PAGE 10, WEDNESI)AY, JULY 31. 1985, WITBY FREE PRESS Whitbys newest fabric shop is a treat to the senses By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff What's that? Discount fabric at Rousseau Heritage House, a store known for its fine fur- nishings and interiar design? What agreat idea 1 Buy the Yard, the newest department at Rousseau Heritage PRO DODGE Your Local Chrysler-Dodge Sales and Service cc JDealer Parts & Service - Thursdays tilt 9Dpm. WH ITBY 209 Dundas St. W. 666-3000 THIS WEEK!* ____Ail Sîzes & Styles Le MM M LIMITONE COUPON PER CUSTOMER - - I Hause, 216 Mar St. E., la located in the aid Carniage Hanse behind the main store. Buy the Yard is a treat ta the senses. There are boîts and boîta of cotton chintzes in florais, plains, and stripes. There are maires, dotted satins, fiame stitches, and tapestries in ail weights. Colors are rich and flamboyant or gentie and muted ta suit or soothe every taste. Dispiayed against a cream background with the usual Rousseau fiare, the fabrics are naturaiiy appeaiing. Now thanks ta reduced costs, so is the price. The secret says Peggy Poison, manager and third generation in the famiiy business, is direct buying of home furnishing fabrics fromn U.S. milis, as opposed ta buying from a distributor who bought from a jobber. "This way," she says, t.we cut out two or three middle men." And the savings are substantiai. On a plain chintz that would regularly retail for $17 per yard, the Buy the Yard price is $7.50. A floral chintz is discoun- ted from $42 to $16 and an upbolstery weight fabric from $72 to $26. Thirty dollars is top price for the richest fabric in the depar- tmnent. Rousseau's has ful time professional in- terior decorators ta assist the shopper with coordinating fabrics and walcoverings (also soid at the store) and af- fer advice on window and upholstery treat- ments. They aiso do custom upholstery in their workroom as weil as slip covers, draperies, Roman biinds, Russian balloon shades, and "You name it," PeggY says. Customers may use the store's services or purchase the fabrie and do it themselves. Peggy says, "People like it because they see a big piece of fabric as opposed ta a littie swat- ch and can get a better idea what it will look like made up. And it's close ta instant gratification. t cuts out ordering the fabric and customer can use this department, " she says. The main store was incorporated by Now Peggy manages the store for ber owner parents, Marcella and Hugh Poison. 1 ~PEGGY PO LSON waiting for ifta ocame in before it can be made Up. Ifs purpose for the store is ta cut down the total price of fur- nishings and make them more affordabie. Every Peggy's grandfather in 1929 in a different location. He acquired the Mary St. property in 1945 and ber motber Marceila (Rousseau) Poison inherited it in 1963. Aithough Peggy ad- vocates the fabrics for home furnishings,' the designing woman who likes somnething dif- ferent in ber wardrobe wiii find them bhard ta resist. Ajax bridge resuits The foiiowing are the resuits of iast week's play at the Ajax Bridge Club as reported by Dwight Oiand. In the Grand National Pairs qualifying games (average 156): North and South: Sean Finan and Phyllis Kelly, 179-. Mike Fer- niey and David Hutton, 172; Angela Forsyth and Ken Warrne, 169; and, Karen and Bill Menzies, 165. East and West: San- dra Turvili and J.R. Piirainen, 202; Dianne and Keith Vaicombe, 194; Irv Ashraf and Mike Norman, 179; and, Jackie Byrne and Johi Cook, 159. in regular club play: North and south: Johi Stam and Leo Cassidy 98; Norma DeVille ani Evelyn McNabney, 97 and, Barbara Beamisi and Teddie Ryan, 92. East and West: Douj Durno and Greg Whit taker, 108; Judy Denbe: and Nancy Adams, 94 and, Bess and Arthu Loverseed, 92. The resuits of eac week's play at tbe clu wiil be reported in th faliowing issue of th Whitby Free Press. A IIE4RC 4.5 Lis about a galion ATTERSLEY TIRE SERVICE PASSENGER & LIGHT TRUCKS SHOCKS COOLING lO3DundasE. SYSTEM12igtE Whitby Oshawa 668-3356 571-3400 THE WAY CUSTOM Y__ " -7 WANT IT! " BUSINESS FORMS " LEGAL CERTIFICATES " WEDDING INVITATIONS - " NCR FORMS " CARDS e FOLDERS PR- SGAN *LETTERHEAOS AENVELOPES !FIC* UPLE * CATALOGUES i28 *awodAeS.