Thursday, February 10th, 1972, WHITBY FRE PRESS 1 of inteirest to women ANTIOUES by Holn Inram anM One of the most del ightful and beauti- f u I reminders of the p a s t Îisthe hand n e e d ie w ork created with such great skill by our grandmothers. Antique deal- ers tell me they have very little market for thelinens of yesteryear, which is a pity. Fortunately people have thought of t h e Whitby M u seum when di sposing of - such things, and we are building up a modest collection. However, for the modern home, such things can have a place. Fewpeople hold formai teas any more, and no one is s h o c k e d to be handed a paper napkin instead of a linen one. Time is impor- tant these days and few housewives can spend time laboriously matching corners onalinennapkin. Stili, thereare things that one can do that add a little flavour of past charm to ones home. Linenhandtowels, which in Vic- torian days hung from the towel bar on 't h e b e droom wash stand, can be used very effectively to curtain a small win- dow. They can be found trimmed with h a n d - m ade lace and decorated with a f i n e e m b roidered satin stitch. If you p.appen to have four the same si ze, they can be hung cafe style an d decorated with modern trim if they are plain. A friend of mine told me of buying a cardboard box, contents unseen, at an au c t i on one day. It contained among other things, five matching linen nap- ..kins beautifully embroidered in ail their corners, but yellow with age and dirt. F e e I i n g that she had nothing much to lose, she bleached them, thus restoring much of their original colour. They were so a t t r actively needleworked that she 1fiîr ]Ltfnirni felt they deserved a new lease on life, soshe put them together with lace pan- els and created a truly lovely tea cloth. Couching and satin stitching are am- ong the s titches that appear to have fa 1 len into disuse. Tatting too, seems to have lost its popularity. Macrame, though, has made a tre- mendous rev ival; it was a Victorian craft that feil completely out of sight, so much so that a few years ago when we looked for someone to describe the stitch used in connection with a museum di splay, there was no one who could advise us. Petit point and gr as point have not changed, nor lost their popularity which dates back t o the days of Queen Anne. One of ten se e s this work on ancient furni ture, faded perhaps, but wi th great quiet charm. C r o c h e ted and kn i tted bedspreads are popular with housewives as well as wi th col lectors of antiques. They dress up a bedroom beautifully for company, al t hough they were never intended for daily wear, even when they were new. Many hours were required to make one, and they were truly a labour of love. Thanks to a revival of interest in our Indians a n d their crafts, b e a dw o r k seems to be on the verge of a renaiss- ance, and beaded bags, bell pulls, and other memorabilia are being purchased by those people who seem to anticipate such revivals. HousehoId linens, given new jobs to do, can add m u c h t h a t is creative and charming to your surroundings, so before you discard an old tablecloth or tea-cosy cover, think carefully about possible new uses for them. THE LURE OF ;: Le1I1~i ~ V±~ I Keeping it dean with Bil Dodds Daisies do tell.. . Some times plant life provides the evidence in uncovering air pollution. But it takes an experienced detective squad to follow the clues. A cor mplaint came in to the Depart- ment of the Environment's Air Manage- men t Bran ch that trees, shrubs and hedges in an Ontario community showed leaf damage - always on their southwest sides. Therewere two suspects, an alumin- um chloride manufacturer about a mile to the west and a nickel refinery about a rn i I e southwest. But there was little signof injury to any leaves between the damage area and ei ther of the two indus- tries. The Department's Phytotoxicology Section - the plant squad - was sent out to get the mute tes timony of soil and vegetableanalysis. Sulphurandflouride contents were normal, chloride, alum- inum and copper level s were up sl ightl y but nickel showed up in soil and plants in poisonous quantities. The nickel refinery was the only in- dustrywiththis emission, the direction - so u thwest - was consistent, and the evidence was complete. There are times, quite often, when the evidence clears an industry unjustly accused. In Scarborough, a stand of Lombar- dy pop I ar s was dying and suspicious eyes were being cast on a neighbouring manufacturer of liquefied gases. But the investigation showed almost i m m e d i a t e I y that the trees were not poi sor)ed, but died a natural death - from the disease Dothichiza canker. W here a specific polluter can be blamed, the complaint and the evidence Continued pnPage 13 errblrpoîent .j:jiIIi1with Eileen Vo ung SOCIAL NOTES 4bA Spaghetti & Me a t bal1 Dinner will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion H all, Branch # 152 on Saturday, Feb- ruary l2th. Admission $7. 00 per coup- le, with a dance until 1:00 a. m. * The Boy Sc ou t Paper Drive takes p I a ce this Saturday at 9:00 a. m. For f ur ther information please phone 655- 4160 or 655-3206. *The 2nd Brook1in Cubs held a Snow- mobile Party at Camp Batty on Saturday morning last. It was a grand party with 13 boys and Il drivers enjoying the morn- ing then coming back to the cook-out for hotchocolateserved by two ladies from the Ladies Auxiliary. A L uck y L unc heon will be held at Br ooklin United Church on Thursday, February 10th at 1:00 a. m. For tickets approach any of the members of the Church. This is an annual event. * The Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- merce wiIl be open for business in their n e w b u ilding across from the present B a l d w i n-Street site on February 14. The re will be open house on Saturday a f ternoon on February 19 - 2:30-4:00. Lunch will be provided. *Members of the Royal Canadian Leg- ion, Branch 152 will cater to weddings, anniversary parties etc. for a crowd of 65 people. Anyone wishing further in- formation, please phone Mrs. F.G. Phillips 655-3879.