The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-06
National Furniture
 Exhibit Opens Today
s. Leon Oser Visit WOrld.FamOus Mart in Chicago; Record Attendance Expected as Business Swings Up

ceived by the Metropolitan Furni- ture O., and Mayhower Colonial Shop here from the American Fur niture Mart, Chicago, where the na- tional furniture show opened today.
 Whether modern will continue it's sensational rise, or whether thereIl be Q reaction toward the time-teSted 18th century models, will be de- cided during the two weeks of the show, when buyers for stores throughout the nation will select the merchandise they will feature dur ing the coming season. Among the buyers in attendance will be s. Leon Oser from the Metropolitan Furni- ture O., and Mayhower Colonial Shop here.
 Record Attendance
 With a marked improvement ap. parent in the furniture business throughout the country, @ record at. tendance ct tho Furniture Mart In July Is anticipated. More than S,20o buyers, from stores in ~ states, reg istered ct the mart during the win- ter show held in January. Approxi- mately 700 manufacturers will intro. duce their new lines at the mart, the largest building in the world de- voted to Q single industry.
 "The industry this year definitely has value--per dollar to sell," MT. Oser declared, aS hc prepared to at- tend the show. Prices, although tending upward, are still much lower than during the lo2o-l930 ora, yet the general average of home furnishings merchandise is bet ter styled and better construct ed. In my opinion, people are get- ting more for their money in fur- niture today than ever before."
 "Everything For Nome"
 Touring the big Chicago exhibi- ton building, which is closed to the public, buyers will see the latest fur- niture, lamps, floor coverings, house furnishings, electrical appliances everything for the American home and, in addition, large array of toys for the coming holiday trade.
 Analyzing the style trends on the eve of the opening, Mir. Oser pre- dicted that almost 70 per cent or all the new patterns introduced by manufacturers will be either modern or 18th century models. The other 30 per cent will be divided between early American, colonial and federal, French, early English and all the nkI@a. fssrF,iksira Y1eri0dS
 Modern Here to Stay
 "Although furniture designers habitually maintain 6 perpetual state of disagreement as to what's going to happen next, 8 fair degree of unanimity has been attained on one point" Mir. Oser said. Modern is here to stay. Even the most loyal of the conservatives concede that much. But the revival of 18th cen- tury will still provide plenty of models for those who prefer the beautiful designs of the golden age" of furniture craftsmanship to the more unusual modern numbers.
 "More mahogany will be shown this season than for some time. al- though walnut will remain. by a large margin. the most popular wood, I expect to see a great many suites of a light, bleached finish .blond' furniture. it's called. And in the upholstered lines. mohair. brocatelles, velourS, tapestries and other fabrics. in a whole assortment of new coI0rs. will be shown. Acc cordlng to advance word from Chi- cago, several shades of brown are due to be widely used this fall"