the guest can‘t find an empty drawer or a free coat hanger. ] ) Reâ€"Sidin Rnilut Over Your \Vood.n witll Genulnc B.P. Insulâ€"Ated Sidings (slc") Wm .mfll“ PROTECTION ULA P * ‘ Omlcflum 5 and MNYmhM @BRIC â€"@OSHINGL! 3% @STONE TVPES ‘A.k!ar zthmry â€"made, Oneâ€"Piece Insulâ€" dted Siding ' You can Pay for Reâ€"sidine vaar B.P. INSULâ€"A Crisp and countrified is this little maple room with sprigged wall paper and an oldâ€"fashioned chintz underskirt for the bed and flounce for the canopy. The overspread is of white muslin with eyclet emâ€" broidery ruffiles, A braided rug is used by the hedside an tha enatiar It Should H_avé Both Clzarlï¬ and * Comfér’ée-lt Shonld :I;'latter the @ COMPANY:COMING? HoW‘s THE GUEST ROOM* rug is used by the bedside on the spatter dashed floor. - Use the Old Couch On the practical side, here‘s a way to have an attractive guest room even though the budget is tight. Make a regular bed cut. of that old ‘studio couch by having a plyboard. headhoard sorewed on the ‘of: the. couch a pinafore over its skirt and add two. pockets just for fun. If its a room that is more on â€"the sbgqnt side; a pair of" chests ‘covered ‘with velvet. and finished with gilt hardware and. medallions would ‘be a smartly ‘chiâ€"chi touch. Not quite so farâ€" fetched and. really dellghtful are bedside: chests covered with a flowered chintz. then: shellacked . . . repeating the. same: chintz used for curtains cand" chafr seats. If you‘re ready to throw disâ€" cretion the wind in favour of someâ€" vhing spectacular and yet prett,y, then: cover your floors with <chintz, â€"then shellac with several staunch, coats-â€" ‘twill be far more durgable than you might imagine. | Charm though is porhaps the. first requisite of a guest room. ‘Anid it can be expressed more decisively here than in a room that you use constantly. S6 why not be bolder in decoration, mose impractical in this room that doesn‘t get so much wear ang tear . ... that you don‘t have to live with constantiy? If:it‘s a gay fresh countrylsh sort of room, consider a dressing table with reason for trying to do our best. with this guest room is purely selfishâ€"a guest ~who is supplied with all the necessities is much less trouble than one who has to ask for everything, alâ€" ways at a busy minute. »(CReleased by Consolidated â€"â€" News Features, Thc.) ' Sss Toronto Telegram: â€" Don‘t worry! splx'lts in the" houae ‘thi about. the end of the world until: the> eipher sold: or <gixeni 'taxpayers bégin toâ€" play out. : l dence rall !nlxed,gm pile of soft .â€"and trivobous pmows. You‘ll wantâ€" your guests. to go away feeling that here at last they‘ve found. a. perfectly: run household with :you presiding inâ€" something utterly ‘beâ€" coming and looking as if you hadn‘t a care in the worldâ€". . . as if. all that" company comfort just happened as if you hadn‘t spent days in a flrurry'_ so as to appear cool, calm and col-?. leoted,â€" tra la. % Besides, if. you are a hostess to the berhn, you take denght 1+ making your guest. room symbolic of, your own _ fastidious standards. of. housekeeplng And go the extra, mfle‘ in making your guest room not on}y attractive _ but completely equtpbed ; You‘ll want lovely bed linens. fancier than you could afford for everyday family use..You‘ll want the:« dx‘awm- to be papered inside with the ‘same. wallpaper that covers the walls. of the reom.. You‘ll want to nave lavender bag.s among the guest linens. = ~ Â¥ou‘ll‘ want a charmlng china lnk pot and blotter pad. You'n want a breakfast tray with breakfastâ€"inâ€"bed. china. You‘ll want a chaiselounge and a . gossamer light-weight wool throwtobetoldedatitsfoot anda you‘re reeking with money, | you‘ll find that a washable guest room | WwWill â€"be easy.to make and easy to keep. ; And that‘s not impossible in this day. | of. tubâ€"fast. fabrics, for most of the 'popular price cretonnes are guaranteed | washable, and some chintzes not only * »lteep their colour and body after washâ€"‘ ing but also have permanent glazges: that"go through the wash .on: high. | Wall papers are washable theseâ€" days too, and so are many bedroom rugs. Ensemb)ed with some of thesé beauâ€" tifully styled washable bedroom rugs, are bedspreads that suggest appsaling effects for the whole room . . . these needle tufted textures in dencate colours and enchanting patterns. Company Queatiom To make your guest comtortabl», there are a few things to cheokâ€" off: on your fingers. <Is the~bed comfortable? Is there extra cover in flowered bo:nes on the closet shelf? Is there a. desk: On at least a little writing box or tble? Are there some books to read; det.ec- tive stories maybe, and â€" pillow:s Ior propping up? Do you watch that the\re Iare good pens,â€"stationery, a filled mk well here? Are there lamps. in t.h.e right placesâ€"with globes in them? Is. there a waste basket?â€"Are there empty drawers available?.Is there closet. dpace with hangers and hat racks? Are there cotton powder pads,â€"cleansing tissues, powder, comb, a guest size lipstick, a } new tooth brush in the dressing table? | Are there fresh piles of towels. and wash cloths and soap and soap flakes | ready where the guest can find them2. Is there a little mending basket: with | needles, thread, thimble, scissors in True enough, you. aren‘t mor'a}ly bound to furnish all these things.= As a matter of fact, the thoughtful guest will probably be well flanked by: all such. But the best of visitors : will} forget something, and it‘s usually nuisance to have to dig it up when you‘re busy.. ; Are there frosh wash cloths and ready where the Is there a little needles, thread, reach?: _ One manufacturerâ€"of siudio eollema now. makes a headboard like this, so that you can buy the whole 'arh if you don‘t have a handy husâ€" band or a manual training son to do e job.. Slip cover or upholster this mdhoard and you have a luxurious looking upholstered bed. â€" elfhner. soiq: or glven..away. lhe eviâ€" ldence m all mixed IUp 86 the: magisâ€" On a:charge of keeping < for sale auainfl.. Des)auriers a dismissal was wg'x'anl:ed when the: erown falled to tie up any of the facts that they had unâ€" covered.: Sergeant Gariepy gave the onlyâ€" evidence in the case and before he . was ‘finished . the magistrate dis» missed ‘case . saying that there wasn‘t . any:: connection between the dlxierent pam ‘of the evidence. _‘ ~ j Sergean} Gaflepy started to tell of thige raids that hadâ€"been carried out .t the . man si plane in Mamh He did ;eoas* gragtm tablish the setâ€"up. ¢ h ohthe'romlm-;ip the:house nad beer, . whiskey or‘wine.in his room and it was n'om“‘ the. amount of splwsmmehousethatuvsmftwas drflnks from'it betore they managed to 1ake it awayâ€" xrom har In. her own‘ defeme the woman said .that when the : palice: .entered she was .not dr;nkmtbut that the bottle of beer was beWeen‘ hnerâ€" and another woman who: had to : lhe house with her. When theâ€" ponce ca.me into the room she had picked. up the‘ tiobtle ‘to hand it to‘the police, she‘ ‘said.~" The magisâ€" trate did:â€"not believe her story and imâ€" posed . a fins of $25 days. _ ‘The same. evidenco was used in the case agains‘ Elsle Braund of having diogads W ’Gom‘ ble> Atkinson added in. this case. that a glass of beer was on â€"the: table ‘and Blsie Braund had reached ‘for i.it and â€"hHad "taken two if ‘he had served t‘he woman with any beer. and he answered that he. had not. The magï¬itrate then. ralsefl the fine to $200 :: t.ellinc t.he man. that that was awhat. he. was: gettmg for telling what was not true. â€" . 4 not, put up any argumgnt against the case. and then the :: magistrate passed ‘sentence of‘ am orâ€" thirty ‘days. It was then; that the dafence: decided that they had botter say . so:nethmg so they asked that the: case :be. reopened so they could enter a: deimce $ : de{em}ant. was . caned to the stand and the masisb te asked him Sergeant Gariepy testified that he 'took a ho: tle from the woman and hflnded 1It. to" Constaple: Brown. He thenâ€" asked Beslauricrs if he had served the <beer. to’tha woman and Deslauriers answered that he had. â€" Comtébh ‘Atï¬ipson and.Brown test: fied asâ€"well and: oogroboral.ed what the sergeax;t had\ said. . The defeneg‘ decided that they would M ts Pn‘ » _Proof that she knew that her privilâ€" had ‘been : canoened was given by Constable\Rollwmmoe who said that. he ‘had: personany se’rved the cancelâ€" laftion papers over ‘a year ago. Since that ‘timeâ€"she ‘nad written to the Onâ€" tario Liquor . ‘Control Board and had recoived an â€"Aanswer â€" tha«s itâ€"=was better for everyone concerned that the canâ€" cellation continue for some time yet. One® the péraons found was El're iBraund," a> p%rsn whase drinking p/lâ€" videges had been cancelled over‘a year Alex Deslauriors, 41 Wilson Avenue, mcmn orie.of stiffeat sentences hnadedonthowtorme time at Tuesâ€" day‘s police. count . _he was conâ€" victed of s‘J‘va beorm an. interdictâ€" ed.person. : He was given the choice of a‘Awoâ€"hunridred . fine. or thirty dmmjafl; ‘At the conclusion of the .court it : looked as though he was going Lo Aakethe .thirty : ‘days.~ ‘The fine was oricimnymatahundmd dollars but when the . derenee asked that the case _/ _ y _ T eslaurier Gets One oflnqum in‘ other than his privaté resiâ€" at dence, was given an aquittal and when , t y ,98 'ï¬leSday Alâ€"line tiquor was returngd to im Ts told temdon.--.». ‘#en ; the police to conflscate it as it had alâ€" _ _‘ | ready gotten him into enough troubie. u'! Dem il Wllson Avenug. | _ It appeared that Rogell was stopped s â€"given orie. of ; ‘the, stiffent ‘sentences on Fim‘Street South between ist and aded out lmflor time at Tuesâ€" | and Avenues on Friday night of last rs\ï¬onoqut ~he was conâ€" | week with a part bottle of gin in his ted of serving‘ Mfl‘“ an. interdictâ€" | possession. He was apprehended person.â€""He was given the choice Of | after he got out of ‘his car with the }'O%Ml‘dfld dOflll' fine. or â€" thirty | botire nidden under‘ his windbreaker s in jJatl., ‘At ‘theconclusion of the | or sweater. He told police that he was Irt it : looked as though he was goInE | bringing it to his friend‘s house and take . the . tï¬tfly daya fine was | that they were going on a party. When ginally set at. a hundred dollars dut the man took the stand in his own en the . dmï¬ee asked.that the case | defence he said that the party was to reopened.â€"so <that they could put| be held on his farm after he‘ and hls. a+defence after they had mmrmnd had done some of the planting: privilege, the magistrate agreed. |and that he was transporting the saked only one question and then|liquor to his friend‘s house before ed:the fine to two hundred dollars. leaving. ergeant Joe Gariepy, Constable Atâ€" Magistrate Atkinson gave him .the son ‘and donstable Brown had carâ€" benefit of the doubt and offered him S out: a r’td jon Deslaurier‘s estab- the liquor back but the man refused it, mn“‘ fl‘ “N‘hï¬â€œ ‘..----‘ Cl evi The decorator‘s taste is apparent in the fabric‘s also. While not necessarâ€" ily expensive they have been selected In this group, consisting of: living room, dining room and bedroom, the decorator has gained herâ€"~ effect [through the mellow colors selected for walls, rugs and fabrics as well as through discreetly chosen antique furâ€" nishings. A dining room for example, is decorated around an unusual twoâ€" pedestal sideboard of beautiful, mahoâ€" gany and an oval Irish hunt table as well as some beautiful Sheraton side chairs. For a. background there is an offâ€"white painted wall with a dado of soft green and a green and white checkered linoleum flooring. To those who wish to reâ€"create the atmosphere of past serenity, aâ€"visit to the newly decorated rooms at {Bamâ€" bergers in Newark, is suggested." Here one may observe, too, that when anâ€" tique pieces are not available,. a nucâ€" cleus of old furnishings may be: sucâ€" cessfully supplemented with â€" modern reproductions that express the good design ‘and workmanship of the best old cabinet makers. (Byâ€"Walter Rendell Storey) â€" ‘The ‘appeal which antique furnishâ€" Ings have for the home decorator may derive partly from the fact that they suggest a tranquil past and thus sugâ€" gest a refuge from our disturbed and uncertain present. That this is an ilâ€" lusion, is granted, for even the good old days had their periods of storm and stress; nevertheless fine antiques do recall periods when beautiful craftsâ€" manship seemed as important as the latest war news. About Antiques and Home Decorations CA NADIAN IND STRIES LIMITED + EXPLOSIV DIV I1S Needle deflected well across> scale shows that circuit is closed. Little or no moveâ€" ment of needle inâ€" dicates poor conâ€" nection, or break. ST. JOHN‘S, NFLD. _ OTTAWA SUDBURY KIRKLAND LAKE Rogell, charged with having HEAD bn-'rcz MONTREAL DIBTRICT OFFlCu HAI.JFAX TORONTO WINNIPEG YVANCOUVER Always use dependable blasting equipment. Câ€"Iâ€"L productsâ€"both explosives and accessoriesâ€"are noted for their reliability. Their proper use will eliminate misfires and so result in increased efficiency and greater saféty in blasting operations. A galvanometer is one of the essentials in elecmcal blasting operations. It should always be used to test the blasting circuit, regardless of the type of hook-up rooms, provided with floral chints seat cushions. In a successful revival of an oldâ€"fashioned idea, the floor in this inâ€" terior has been painted black, an exâ€" céllerit background for the white string plle rugs." Some of the lamp bases are antique brown glass bottles; one pair of lamps have cylindrical wooden bases painted in a red and white barberâ€"pole chairs... When â€"not at theâ€"table, these provide easy sents by the side ‘of a chess table ‘atithe wide window. In these rooms adverss styles of furâ€" niture @nd «ingeniously devised acdesâ€" sories help to create the pleasant feelâ€" ing ithat ‘here the furnishinigs have been gathered, <little by little,â€" over many years.. Distinctive are a pair of slenderâ€"framed side chairs in the bedâ€" EL Loz with : great care. ~For example, the chints covering of the side chairs, its mulberry ground accénted with yellow ï¬overs, really «makes" the rooin. Anâ€" other importamt @aeccent is the Ameriâ€" can Beauly reda of the ightly textured upholstety on apair of hostess arm IN ELECTRICAL BLASTING QOPERATIONS ‘*Everything for Blasting" Yard Sohnmacher Phone 725 _ John W. 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