Evening star., 1949-05-15
Among
Us
Teens
By Vol

PLAYROOM DECORATING
There's nothing as much fun as
fixing up an old extra room for
rumpusing. Linoleum is fine for
the floor, or just plain wood. II
it's a wreck. paint it a bright color
to go with the walls or woodwork
Bright blue Is a popular color for
this sort of thing. Some teens
like rugs, but they aren't too smart
unless there's an extra spot for
dancing. Who wants TO roll up a
rug every time there's dancing? :?
Any old curtains can be dyed a
bright color. or. contrasting dark
color that will tone things down
q bit. One teen painted the walls
pastel with cold-water paint
and scrawled telephone numbers
of all her friends from ceiling to
floor with small paint brush in
black. Another teen just wrote
names Of her friends. Schools.
teams, clubs and colleges. all make
interesting wall-sights. Small COW
cred barrels make fine seats. or
Just camp stools painted brightly.
Orange crates nailed together
offer all the shelf space that's
needed. and with Stats for separa-
tion, they'll even do for the rec
ords. There's one thing to re-
member. Bright colors are okay.
but they must not be too domi-
mating. II they're contrasted with
beige or some other pastel, they'll
give a much better appearance.
Dark colors, too. add that last
touch. With vic, you're all set.
HINTIN' HELPS-Teens who've
kept their names long and want to
make them short for the first
time, never know where to go.
Those who keep 'em short advise
going to a large department store
that has q hair dresser. They say
for some reason they know Just
how we want our hair to look
This isn't true in all cases. though
so ask your friends before you get
completely shorn. There's moth
ing worse than having it cut ali
wrong. What waiting follows!
LACY LEGGINS'-W When eye
olde blue jeans" have become
aged and decrepit and a split ap-
pears along the leg seam. there
remains only one alternative: To
either discard them or to take q
chance on lacing them up with
bright colored ribbon. This idea
is guaranteed to attract attention
but not to hold them together
Speaking of lacing, try it on your
loafers when the sewing comes
out. Colored twine looks good.
PIGTAIL CHARM-One Teen
finished lacing the side seams OF
her jeans, went right up to her
pigtails with the same color and
braided the ribbon through them
This will be handy for all Teens
during the hot summer months
Doesn't look bad on dates, either
Eup on top of our heads.
FOR ALL THE NATION-The
National Symphony has tough
time, because everybody in Wash
ingtpn says he helps contribute to
symphony in his home town and
can't help out. The high schools
in the District help by playing host
to the Symphony for neighborhood
concerts. This gets few pennies,
relatively speaking. in subscrip-
tions for the Symphony. Do you
know what. Teens? 1t really ought
to be a National Symphony. with
towns all over the country too poor
to afford an orchestra Of their
own, becoming sustaining men,
bers. Those towns in turn could
play host to their National Sym
phony a couple of weeks each year
and have a chance to try out their
embryo conductors and soloists
and composers. In this way. the
National Symphony could really
become the national organization
it should be. 1t would develop
into the pride of the Nation. draw
the best conductors in America.
1t Is time we did something like
this, as 1t is unthinkable that the
greatest country in the world
doesn't have really national Or
chestra, but leaves the National
Symphony to limp along subject
to criticism Of visiting diplomats
who say the youth of our country
has no chance to develop in music.
FUN A-FISHIN'-For the fresh
water Teen anglers who feel sorry
for the little minnows used as bass
bait there is a plastic device which
holds the wiggly lure unchanged
with plenty of perforations letting
the water in. but sturdy enough to
Withstand the onslaught of that
grandpappy whale you are cunning
for. An added advantage to this
lure is the fact that the poor little
minnow can be used to lure more
than one big-un without damage
to the bait or our conscience.