Designer Seidel Admits Risk From Strict Principles on NYC Design Scene
New York designer Ben Seidel, juggling five accounts to support a Greenwich Village family, advocates bending rules to stay relevant. He works with Mikasa and other firms, values quick decisions, and credits a varied background from jazz to architecture for his career in commercial tableware design.
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New York
NEA
Ben Seidel
Fifth Avenue
John Kenneth
Galbraith
Seidel
New York City
Columbia University
Pratt Institute
Designer Seidel blends jazz instinct with dinnerware trends
The designer Seidel, drawing on a jazz background, advocates improvisation over tight design for new bone china and playful colors. He notes buyers favor color and pattern, predicts a rise in handwork, and worries about future design resources as couples increasingly choose home furnishings themselves.
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The
Times
Seidel
United States
New Misses Dress Pattern 4794 for Spring Summer
Advertisement for Anne Adams pattern 4794 Misses sizes 8 through 18 with size 12 bust 34 requiring 1 5/8 yards of 60 inch fabric. Pattern price 75 cents plus 25 cents air mail handling. Order via Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept New York address. Includes fashion catalogs and sewing books for sale.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Dear Polly Banana stain tips and sun screen advice
A reader recalls banana stain woes from fruit store days and advises cutting bananas near the stalk to remove the end lump. Other letters discuss sun drying a movie screen to fade yellow discoloration and organizing bed sheets by size for quicker tidying.
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Polly
S. B
J.K
William
Polly's Problem: Lamp Shade Sides and Rules
Readers discuss choosing correct lamp shade sides and proper replacements. Mrs L B recalls guidance from Polly and shares how using white sheets helps pick the right shade. Mabel praises a contour sheet folding tip from Polly's column and passes it to her daughter.
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Mabel
Governor Cannot Change Womens Fashion Says Andrus
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus replies to a Boise girl’s letter seeking the return of maxi skirts. He says a governor has no influence on fashion and jokes as a husband and father of three daughters that no man can affect trends.
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Boise, Idaho
Cecil D. Andrus
Boise
Holly Shutz
Ron
Joyce Winkles
Mother's Grades High In Policemen's Training
Kathleen Alexander a 28 year old mother of two graduates with the second highest grade average in a police basic training class of 29 men at the Northwest Missouri law enforcement center Independence. She will join Leavenworth police as community relations director noting coworkers were courteous and that some jokes were missed by her presence.
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Independence, Mo
Kathleen Alexander
Alexander
Leavenworth
Kan
Northwest Missouri Law Enforcement Center
Independence
Dear Abby readers weigh name after death and ski trip plans
A reader questions naming a baby after a deceased nephew, fearing renewed grief, while Abby suggests consider the donors’ intent. The letter then shifts to a family considering a 300 mile ski trip with a dating partner and friends.
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Abby
Changing norms on young women traveling with partners
A mother asks about unmarried couples taking overnight trips with their daughters. The response says times have changed in 25 years, noting 20‑year‑olds are more mature now. Let her go, expect the best, and she won’t disappoint.
Want ads help you find part or full time work
Classified notes invite readers to use want ads to locate employment opportunities. Readers are encouraged to browse listings for part time and full time positions across various fields.
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Lesley Warren
Pete Haskell
ABC
KRG TS
Mall” GG
Arlans
Arlan's
First Avenue East
Henry Fonda
Ene
Hiltbrunner
St. S.E
Abigail van Buren
New England
Sheldon
Boddicker School OF Music
First Avenue
Lindale Plaza
Bishops
Ffussier
Betty Hajek
Sears
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Alma McShane
Tweedy
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Sears, Roebuck and CO
Jean
Center Point Road Plaza
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