The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-21

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The outside Of the house nj 522
Elizabeth Street looked just exact
u like the outside Of many old
white Conch houses In Key, West
when drove up In front OF It.
But inside, that's where the wonder
les. And there was where I met
Phoebe Hardwood Morse and her
charming whitehaired sister. ! was
to interview her, mind
you, but such was her charm that
soon found 10 chattering away
Ike magpies about everything un.
der the sun.
Snoopy old me did find out few
Ihings. You know Of course that
Mrs. Morse Is the magician Of the
scissors and can cut q silhouette
Ut everything from q solid gold
Ehozit to q leaping key deer. . i.
md did, right while I sat there.
The first thing I asked was how
ong she'd been ut II. Well she
that one nicely, but the
answer left me gasping. Phoebe
asked for and got her first pair Of
scissors when she wasn't only n
little past two years Of age! The
scissors were the big old eight or
.en inch variety, but she started
tight out cutting out images Of
everything she saw. She says there
we're other scissor artists In her
family, but their animals always
stood still, while hers were always
N motion. Freud should have an
explanation for that. However, /
think all she does is perfectly
charming.
Phoebe had q very adventurous
Life too that started early. At four,
aer family migrated from Iowa TO
Dakota by covered wagon. On this
rip, Phoebe cut some most cred
BILE hkenesses Of the heads Of the
horses pulling the wagon, and leap
Ing figures Of deer she saw.
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Maybe you're NOT the type 20
carry ere On yevr head, but enc
Of ths big rattan trays srem The
DIZZY eex carried American style
will sure save yeu many trips
from The kitchen, whether 10 shs
dining table or ai ens Of yevr
evening GEE fogsfhsrs. They are
20 lightweight. they'll add little
10 she weight Of the dishes and
feed yev carry. and have 1.-The
bamhee edges oil around 90 that
the most inept waitress In ihe
world wouldn't spill Q thing.
The bio enss caught my eye,
bot they Genre In oil sizes frem
dime 10 table. They are 90 rea.
senahle toe. Attractive and light
weight. Remember the Difsy Bex
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/ didn't get much Of q FILL In on
drs. Morse's life between four
ears of age and fifteen years ago
vhen she finally came to Key West,
,ut ! did catch references to gal
cries, showings, and many travels.
IN sure glad that she decided 90
ring her talent here.
As ! cat and took notes, she cut
silhouette Of my dumpy old pro-
lie that was very good. Then she
nut q Key-Deer and told another
title tale. She once got q letter
rom 0kinawa from q boy over
here who had seen many little
she had cut for service
men right here In Key West.
Il seems that during the war
he wanted to do her bit too, but
Iidnt know just how to 90 about
!. A good friend suggested that
he sit at small table right cut
n Duval Street and cut her figures
nd chat with the servicemen who
anne by and were lonesome To-
ak to home folks. That's just what
he did, setting up her little table
a front Of the Beachcomber, and
nst being her sweet little friendly
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