The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-30

Hide Aunt Margaret'S battered
table with a cover cut from dyeC
sheets. Stitch on rows of ball fringe
and you'll have a very smart bed
| side table.
| Worn sheets. the best par
of course, and an edging of eyelet
made quaint pillow shams anC
dust ruffle. Even the spread may
be quilted of scraps. You can also
save your drapery left-overs fol
"slippies"; these are covers over
the arms and backs of chairs tail
ored to fit at the portion of great.
est wear.
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The new look" keeps on being
fhe new look, yea even unto
skirt lengths, hair styles and
architecture. Now the chiIdren's
Corner has il.
Anyone passing by this nice
place on the corner Of Fleming
and Simonton Street couldn't
help but notice. Willie Mae en-
gagged . young man to paint .
sort Of mural for Z back drop
for The display windows. IFS q
sea shore scene and all fhe little
models in front Of It give II a
real live look. Of course when
you're locking at ths background
you won't be able to miss the
adorable things on the models in
front.
Not far behind ihe latest Ma
gazine Is Willie Mae. Remember
fhs dyed pups on fhs cover of
one Of our current publications?
These were poodIes, but you'll
find cute stuffed dawgs Of an un-
known breed made Of real fur
a. children's Corner in Easter
Egg eolors.
These make such cute gifts.
and know some big girls who
would like to have them fool
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Fifty years ago a lady from Phil
adelphia remarked via the pages
Of the Journal, eff some man has
paid you the highest compliment
in his power to bestow, and you
cannot accept his love, do not tell
other girls. This little self-denial
for honor's sake will make you a
finer woman"
Well gee kid, when did this stuff
about advertising start then?
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u wasn't too many years ago
when Palm trees were something
saw In magazine illustrations,
the movies, af church al we'd
dinss or on Palm Sunday. and
heard about in q very beautiful
song. Now they are . very i'm
Pcrfant part Of everyone's life in
this beautiful liitle sown.
BaIcwin's are folks who are
certainly IN fhe business TO make
fhs town more lovely than II is,
and the new palm trees in their
litsle nursery are ths latest addi-
zion. When there yesterday I was
50 attracted TO she big shipment
ct Arecas, most Of which were
scheduled 70 grace IS decoration
one Of bur newest places Of BUSH
ness, these palms being the best
able 10 survive inside. Others
were the Adanida, . feafhery
free that only grows 10 twenty
feet 81 maturity. and the Alex.
sndria. ! think any yard in fhis
Town Is more lovely with palm
trees growing around, and no fin
sr ones can be found than those
Of Baldwin's Nursery on Simon
ton 81. across from the Navy
commissary.
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You've probably been noticing
quite few changes in the face of
our town. They say it's a healthy
sign, but somehow. Duval Street is
becoming quite strange to me, and
III miss the charm of the two
beautiful old houses that have
made way for the new business
places which viii have to be some
punkins to take the place Of all that
missing charm. l can't help
wondering If our tourist visitors in
the years to come viii find IL the
little town they were expecting or
wanting to see.
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u your hair eolor's drab
And the style makes you sick
Take your problem 10 Donald's
They'll fix IL. and quiekl
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There goes the last week IN
January. and n Dig new thing has
come to Key West. | for one am
going on out TO Stock Island TO see
what's cooking tomorrow night. In
fact l think all Of Key West Is go
ing to the dogsl See you there. and
next week, more Shop Hopping
Cheers. and also TalIy-hol Jaxon.
advt.