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You 3f A OALLSinY QW DEAS7S At'D FANTASIES 4 A-: The Enchanted Forest at 85 Mercer St. (between Spring and Broome) may be as close as you can come to stepping into a fairy tale or entering into someone else's dream. is a forest within a gallery, incorporating a wooden bridge, a fountain and trees Wendy Cats Brent One. Puss-in-Boots, Is an exquisite fairy tale illustration come to life, his head filled with rose 'petals cast in resin, dressed in hand-sewn finery of remarkable detail There are antique mechanical toys from Germany, bottles of soap bubbles and Ho pi and Zuni fetishes from New Mexico and Arizona carved of turquoise. Jet and Ivory.

Handmade brass kaleidoscopes filled with precious stones end hand-drawn colored glass are more' beautiful than those remembered from childhood The Enchanted Forest (open noon to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays) is a dream made real which we have been invited to share end perhaps take home, ft is an irresistible Invitation. Judy THRnger -1 1 jf 6 df Owner David Wallace of art of remarkable beauty. Some cry out to be held and petted, while others are meant to be gazed upon with something close to awe. You'll find everything from smalt squeaky rubber ducks from Spain ($1.50) and plush purple cats, their tails filled with lavender ($9.25) to breathtaking sculptures by whose bare branches brush a clear, blue, tin-ceiling sky.

The gallery was created by set designer Matthew Jacobs and built and painted by Icelandic artist VTgner Johanns- son. But it is Infused with the vision and was inspired by the dream of owners David Wallace and his wife Peggy Sloane who see it as a cele- bration of the spirit of the animals, and of the child wtth- in each of us. It is populated by a varied collection of charming beasts: carved, sculpted, cast and sewn, from all over the world. Some are perfect toys for and others are works if" -IS. Tilt y.v 3 IS-" 5S- Foreet 10 MCMJNAm OA0.V Na GVJEOT A sleepy man in the moon lends a soft glow to any child's room with this amusing night ftght You'd find it at Serendipity 3.

225 E. 60th St where it sells for $39. iF. Interior of The Enchanted mJL 8TAHL JR. DAILY fcEWS IkMaiiaMHaMMMMHMiiiiaMMH Qcor.i foh iue stars Want to five like your favorite television soap opera star? If that star happens to be Steve Blizzard, who plays Brad Vernon on ABC's "One Life to Live." Anna Stuart, who's Donna Love on NBC's "Another World." Frank Runyeon, who's Steve Andro-polous on CBS's "As the World Turns," or Kathleen Noone who portrays Ellen Dalton on ABC's "ATI My Children." you can.

The new model rooms at Gimbels, unveiled earlier this week, were designed by Gerda Clark, the store's director of home fashions, with these four stars In mind. Liveable but unique, they are filled with exciting ideas you can incorporate in your own home. The sophisticated living roombedroom shown here is a case in point. Designed for Steve Blizzard, the one-room setting highlights an unusual furniture unit that revolves from a mirrored wall with shelves for collectibles to the dramatic platform bed pictured here. The rooms, which will remain on view for several months, are on the 9th floor.

I.F. A OliALO A SALE January is sale time, when department and specialty stores traditionally mark down merchandise that hasn't sold to make. way for new items. Everyone knows that, and many people plan purchases to take advantages of this yearly event. What's unusual about January sales this year is that one specialty store known for never (well, almost never) having sales is joining the ranks of other retailers and clearing the counters with a two-week offering.

Tiffany the venerable Jewelry store, on Monday starts Its first public sale In 30 years. That earlier sale occurred after an investor group led by Walter Moving acquired the store. History is repeating itself. With the recent acquisition of Tiffany by a group of investors led by Tiffany management, the store wants to focus attention on new merchandise. To do this they will offer discontinued and overstocked items at "substantial savings." The sale, which will include china, crystal, sterling silver, leather and jewelry, is at the 57th St.

store only. Bring money or bring a charge card (Tiffany's own or American Express) and stock up. Who knows when there will be another sale here? I.F. i ..1 ft '4 56 Ul Everyone likes a change now and then, and when it comes to the dining room. It's a lot easier and cheaper to replace the place mats than the furniture.

That was the thinking of Carol Cohen, an interior decorator, and Joan Snow, a commercial artist, when they designed a highly original collection of laminated place mats. The two first created collages, based on four different themes (Victorian nostalgia, brightly colored vegetables, a pastel floral bouquet and '50s-style retro furnishings), then photographed the results. The colorful easy-care mats would add a charming touch, no matter what mood you're in. They are $25 for a set of four at the Garden j. Shop of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden or by mail order from Snow-Cohen, P.O.

Box 475; Brooklyn, N.Y. 11229. v- Isabel Forgang.