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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
4
Shoppers browse Sunnyside the home of Washington Irving for bargains on Pewter Delft and Wedgewood reproductions. The lounge hosts daily sales until December 13 from noon to 4 pm with many items offered at nearly half price. Some pieces imitate 18th century objects from Sleepy Hollow Restorations.
Homeowners trim Christmas trees from foundation plantings and shrubs with care. Use sharp tools and gloves, prune above 40 degrees, keep contour, snip rather than slash, and remove 6 to 8 inch branches to encourage new growth. Preserve some greenery for winter decoration.
East Irvington School first graders collected and decorated over 100 crossword puzzles for hospitalized veterans. The puzzles were mounted on heavy paper, decorated with Christmas motifs, wrapped in sets, and sent through Red Cross sponsor Mrs. Elizabeth Stumpf to the Veteran's Hospital for the holiday season.
Sunnyside in Sleepy Hollow hosts holiday displays by Irvington Little Garden Club Philipse Manor and Hill and Dale Garden Clubs recreating early 19th century decor. Croton Garden Club decorates Van Cortlandt Manor. Visitors shop at a Christmas sale in Sunnyside Visitors Lounge daily noon to 4 pm through December 13. Sunnyside and Van Cortlandt Manor close on Christmas and New Year’s. Sleepy Hollow Restorations runs multiple historic sites as a non profit educational group.
Susan Ivers will attend Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley Massachusetts. She has completed accelerated work in mathematics and science and serves as secretary of her class and associate editor of Sunnyside the Yearbook.
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