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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1972ONE OF SIX houses on Christmas In Princeton Tour is residence of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McDowell, where Mrs. McDowell smiles a welcome. {Barbara Russo photo}►Christmas In Princeton Tour Continues Yuletide TraditionlThe open house”' of many years ago and Yuletide house-to-house caroling may be things of the past, but the Association of the N.J. Neuro-Psychiatric Institute still keeps the tradition alive with their annual fundraising Tour of Homes and ’Christmas Shops. It will take place this year on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.The house-to-house visiting this year will begin with a call at Morven, the authentic Colonial, pre-Rcvolutionary Stockton mansion which is now. the residence of Gov. and Mrs. William T. Cahill.The tour will then take the visitor over the gently rolling hills of the Princeton area to thecharming countryside of Bedens Brook Road and to the home there of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McDowell. This home offers a glimpse of what Christmases were like in the early 1800’s when house-to-house calling was very much a part of the holiday tradition.The McDowell home was built in 1809 and the lovely old farmhouse was carefully restored in the early 20th century. The large living room has a beamed ceiling, oak floors and the same mellow pine mantle has framed the fireplace at Christmas for 163 years. The furniture in this home is both traditional and modern.The McDowells have displayed their collection of 19th century American ship paintings and scrimshaw prominently about the house. The dining room, which has seen the festivities of many a Christmas celebration, has a sloping stucco and beamed ceiling that was built of materials taken from one of the original barns on the property. Mrs. McDowell will draw from an interesting collection of china and tableware and set a table for a Christmas brunch.Other homes on the tour will feature a table setting depicting some of the other holiday celebrations from a Yuletide tea to the formal Christmas buffet.One of the high points on the N.J.N.P.I. Tour of Homes will be a visit to Edgerstoune, the turn of the century manor house which originally was the main house ofa 273-acre estate. Edgerstoune is now Hun School and will be the site of the Christmas Shops the day of the tour. •Blue Mountain Design will have a well-stocked booth and the occupational therapy department of the Neuro-Psychiatric Institute will furnish an ample supply of the Williamsburg apple tree forms and numerous other handicrafts. In addition, the Country Mouse will dispense novelty gifts and Stuff ’n Nonsense, unusual toys. LaVake’s will present lots of costume jewelry and The Clothes Line will provide the early shopper with a complete line of adorable clothes for infants .and children. New to the Christmas Shops this year is a selection of indoor Bonsai trees by Polly Fairman. Act. Act II, a booth of slightly used clothing, jewelry and accessories, will also be among the pre-holiday goodiesat Hun School.Tickets for the benefit may be purchased by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope and a check made out to the Assoeiaton of N.J.N.P.I., to Mrs. R.J. Woodrow, Rosedale Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. The tickets are $7.50 each.Other houses on tour includethe residences of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Burt, Hibben Road; Mr. and Mrs. James Hillier, Arreton Road; Mr. and Mrs. George Sands, Elm Lane and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bromberg, Nelson Ridge Road.
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Franklin News Record
Franklin, New Jersey, US
Thu, Nov 30, 1972
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