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Blue Bedroom was planned "to give the effect of sleeping on a cloud"-a dark blue rug, fading blue walls, light blue ceiling, plenty of mirrors. Bachelor's Bedroom, to "appeal to a bachelor in search of a bedroom," was painfully ugly, notably in an iron bed "amusingly decorated in red and white bed ticking." "Drama" came from a crimson carpet. The firm's explanation of the room's confusion was that it was for "a person who has collected interesting things, from time to time." Georgian Dining Room fell back on the reliable bright turquoise blue...
...jewelry. Founder Towsley is one of the Choral Society's seven charter members. With him from the start have been four other bassos: Charles Hanneman,a salesman in the "Store for Men" Edward Katschke in the candy stock room; Monroe A. Munson, retired this year from the rug department ; Howard E. Snyder, too old now for the shipping room. Two charter sopranos have kept pace with the oldtime bassos. Sarah J. Grimes still sells hats, Anna E. Bolton was retired lately from the china department. Missing at last week's performance was Tenor Carl Kjellberg, the Chorus librarian...
...Hilermono was not Artist Hiler's only invention. Also on exhibition was a rug showing Indian ponies woven from the carefully sorted undyed wool of white sheep, black sheep and their intermediates. There were also portraits of Chief Sits-In-The-Fall (No. 1) and Chief Sits-In-The-Spring (No. 2) painted in a new experimental wax resin technique...
Over a period of ten years Vagabonding has become such a popular pursuit that lately there has been a tendency for some students to trespass upon the precincts of the rightful members of the courses. Enrolled students find themselves crowded off the prayer rug by the pilgrims of other lands. Adequate facilities for the identification and allocation of auditors should be provided in every popular course, particularly in those which have no seating list...
...speed of her awkward forehand drive, her almost incredible stamina. As Ethel Burkhardt, she ranked high among amateur women tennists in 1929 and 1930. She dropped out of major play for four seasons, re-emerged last summer as the wife of a Los Angeles rug salesman, to become the summer's tennis sensation. She won three important Eastern tournaments in a row, made herself the heroine of the U. S. Wightman Cup team by her victory over England's formidable "Kay" Stammers, received No. 2 ranking for the year without playing in the National Championships. Her training methods...