Evening star., 1937-12-24

pERHAPS you have home that
absorbs most of your time and
interest. Furniture and linens appeal
to you and need replenishing or addi-
tions January is noted for its white
goods sales each year. and is the finest
time to stock up the linen closet with
sheets and towels and whatever is
needed along this line. Watch for
the sales and buy accordingly. Then
along comes February with its furni-
ture and rug sales. Prices are so
much lower than before Christmas
that you can easily add an occa-
sional chair or lamp table or some
thing much larger and not feel the
strain. 1t is such a pleasure to build
up your interior scheme gradually,
studying it out and taking time to
get the right piece for the right space
Maybe it is antiques that prove
your 'undoing' in times when you
have had to count the pennies! That
is grand hobby and can take as
much time and money as you care
to put into it. 1t is so fascinating
that you start by getting books on
the subject from the library and follow
that up by extensive trips down into
Virginia, and even further afield, to
make some discoveries of your own.
Some women just cannot pass by a
sign indicating that there are antiques
inside! A Christmas check may be
the nucleus of a lot of fun in this
direct1<p.
PeflAps you would like to be COL
lector of china figures of some spe-
cial type-dogs or cats, or our own
favorite-birds Sometimes it is hard
to make much headway against the
practical advice of the household.
Gift money gives you a loophole, and
you can sail gaily forth and look for
the most enchanting little figure to
be found and treat yourself to it. Or,
having already made small collec-
ton, you may be in need OF suitable
place in which to show the pieces to
best advantage. So much the better.
Now you can call in a carpenter and
see what can be done to modernize an
old cabinet, or have some new shelves
built that are suitable for the pur-
pose. Half the fun is planning it all
out and watching your ideas take form.
WORTHY of consideration is the
w matter of clearing up 1887 debts
with any extra money that comes your
way at Christmas. It IS wonderful
feeling to start out on the New Year
with a clean slate, and then make your
resolutions not to get in so deep as
you have in the past. That Is not so
glamorous thing to do with extra
money, as far as immediate pleasure
is concerned, but it will give lasting
satisfaction and peace OF mind That
will never be regretted. Or again,
there D still time to start Christ
mas savings account for next year to
provide against that panicky feeling
that comes with the realization that
everything is going to cost so much
UlOdC Glldll yOu CAPCSCSu e1AN AAS" 1890
you do it! You can make the back
payments already due for this month
on your savings, and then continue
with the weekly or monthly payments,
which you will hardly notice. This
makes grand present to yourself!
OF course, some will say, easy come.
easy CO." And if you have no debts,
and no long-suppressed desire for
china birds or antiques or rare first
editions, or q trip to Timbuctoo, you
might get reckless and treat your
friends and yourself to a real party
that they would remember on and on
into the New Year and bless you for,
each time they think Of it, It's just
a tcss-up what you will do with that
check, but whatever it is we hope you
will enjoy it. So we will Sign of, 4"
wishing you very, very Merry Christ
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