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A distinctive shop with unusual and contemporary items for the home. "MARUSHKA" ART DESIGNED & SELECTED BY RICHARD D SWEET THRU THE MEDIUM OF SILK SCREEN Designs Offered In A Variety Of Colors And Sizes sumo ro thi moi mngi or consume tasu « AFFORDABLY PRICED • 5 1 3 CARPENTER'S LANE f* SUNDAY 11-S CAPE MAY • 884-0052 mon WEDS IO-S Itllllll i ii in 0 •sale*sale» sale»sale«sale*sale* || ANNUAL || sm\\ g GETS HOTTER! 1 !?c%isn o/° • |a3toDUoff| «» Includes All g $ Summer Sportswear! *S -§ 5 ? THE <T | SHIP & SHORE SHOP g • Rte.|l09 In the South Jersey Marina (D c (APE MAY- 884-2326 § • O^EN 7 DAYS 10 A.M. TO S P.M. <« & «sale»SQle* sqjp«soJe» sale»sale»

• | ^ Wed - Thurs - Fri - 10 a.m. to dusk jj? ^ Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun 12 noon to 4 p.m. 1a ^ 649 Kings Hw^„ S. Seaville ^ J* j/r Jff. Sli^r isr -jff. .J# ^sr ^jr ^ .jgf_ jgf_ -j# .j/z J w-i\e ^Sappg JMunt •at THE SUMMER SALE Cottons, Linens, Selected Fleecewear f 98TH AND 3RD AVE.. THE GALLERY STONE HARBOR OPEN 10-10 DAILY

ri W - K> " Ml I ^ I ■■HI SERVICE RECOGNIZED — Mayor Rachel Sloan of Avalon. left, presents plaque to former Councilman Ray- * ] mond S. Gray Jr. at recent borough council meeting to honor gray for six years' service on council, including two as president. !

Seminar To Focus ' , ! On Alcohol, Elderly (

CAPE MAY - The Cape May County Council and the Department of Aging are co-spoasoring a seminar for those who work with the elderly and have concerns regarding alcoholism issues. Topics for discussion in- ' elude medicines and their synergistic effects with alcohol and working directly with the elderly alcoholic. The seminar is aime&>t developing awareness and

increasing networking be- ' tween aging service pro- t viders and alcohol treat- I ment staff. THE SEMINAR is sched- < uled for Aug. 29 at the Of- f ficers Club at the Coast ' Guard Base here. Mental | Health. Junction. Sea- > brook, Burdette Tomlin 1 Memorial Hospital and f New Beginnings staff as s well as A. A. and N.A. per- £ sons have been directly in- 1 vited to attend. Also invited are welfare personnel, the 1 health nursing unit. Jersey r Cape Homemakers, police v C departments, and the * i clergy. c . Scheduled speakers inX elude Freeholder Gerald c . M Thornton, director of ^ X Health and Human Serv- v . ices; Nurse Rose Grey. ' & health services division. 0 ^ Coast Guard; Elaine ' ^ Lulhnnger. C A C. ex- 1 > ecutive director of New L ^ Beginnings. Dr James J f ^ Manlandro. D O., spe- a Socialist in alcohol 1 ^ rehabilitation. 1 Vq Group guided discussions s i will be led by Eileen H Rodan. of the county Office ^ £ on Aging, and Greg Mayer. e 3 executive director of the n 4 county Council on Alco- c H holism F £ Those interested in at- d 3 tending are asked to call 9. 465-2282 or 886-2784 n U t E A n Hibiscus a P Week Tour u P v SWAINTON - Hibiscus h Week will be observed 10:30 y a.m. tomorrow. Aug 8. at © learning's Run Gardens d and Colonial tomorrow, u Aug. 8. at Learning's Run h Gardens and Colonial fe Farm. Rte 9 here jr The tour will feature the p many hibiscus in the gar p dens at Learning's Run. It is an annual event. For further fj information, call 465-5871 w

Antiques By Arthur H. Schu>erdt There are so many fine quality furniture reproductions around in the local shops that I thought they deserved a few words. In much of the art world, a reproduction or a copy is something to look down upon. With furniture, however. most of what we see ] are reproductions of one 1 sort or another, and as J reproductions, can still : qualify as genuine anti- 1 ques. Let's take some obvious examples: OF CHIPPENDALE. Hepplewhite and Sheraton. j only Thomas Chippendale. and later his son. became j famous for furniture which ' he actually made. All three published books of fumi- j ture designs which other { furniture makers copied from to make reproductions. George Hepplewhite had a furniture company, but it f did not do too well during his lifetime. After his r death, his company put out r a book of designs which. * since no new book of designs had been published t in 20 years, was quickly scoffed up by the furniture ' makers, and the furniture they produced from it was given Hepplewhite's name. ^ Thomas Sheraton never : owned a shop or manufactured furniture at all. s was a draftsman who s

the trade by drawing designs and specifications for furniture. When he published his book of designs. they were not his at all. but those of the prominent craftsmen of his time. THE STYLES which the names of these are eclectic and not aleasy to identify, but are some very general characteristics. Chippensale furniture is characterized by elaborate carving and legs which are often large at the and taper in and then out again at the foot. Hepplewhite is noted for the long, square narrow, tapered leg In Sheraton the leg is round and narrow, and as it tapers to the foot it is sometimes interrupted by a small ball or rope design. These men lived in England during the mideighteenth to the early nineteenth century, and. of pieces from this period are genuine antiand very valuable FOR VARIOUS reasons, not the least of which was strained relations between this country and during this time, furniture makers didn't start making these designs until well after they had their popularity in England. Although made later than their European counterparts. these are still valuable antiques. These styles of furniture been reproduced in twentieth century, but cost-conscious mass pro often cut corners, using machines instead of choosing inferior wood, and even altering the designs to cut exand increase profits. Not to despair, there are fine quality reproductions which have been made in

this century, and you will know them when you see them. Look for the "dovetailing" of joints, where pieces are interlocked instead of nailed; check the quality of the wood by the beauty of the grain ; if there is a veneer, check that it is not warped, chipped, cracked or peeling anywhere. HAND-CRAFTED and hand-finished furniture of any style is always a good investment; its value will always increase with time. Now. the first few definitions in our new feature. Design Dictionary. Look for more in future columns. apron; the flat piece which runs directly under the top of a table or the seat of a chair. ORMOLU: decorative metal, usually brass, resembling gold and applied to wood furniture. SABOT: literally a shoe, pronounced "sa-bow," an ormolu piece attached to the foot of a piece of furniture. SPOOL TURNED: a style of furniture in which the legs, stretchers or, in • the case of beds, posts, resemble thread spools strung together. STRETCHER, a piece

joining the legs of a piece of furniture about midway down the length. On tables the stretcher can sometimes form a shelf. More Design Dictionary next week along with some words on Empire furniture. ( Arthur Schwerdt, co-own-er of The August Farmhouse on Route 9 in Swainton. invites questions c/o this newspaper.) Aquarium Trip The Dennis Township Senior Citizens Club will sponsor a bus trip to the Baltimore Aquarium Sept. 11 For further information. call 624-1083 or 624-1079 JAMS' be Hawaiian JAMS" be Memphis JAMS' be Retro JAMS' be Floral JAMS' be Grafix JAMS® be Clash JAMS® be Fresh y.v.wv.v.v. ■ • ■■■■■■■■■■ •■■■■••■•■■a » * ■•■■■■■■■« » ■ ■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■■■•■•■•■■a CHEEKS BE JAMMING! a a a a «» a a a a a a a a. aaaaaaaaaai a a a a a a aaaaaaaaaaaa OPEN DAILY 9,30 AM- 10:00 PM