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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
3
Practical spring decorating and table setting ideas from Ethel Davis. Instructions cover runners, cloths, hems, and stenciling to match blue and white pheasant china, plus tips on color harmony, affordable fabrics, and striking centerpieces. Includes notes on new English china designs and using daffodils for a bright indoor touch.
The passage describes Color Notes 4 surviving black fashion but giving way to bright summer notes. It highlights sunlit, vivid hues for rooms, with orange glass novelties, vase accents, blue book girl motifs, and sunnily colored pillows and decor items. The overall tone links fashion to sunlight and vivid palettes.
A reader seeks guidance on veneering to even mahogany tones and matches for cream woodwork with gray accents. They receive tips on stain removal, color testing, and midcentury color theories, plus furniture and curtain choices and flower arranging rules.
The essay muses on ancient Egyptian achievements in architecture sculpture and decorative arts. It notes the Sphinx as an enduring relic and describes temple friezes with scenes of industry and daily life. It asks if modern society will endure 500 years and wonders whether we are as precocious as the ancients.
A reader criticizes brass beds for poor taste and argues beds should match wood or be finished simply. The note urges buyers to avoid brass finishes and suggests shelving them out of modern decor.
Fragmentary lines discuss value and perception of furniture and art. Cites Holmes and Mayflowers, debating whether quality matters beyond appearance and whether true merit endures beyond ornament. Reflects on material goods versus intrinsic worth.
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