Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 76

1 10-C ASK DOROTHY DRAPER Older the Better One of the unique characteristics of a natural building material like ceramic floor and wall tile is improvement wiin.age. All ceramic tue whether un-glazed or quarry looks bet ter as time passes, because of tlie constant conscious and unconscious comparison the eye makes with synthetic materials. Unglazed tiles in particular grow more mellow after years of use on floors. Rooms That Say lets Be Happy By DOROTHY DRAPER What is it that gives color as to how to use them. Should to a place? It's not necessar- 1 use a flowered wallpaper? ilv whether vour rue is red What of frape7 what ily whetner your rug is rea about with and your curtains blue it rejuvenation, I want to use a is the warmth and cheer that chair covered with purple Naming Our City Streets By ALBERT E.

NORMAN LElGHTON one block east of Piedmont has an interesting name history. It was named for Leighton McGregor, son of Charles (One Nail) McGregor. Charles, one of Oakland's outstanding builders, said he got his nickname because he used to go on a building job at night, and put in one more nail for good measure in the studding his men had erected before knocking off for the day. SIMSON AVE. in East Oakland was.

named for Robert Simson the lion hunter who owned many hundreds of acres from Mountain Blvd. to the Estuary and San Leandro Bay. His home still stands on McKolumne Ave. Oakland had a street named for a piano! STEINWAY above Foothill was named by subdividers Breed and Bancroft for the Steinway piano, sold by Sherman Clay. The land was purchased in 1905 from C.

C. Clay of the music firm. The street is now 42nd Avenue. Open Moil. your room exudes that "colors' the atmosphere, and makes you glad you came.

The other evening a friend took me to an Italian restaurant on the west side, and although I have lived in New York all of my life I had never been there. The moment I velvet. Does all this sound repulsive or do you have any applicable suggestions?" Dear Mrs. C. I think your room would be pleasant to live in with painted pastel blue mist walls.

Draperies and bedspreads in a soft violet and deep purple create a whole new world either between rooms or as part of an outer wall. "Be YourV)wn Decorator," a fascinating, and most in fornfanve booklet by Dorothy Draper, is available to read-era ot this newspaper. Send 25 cents in coin and your name and address printed to Dorothy Draper, P.O. Box 836, Oakland 4, Calif. Mrs.

Draper cannot answer personal mail, but will use questions of widest general appeal in her column. Copjrlrht, MM, Drothy Drapr Trees First, Please The first thing that should be planted around the average new home, before or after the lawn is in, are the trees. These are permanent landscape features, and will contribute to the pleasure of the family as long as you live in the house. To round out the stepped through the doorway bold print with brilliant green I felt the glow and gayety leaves on a white background. liSI Your purple velvet chair would look elegantly "right" with these purple partners.

surge toward us out or wis two-storied eating place. The walls were painted dark red and massed with auction-t old fashioned Mrs. J. L. asks: "I desire your advice on sentimental pictures in gold frames.

The tables had crisp what color to use on the walls of our church. It is a large white tablecloths and in the center was a masterpiece of golden brown crusty bread and a giant slab of yellow cheese. Most inviting! GOOD LIVING landscaping around a house, the gardener should choose preferred kinds from both the large, shade-tree class and the smaller-statured ornamental flowering kinds. brownstone mansion converted to a church. The pews and -Reader 's desk are-oak (light), the organ dark.

The Venetian blinds, white, white tapes. How about color of tapes on blinds?" Dear Mrs. J. The loveliest little New England church I ever remember had snow-white walls and a beautiful deep sky-blue ceiling. This would seem appropriate for your church as those old-time mansions all had every high ceilings.

The same deep sky-blue tapes accent your white blinds. GLASS Wf GOOD IDEA? An exciting decorative showpiece for iMngroom, family room, den even the dlnlngrooml A piano with a surprise bonus of practicality a hutch 'with show-off shelve and fascinating drawer and door Compartments. The separate hutch hangs on wall does not affect musical tone. If You Need More Living Space LINED LINED Everybody seemed to be having a good time and I said to my friend, "Isn't it strange, you never'can put into words what it is that makes one place seem to vibrate with joy and good living, and another be so cold and colorless?" The same is true of houses. JSee that yours radiates warmth and hospitality! Mrs.

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