The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-05

to have c chat with the dress buyer who was sent to New York each year and Eve was immediately impressed by the woman's alert manner and thorough knowledge of her field.
 Afterward Eve and Dick dropped in at motion picture theater. So busy had they been lately that a rious expenditure of time. When sitting next to Eve remarked to the girl beside him. Right nice room they have here" But Dick after an appraising glance about him stated, They wasted no money building this place." Later he and Eve mounted tho stairs to look at the balcony and Dick rapped softly along tho wall. "Cheap construc. ton here all right" he whispered But all pleasing to the average eye---very pleasing. They have enough fire exits, anyway" he added.
 Eve felt like q person somewhat detac ched from herself as they wan. dered back to the Cortley. Not q familiar face in sight. the towns people often turning their heads to look as she and Dick passed the utter simplicity of the business life tho leisureiy pace. 4 feeling began to steal over Eve that perhaps Bixby's was not as important to the world as she had imagined 1t to be.
 iav awake in their hotel room, the lights out, shades up and rays from the Center street arc light hltering through the Nottingham lace eur. tains. ''Dick---f feel so peaceful"
 That's why brought you here. you little kitten. You were all tangled up in q ball of yarn"
 The next morning Evo discover. cd the Copper Bell Antique shop
 "oh--what a cute set. of corner shelves!" Eve exclaimed. How I'd live to have 1t for our dining room"
 Dick responded with his non committal "H.ni, a what.not." Eve glanced up at him quickly. "You don't like it." she accused. Why. Dick? Whats wrong with it?" she
 Well" Dick explained reluc- tantiy, tits not really old - fifty years, perhaps. That wouldn't matter, though, if 1t were good of its kind, but 1t isn't. Late Vic. torian - too late. Cheap machine carving. afford it-this water bench would be . more useful piece for us. Pennsylvania Dutch. The open shelves above would display plates and bric.a-brac as well or better than the what-pot and the cup board below would provide useful storage space."
 "But it's so frightfuily shabby" Eve objected.
 Tt could be painted any color you'd like." answered Dick Simply.
 "WelI. 1t would be nice," agreed Eve. Nicer than the what-not. But you needn't be so sniffy about that. Corner shelves are fashion able again." : Dick was unperturbed. ,"some of these things are graceful and pretty. he conceded. Aunt so- phronia had one with spool turn tHSbs EEOp&Diy Hao ~ OtOWSQ oW6y in the attic. We'll see sometime when we're down east"
 And do look at this. Dick" Eve tugged at his arm and drew him to a corner of the shop to look at q chest of drawers. "Oh, Dick. we ought to have this. You can't say it's not old"
 Dick surveyed the piece but with out enthusiasm. Knobs fastened on with wood screws. Put together with wood pins. About a hundred years" he estimated it's age. Per haps more. And good job of veneering. The bracket feet and the carved acanthus leaves on the posts are rather unusual. And it has Q serpentine top drawer. Not bad"
 Not bad" Eve mocked him. "Is that the most praise you can give 1t? Don't you think we might buy 1t, Dick? This and the water bench and that cute little stand over there - the one with two drawers and drop leaves"
 Dick looked. "The cute little stand is buried apple wood" he said. Tt probably would set us back the price of two months
 But Eve would not let her en. thusiasm be dampensd. She poune-