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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15
the
Home

Now is the time to give thought
to your fall furnishings and plan
improvements for your house or
apartment. Here are new ideas in
fabrics, colorS and accessories
from August House Beautiful:
FabricS-Look for smooth tex
lures, emphasis this fall will be
on color rather than on texture.
Everything, from cotton home
spun to brocatelle, which is very
smart, will be smooth.
CurtainS-Lace is back in favor.
Try it in the new finer kinds that
will remind you of the lace in
your evening dresses. Fine-meshed
filet laceS and cable-netS will give
a fresh look to your rooms.
Table LinenS-ColorS again
but this time dark ones. Deep
shades of blue, green-even wine
are tremendously smart for your
damaSk cloths. Lace and fine
nets are smart, too.
Furniture-If you've been Won
dering about modern, don't wonder
any more-try it. The new de-
signs are so charming that more
people are won by them. Chippen-
dale is very strong. It's variety Of
style makes it easy to play with.
China-Go formal. Use an En-
pire pattern in green and white.
Try gold or gold and white. Di-
rectoire pink is enchanting on a
- 1ryifk fiy1a NpySrol
Wall Paper-Plain colors will be
smart, and in design the tendency
is toward tradition. Colors are
mellow. Borders have lost in popu-
larity.
Accessories - Birds as accents
are a brand new idea, made or
wood, plaster, porcelain, Of glass.
In metals, gold is back, vita highly
polished brass or copper. Watch
for the Chinese influence, and for
the rocco. You'll find this simpli-
fled but quite unmistakable.
Fall Observation-Disclosures
will be more harmonious, more
livable, less dramatic. Modern IS
growing restrained, less selfcon-
Scious. Among the periods, the
Eighteenth Century holds it's
overwhelming popularity. The
tendency is toward Chippendale.
Autumn ColOrs-They'l be tho
pastel shades we're beginning to
call "duSties." They're mellow,
and grayed rather than intense
off-ShadeS of a color rather than
the strong color itself. Green, for
instance. and blue. But Softened.
touchdown shades. Light brown
and biSque and gray. Coral and
turquoise for accent. Lacquer red
occaSionally-uS d Skillfully in
those rooms that cry for a sharp
note Of color.
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Tour to Winchester. Va. RedOIent With Colonial War

back to Washington via LeeSburg,
the first town is Berryviue. -:
called Battletown because Of the
fierce encounters between Daniel
Morgan as a youth and gang
Of rowdieS led by the Davis
brothers. Morgan's home, SOL
diers' Rest" is adjacent.
"Audley," nearby, is now a IA
nous horse farm that has bred
some Of the finest horses that
have ever been in the money. 1"
Long ago Nellie Gusts. adopted
daughter Of washington, lived at
"Audley."
At a point known as Castle
mans Ferry, the Shenandoah is
crossed. AS implied, the name is
derived from a ferry once cross
ing the river at this point and the
hotel now popular among motor
lists once was a convenient stop
over when people rode in wagons
and coaches.
Rural White House
The next place Of Importance
is Bluemont, a summer resort
popular with WashingtonianS as
it is the closest point to the city
where real mountain scenery gives
a change from streets and build
ingS. You will want to stop
a while to scan the panorama
of the Shenandoah Valley that
you have just left. The vista
reaches for miles over the Valley
of Virginia, with fields, barns and
villages in miniature at your feet
and cloud shadows seeming to
give the effect of motion as
though you we're soaring on Q
magic carpet over the valley.
Not far beyond is Purcellville
known to Virginians as Percy
Vile" Due to a fire that destroyed
most of the town some years ago,
nearly every home has a fresh,
new look. Many outsiders have
settled there and the majority of
the homes are beautiful and well
kept.
The next town, LeeSburg, was
named for Francis Lightfoot Lee,
who served as a general under
Washington and was a signer of
the Declaration of Independence.
From it's courthouse steps, Wash
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dred or more wagons was not un-
usual as they made their pom
derous way to the ships at Alex
andria over the Little River Turn
pike.
Winchester, the second oldest
city in Virginia, recalls its ancient
lineage in such street names, as
Bowcowen, Wolfe, Loudoun, Wash
ington, Braddock, Cork and Picca-
dilly.
Lord Fairfax, who looked upon
young George Washington as his
protege, is buried in Winchester
and not far away is his home
"Greenway Court"
Daniel Morgan, the waggoner
who distinguished himself in the
French and Indian Wars and in
the Revolution, rests in Win
chester. So noted was he for his
proves that French and Indian
mothers used his name as a by
word to brighten their children
into obedience. The home built
by HeSSian prisoners for him has
an air of Solidity that should make
it stand many more years.
Virginiana
The strategic location Of Win
chester at the head of the Valley
of Virginia caused it to be a hive
of military activity during the
Civil War IT chan0ed hands 10
times (Some claim 86 changeS),
and on one day alone was occupied
by four different armies. The ride
of Sheridan started in Winchester
and you can stand on the exact
spot where the ride started that
may have changed history. The
courthouse is typical of antebel-
lum architecture and served as a
hospital from 81 to '65.
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in his attempt, he rejoined the
Army of the Colonies.
So well known is the fox hunting
of Middleburg that it is becoming
millionaire'S town, made up of
people from New York, Philadel-
phia and Washington who have
taken country estates there to
enjoy the life of Virginia gentle
men. Many of their places have
indoor training tracks, private
race courses and stables that make
Kentucky look to her laurels.
Paris, few miles on, was named
by a Revolutionary soldier who
served under Lafayette and was so
impressed by his leaders person
atty that he named his home after
the native city of his commandment.
From Paris the road winds
down to the peaceful river that
has given its name to one of the
richest valleys in the Union. At
Boyce a road turns off to White
Post, where Lord Fairfax, an early
believer in directional signs,
posted a guidepost to his office.
Winchester is almost Synony-
nous with fine apples, its packing
plants and vinegar works are on
every hand. Downtown offices
which in any other town would
be occupied by lawyers and den
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large designed paper is used, so
it is not the dominating one. II
you have q low ceiling room, you
will want to choose some Of the
new modernistic papers with hori-
zontal stripes. If your room is
large and cold looking, then give
it warmth and cozineSS by chooS-
ing a small patterned. paper.
Pretty Designs
All kinds of ideas were pre-
sented at the exposition for smart
home owners. Some Of the papers
will be available here in Washing
ton by the first of September for
limited orders. They are on dis
play by q certain company here
in Washington whose name we
will be glad to send you.
Judging from the samples seen,
the new use Of shaded colors and
subtle color contrasts will be one
of the things that will win you
at once to their use. A positively
stunning Silvered paper is shown
that would bring StarduSt to your
new modernistic apartment. On
one paper the designs were notice
ably small with silver flecking
through it in an amazing man.
ner. Very sleek and sophisticated
for the 1887 home.
Another new type of paper uses
a polished white background.
Pale hyacinth blues and clear Chi
neSe vermiliopS are used on this
chalk-white. It is polished to
dull glow. In the more expensive
class such a rich textured paper
appears to do marvelS to the room
and adds a gaynesS and dignity
that will be long remembered.
Gay, ColOrful
The use of the floral designs
is still popular. One paper called
the Rose Column" designed on
either horizon blue, sea green, or
deep plum background, has un-
usual border coloringS. It could be
used to advantage in the low cell
ing colonial bedroom or in a home
furnished in the modern style.
Another bedroom paper seen
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lists have the signs of English
and Scotch apple brokers in gilt
lettering on their windows. One
can also see the name Of English
insurance companies that insure
cargoes of Winchester's speciality
shipped to Great Britain.
Wagon Center
Washington, as a very young
man, commanded troops at the
frontier outpost of Winchester.
The headquarters used by him are
one of the finest specimens of
early frontier cabins still stand
ing. The site of Fort Loudoun,
built under his direction, is now
occupied by a tavern, but the well
which he ordered dug may still
be seen.
Long before the coming of rail-
roads, Winchester was an impor-
tant concentration point for
freight, some Of it coming from
as far as Tennessee down the
Shenandoah Valley, some from as
far west as the Ohio River. The
sight Of wagon trains of q hun
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15

HUNDREDS OF papers from DOM
large and small manufacturers
were displayed. But not for many
years have so many bright, gay
papers been shown. This brings
cheerful news and certainly tends
to prove that the years of the
depression are now memories.
Light colorS and much use of
pastels are in great evidence, re-
placing the dull practical hues
of former years.
Ultra new color and design eff
fectS were in evidence, while real
iStic papers are making a come
back. One reason for the new
versatility in wall paper design
can be attributed to science. 1t
is only recently that non-fading
inks were used on the papers, max
ing it possible to gain all sorts of
interesting color effects in pastel
shades with subtle cor+~aS+- IN -
tensity. Too. the ink will not
change after exposure w Ae-.y - --.
sun for some time.
The other boon to the wall paper
industry has been the use Of
washable papers. When these are
used. white and light backgrounds
are thoroughly practical.
For All Purses
AS to designs, these have been
adapted to almost every type of
room treatment. Many blend
with the popular early American
and eighteenth century English
style furniture which the furni-
ture manufacturers are featuring
this year.
The papers we're also featured
with a thought to economy. In
certain cases rooms could be done
for as low as So for each room.
Others ran into hundreds of dol
lars.
In choosing papers, the type of
room in which it is to be used
should be kept foremost in mind.
For small apartments, it has been
discovered that papers with
large pattern make the space seem
larger. The color must be care
fully chosen. however, when the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15
Paint Your
Abode
Now

The task of decorating and
furnishing q small apartment in
town has a problem all its own.
If you have your lease signed
and will be permanent this winter,
it Is not too soon to begin think
ing of ways of doing" it.
There may be no view, no
glimpse Of green trees and, this
winter, of snowladen branches, to
give an illusion of space. You may
look from your window straight
into the wall of the building next
door.
There may be a decided lack Of
space. These modern apartments
are treasures for compact, eff
Gent service. And so it is up to
you to give an impression Of
roomineSs and fresh invigorating
cheer.
To really give a spacious effect
to your apartment, paint all walls
and woodwork the same light
shade-what they call q dirty
white" is grand and so are the
new shades of gray. Then let
yourself go into mad color whirl
in furnishings.
In adding highlightS and novel
color scenes, don't be afraid to
mix your colors in paints. If you
have a chair covered with a burnt
orange linen slip and you would
like the legs to match it (alSo the
curtain rodS), then don't waste
time getting the exact match. Mix
your own by combining Chinese
red with medium brown in pro-
portions of two to one. You will
have just the lovely burnt orange
that you wished.
Use warm, glowing colors for
the bleak rooms, and cool green
blues and other restful colors for
the warm rooms.
Do not use paneled effect, as it
makes the small rooms smaller.
Remember that dark walls lessen
size. This same thought applies to
the furnishings. The same thema
must be carefully carried out in a
small apartment, or you will get
jagged, restless impression.
Combinations of this sort leave
lasting impression Of cheerful
ness and light and also have a
dignity and grace that is indis-
penSable.
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Leaving Washington via Key
Bridge over Route I'll, the jour
ney lies through Falls Church and
thence either through or around
Fairfax. Out of Fairfax, Route so
is followed the remainder of the
way to Winchester.
The proximity of Fairfax to the
Federal City made the town an
armed outpost during the Civil
War, the first Confederate cas-
ualty taking place there. The
wills Of both George and Martha
Washington may be seen at the
Fairfax Courthouse.
The next stop is Chantilly, once
known as OK Hill. Here, on Sep
TENDER /, 1862. "Stonewall" Jack
son, en- route to cut off the retreat
Of General Pope to Alexandria,
met the troops of General Phil
Kearney, q bloody encounter TAX
ing place in which Kearney ~as
slain. This action might have de-
veloped into a major engagement
had not a terrifice storm and
darkness put an end to further
fighting.
The section now traversed is
recognizable, even to a city-bred
person, as "horse country: with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15

was ivy" with a woodland fresh
ness that would be glorious this
winter. 1t comes in combinations
like green on buff or ivory on
bottle green. or white on a silvered
ground. The size and coloring of
the paper make it suitable for q
master bedroom.
For q conventionalized realistic
paper, Crystals" stands out. This
paper, for the large formal dining
room. reflects in the design the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15

One of the finest collections Of
Virginiana in the world is housed
in the Handley Library, which was
the gift of Judge John Handley,
and would do credit to a much
larger city. Few public schools
anywhere surpaSs the Handley,
also endowed by him. Much of
the pageantry and the GROWING
Of the apple blossom queen in con-
nection with the blossom festival
takes place in the spacious grounds
of Handley School.
Leaving winchester on the way
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15
VOTE AMERICAN
REVERSING

One housewife repapered her
dining room with paper that mad
red polka dots on a white eack-
ground. Built-in shelves for china
were papered with white dots on
a red background, making an eff
fective background for the dishes
and adding pleasantly to the
rooms decorativenesS.
Rooms may be repapered or
shelves built-in under the terms OF
the Modernization Credit Plan Of
the Federal Housing Adminisra-
ton.
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ington, Lafayette and John
Quincy Adams have been vel
coined to the town. The original
village, built in 1851, was SUI.
rounded by q stockade to provide
refuge from hostile Indians.
Back from Leesburg to wash
ington the road takes us through
rolling country noted for its dairy
herds, its horses and its fruits. 1t
passes close to "Salona" near
Mclean. "Salona" was the White
House for a night when the Brit
iSh had possession of the Capital.
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you will want to see. It comes
with ciel blue, peach, gray, or in
soft mulberry.
There are two more that deserve
special mention. One is "Drapery"
for the Empire living room and
the other is Pastoral" a paper
that comes stunning in polished
white.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15

swing and grace Of the sparkling
cut crystal chandeliers. Deep red
on chalk white had perhaps the
most personal appeal. 1t may also
be had on primrose yellow, slate
blue, or gray background.
The "Chanticleer" is q paper
showing a Growing cock atop a
weather vane and maSsed morning
glories. Hyacinth blue is the
ground color. the bird is gray
against pink inside the circle, the
morning glories pink and white
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with green leaves. The back
grounds can be had in medium
grey, powdered blue, cocoa brown.
Other papers are Spring"
which brings in platinum gray,
mauve, jade green and silver, an
impresSionistic idea of this glor-
iouS season. Magnolia" Of win
ming simplicity is another paper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15

All in all, 1886 and 1887 promise
gay colorful seasons with a new
deal to every room in the house.
For information about wallpaper
and paints featured today, write
Miss Jean Green, The Washington
Times, 1917 H St. N. W., and en-
close a SeIf-addreSsed stamped en-
velOpe for reply.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15
COlOr-Fast and Practical
Designs Shown at
Exposition
By JEAN GREEN

News from the recent wallpaper exposition held at the
in New York has important information for
those who redecoratng their homes this fall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15

Of the richest veins of historical lore anywhere in the
Nation is to be found weekend through the north
ern part of Virginia to Winchester.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-04
EUROPE, A LESSON

The greatest tragedy which could
befall America would be the de-
velopment in this country of such
national class and racial hatreds as
have converted Europe into and
armed camp and set the people of
Spain to killing each other in a
merciless and bloody civil war.
America is not without its
preachers of hate. Lately there
have been public utterances by men
whose position and responsibility
should have restrained their tong
ues, calculated to inflame the minds
of the thoughtless to hatred Of
groups of their fel1ow-citizens. To
stir up hatred against those who
differ in their religious creeds, their
political beliefs or in their place is
to start America on the road to
civil strife which might well lead us
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-04

study in the field of international
relations in Geneva for an Ameri-
can woman.
A seventeen year old, Gladys
Tillet, is assisting her mother, Mrs.
Charles w. Tillet Jr., of Charlotte,
N. c., in organizing the women's
speaking activities for the national
campaign.
Once leading lady for Edwin
Booth, Louise Muldener, now
eighty-two years old, is living
quietly in a New York hotel in the
heart of the theatrical district. She
was leading lady for the Fifth
Avenue Theatre, and among the
stars she played with were Mary
Anderson, Modjeska, Lester Wal
lack and Joseph Jefferson. Her
last appearance was with Bertha
Kalisch in "Madga" five or SIX
years ago.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-04

as, it has led Europe, into warfare.
The real danger to American lib
critics is not from without but from
within. The preachers of class hat
red are more dangerous enemies of
the Republic than is any foreign
nation. 1t has been this country's
greatest source of pride that no
citiren belongs to any fixed class.
Every man can, as millions have
done, raise himself from the lowliest
state of life. Nobody will try to
stop him. Rather, if he has the
ability to make something better of
himself he will find encouragement
and helping hands all along his up
ward climb.
To teach that all employers are
the enemies of their employees is
vicious and un-American. 1t is not
true, as every intelligent person
knows. To teach that the follow.
ers of any particular religion are
enemies of those whose beliefs are
different, is equally vicious and I'M
American. Our nation was found
ed on tolerance, on freedom of
thought and religious belief. To
attempt to destroy that tolerance
and substitute hatred for it is to
blast at the foundations of the Re-
public.
There is no power, and there
should be no power except public
opinion, to prevent any American
from saying whatever he believes to
be true. But good citizens should
weigh the possible consequences Of
their u%tterances, and refrain from
arousing needless and blind anita
gonisms between group and group.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-04
Women Who Have Pains
Try CARDUI Next 'T'iinel

On account Of poor nour1shmenA,
many women suffer functional pains
at certain times, and it is for these
that Cardui is offered on the record
Of the safe relief it has brought and
the good it has done in helping to
overcome the cause Of womanly dis
comfort. Mrs. Cole Young, Of Lees
Vile, La, writes: II was suffering
with irregular I had quite a lot
a pain which made me nervous, I
took Cardui and found it helped me
In every way, making me regular
and stopping the pain, This quieted
my nerves, making my health much
better" 90. If Cardui does not bene-
tit YOU, consult a physician.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-04

FUN OINE = . I1SoiA ""S
I can tell any bright young man
how to make a great fortune and
win great fame. Both of those await
the inventive genius who will find a
cheap large-scale method of turning
salt water into fresh water. 1t is
done now, but by means too costly
for. general use.
The most vital problem facing
the great cities upon our coast is
how to get enough fresh water.
With the oceans at their gates, they
90 hundreds of miles inland for
water, at tremendous cost. Los
Angeles pipes water from the Ser
ras $50 miles away. New York is
tapping new sources $50 miles from
the city and eventually will have tc
90 to Lake Ontario for its drinking
Water.
1t is absurd that people should be
surrounded by water and still b.
unable to utilizet he unlimited sup
ply of the sea.
Go to it, you young inventors!
GOLD in the sea
The sea is full of wealth if WI
could only get it out. The grea,
bromine works at Brunswick, Geor.
gia, passes billion OF gallons Of sea.
water through its pipes every day
Its purpose is to extract the bro.
mine, which is necessary ingridi
ent of ethyl gasolint, but in thu
course of their study of seawate,
the Brunswick chemist have foune
out many other things about it.
Gold, for example. Every cubic
mile of seawater contains a grair
of gold. The Atlantic Ocean ha.
many times more gold in it than i
in all the bank and treasury vault.
of the world. But try to get ii
out! 1t can be done-at a cost sew
eral times what the gold is worth
when you've got it.
| recall a smooth promoter OF
, many years ago who sold shares in
e a company which was going to ex-
r tract gold from seawater. 1t didn't
] work, and he went to Jail; but it
r would be foolish to say hat no.
r body will ever find a way to recov-
: er the oceans gold economically.
t TREASURE . :. lost
Gold in solid chunks, coins and
bars, is scattered all owe the ocean
| floor, where treasure ships have
been wrecked. The merida"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-09-04

WE HAVE a feeling that We could
STEP INTO a lot of trouble by
TELLING TOO much today, and
FOR THAT reason We are going
TO BE careful. However, this
DIALOGUE TOOK place hight
HERE IN a prominent home on
MAIN STREET, and you can do
SOME CORRECT guessing if you
KNOW THE dog population O.
THE COMMUNITY. Mama, do
4
GET married?" asked the
Il 4 y
LITTLE GIRL in the family.
&
NOT, DEAR" was
HER MOTHERS reply. well
y
THEM" CONTINUED the little
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