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La Junta tribune., 1906-05-09
Aa Auto Ride tos Al.

On the evening Of the 10th instant
the ladies of the Methodist church
will give a progressive dinner via
the automobile. All will be given .
ride which includes five course din
ner served at five different residences
in the city. 81
The Union depots will be at S.
Dunkin's ice cream parlor. where
downtown passengers can secure
passage. The other will he at the
Z f. church. where uptown pas
sengers can secure their tickets.
The first stop will be at the
home of Mrs. J. w. Warner. where
the first course will be served. the
auto is taken again. and the next
stop will be at Mrs. Chas. Reynolds.
where another course will be served.
and so on. visiting the following
homes: Mrs. DIR. Hall. Mrs. Draper
and Mrs. Round. and from there the
party is returned to one Of the union
stations. At each home music will
BE- furnished 50 that you can eat by
note. You auto take it in. Remem-
ber the date.
La Junta tribune., 1906-05-09
cossseh rssoOsrs-

One of this years features with
Campbell Brothers Circus is a COM
pany of Russian Cossacks. the tried
and true mounted troops of the czar.
They are the flower Of the Russian
army and acknowledged to be the
best drilled and most expert horse
men in all Europe. The Cossack be-
gins service at the age of sixteen.
and il is one Of the unwritten Mus
covite military laws that there is
nothing impossible for Cossack to
do. They can bear hariships better
than any other European soldiers.
and are always assigned to the taek
that Is the most difItcult. Noted -
thy are for the rapidity Of move
menf. they perform. fests On the
backs Of their runaing hoFses that
ere not equaIled b. sny body q Msen
= Tie world neR tFvUpeFs ere On
. yenf's Ienye q ahsesce from tie
srMy, sBd b. the enr's special PER
miuiua allowed % tsuvel aBd give
tAeir vuaSeFful al h5Aiejsa dily wish
CnpAen BtveAess' CrrU. vAich
- - & L. Junta - Saturday.
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La Junta tribune., 1906-05-09
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The great family journal is in re-
ceipt of a letter from J. c. Denny.
dated Cripple Creek. May 5th. Mr..
Denny was the founder Of the TRi-
BuNE. La Junta's first mayor. post
master. school director. station agent.
telegraph operator and the original
booster Of the town. all at one and
the same time. He still cherishes
many fond memories Of our town. -
will be observed in his letter. which
is as follows:
EDITOR TRIBUNE: see BY your
issue Of Wednesday. May I'd. that
you are twenty-seven years Of age.
and that brings up memories. also
notice that the city Of La Junta had
contributed 81 1855 to the relief Of
San Francisco earthquake sufferers.
this being nearly double all that was
donated in the entire Arkansas VAL
ley that is of the present and now.
I am not surprised at this. As my
dear La Junta has been easily first
since June llth. 1878. when she
graduated from a water tank to .
regular station. with your humble
servant as agent. Some Of this re
lief went to my brother-in-law. Ray
Hollingsworth and family. in Frisco,
who were FIVE days getting from the
citv down to Santa Cruz. where my
daughter. May, is taking care Of
them
This very item Of relief waE1 up
my Old heart md makes ne veg
proud Of my old La Junta. - ~
euo6rmed I'D settled my mind - b
which city n tie valBey go IL
hbe1y-0 s0ua - ~ mini1I eaBl
psuducs psvpef retnR0- Lsve .
IN tlse ed bsys III ves0 10 IL
''fsse- - - the hring E1e visA
me frua 1ssy 70 1GsB.
Yours - ever,
&c. DHxy.
La Junta tribune., 1906-05-09
Notice fog puniiestior.
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UNITED STATS LAND OrTfcE AT
FtEhLa. Colo. April =. fsss.
NOTICE l. HEREBY GIVEN THAT TN
~ foll"~ins named -~ttl-r tss tled ns,slcs cf
his Intention to make tusi prs-sf IN support 81
his claim, and thai said proof ~ill he made b.
fere the clerk Of the district rssurt at La Junta
Colorado. ca June ~. Isss. via. brsins ri W
Asworth. H. T.. VIA. Tor the north halt north-
east quarter --~sion irs west half nortk~~sf
quarter, section ~. township "a -osth- range
= ~r-t.
his continuous residence uI-tn and cultivation
OF -sid land. yirs John 4. Dptd-. Charles y.
Alleu. Alfred l.. Brrok-r, William ~. tho~L.
all of La Jonts. Colorado.
:. A. ABBEY. Register.
First publication. Nsy =. fsse.
La t publication. June 4. Iss.
La Junta tribune., 1906-05-09
Improvement. oe.. o., u.y.

Work was commenced last Satur-
day morning moving the buildings
on K. 4. Stems lots. cast of the
TRIBUNE office. preparatory TO erect
ing a one-story brick, 25x6O feet in
dimensions. The structure viii be
utilized by Norton & Downer as a
garage and viii probably be auto
mobile headquarters hereabouts for
some time 10 come.
La Junta tribune., 1906-05-09
W Aso oows TINE VALLEY.

Rocky Ford is TO have a neg Pres
byterian church
Frank Howard. of Holly. recently
opened a grocery and bakery in
Swink
Monthly school report cards, good
for any school district in Otero
county. for sale az the TRIBUNE
office.
The sw-ink Town Company has cor
tractel with ". Z. Thatcher for the
erection Of six dwelling houses for
rental purposes.
W. y. Randall recently made a
sale Of fat lambs at Kansas City at
the TOP notch price Of 81. He has
yet about 1000 TO market
The Holly Artificial Stone Com
rany opened up for business May Ist.
Il viii make a specially Of the manu-
facture Of eolored cement blocks.
Depot receipts at Fowler average
500 per day. and the Tribune Of that
burg wants TO know if any town Of
800 population in Colorado can beat
IL.
Natives Of Japan are becoming
popular as beet thinners. A Japa-
nese contractor has contracts for
thinning 500 acres Of beets near
Lamar.
The entire eighteen miles Of the
Holly and Swink railway grade is
broken. and the grading will be
practically completed in few weeks
to a point due north Of Granada. says
the Holly Chieftiau.
The women members of the Sauer-
kraut Club in Rocky Ford gave a
sugar party the other day. La Jun
ta's Nitroglyeerine Club Is expected
to give a blowout one Of these days.
says the Bent County Democrat
The annual report of the city
treasurer Of Rocky Ford shows Sl6.-
lsl.7s cash on hand and warrants
outstanding TO the amount of S26.-
92l 90. Warrants to the amount of
SO. 1873 were issued during the
year.
Lamar is becoming civilized.
Groceries and meat markets will
hereafter remain closed all day on
Sunday. and every evening but Sat
urday will close promptly at 7:30
o'clock. All dry goods stores.
grocery stores and meat markets in
La Junta close at 8 O'Clock. except
Saturday and pay day.
knowing that the rains Of April
had been much heavier than usual,
we called upon Superintendent Blinn.
Of the experiment station. 10 get the
exact figures. He reports that dur
ing the last month the rainfall was
$50 inches. whereas the normal pre-
cipitation for April for the past four
teen years has been only l.49 inches.
This shows almost four times the
average rainfall in April. 1906. The
average precipitation for a series Of
years has been l2a0 inches. Hence
almost one-half Of the average an
nual rainfall has fallen during the
past month. Rocky Ford Enterprise.
La Junta tribune., 1906-05-09
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VvbssssssOa.
C~Irsp srsrN. LAND OvvIcH At
frgnia. Cole April - lSx

CxIrsp srsrN. LAND OvvIcu ara
frgsLo. Cote. April =. iSS 1
NOTICE Il HEREBN 6IvE> THAT
~ Myrtle A. Jewell Of Hixt-~. Color.da. has
hled notice ~ intention to make prs-,f On her
d~~rrt-lsnd claim No. x-s. for the ve-t half
-<sut vest quarter. section -. west half north-
west quarter. -~~tiea .. township q -push.
rsns~ ~ west before the clerk ~ the di-sriea
court at Ia Justa. ColorHds,. On Monday. tk<
nth day of June. iss.
she nsn~- the folle~inx witnesses fo prove
the eompiete irrigation and reel. mstion - sal<i
Nel-s,n. all ~ Nei--e. Coiorado. Fr-d ~ Veil
ga~tts. cf Hishe~. Colorado.
s.A. ABBEY. Register.
First Qualification. Msy {. fN9.
Last pahiicztion. June q. 1NH
La Junta tribune., 1906-05-09
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UNITED STATE. LAND OsyIcH l
PrssLn. Cols.; April a. ISn. I

r~Irrp STATE. LAND OsrIcE
PyGsLo CoLs.. April a. lSS.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIvEN THAT
~ John q. Jewell. :of Hist-~. Colcrsdu. he.
fled notice Of iBt~atis,o Ia nAk~ proof hi.
d~-~rtland claim No. IN. for the norsh~e-s
quarter .-ctioe -, tc~n.hip 2 -ath. rsns~ -
vest, h~fore the clerk of the district court st
L. Junta. Colossdo. 90 Monday, the iith dsy
of yun~. tNk.
Ne nsae. the follo~ins -vitn~-->- to provs
the compl~t~ irrisat,srs and r~cls ssica of said
lad John \. Nelson, of Nei-~r. Colorado:
trvd ~ V~ligu~tte. of Hi9t~-. Colorsdo; Dan
N~i~-r. Lsr~tta hel~<A. of Hei~rr. Colorado.
:. a. AB8Ef. Register.
First publication. M.y = isS.
Last publi~ati.n- June q. iSg.
The Washington times., 1906-02-11

are found among the smaller rugs. for
they are carried about by the East
eTner who kneels twelve times a day,
with the point toward Mecca. and
prays-
The thing To avoid particularly Is
orange, Where blues are used. be- sure
they are turquoise. or if darker blue.
be sure TO test Il with the damp or Wet
Tag-for green Is often treated with
acids To make darker blues. Borders
inside OF Borders are good; wine reds
are serFiceahle. but arc not considered
fine-the fine red Of the Oriental rug
being a soft rather light. old rose.
The sheen that IS counted so rare ana
fine can be more quickly got by using
the rug as d couch cover than in any
other way.
It is not good to have an Oriental rug
near the outside door, where mud or
the CRIME OF the street can get into 1t
Clean them by turning them upside
down on the grass or snow. beat them
gently. and with a soft broom sweep
them across. and if they need washing
afterwaTd. use water with bit OF al
cohOI in II.
For summer or for places where you
want the furnishing rug gives but
something very inexpensive, cotton
rug is far better than q fiimsy wool rug
of domestic make. II will last longer,
and look better while it lasts
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much of an imposition 10 ask YOU TO tell.
once more, Just what tho hay stove is?
Mrs J. G. and Mrs. d. d. T.
The second letter tells some things of
which l.. at least. was ignorant until /
read it, \ Danish correspondent in
forms as that the hay stove has been
used in Denmark for 500 years This
later story gives hers quite a modern
cast:
In looking over your Corner I was
greatly Interested in regard to the
tirelesS stoves. Since then | have been
reading. and ! find that automatic cook
ing boxes or uTeless stoves. were ia gen
eral use among the Hebrews nearly 2,0o0
years ago. Greek and Roman writers
frequently refer 10 them. In his edt-
ton OF JuVenaI. Friedlander cites com
meHtator who refers to the Jews, VINO.
"a dag before the Sabbath. nut their
Viands hot into the cooking boxes. the
pots being covered with napkins and
wrapped about With hay SO that lhey
may have warm food on the Sabbath.
| ind these huNe5 are manufactured IN
the States.
] hope this will help those Interested.
Mrs. A. r. s (Bunalo. y. y
Those canny Hebrews. lovers. ever. OF
the Law and luxury, They obeyed the
Fourth commandment TO the letter.
yet kept their fleshpots hot. This gener-
alton owes them All incaleuaole number
or debts. and now. II seems, We aN0 oUA
tireiess stove to the list
But 10 business, Let Joe bring into
the kitchen a box about four feet long.
t"o feet deep and perhaps eighteen
inches wide. with a whole top. Let Dan
follow with a big armfui of dry hay. OF
excelsior. or Of shredded paper. such as
china packers use This is the stove a
correspondent who sent in the account
of her experiments with it. a month ago.
shall describe the next steps;
Take a pot without a handle, easier
10 pack Put about three inches of
packing in bottom. then set ia the pot
you Intend 10 use. exactly in the middle,
and proceed To pack tightly hay about
It. up &c the top of the pot. Take out
pot put whatever In Ii is to DE cooked.
let n come 10 a boil on range and boil
furiously five minutes. Quickly put into
hay box, so water is still bubbling when
packed Cover everything with cheese
cloth bag. filled with hay. asd presto,
there Is your dinner. perfectly cooked.
] have two hay boxes. end yesterday.
r. M. put one cup of washed rice in A
pint 81 boiling water and boiled FIVE min
utes, popped in The hay box and coy
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BOkhara rugs. KAYAK and kirman-
shah rugs are alWays possible 10 ind
q So 10 S50-and when you've got them.
you've got something that is always
worth at least what you've put into it.
and year by ye3r grows more valuable.
For there are fewer good rugs com
ing from the Orient every year. the re-
suit Of treacheTy praCticed in the
East by American traders-the intro
duction by them Of aniline dyes. and
the hurry they have inspired in the
collectors for more and more rugs.
But You can test the dyes xouseif
before buying the rugs, by examining
the white next the colOTed borders. If
the white bears the least hint Of the
color Of the border, the dyes are ami
line and the rug not fit to own at any
price. or If the white seems pure. or
If there is no white. wet a napkin and
rub the reds of the rug hard. If the
least bit Of color stains it. the dyes are
aniline, and You are getting nothing
better than il YOU bought a domestic
rug.
As 10 the designs. they are end .ess
Prayer rugs all have designs chat come
TO "a point at one end-sometimeS at
both endS-inside the border. These
may be single designs or broken de-
siEns-so long as they, are pointed they
are prayer rugS-and generally these
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very good rug. ana can often be picked
uD in good coIors and designs at $50
10 $40, II is n lightweight rug which
often has woven through il some peCu,
liar history. indicated by the design:
comb. indicating that It was woven for
d woman; horses, indicating a journey;
the walls OF Il city-or even birds.
These are particularly Interesting rugs
for those who are Just starting a coli
lection, and they are the easiest OF all
rugs to keep in good condition
Anatolian rugs. whica can be ho~-''
almost anywhere for $50 to $40 are
good. too: and though the general i'm
preston that an AnatOlian rug is not a
valuable weave is abroad. nothing
could beg further from the truth Some
of the finest antique rugs possessed by
Americans were woven iu AnatOlia.
They have a fine. soft nap. rather loIAg
of very fine WOol-in fine specimens
and when sufficiently old. CLINT and
slisten like silk giving out an almost
iridescent light. An inexpensive Ana
tolian rug i a good. servicea BILE rug that
will oUtlaSt and eclipse i'm beauty MANY
another Persian rug at the same price.
The Washington times., 1906-02-11

cred up. Then I went out. returning at
>. TO find my rice perfectly cooked. in
big. mealy. separate flakes. perfectly dry
ana very HOT. Time. two hours: refuting
the theory that the rice must be rapidly
boiled
Today I put two pounds of lamb. some
potatoes. onions and carrots in pot
with one quart of cold water WANTED
stronger BROTH. boiled FIVE minutes, put
in hay box II a. m. Had it for lunch
con Al I o'clock, hot and saNory.
Last week / made a soup putting IN
two pounds of shin in two pieces. two
cups Of water, cupful OF dried lima
beans. Just from the groCers', some
dried split peas. and all else necessary
TO a good vegetable soup TINS WAS at
I y. m. and meant for supper. bat ]
went our and forgot it, When | remem-
bcred IL, next morning. / found every
thing perfectly cooked
The principle of the hay~boX stove is
keep in ali heat by close packing and
excluding air. Do not allow any wa
ter for evaporation as il does not take
place. I think the hay box is perfect
for anything that demands slow cook
ing. r. N d.
A potroast of beef. or lamb, or
tough fowl should be scared by turn
ing il over several times in deep pot.
in which some good beef or veal drip
ping (never muJton1 has been heated To
bEbbling- If you can afford batter. IL
is better still Fry a sliced onion in the
fat before the meat goes in. When ali
sides have been scared by the Missing
fat. cover closely and leave at the side
of The range half an hour for d small
roast an hour for = larger. All shat is
necessary is to heat it through This
end gained. burrow a hole in the hay
with which the box Is filed. put in the
pot keeping the lid closed tightly, bury
in the hay. tit the top in place ON the
box lay folded rug or old comforter
over all and leave il for five. six, eight
hours. as the case may be.
Cereals OF all kinds may be cooked in
our box Oatmeal, always The bstter
for long cooking. comes out a hot jelly
mat n.elts upon the tongue. Apples
baked thus are tender and delicious. !.
put up tough pears in this way last
summer, adding little sugar. They
retained flavor and shape, yet they
could he cut easily with a teaspoon and
had lost none of their juiciness
The prophecy of Our Court eous Con-
shifting Chemist-who introduced the
novelty 90 TO us-that some smart YaI-
kee would patent the process and make
fortune cut u It. Is yalreadx partially
The Washington times., 1906-02-11
FOR x %hfSszo6zz " okzzG1zo-zoozz-.

aud the results are very gratifying. in
deed
In a green room. those sreen-stained
shelves may occassi0naIlv be used with
very good effect. the easiest way 10
Stain The shelves being with common
green paint. dazzling IL on with q rather
large brush. and wiping il of with old
rags before it has a chance to dry.
Enough OF the color sinks into the wood
90 make the shelves the prettiest, soft
cSt of greens.
The easiest sort Of shelves 10 make
are of course. those with uprights.
braced in two ways with the usual
'crOss-bar Joining. and with strips
which 90 diaEOn8llT down, adding very
materially 10 the strength of the shelf.
And those more troublesome ones. with
the backs deliberately shaped. may be
finished at home, The back alone shaped
Ter YOU by carpenter.
Deeper sets may be made TO set in
under "A Wind0W-WheTe il Is in a sort
Of recess. as many windows are They
may be built directly into the recess.
made imm0VabIe, but the better way is
in making them ike a separate case
y hjch 1its snUglv, but easily. into the
wall. Then, "a cleaning time. the case
may be entirely removed. for the better
getting rid of dust,
The Washington times., 1906-02-11
Delicious Cake.

Cream together one cup OF sugar and
one-half cup of butter. or other short
ening; add a tablespoonful of salt one
teaspoonfuI of cinnamon. one-half tea
spoonful of cloves d little nutmeg and
one cupfui of chopped raisiEs. Dissolve
one teaspoonful Of soda in q little warm
water, and then stir IL IN one cup OF
sour appiesauce. letting 1t foam over
the ingredients III, the bowl. Beat all to-
gether thoroughly. and add one and
three-Quarters cups of -four sifted three
times Bake in a loaf tin forfy-fiYs
minutes.
Very rich. moist. delicious and cheap
Compass siOnately dedicated TO p b
of Minnesota" by
\ MINNESOTA OUTSEMOTHER
The Washington times., 1906-02-11
Best Ways of Decorating a Chest

~ INCE the advent OF the woman
who knows how to use hammer
and saw to some purpose. many
pretty bit of furniture too'
costly in its finished state TO admit of
buying. mas been added to the home
treasure. its decora lions or actual man
ufacture accomplished by home work
Perhaps chests are most often the
first piece OF work attempted. the max
ing left 10 a mere man or the chest
bought already made of unstained white
wood uucOmpromising "a it's plainneSs
The simplest OF ALI Of course. are
buTlap. or with those interesting mex
peusiNe upholstery Stuffs, in Oriental
designs and colorings which make such
effective pOrtieTes and coverings Tor
caucn down 20 the smallest OF the many
pillows he3Ded upon it. WITH plenty OF
ornamental tacks-bTass- or
treated in some Unusual way ttdt
makes them like rare old brorze-8n
effective chest Cnn be made with httie
work
Bat the prettiest ones. and those
which seem best TO carry out the idea
of he beautiful old chests. are those
uncovered the wood stained and dec
GRATED in amy one OF hundred was.
Three chests. mace from the first
smoothing of .he boards TO the lasl
rubbing 10 a fine polish. were made by
a man for his three sisters last Christ
mas. and all three Of tbem-both sisters
and chests-weTe radically different
one chest was carved just little.
and on the simplest of convent ionaI
lines. around the keyhole. tho lid I'm
ished with smoothly rounded edges and
corners. and the whole thing ebonized.
4 Ercat deal Of work was expended
upon II 10 sget the stain applied so even
~ that the chest was Of uniform
The Washington times., 1906-02-11

- ARAMOUNT among editorial du-
- ties stands the obligation 70
please his Tor herr public. In
the case of this particular editor
it is dear public-a well-beloved con-
stituency. large, and. as I like TO be
Heve, a united family. that is to be
catered to according 10 The viii of the
ma iority.
Therefore. although it is not MANY
weeks since, under the caption of Light
Housekeeping" ] gave fairly COM
prehensive description Of the much-dis-
eussed h-eless stove-alias the hay-boX
ztove-I am at the present writing
showed under by fast fall OF letters.
inquiTing more ar less vehemeHily into
nature. form and working Of the labor.
fuel. and temrer-saver lately presented
TO the notice OF the American house
mother.
The two letters herewith presented are
representative specimens and pleasant
reading:
Six miles from town.
SAYS Mrs y ia Mrs c.: ''What is a
hay stove?'' Give IL up," says Mrs G.
but she carries the question quarter of
a mile up the road and asks MIS-. A
(supposeG TO know everything: W nat
il hay stoves and Mrs. a says she
is sixty-three years old; she has seen
ThRckery and the bearded lady and
Chang and Eng, aud crossed the frog
pond and seen the sun risa-but she
never never saw or heard OF a nay
stove More than that. she does not
believe there is such thiug-so therel
respect Mrs AS opinion mostly, and
her age | shall keep profound secret
buI I am not satisfied If you were
able To read between the lines of the
conversation as have related If, the
story. simply told. would be this;
Two or three weeks ago an old. torn
half sheet of our paper" escaped the
stove ore moruirE As the sheet was
picked up 20 go tle way OF a bundle of
others. read something about The
steam from The hay stove dampening the
hsy. an English cook. a box. some hay
a pot OF chicken helbeve-or a roast
of some sort-came out of the hay done
to turn" fl dish For the gods and men
Of mighty mold Now, even our Joe
and our Dan are interested but igno-
rant. They promise. however to SUP
PLY the box and the hay If Wen do the
rest Hence this letter to You. II there
was a description q any time, il missed
Us. or We missed it. Would it be TOO
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black and the waxing and poiishlng
done and done again until the dull black
gave way 10 Il sort of sheen, when
made a rich-looking chest. TIE inner
surfaces were stained and polished. TOO.
unlik 80 many chests. which nave
nothing but TIE duit STAIN. ana 0tttA
not even that.
one of the other two Yves IN directs
contrast the plain CEeSt eHaInei@u an
white an odd little design WORKED out
with brass-headed tacks around the locS
and over the TOP with the Initials OF
her name puT boldly on with the same
hrass-headed tacks. This was Ire easiest
10 do Of the three, but was stunning n
the little white room DC was made Tor
The third was Il move 8UnHCdLpn or
Dvrography IDEAS Ii was burned vi R
bold enectiVe-rafher elaborate-deSlGI
and stained Il, half a dozen tints Of The
same soft. lovely green. which was the
KEYNOTE of the furnishing OF tne room
For wooden chests and those made
bV a home carpenter tt would be hard
to find three with more characteristic
differences
There are chests with the design pen
ciled On them ready for burning the
designs simple conventional ones or
some perhaps, with Indian heads rcaGE
10 turn into striking dark red ara
brown faces looking out at you from
deeper brown background some ex~
Guisile designs OF grapeS-dnd there
never was 4 motif capable o. mote
adaptations for decorative purposes
than grapas--are among these ready-tD~
finish pieces. And the way those Yio-
let-tinfed clusters droOD against dfEN
green background is charming. especial
" fer room furnished IN violet and
green.
The dull brown tones OF mission fur
niture are easy 10 act with stains, and
even n plain chest IN these tones If IL
is well shaped. looks we'll in spite of ius
lack OF decoration.