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American craftsmen display talents in \glass country' As old as the first Amer­ ican settlement is the tra­ dition of American glass- making. Ever since our forefathers landed at Jamestown in 1607 and made glass beads to trade with the Indians -- 169 years before Independence Day -- skilled American craftsmen have been cre­ ating handblown and handpressed glass. Prom Jamestown, where the first glass house was built, up to New Jersey and through New England, these glassmakers gradu­ ally migrated to the tri- state area of West Vir­ ginia, Ohio and Pennsyl­ vania, rich with limestone and silica sand. It is here that the country's oldest craft flourishes today. Nestled in the scenic foothills and villages of these three states are ten glass houses, all members of the Glass Crafts of America Association, offer­ ing guided tours showing skilled glassmakers plying their ancient craft. Classic technique* A visit to any one of these glass houses, many in operation since the 19th century, reveals that the tools of the trade have changed little. Highly-skilled craftsmen before your eyes will gath­ er, cut, press, blow, and finish fiery molten glass into exquisite punch bowls, vases, baskets, candle- holders, decanters and wine glasses, exactly as their fathers and grand­ fathers before them did. l£ou!H-view the creation 0f milk glass pieces shaped by handpressing, antique crystal stemware blown into shape, carnival glass (an iridescent glass so named because it was once given away at local carni­ vals), slag glass (made at the end of the day by glassmakers) and delight­ ful pressed pattern de­ signs such as moon and star, paneled grape in vi­ brant blues, ruby, olive and gold. Many of these glass de­ signs are exact reproduc­ tions of shapes and pat­ terns created in the 1800's, some even from molds dat­ ing back to this time. Others are sleek expres­ sions of contemporary de­ sign. No matter what direc­ tion you are traveling from, the tri-state area AMERICAIN HANDCRAFTED CLASS had its origins 169 years before Independence Day when the first settlers land­ ed at Jamestown and built a glass house. Shown here are five pieces, reproductions of 19th century hand pressed designs, that you can\ee being created exactly as was done a century ago in glass houses in West Virginia, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania. For information on touring glass plants, write to the Class Crafts of America Association, Box 104, 600 Crant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. that is Glass Country, U.S.A. is easy to reach. Most of the ten members of the Glass Crafts of America offer highly vis­ ual guided tours during the glassmakers' working hours. All feature display- gtft shops at factory-to- you prices. Southeast of Pittsburgh? Pennsylvania, in Mount Pleasant, are the L. E. Smith Glass Company, where you'll see hand- pressed glass in century- old patterns take shape, and Lenox Crystal, where craftsmen fpllow the 2,000 year tradition of hand- blowing fine crystal. Painted accents In nearby Grapeville is Westmoreland Glass, where you'll see floral de­ signs painted on milk glass. Cross the Ohio River to Imperial Glass in Bell- aire, Ohio, and witness slag glass, carnivil glass, and antique stemware in the making. \ Travel to West Virginia and visit Fostoria Glass in Moundsville, where glass- makers create handcrdfted glassware in lead crystal. At Williamstown is Fen- ton Art Glass known for a delicate combination of milk glass and crystal. Infinite variety At Viking Glass in New Martinsville, you'll see dec­ orative glass designs in colorful finishes. In Hunt­ ington is a second Viking factory making slag and "krackle" finishes. At Ceredo, near Hunt­ ington, is Pilgrim Glass, making contemporary handblown canisters, de­ canters and vases. Blenko Glass, in Milton, is famous for creating free-form de­ signs and intricate paper­ weights. At the West Virginia Gla&s Specialty Co. in Weston, you can watch a variety of both handblown stemware and barware take shape. For further information on glass tours, write to the Glass Crafts of America Association, Box 104, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. Georgian restoration reflects America's past A lovely Georgian home resting along the banks of the Chester River in historic Kent County, Maryland, has been re­ stored inside and out -- with GAF vinyl floors -- to its original 18th century colonial appearance. Matching funds from the Maryland Historical Trust Association, Karl and Irma Miller were able to speed up what is cus­ tomarily a lengthy project with the assistance of ar­ chitect Orin M. Bullock, Jr., F.A.I.A., a specialist in restorations. The four-story Federal home presented several challenges, among them the basement level. "This area probably was used as a coal bin and furnace room," comments Mr. Mill­ er. "A very rough dirt and brick floor was our legacy, totally unsuitable for our planned kitchen, eating area and formal dining room," he adds. The Millers devised a practical and pleasing so­ lution as flooring substi­ tute for this much-lived in area of their home. The couple selected a GAFSTAR vinyl floor that resembles old-fashioned brick, a feeling in keeping with the authentic colo- Of course, point out the Millers, the ideal time to visit their home is the annual Chestertown can­ dlelight tour when the row block of homes along the Chester River casl^a wel­ come glow as they once did more than 200 years ago. Carbohydrates Carbohydrates supply the body with energy and assist the body in using other nutrients. Get your carbohydrates from cereals, breads, corn, grits, oats, rice, spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, molasses, honey, syrup, jams and sugar. Women's 'lib9 may've begun back in 1774! Who can pick America's first "liberated" woman? It may have been "Mad Ann" Bailey. In 1761, an orphan at the age of 19, Ann Hennis ar­ rived in Staunton, Va. Four years later she married Richard Trotter, a Colonial soldier who was killed by Indians in 1774. His widow ivowed she would make tlje Indians pay for her husband's death and began a one- woman war. Because both Indians and British were fighting the settlers, Ann also war­ red against the Redcoats. She rode through the Home hail* coloring magic for contemporary Americans ECTION 1 - PAGE 17 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17,1975 Time-space saver HAIRDRESSINC IN COLONIAL AMERICA was backbreak- ing work. Since many ladies sported tresses molded three feet above their heads and powdered to a snow white, the hairdresser was forced to stand atop stilts -- often for the entire afternoon --- to fashion the elaborate hairdo. Today, many rely on the hairdresser for good, professional hair­ cuts but prefer to do the rest themselves. From shampoo­ ing to styling to coloring, today's products make it all nice and easy for busy, modern gals. For example, she can shampoo in gleaming, natural looking color, body and bounce all in 20 minutes flat... and with no stilts! Photo courtesy of Clairol's Nice 'n Easy. was a messy, time consum-Bubbling caldrons of fermenting leeches, po­ tions of oak root bark and green walnut husks in red wine and oil of myrtle, concoctions of iron rust, oil of \§Qsemary, and un- sweet^fc^ ale -- what sounds suspiciously like witches' brews are actually the stuff of which yester­ years' haircolorings were made. From time immemorial, women have been concoct­ ing all sorts of potions in their classic quest after beautiful hair. Even as cries of "The British are coming" rever­ berated through Boston and sent men to arms as far south as Williamsburg, haircoloring -- of sorts -- was a revolutionary rage. No woman who was any­ one would be seen in pub­ lic in anything but hair that was powdered to a snow white and coiffed with abandon. Style conscious colo­ nial ladies had their hair stiffened with perfumed animal fat, whitened with powder and molded over an egg-shaped wire frame to an ungainly height -- some 2 to 3 feet about the head. The cumbersome coifs were then decorated with ribbons, feathers, flowers, even birds nests and vegetables. Certainly haircoloring countryside recruiting men for the Revolution, and picking off Indian braves. Acting as a courier, Ann traveled through Indian and British lines. She wore a man's shirt and breeches, over which she wore a tucked-up petticoat. In 1785 she married John Bailey and the went into the Kanawa Valley to start a new settlement. It was during the con­ struction, as Ann carried messages across the moun­ tains, that she was named "Mad Ann." Her fearless­ ness caused the Indians to think she was insane, and they regarded a mad person as touched by the Great Spirit. Ann lived to be 83, dying one evening after telling stories of her adventurous youth to her great-grand­ daughters. ing and often unsavory business in the colonies, but that didn't seem to stop the ladies in their relentless pursuit of chic. And everTas^recently as the l940's, the woman who wanted to color her hair at home, to cover gray and white -- this time -- was forced to approach the task in battle-like-fashion. Armed with bulky rub­ ber gloves she entered her newspaper-covered bath­ room and stained towels, hands, face, and sink while mixing, pouring and ap­ plying the runny, crayon- colored dyes with an old toothbrush. And all for dark, unnatural looking results. How times have„chang- ed! Today, you can go lighter, darker, brighter or even cover up the gray in 20 minutes flat. Simply pick up a shampoo-in hair- color, like Clairol's Nice 'n Easy, shampoo in the mix­ ture and a quick 20 min­ utes later, your hair has beautiful, healthy-looking shining color. What's more important, the result is never harsh, always nat­ ural looking too! Who needs witches' brews, birds nests and broccoli when there's a new brand of magic so close at hand? In this era which puts a premium on looking and feeling free, what could be better than a headful of super condi­ tioned hair gleaming THE YEAR WAS 191 1, hemlines vtcre on the rise, everyone was kicking up their heels to the t\inc of "Alexander's Rag­ time Band," and breakfast, dinned and supper dishes were still washed by .hand. But in the hack of a hardware store, manufacture had begun on the Walker dishwasher. It was hand-powered, the rapacity was small and it didn't clean grimy pots . . . hut it was a start toward freeing the home- maker from daily drudgery. Today, ihe Walker machines have been replaced by Ceneral Electric Potscrubber dish­ washers which can handle large loads automatically, and live up to their name by scouring clean pots, pans and cas­ seroles with baked-on food soil. Such time-saving and labor- saving modern appliances are one reason why few home- makers would want to return to "the good old days." "V- 0 ( FOB THE WHOLE FAMILY ) WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY NEW OR USED CAR OR TRUCK fi RECEIVER RECEIVES ALL 23 CHAHMELS ANY STANDARD AM 5 YEAR REPLACEMENT WARRANTY No CB-23 MADE IN U S A ! Big savings, just in time for | ! Christmas giving. \ 1975 MUSTANG MACH I Silver with Luxury Interior Trim 3 0 2 V 8 E n g i n e . 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