May 24, 1933

Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum; Susan Salser

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an advertisement for the Quilt Club radio show, a coupon for Quilt Club Corner membership, an advertisement for Horoscope Quilt Pattern No. 29, and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

Beauty in the Home
...Pleasing...Living Room
by Edith B. Crumb
This department seeks to give assistance to all who are interested in beautifying their homes and will be glad to answer questions pertaining to interior decoration. In order to serve all who, seek advice promptly no more than three problems will be discussed in any one reply. Readers are invited to write to this department as often as they wish, but to limit each letter to three questions. State your question clearly write on only one side of the paper, enclosing a self-addressed, stamped envelope and address Beauty in the Home department, Detroit News. Letters with their answers will be published for the benefit of all homemakers but names and addresses will not be made public.

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...deep ivory woodwork, walls treated with a scenic paper in tints of beige, with a touch of green.

The floor covering for the sofa might be of green ground printed linen and the extra pillows covered in gold taffeta, this same tint being used for the interior of the corner cupboard.

Quilt Club Corner
Was very much surprised when I read the letter by Gran in the Corner of today’s paper. I am very sorry but I wrote to Gran some time ago thanking her for the solving box of pieces she sent to me. So perhaps dear Gran you have received my letter and by the way I rent it to Emerson avenue not knowing you had moved. I also sent a card to eh Corner telling the Club I had received a number of letters and pieces from different ones, but did not see it published. Perhaps I missed it and I did not get to hear the broadcasts. I am surely pleased that the Trip Around the World pattern has now so much favor.

I want to thank the many ladies for their exchange of pieces and the cheery letters, and also the ones who called me on the phone, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Petrie Gran, Mrs. Thompson Mrs. Bowen Mrs. Lamphere and others. Perhaps some day we may meet and express our appreciation personally.

A relative of mine called on Mrs. Petrie and wrote and told me what a lovely person she is, also about her beautiful quilts.

Well, I hope I am square with the Quilt Club for I would not willing hurt anyone’s feelings.

Best of luck for the Corner and members.
Mrs. F.C. Weber
Detroit, Mich.

I am sure Mrs. Weber that the change of address was the cause and no doubt. Gran received it while her letter was on the way to the Corner.

Hope that all of the ladies who have written to each other and made calls will be able to get together during the Contest.

I am very much interested in the letters to the Club and would like to hear from someone in my neighborhood. Have been making a quilt which was not from a News pattern to, of course, I cannot enter it in the contest, but if I have time will try to finish another one.

Hope this brings some news from some one out this way .
Mrs. R.D. Williams
2267 Mt. Royal R.R. No. 4 Pontiac, Mich.

Of course, you will have time to finish another quilt before the Contest, so why don’t you decide upon the Trip Around the World. It is so interesting and not a bit difficult. I do hope that you hear from someone in your neighborhood.

Have been waiting to see the announcement of the Trip Around the World pattern in the paper. I surely enjoy reading the letters from the Quilt Club members and will be glad when the contest will be held as I am sure it will be a pretty sight.
Mrs. R.M.D

Well your waiting is all over, Mrs. McD and I do hope that you like the Trip and want to start on it right away. Yes, I am sure the contest will be lovely.

Quilt Club Corner Changes Radio Time
WOULD you like to have letters to the Quilt Club Corner read over the radio? If so, write immediately so that they may be here in time for the broadcast which is at 10:30 every Wednesday over WWJ. Listen in for your own and others and then write and tell the Corner how you like this idea.

Horoscope Quilt Patterns No. 29
Every one who has been working on the Horoscope will be happy to know that there is another pattern ready for the border. Of course, you were given three in one week to make up for the week that was to be used for sending out the “Trip Around the World,” but the border designs are so easy that you have, probably by this time, finished all three and ready for more and here is the 29. You’ll like it too, I am sure.

To receive this reprint from The Detroit News, all you have to do is send your request to the Beauty in the Home Department, The Detroit News, accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

If you prefer, you may call for this at The Detroit News Public Service Bureau in either the Majestic Building or the General Motors Building, where it will be given you free of charge.

Beauty in the Home Editor:
Please enter my name as a member of the Beauty in the Home Quilt Club.

Name………………
Street and number……………
City………………………State…………………

This enrollment in the Beauty in the Home Quilt Club entitles the member to enter her quilt in the exhibit which will be held after the completion of the series of Horoscope patterns. Date of announcement will be made later.

Anyone who has completed a quilt from any Detroit News pattern will be eligible to become a member and enter this contest.

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.