The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 20

4-n Saturday. Dec. 11. 18 The Shreveport Times ji Mm 1 1 p' 1 Rvr i if ceiling beams, the design is repeated in upright beams along the stair and again in a door frame. Small oriental throw rugs are added for warmth.

The plant and statue add interest to a corner. THE STAIRWELL of home is often awkward and difficult to decorate. Here it has been brightened and lightened by designer Leif Pederson. Bold striped paper running tip the staircase and repeated in adjoining rooms is emphasized by the use of dark In mum Discovered in the Stockings of Santa's best friends FRAGRANCES by DANA Give her a gift of luxury in its most feminine form. Dana's two fragrances Ambush and Tabu radiate loveliness and sophistication.

Ambush-flowery, ultra feminine. A blend of the demure (rose and citrus) with the daring (jasmine and orchid). Gift sets, 5.00 and 6.00 Velvet steals the night scene Architecturally Awkward Spaces Need a Shrewd Decorator Touch hazard'. Any type of bulb can be I installed on the ceiling above. By BETTY PEPIS apartments, is apt to be as long Hardly a home exists which as 16 feet and be only less than 4 does not have an architecturally: feet wide, awkward space needing In the suburban home the shrewd decorator's touch.

In an: difficult spot is apt to be the apartment it is apt to be a long stairwell which clumsily cuis narrow hall. This cavernous' into an entry hall making it central area, often found in old; virtually impossible to arrange furniture. And in a town house, one often finds a central room between that in front which is window-less, dark and dreary. The answers to coping with these common problems are apt to be identical for all three cases, though superficially they may seem dissimilar. That answ er is to emphasize backgrounds, i making them important, rather than playing up movable furnish- iings.

YOUR 3Af AND MINE BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED Dear Mrs. Eldred; What do you think of small A more extravagant idea is to drop a ceiling of plaster boring holes to place spotlights at strategic places. Simplest of all: an attractive chandelier supplemented by sconces on one wall. An interesting floor treatment pattern worked out with tiles, or even a floor striped with two colors of paint. Old fashioned runners of patterned carpet may find new life in awkwardly; shaped spaces.

Simple hut colorful wallpaper can add interest to the walls, or one might paint the two sides in; different colors. Art can relieve boredom with-, out impinging on floor space. And. as in ail other rooms of, the house, a focal point should be planned: a statue at the end of a hall, for example, well lighted to draw attention. As the name of their fragrance is also the name of a fabric, the fashion tie is a natural.

Their ads are now more fashion ads than fragrance ads. and designer Sylvia de Gay has done a collection of clothes which will be store promoted along with children drinking tea and coffee? 1 don't mean just once in a while but every day, morning, noon and night. Their ages are 8, 4 and 22 months. The small girl will not eat breakfast but wants only tea or coffee. Won't this Walls and floors, even ceilings, should become prominent, and the lighting should be visually intriguing in every way, both decoratively and functionally.

Ceilings may be more important in such areas than they are anywhere else in the home. In any of these situations a dropped ceiling with lighting installed above is a recommended There are many variations on this theme. A sheet of translu-j cent plastic hung oh brackets can have tube lights installed! above. In some examples. de- signers have even worked out: geometric patterns using combi-i nations of colored and white! plastic, even glass.

A second idea, often effectively used, involves a panel of flower-i patterned fabric framed with; wood and hung on wires from the ai'fect her kidneys? They drink very little milk and have leg aches in Che middle of without her accustomed cup of coffee or lea in the morning. What mother, except one who is both careless and ignorant, would allow a child of 22 months to subsist on a cup of coffee in the morning? As for the leg aches, they can be serious indeed. One common cause for them is a mild rheumatic fever, weak ankles, flat feet and other conditions. Parents used to call these "growing pains," and thought little of them. Now they take them seriously and consult a doctor to weed out the possible causes of them.

If you have any influence on these relatives, by all means try-to convince them that good diets, which include milk as the child's chief begerage, should certainly be the first step in overcoming Three dashing parts that add up to one delightful holiday look the lush look cf velvet an acetate-rayon blend that is spot and crush resistant the weskit sparked with rhinestone buttons, 23.00 Slim skirt, 14.00 white acetate-rayon satin blouse criss-crossed in black, 14,00, sizes 8 to 16. SPORTSWEAR BOTH STORES ceiling (allow a full foot between lights and fabric to avoid a fire I the perfume. the night and wake up crying. Their mother puts it down to playing too hard, or such things. This happens so often 1 wonder if it could be due to a calcium deficiency.

These are relatives, and my husband and I are very concerned about it. Mrs. R. D. And well you might be.

Here is what Dr. Niles Newton in her "Family Book of Child Care," has to say on this subject. Most parents, of course, realize that coffee and tea contain the potent drug caffeine and are unsuitable foods for children. Caffeine stimulates the nervous system, respiratory system, kidneys and heart and constricts the blood vessels. Even one cup of coffee has this effect.

There is a lot to be said for limiting coffee, tea and alcoholic beverage drinking for parents as any problems. And the doctor! will do the rest. When children start school, their eating habits and their requirements change. Mrs. Eldred discusses this subject in her booklet, "The School Child's Food and Fowl Habits." For your copy send 25 cents and a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your request to Myrtle Meyer Eldred in care of The Shreveport Times.

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Something similar to this can be found in any book on children's foods and food habits along with the information that milk is the beverage for growing children. It contains all the needed elements for growth you know this because it nourishes the tiny infant and is nonaddiclive. Both coffee and tea become necessary to the individual who cannot get her eyes open their Christmas Happy with Flowers from i 0 norm I ii (i i i i.i -'V JVJ 614 Market St. Ph. 422-0771 Mm A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MOTHER fuller's Vjivyer-ups tr' ill vjiiia iui nit: unit; ones ri LA WLMER WAR3I SLEEPERS FOR COZY DREAMS A Gift Mother Will Never Forget lJ.m.J STONES $1095 BANKiftMERirjARa $2.50 JTI riteSTl EACH nEliw and up BR YAN For that boy on your list WARMEST WISHES AND A GREAT JACKET Outfit that active, outdoor boy with a warm, rugged jacket.

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