The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-05-29, Page 22k
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Page 8A—Crossroads—May 29, 1985
Country look
from hodgepodge
By Barbara 'Hartung
Q. I'd like to move from
just a hodgepodge of hand-
me-down furniture to a
country decorating scheme
in my house. But. I can't
change everything. Please
give me some ideas for mov-
ing in that direction.—A.V.
A. You can create a
country look with colors and
fabrics as well as furniture
and special accessories. If
you could recover your hand-
me-down furniture in
country fabrics, that would
be a great start. Choose
small florals or floral stripes.
in soft, informal designs.
If your assorted wood fur-
niture is not valuable, you
might give it a coat of paint
m to blend in with your country
color scheme. Softly an-
tiqued or painted furniture is
appropriate to a country
decorating scheme.
Creative use of fabric, in-
cluding laces, eyelets, and
other delicate materials in a
bedroom can offer an instant
country feeling. Also, study
country decorating to 'deter-
mine what it is that you like
and would be able to repeat
in your own home.
One source you might en-
joy is the new "Laura Ashley
Book of Home Decorating,"
published by Harmony
Books of New York. This
$24.95 volume not only is
filled with color photographs
of lovely country designs —
elegant and informal — but it
also contains about 50 pages
of how -to -decorating hints
with drawings illustrating
the material "discussed. I
have found the book inspir-
ing to thumb through and
motivating, as well.
Q. I am moving to our first
condo after renting all my
life. I have a very limited
budget but would like a
decorator to help me choose
paint colors to make the
place light and to help in the
placement of furniture. And
I probably will need some
ideas on window treat-
ment.-S.R.
A. You are embarking on a
big project that I hope will be
exciting for you. Since you
have a limited budget, as
most of us do, consider en-
gaging a professional de-
signer to work with you for a
couple of hours.
Either select someone
from a store where you will
buy some furnishings or call
the .local chapter of the Na-
tional Society. of Interior De -
COUNTRY CHARM—A country corner is created
with this rocker recliner covered in a mauve woven
cotton mini -print with touches of blue and buff, the
pine console and benches, and the wool print dhurrie
rug. Recliner is by Barcalounger.
signers (which should be
listed in the Yellow Pages of
your telephone book).
Be candid with the design-
ers suggested by tlhe chapter
and tell them what your re-
sources are. Choose someone
you feel you can work with
and who truly will try to help
you.
A professional can do in a
few hours what it would take
a non-professional days to
do. With a professionalyou
are not going to make expen-
sive mistakes like choosing
the wrong color' carpeting to
create the effect you want.
Don't rush, however.
Perhaps it is better to live in
the confusion of unfinished
interiors for several weeks to
give you the time you need to
plan out what you really
want. i
Q. I have a one -room
apartment that I willbe
moving into soon. The space
is large but rather unex-
citing at the moment.
Please give me some ideas
on how I might incorporate a
queen -size bed, a set of four
wicker chairs and a glass -
topped table for dining, and a
sofa into a pleasing environ-
ment.
• I am rather good at do -it -
your -self projects although I
need good directions.—P.C.
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In one corner of the room,
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with storage underneath.
Design a ledge, around the
two walls of the bed to give
you space for lamps, clocks
and other items, eliminating
the , need for nightstands.
Then you can heap the bed
with pillows on top of a
tailored comforter to give
lots of lounging space.
Extend the design of the
ledge above on the walls to
create shelves for books and
accessories. A wider ledge
could provide facilities for a
desk, which could double as
a shelf for buffet dining or a
bar.
Arrange your chairs and
table in another corner near-
est your cooking facilities.
And, finally, place your sofa
adjacent to the dining area.
Perhaps you will want to add
a pair of chairs to your sofa
or, if you are limited in
space, use your dining chairs
to supplement your sofa
seating.
THE COST OF
MOTHERHOOD
In spite off all the advances
we. have made in. trying to
equalize opportunities for
women, serious problems re-
main. They centre on the
division of labor between
men and women. Women are
adversely affected by the
career interruptions caused
by motherhood, and the costs
of that are very large indeed.
Motherhood entails a
widely recognized, very
heavy cost to a family. There
is, of course, the assumption
that the man has the pri-
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'nary' obligation to work for
pay while the wife must con-
sider family commitments
pre-eminent.
It has been estimated that
mothers with average earn-
ings lose about seven years' •
pay for each additional child.
This is based on the premise
that about half of all married
women work full or part-
time until the birth of their
first child, and almost all re-
turn to the work force after-
wards.
Employed mothers often
work part-time, while child-
less women are less likely to
Meissen plates
a find
By James G. McCollam
Member, Antique
Appraisers Association
of America
Q. These 12 Meissen (with
crossed swords mark) plates
are in perfect condition. I
have been told that this is the
"Blue Onion" pattern. What
can you tell me about their
vintage and value?
A. Assuming that these are
authentic, they are the Meis-
sen "Onion" pattern as it
was made in the late 19th
century. A set of, 12 is hard to
find and should be worth
about $500. Individually,
they would bring about $30 or
$40.
Q. I have a beautiful
chocolate pot with the en-
closed mark on the bottom.
It has ball ' feet and ' is
decorated with pink flowers.
Can you tell me who made it,
where and its value?
A. This was made by
Rheinhold Schlegelmilch in
Tillowitz, Germany, during
the late 19th century. It prob-
ably would sell for about $175
to $225.
Q. I have started to collect
old toothpick holders and'
find that some of them are
very high priced. Could you
provide some realistic
prices?
A. If you happen to run
across a Burmese Glass
toothpick holder and the
price is over $300, don't be
surprisedoOtherwise, there
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div many to choose from in
the $10 to $25 range:
Bisque, $20; Brass, $25;
Slag Glass, $10; Carnival
Glass, $12; Nippon china,
$20; Silverplate, $25.
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Send your inquiries about
antiques with picture(s), a
detailed description, stamp-
ed; self-addressed envelope,
and $2 per item to James G.
McCollam, PO Box 720, Clif-
ton Park, NY 12065. All ques-
tions will be answered but
published pictures cannot be
returned.•
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do so. Workers who follow an
uninterrupted career pattern
usually achieve higher pay
- rates through experience
and eventualy promotion.
These opportunities often
are foregone by women who
have children. Mothers fre-
quently must accept poorly
paid, part-time jobs which do
not fully utilize their skills or
training in order to fit em-
ployment into the family
roles.
There should be better
ways to combine employ-
ment with family responsib-
ilities. Such measure -s would,
in turn, reduce the "cost" of
becoming a mother and
would stop the wasteful
under -utilization of skilled
female resources in the labor
market. It should be recog-
nized that the steady rise of
married women in the work
force (up 41 per cent in a de-
cade) helped to create our
' affluence. That led to the de-
mand and production of
".mechanical servants"
which liberated women from
many of the chores of house-
keeping. The addition of
workers including, of course,
mothers, extends and
creates new wealth but with
unforeseen consequences for
the stability and importance
of the family unit..
If our tax system reduced
the after-tax cost of child
care, one impediment to
motherhood would be re-
moved. This is an unfilled
promise of the Conservatives'
in Canada and it should be
implemented in some form.
Otherwise, we will have to
consider other ways to pro-
tect the pensions of those
currently employed. The
earnings of succeeding geii
erations would be too small,
because the decline in child
bearing would mean that
there are not enough work-
ers to sustain pension out-
lays.
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