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thi gporgktown herald thursday hcmibtr 14th 1w9 page 8 decorators launch attack against conformity in homes tbc bugaboo of look alike home decoration is being t fc tacked by modern interior deu signers in many ingenious ways tirst it was the lookalike city apartments that set the itage or conformity since 111 tie could be done by the tenj nt it meant seeking out inter esting color schemes and acces sories now in the suburbs there is row alter row of look a ike houses exterior as well as in tenor landscaping and plant ingi as well as interesting paint color schema take care ot the exteriors which like the interiors arc built to 3 master plan for economic rea sons i indoors a small investment can work wonders in dstm tive flooring or walls to achieve not onlv an individual appear ance but one o gnat interest and distinction how one solution to the problem ts tound in the use df natural stone for interior floors tr match stonepaved patios this decorative technique popular n ancient greece and mtome is one which modern decora tors an adapting very success fullv in contemporarv homes bv giving the effect of ex tending the interior stone floors bejond the walls into the patio an illusion of spacious dimens ions is achieved and of course the use of stone flooring either im random or geometrical pat tern inunediatclv gives an elc gant custom look to the at a relativcl small investment decorative tpcs of stones suitable for flooring both in doors and oat include slate quartzite limestone flagstone blue stone granite sandstone and of course marble nowadays new methods of quarrying have developed stone to precut sizes and designs which are easv to install the wide range of muted hues available at local stone yards ranging from charcoal gray and smoky blues to soft pinks and yellows proves wide inspiration to modern design i ers and fits harmoniusly into either traditional or modern lavouts just as tn fabric modern stones offer a vanetv of decor ative textures as well as a m yiiliug describe texas holida at institute meeting canadian notional bauvmg koto the christmas meeting of the j hornby women s insttluu was held at the borne of mrs o busscll on dec 9th with twelve members present also one jis i ltor and one child mrs coul ton the president was in chart of the business and christmas donations were made to the re tarded children s school the children s aid and the haltun 1 1 manoras well as to care and the world refugee year a poem entitled snoopinj aro und was read by mrs cuulton and the meeting turned octr to the convenor mrs c rord who introduced the guest speak er mrs wm mcraddui mrs mcmaddcn described a trip the and her husband had taken to brownsville texas and said it was an ideal place for a holi day tbey found the people so friendly mrs busscll expressed the pleasure of the ladies in having the speaker with them a christmas carol was sung and mrs p merry read a story entitled birdie s christmas party an exchange of g fts took place with mrs mcrrj ac ing as santa a pleasant time was then spent over the tea cups and mrs mcmaddcn show some of the things she had i brought back from texas mrs roy wilson and mrs s may assisted the hostess cnr opens new rail line in quebec continuing its historic de eldpment role canadian national railways marjted another transportation milestone october 28 when the first train from chibougamau in northern quebec rumbled into st fehcien in the lake st john area 133 miles to thesouthweit welcoming scene shown below drew hundreds of residents of the region to the st feficien station as president donald gordon wa inghrornthe engine cab inched the diesel hiuled train to a stop among the dignitaries on hand shown at left above were left to right quebec minister of roads antonio talbot mr gordon mayor rodolphe lefebvre of st fehcien federal transport minister george hees and jean noel tremblay mp jor roberval chibougamau rich in mineral resources was linked by rail with cnr si stem two years ago opening of the new link brings chibougamau 200 miles closer to montreal opens up the heavily forested area northwest of st fehcien new section coet 16 500 000 to build a were coming jrowr way 99 wuk fom good m fashioned mtrry cfcrlsteos ohod in hb great gifts of tfabk fcofyww mmi hamilton construction every building need 66 pripce charles drive triangle 7 3480 broal pcclrum f colt r htaviiv ribbed cffius for example art in h th favor as a complement to nbbtd effects ya draperies and upholstiry ma tenals the vanttv f design oppurt unitv afforded h modirn q ned stone is lim lid onl b imagination as for the act nl j 1 plans for installing prt cut flooring of ktone or sloni for walls or fireplaces canoe obtaimd from local stone jard bv ue of random or geometric patterns for stone flooring with a patio in matching dtstn home own f jti erouslv proportioned di do a fine j t ot achu n ns in tn interior lavout ving a hand me an 1 intfiv du that is anjthnifj but spacious home and give the 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