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of the kitrhenn of the ( enlury Llm 1 tearoom.spare for the youngsters' toys.By BERNICE WARNERhiatus of nearly fiveAfter ayears. Century Flms—that statelyfitting the rooms back into a fam-1 doors lead into the living roomredold mansion at100 MagnoliaU*A• luuAveISsettling back down to itsoriginal and more familiar role ofbing a homeaSince 1870, Century E ms, though that has been its name only since 1946, has been one of thecity's show places—the kind thatinvariably elicits the comment,* I’d love to see the inside of thatily-living mold. The elaborate rcs-taurant-tvpe kitchen couipment•'I ♦ *Kit rn n cfvn 1 n# '* f A r A f K A ^ i\ *'» ** viA v 4 i jimU uv » v i w ii iv ua«ii v « ‘itook occupancy, and the f.rst few weeks of trying to keep house without even a sink in the kitchenMrs. Saxerfrom the long, narrow hallway. Bedrooms and Plawoomw*Tiar i** %—there’s so much room to play both inside and outside. Then, of course, there's the matter of theirr# V- *Ii r*1 **K]liliv/i HWi * * 4 v4 A «4in the downstairs room the Sax*ers tail the ’’adult” den and it’sadmirably equtpped for entertain*( .ml • Sr-fr'c r' Pi ^ Qf ThlPV W A* * * 4 * * W 4 ** •*# W 11 v vfor him.Some Furniture AddedThe Saxers were worrietl aboutmorning, they hop into a Volkswagen truck and sit with the.r tongues out the window riding off to class.We can't afford that—but Bar*'*•*-*'.■'** said he'd give meUV. vSii were, \ «lt;how! *•wandMany people of Janesvillhe area got that opportunity dur-that Centurvmgwhothe five years Elms was a tearoom operated bv Mrs. Genevieve Bowers, bought the home in 1934 and did extensive remodel,ng to convert it into a charming eating place.Now it’s owned by Mr. and Mm John Saxer (he's proprietor of Saxer’s Sporting Goods) who purchased it from Mrs. Bowers last July. In the span of just a few months, they have erased almostas airs-, saxer puts it, pretty gruesome.”Now, the first kitchen (the tea-room had two on the first floor) has been transformed into a won* derful’v livable and convenientwkitchen that is one of the favorite rooms of the entire family. Mrs. Saxer is particularly proud of the fruitwood stained cupboards which line the walls as she did all of the fimshms herself. Wallsr?Hit is the dining furnishing their btg home, a!m which features a china cabi- though the hou-e thev formerlying. Adjominroonet with leaded glass doors, believed to be part of the original house. Another cabinet has been moved downstairs and made part of the hallway between the dining room and kitchen. rptairf, there are six bednne free lessons to take home to | Sammy so ha wouldn't grow upuneducated.Bennett Cerf shutowned at 1420 Rugcr Ave., with its three bedrooms, wasn't exactly small. However, thev discovered that thev had to buv onlv a few pieces of furniture; what thev al-’ II- v, l’y nnc tt urr. s ut up* * fnow—into bed!” Mr Barney cried after I’d climbed to the secondfloor classroom on 3r Av.‘ That’s Scoop Cerf, he's a cocker, gue-iS he wants to a new ,pa-Mr. Barnev said. I then“YANKEE”Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Law fordmalternating on stage while thevready had not only fitted nicelyinto the decor, bu* was also easilyrooms and a piavroom. The play- adaptable to the size of the houseroom waare papered in an old Williamsburg print with a cornflower motifand the Wedgwood blue in the paper is repeated in the California-type w rought iron tab’e and chairs.Second Kitchen Becomes DenIt isn’t easy to keep the glaformerly Mrs. Bowers’ personal kitchen (she maintained her living quarters on the second floor) and the cupboards make convenient storage place for toys It has been gaily decorated and is brightlv furnished. wValerie, 6, and I isa, one of the large front bedrooms, the other is the master bedroom.Despite its openness, sizehigh-ceilinged rooms, theandhave found that it costs just afxwtthe same to heat as their formerperman,shook paws with Dan Topping's Maltese poodle. Yankee,” Mrs. George Schrafft'i red setters, Shadow” and Cocoa,” and Eva Burnay'a dachshund, Lumpy.The dogs are also known there bv their owners’ names and voufilm Oceans 11.” Sands Jack Fntratter wired ’em;bosi“Youcome to my ummit meeting andcome to vours”—and signed ilI’llKhrushchev. Jack savs. It'll»»be like a month of N w Year's* *:ves.home ,f. f..': §jf |j|| | 8|g| y' ®Eventually. Mrs. Saxer. who Is' ‘ 4Pt ?-auctionsh a**an inveterate antique goer, hopes to furnish the home in the Victorian manner, minus much of th? gingerbread identi-Withmight meet dogs named Jayrv Mansfield, or Tuesday Weld or even Kookie Bvrnes.Famous e\ Ziegteld gal Ger(rude Vanderbilt, a part of thendtable top clean and sparkling,es-Sherry, 4, and John, 9, have their fiable with the period witn ahouse the size of Century Elms,every vestige of its function as a pecially with a family of growing tearoom and they and their fourchildren are thoroughly enjoyingyoungsters, but it's so pretty it’19worth the trouble.” Because of theown rooms. Exactly 2 years and 2 months separate each of the Saxer children and three of the fourweighedlife in the big house.Built By Mills OfficialBuilt bv William Payne, one- j has kept the window treatment inlt; patterned wallpaper, Mrs. Saxertime president of tha JanesvilleWoolen Mills, the estate, whichcomprised approximately 60 acresland was one of the mustin at pounds and 6 ounces.The children, incidentally, are just wild about their new” home(it has 12 rooms and 2K baths) Mrs. Saxer says, it will probably exactly 6 take 15 years to get everything theway thev want it, but thev feel✓ * *thev’re well on the wav— and en-“I would like to teach Sammv■to walk on his hind legs,” I mentioned.Easiest thing in the world!” nodded Mr Barnev. who alsoaf N. Y . has been in an oxvligen tent at Roosevelt Hospital.., At the Spmd1 top: actress Anr Francis with Christopher Plum ..Ed Sulilvan,recoveringmmhas a dog college in Boston. Hev, Bennett Cerf—m the bed. In theCONTR Alt;bed! All right now*, I'm mad ” Mr. Barnev rattled a chainjoying every minute of itthe kitchen plain and uncluttered.using just a white ruffled valance KEEP IN TRN*ofand white painted shutters thatsees” of its4„Tb?.2= r: ^ i Make Calories Countlawn was beautifully landscaped dows. It’s such a roomy kitchenand had, in addition to a profusion ; that there's plenty of space for of trees, a broad hedge-lined wa*k ^ laundry with its own cup- ■‘■C/lfrom the street to the front rn trance. It was one of the few homes in the area that boasted anfountain and formalcup-ProtectionBennett Cerf skulked into bed. not. however, without barking a pun hack over his shoulder.“Just hold your hand up over hie head and say ‘Walk-walk-walk’ to Sammv,” Mr Barnev told me. Teach him the word You don'tB. Jc(Top Record-Holder in MasteiI:1!eiaoorate gardens. Incidentally, the Saxershope some day to restore the fountain.In 1900. the hou^ and land w repurchased by O ar D Rowe ~sold it to Edgar Pt fI * *whose daughter.rothvPotterStanton, the late J. VC* aidbought it in% fCra zboards and work area. There’s a stainless steel sink centering the extra-long laminated plastic countertop that gives Mrs. Saxer plenty of room for even the mostambitious baking projects.V. vat u^cd to be the secondkitchen was lined with pocky cv-prc-s and converted info the chi!-dren’s den. One wall is covered with pc-gboard for easy and in-fur-Bv IDA JEAN KA1NmThere seems to be considerablehave to reward hurt. Except a pa^of your left hand. Dogs will knowif vou're crovs. Thcs ’ll stand in theside, by trimming off the sou cut calorics fast.fat.* tconfusion about calories. Manv ofvou continue to ask vvhv various calorie charts differ w»dr!v, particularly the calorics on meats.In many charts the meat calorics are gKcn for raw weights,also the fat of the meat has beenincluded in the rount. But todav.named the property •Jremodeled a A -■ t * sPpresent c added rHa^.ev Gva*ateresting picture groupings;nishing accessories are in primipine, and one corner (see ac-' rim of the meat and obviously thepeople are trimming off the fattiveoompanying picture) has been uti-1 trimmed calories should not be in 'z'd as a convenient built-in eluded in the count• mfa»r*ai i *'m ias awh.eh houses the TV set, books,V ek-knacks and pro\ides storage e for the youngsters’ toys.In the Revised Calorie Charttwo set« of values are givenonmeats, the calories on strictly leanCkaam JBThe remainder of the down- meat and the calories on lean-and-;'f$ had been used as individual marbled meat. These values areit thevit* *■S VTOW:*'“3'ooms bv Mrs. Bow-ers and was 1 based on research conducted a*i« a if-i y:: ? •r~i. i a ■f:-a a.reconverted to living use.Mrs. Bowers hada§*' nr /ei•mif/#■%•** ** #tarswasin *k m*rrwir f* tU£#10; -M .. . .. ^ ... -ar -•■4 iiKi /4c ’b i-hv.f*|A jt* ft ft €| * 9%4 4' a -||#W 1 4 W- M a w* ** f% ff rIM9S H*m nA* th*if** ff» 1/sour v-tsf1 fi cAf)? ! ■ rr 4mmn£ Mi A*• n t ISCff sinrtunately,v d a general color scheme into wh rh the Saxers’ furnishings set-down comfortably. Floral«t thr* lone windowsdre-theor grsConversion a Big Job» f* • iDif«ad d nctiedranerip*pick up the light plum color of the ceiling and soft grey of the walls in the living room and blend nicely with the pale turquoise and soft rose in the over-the Oklahoma Agriculture Experiment Station. The values are oncooked meats.The term lean refers ot meatwhich is free of intermuscular fat. 1 can-and-marbled refers to meatwhich contains inseparable fat Take note, the calories mi thelean-and-marbled portions of meat do not include anv fat that can heexharating befoT4.a *vpas astuffed furniture. There s an or-e repairing and redeco- nate oval mirror over the daveai-port and pictures of the four Saxer children on the mantel of thee cis itxpening Centurytrimmed away, such as the widelyW 9*spaced fat running through a piece of meat. It is well to Ixar in mind that trimmable fat. if eaten, booststne pnnc.payour calories by roughly 100 cala#.' ■ «r ■ 'WA teen ager has asked what ismeant bv “Ione-wolf” calories. These are the calorics that furnish fuel onlv' and do not keep eompa-v with other good nutrients. Sweetened soft drinks, candv barsiSpUr-'’and confections, as well as the fattv nart of meat furnish emptvI vcalories, that is, empty from the nutrient standpoint.Get acquainted with that term nutrients. The nutrients—protein,minerals and vitamins—are essential for growth in children and teens and for upkeep and renew-r»? Vwvlsf tlcciio for pvprvnr*4 4,t«r * 1 lt;• • ^ .• w » i* X , ' ‘ ^ • * *~ ■ -I1 • - CO. ’ ■ y-' ’I’“I-The protective food which provide their full share of vital nutrients are- fruits and green andyellow vegetables; milk, skim milk and buttermilk and nonfatdrv milk; yellow cheese and cot-sr wtage clvese, eggs, lean meat, fish and fowl and whole grains.Think of the protective foods as providing bargains in calories— you get more \ ital nutrients for xour calorics.Send stamped, self-addressedlong envelope for the RevisedCalorie Chart.” Address request to Ida lean Kain, care of the Janesville Gazette. Post cardcorner and orv.Bennett Cmf was out of bed again and walking toward us as boldly as though he’d just published a new joke book.No, he isn’t a dog beatnik, nor a juvenile delinquent,” Mr. Bar-North dealer.North-South vulnerable,NORTH4 K 7V A J 9 7 ♦ A K 9 3 X 0 7 2EASTWESTA 19543* 8 3♦ J 8 5+ K5Dogsnev assured me. Bennett’s onlv#** vbeen in school two weeks. Dogs onlv take 15 minutes to teach.PEOPLE take six weeks.are so simple to teach.“Bennett Cerf in the bed. TNTHE BED, BENNETT CERF.I N T-H E B-E-D!” Bennett Cerf slunk back into bed but I don’t4 8 ft* KQ 1064♦ Q762 X A 3SOUTH 4 A Q 104 104+ QJ 10 8 6 iThe bidding:N’erth East1 * Pass2 4 Pass3 N'T Dble.South242 N'TWestPassPassimagine for very long.THE MIDNIGHT EARLJerry I ew’is got his medic’s OK to make a strenuous tour publicizing “Visit to a Small Planet”... FDR Jr. attended BillvyDaniels’ big Copa premiere, where comic Dan Rowan said.The bidding:Opening lead-This hand comes trom a pIt contains one of tfeight of heartftcontest.toughest defensive piays we vever seen. It is not surprising thmost of the participants who he!the East hand failed to pa-lt;s thetest.East’s double had a convetional meaning. Coming out of tl blue, it requested West not I make his normal lead (spades but to lead the first suit bid rdutiful!I A,My partner Dick Martin finallycot the iob he’s always wanted—dance director on ‘Gunsmoke.*...Pretty Leslie Parrish of I i’l dummy. Abner” will get a publicity build-So West,upopened the eight of hearts. Declarer played the nine frodoubT j * r\ i I f p.L ut 11 * WBall Cvd Charisse, Di■nah Shore and Ingcmar Johansson were in the celebrity mob at'dummy to keep the suit controlled. He knew that if Eatook the ten and returned a hear!ow\ dumnwhether high orw m ... , ' • • ■- «r v»- Vp. cm the Saxeri faced was m i Italian marble f.rcplace. Trench, ones per half ounce. On the bright-1 requests cannot be answered.I the Las Vegas Sands’ Show at; would acquire ithe Summit” premier® — withasecond hcastopper
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Janesville Daily Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Jan 27, 1960
Page 14
Full Page
Clipped by
Hedberg P.
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