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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1939
Page
19
High Point stores launch National Furniture Week from Sept 30 to Oct 7 an exposition of home fashions. The event promotes planning before buying, blending period and modern styles to refresh homes and support a building boom.
Poor arrangement ruins beauty of furniture. groupings must be interesting and pleasing. Place chairs with access to lamps and tables, avoid backs to doors, and center groups before large wall spaces for easy conversation.
A sixteenth century styled portrait shows a coy woman amid a 1508 era vacuum priced at 125, while a 1939 model weighs less and costs 50 to 60. The piece frames appliance progress as stores nationwide showcase during National Furniture Week.
The feature outlines Early American furniture as smart and inexpensive, with woods like cherry maple and walnut, plus accents such as hooked rugs and wagon wheel mirrors. It notes French Provincial copying Parisian pietits and 18th century model rooms for newlyweds, detailing fabrics, patterns, and room layouts.
A new junior dining room suite aims at apartments and small houses with compact pieces. The drop leaf extension table expands from 24 by 38 inches to 38 by 82 inches, seating eight. Midget china and buffet cabinets in light tones accompany the set as modern walnut and mahogany styles blend with 18th Century decor.
The description highlights glazed chintz in ivory burgundy yellow and gray green set on a gray background. A large chair wears a matching slip cover and a burgundy moire covers the chaise lounge. Two night stands hold burgundy china lamps with ivory shades trimmed in burgundy. Mahogany chests with brass hardware complete the ensemble.
Guidance on selecting floor coverings to achieve color and design harmony in adjoining rooms. Advocates avoiding identical coverings, favoring a plain carpet in one room and a figured rug in the next that echoes colors for pleasing variety. Mentions Consulate furniture tied to French Empire style with improved antiquity influences.
An overview traces how French Empire, English Regency, Federal American, Biedermeier, and Directoire styles influenced clothing, interiors, and accessories. It highlights key silhouettes, fabrics, and decorative motifs shaping 18th and 19th century fashion.
An unusual claim features a North Carolina Indian named Standing Deer who supposedly can put an arse through a 25-cent piece from 35 paces. The report notes this claim as part of a local curiosity item without verification.
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