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» THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1923 'New Note in Christmas Cushions | : Cushions are now soft fluffy bits o Regia that make home a cozy live in and on account of Baer pork lctfy of design make admire hristms gifts, This year tool ey have become smartest of all the ouse furnishing accessories measure their chic by their t they are 'two minds igle thought,' for they are undecided in their leanings, wheth- er to follow the dictates of our grandmother's day, with its quota of old lace, frills and furbelows, or to be strictly modern, indplging in a'trim taflored effect with geom- etrical designs 3 Although 0a ions styles are nu- merous 'they forego the luxury of individushity and take their cue from the atmosphere of the room, Hence. they become not a striking unit' of decoration but a harmen- ious 'part of the whole, Not for years have they shown such a -definite tendency to become economical in their choice of mat- erials, for patchwork has been re- instated inthe satin fabrics. These take 'readily to triangular square, or diamond-shaped pieces, in two or thiee contrasting colors, such. as brown and beige, rose and blue, red bla¢k and gold, They are finished with box ends, edged with contrast- ing silk. In any event, they are al- ways trim in color and design, An especially smart tailored affair was created in the autumn shades of yellow and brown; the centre boasted of a diamond motif with a monogram embroidered in silk, Another patchwork cushion, which was very effective, was of black satin, in a triangular shape, inse twith smaller triangle of green about two inches wide. This was particularly .adaptable and fitted well into the corner of a Chester- field, n When cushions turn to the mod- ernistic they become bizarre in col- orings and adopt rare combinations, They are of plain satin with- con- trasting patches to represent sky- scrapers and all kinds of angles and geometrics, The one idea of their being is to give the room in which they are placed a splotch of eolor in the corner where A is most need- ed. Following the trend for simplic- ity of design and richness of fabric, the modernistic fairly outdoes. itself in the fashioning of fur cushions. these follow teh pitchwork designs and are made from.. short-haired pelts; rabbit and seal making a faost striking < combination. Different shades of dyed. squirrel - are also combined. Tailored . cushions have . also come in for a fair share of papu- larity and are especially the-choice for living rooms, Taffeta 'is chosen' for these in all the plain shades, 'with special preference given to the two-toned iridescent silks. These appear mostly without decoration of any kind except a tiny. contrast- ing piping on the box ends, Another 'version which Is perhaps' the most popular of all is the quit ed taffeta, This is used for the hou. doir as wel las the living room. The pattern of these may be bought with the material ready for use, The design is stamped on factory cotton and then a layer of sheet batten is placed between the fac- tory cotton and the tafféta. The de- sign is clodely followed by using a machine stitch with matching: or contrasting thread, As a. result, the pattern stands out in 'sharp relief having been raised by- a padded background, Bed spreads and van- ity dresser sets are also worked in the same way. The cushions are finished with box 'ends~or a pers fectly plain seam.. Another version of the padded taffeta cushions is the double row of stitching which follows the floral design, very close together A cord is thew run be- tween the stitchings, giving an ap- pearance of a raised corded outline around the design, But the newest of this" type 1s carried out in the pastel shades for the boudoir. The design is practic- ally the same as the other, only on white cotton, This pattern is stencilled in the natural soloreq covered with China silk instead o taffeta, then machine stitched. The result is the brilliant shades are visible through the silk, Georgette is also a pleasing alternative for the outer covering. Special interest has been shown this year in the sun-room epshions, which come direct from ~ Paris. These are of a heather.weave, some- what resembling "a fine silk and wool burlap. But their point of in- terest lies in tlie wool embroidery of brilliant colorings and smart geo- metrict or futuristic --d<aigns. Speaking of sun-roonis; it is inter- esting to know that this fall one is able to obtain colourful chintz for cushions patterned 2 after the art moderne, crn £4 Cm AMPLIFYING ELECTRIC, POWER The Christian Science Monitor tells of a recent discovery in Eng- land, by which electric energy may be magnified- -so that which under ordinary circumstances would light only one small lamp, will light balf a dozen or more. The meth electric eucrgy through a vacuum, and the discoverer has been work- ing at the matter for seventeen years. One electrician, when ask- ed to comment on the claim, declar- ed that the only way by which the result mentioned could possibly be achieved was by producing *'cold" electric light. At present 80 per cent. of the power in an' electric current is lost in the production of heat; if by any means the energy | a-current;- nnsists in passing the | could all be utilized for power alone the saving would be tremend- ous. In one of the experiments testing - the ifiventor's claims, a fenierator was attached to-a dyna- mo and the generator turned hy hand, The current was sent through the amplifier to the dyna- mo and then returped to the gen- erator to keep the latter runming. This it did for twenty-six. 'banrs, whereas, if there had been po am- pliier, thé genérator : would mot have run for twenty-six seconds. If the discoverer can only sustantiate the great claims. whith _ "he has made, a new era will be opened in the use of electric energy, and the world will secure it .at a price which' will be of fabulous cheap- ness. We-tryst the inventor's wild- est dreams will all come true, "Ithe roads, and one state estimates AIR (TRANSPORT _ REVIVED IN NORTH Sioux Lookout, Dec. 11.--With winter firml in the saddle throughout e North Country signs ave stirring of a revival of transportation services by aero- lane into the more distant mining elds' of Patricia district, It is iearned on good authority that 'pilots of the Western Canada Air- ways have been notified to report at the Sioux Lookout base in pre- paration for a resumption of fly- ing operations at once, Already a large tonnage of freight and pro- visions for the various camps has accumulated here awaiting the re- cpening of aerial navigation, anda several mining men in the South have signified their intention getting back to their properties by the first planes. Six aeroplanes will be pA throughout the' winter at Sioux ' Lookout, plying over routes to Red districts and also reaching as far north as the recent discoveries in Cat Lake, Gold Lake and Crow River, : The exact date on which the plane service into the heart of Pat- ricia "district will be resumed de- pepds on the ability of the ice to carry. the planes safely, During the freeze-up period the planes have been thoroughly overhauled, with new engines put in most of them and all-equipped with landing skis instead of the water pontoons used for landing on the lakes in the summer, KEEPING THE ROADS OPEN IN WINTER In Uncle Sam's domains this win- ter there will be no less than 122,- 000 miles of road kept open by means of the snow plough in the 36 states which are in the snow belt. This is rather an expensive proposition, and yet it is estimated that for every $100 spent in this way $1,000 will be saved in better and swifter transportation, About 70 per cent. of the nation's auto- mobiles are in the snow belt, and to keep"themr running all winter will be no mean achievement. But this seventy per cent. means an in- vestment of about $16,000,000.000, and it seems really worth while to keep this enormous investment ac- tive during the winter months. The cost of clearing the highways or snow varies from ...6.49 per nflle in Virginia, to $136.32 per miile In Wyoming, The removal of snow means a-saving in the upkéep of that for every $50,000 spent in snow removal it saved $150,000 in repairs. The problem is the more complicated by the rapid mrultipli- cation of motor busses for which the removal of the snow is an ab- solute necessity. VOTE JANUARY 21 IN WEST LAMBTON Ottawa, Dec. 11.--Writs for a] Federal by-election fn West Lamb- tom, Ont., necessitated by the recent death of W. T. Goodison, late Lib- eral member, have been issued. January 14 has been fixed as nom- ination day, .with polling' day on January 21, While no official statement is available, indications at the mo- ment suggest the probability of a straight party fight beween Lip- eral and _Copservative candidates! of light -- Glare) INSIDE FROSTED Hydro Japs are the - latest triumph of the Electrical Art INSIDE FROSTING reduces the glare, giv- ing a soft diffused light withou Joss a th po oo ee : pore give more light. S3N INSIDE FROSTING gives the with any background. = INSIDE FROSTED HYDRO LAMPS of all standard sizes--25 watt, 40 watt, 60 watt and 100-watt, for sale by THE rid Shop > = gm shells psd = King 52. W. Phone 233 Lake, Woman and Clearwater Lake | AON on amps AR ® F Fo > «| BP = Gifts Galore and Glorious and a Wonderful ne of Men's & Young Men's WIN ER_OVERGOA 1820$242052950%34 It doesn't matter what price you wish to pay, you. will get be: mere variety -- more value -- mere patterns -- more style, than you ever thought possible + LR 4 GIFTS FOR BOYS Jerseys Gaunticts Shirts Caps Pyjamas Ties GJFTS FOR YOUNG MEN Scarves Neckwear Shirts Handkerchiefs Bath Robes Belts--Garters <f%Y 2 A AY "hl, 4 : COME AND SEE ! g This Christmas Give Him Something to Wear and "Enjoy all Through the' Year: A new style of tic--ready tied--in the four-in- 50 hand or bow Windbreakers for Boys $2.95 Pure wool -quality in won derful mew patterns. Size io 34. Leather Gauntlets for Boys, 95¢, $1.50 Boys, you'll dike this Gift. Gloves_or mitts wool lined, 95¢ "to $1.50 Boys' Gift Shirts, $1.29 " Shirts in several mew pai- There is a'ways room for a few new 468 in every man's wardrobe and choosing is easy here. 50c, 75¢, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 Give Him Pyjamas for Christmas Finer qualities in Men's English Imported Broa. cloth Pyjamas, silk trim. med and boxed ready for gifts, Bah. _ ' Shirts Are Splendid Gifts Forsyth and Arrow qual- ity imported English Broadcloth Shirts in white and patterns, each ee $195 | po Initial or Plain Boxed Handkerchiefs . A lovely quality imported § Pure Irish Linen, white Irish Lawn Handkerchjes | initial handkerchiefs bos- with fancy stripe borders | 0 10 balf dozens ready to match, : $1.00 for sits giving. A won- Boxed 3 for. . forts quai," 50c 20 dozen Men's Pyjamas made from English "Jama" Cloth, lovely pat- terns, all silk $1 95 trimmed , , A super fine quality ug lish Broadcloth Shirt in Arrow and Forsyth qual. ity in fancy patterns and Flite, 82 95 Comfortable Warm Bathrobes 8 Beacon cloth and {imported English 88 $7.50 mixtures, $10.00 Attractive Gift Mufflers Mufflers for gifts are most 2 ign gn gr square and long styles im silk checks and plaids. $94 $1.25 $2.98 ES... Braces--Garters--Wool Gloves Braces, Garters, Gloves, always good for gifts, shown in sets or separate, beautifully boxed for Christmas on giving, specially priced. 75¢ 1.00 J AL. GIFTS BONED) EXTRA CHARGE _ Now showing New Suits in Tweeds and Worsteds «| wp" apps £4 ¢ 4, A & a Robes trimmed with silk cord girdle in blues, greys, fawns and Bi ad RTI od hey al i "wy "xv " wags | GIFT GLOVES igskin, Deerskin, Buck : and Leach 31 5. '0 3395, Leathers, . 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