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ASBURY PARK SUNDAY PRESS, Jan. 9, 1972 Joys of Nature Are Celebrated In Two New Fabric Collections By GENEVIEVE MEYER Larger-than-life floral motifs, expressed in vibrant hothouse colors, dominate an exciting new collection of screen-printed fabrics introduced by A. W. Scheffres New York. The 12 high fashion, Dozen," aptly because they were styled and designed by Carleton Varney, a well-known interior designer.

While florals are ani important part of this new collection, there are many other designs as well and Varney has deliberately avoided what he terms "the institutional look," that of having each fabric related to another fabric for a total or unified effect. Yet each print comes in three different cloths, including a sheer voile. Flexibility is emphasized in patterns that include stripes, allovers, patchworks, and ethnics. They work well in schemes that from pure traditional to Fanned modern. Luscious colorations are a feast for the eye as Varney favors sunshine, outdoorsy tones such as vibrant greens, jonquil yellows, and peony and treats sky blue as neutral." He aren't dank maintains and LUTE An exciting collection of new prints favors adaptable designs and refreshing colors of the outdoors.

The patterns above are: Garden of Eden (top); Aquarius Stripe (center), and Tulip Time. More than 50 prints in one new fabric collection are signs above are expressive of the natural prints, woven Area Engagements Are Announced somber but rather the colors found in nature in flowers and leaves." AN EXAMPLE of this color approach is seen in Flower Land, composed of giant flowers in ripest bloom spreading all over a colored ground. Head colors include a mix of red, peony, sky blue, buttercup, avocado, and white. Tulip Time is another floral refreshment especially in the combination of cranberry, pink, yellow, teal, lime, and white. Other designs include Wicker Wonderland, a versatile trellis pattern; Garden of Eden, inspired by Israeli and Moslem riotifs, and Aquarius Stripe, a zippy vertical design that can blend with any style decor.

an entirely different vein and tying in with the ethnic trend in Pueblo Tapa, influenced by the early tapa cloth of the Hawaiian islanders. The bold figures, star shapes, and serrated lines are typical primitive motifs. And for those who love a patchwork look, there's Matchy-Patchy, a brilliantly colored copy of the real thing especially effective for skirted tables, pillows, and accent purposes. EACH of the 12 prints is available in a range of colors and to make coordination simple and effective, in three different cloths. These cloths, which are all 45 inches wide are: a blend of rayon and acetate, an all-cotton duck, and an all-polyester chiffon voile.

While extremely decorative, these new prints also reflect Carelton Vareny's pragmatic concerns. created fabrics which he felt would solve certain common decoration problems, such as how to work with limited space, how to work with pattern on pattern, how to create a cheerful Varney theory is that one should always think of the entire environment when decorating the home, and that one is essentially dealing with six surfaces the four walls, a ceiling, and a floor, People tend to concentrate on filling a room with furniture while neglecting the treatment of these six surfaces, Varney points out, Consistent with this theory, he suggests that his new line would be most effective as wall coverings. They can be paperbacked, relatively inexpensively, or stretched and hung, without backing. WITH THE conviction that "our personal environments must be resolved in terms of textured surfaces, natural rhythms and the easy flowing patterns of nature," internationally respected fabric designer Jack Lenor Larsen has introduced a distinctive collection of homefurnishings fabrics which take cogizance of these needs. Called "Paradise Regained," this collection is a statement to our ecologically concerned world, and an answer to "our emotional requirement for privacy, and soothing horizontals of beach or countryside." Fifty different fabrics are designed with a focus on ecological fabrics, and casements.

included in the collection handprints, casements, and heavier woven fabrics. There is a return to the natural fibers like wool, silk, and cotton, while man-made fibers are used inventively. Color, design, and pattern recall nature's glints of light, shadow, and movement. Always a master in the use of natural materials, Larsen has recently become very concerned about the ecological question, and with the fact that most of us live with "urban chaos" and have a great need for things in the home that remind us of the country. THIS IS seen everywhere in the new Paradise Regained design.

A batik design on cotton velevt has a lacey tracery of layered leaves. Aclear and shiny vinyl print reproduces the full foliage of a tropical palm leaf. A somewhat impressionistic interpretation of a countryside evokes a nostalgia for hill and dale, while a knitted casement using extruded monofilament yarns shimmers in a cascade of light on water. Larsen sees this need for natural elements in the home as a reversal of the desire for man-made objects in the days when most people worked out of doors. He also sees the need to return to simplicity, to nature and to handcrafts as a reaction to multiple dwelling living.

He has pointed out that "new apartments and tract houses have no character in them, so furnishings have to do this instead." While there are many different kinds of designs within the Larsen collection, the theme of nature is expressed throughout, interpreted in a variety of ways. Jack Larsen feels that "the textures of bark and sand are most valid. I go to great lengths to try to get them. That's the main reason we weave all over the world: to get the right handspun yarns." THE NEW fabrics run a gamut of moods from opulent and romantic velvet prints to heavy, ribbed woolen weaves, rich in their own kind of elegance. All kinds of themes are used, literally, whimsically, or with a great sense of fantasy.

There are butterfly prints, floral motifs, and one fascinating pattern, Jezebel, whose stylization is a kind of psychedelic version of Chinese cloisonne. Colors are also keyed to the environmental theme. Rich, vibrant colors take jewel names such as Amber, Ruby, and Sapphire, while earth tones are called Sandstone, Natural, Smoked Pearl. In addition, there is a lustrous all-silk weave called Silk Tower, available in honeyed natural only, and a silk casement named Crown, which emulates a handcraft technique. One pattern is executed both on clear vinyl and as an etched print of polyester and cotton, which is dripdry and resistant to sun rot and wilting.

Another interesting texture, is Jacfrost, a weighty grill work of white cotton string. themes. The four de- NEPTUNE Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott, 1905 Greenwood have announced the engagement of their daughter, Sandra Elizabeth, to John Eddie Green son of Mr.

and Mrs. Green Baltimore, Md. Miss Scott, a graduate of Neptune High School and Morgan State College, Baltimore, attends graduate school at Towson State College, Baltimore. She teaches in Fairmount Hill High School, Baltimore. Her fiance is a graduate of City College of Baltimore and attends Community College of Baltimore.

He is a photographic laboratory technician with U.S. Topographic Command, Bethesda, Md. Virginia Baker Married At Ceremony in Church DOVER TOWNSHIP Miss Virginia Ann Baker, daughter of Mrs. Clinton John Baker, 186 Edgewood Drive, was married yesterday to Michael Chalmers McNell, Baltimore, Md. The Rev.

Dr. Ansley G. Van Dyke, pastor, officiated. The bridegroom is the son MRS. MICHAEL C.

MC NELL Former Virginia A. Baker SANDRA E. SCOTT of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A.

McNell, Darien, Conn. The bride, also the daughter of the late Mr. Baker, was given in marriage by her grandfather, Arthur Fahringer, Liberty Center, Ohio. Mrs. Mark Bresler, Ephrata, was matron of honor.

Other attendants were Miss Sandra Bunting, Seaside Heights; Miss Kate McNell, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Thomas Hampshire, Gillette. Joseph Summerill, Carneys Point, was best man. Ushers were William Cochran, Old Saybrook, Barry McNell, New York, brother of the bridegroom, and Clinton A. Baker, brother of the bride.

After a reception at the Beacon Manor, Point Pleasant Beach, the couple left for a trip to Europe. They will live in Baltimore. The bride is, a graduate of Central Regional High School, Berkeley Township, and Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pa. Prior to her marriage, she was personnel management specialist at Veterans Administration Hospital, Lyons, Bernards Township. Mr.

McNell is a graduate of Darien High School and Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. He is an electrical engineer with Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point, Md. F. D. Shaw Jr.

Weds At North Jersey Rite GLEN ROCK The marriage of Miss Janet Puskas and Frank Dennison Shaw son of Mr. and Mrs. Shaw 18 Oak Wood Lane, Rumson, took place yesterday in St. Catherine's Roman Catholic Church. The Rev.

William B. Naedelle officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J.

Puskas, 29 Nottingham Rd. Miss Carole Mitchell, here, was maid of honor, and Miss Jane Clausen, Ramsey, was bridesmaid. Charles Shaw was best man for his brother. Ushers were Roy Puskas, brother of the bride, and James A. Hill, Rumson.

After reception at Wayne Elks Lodge, the couple left for a trip to the British West Indies. They will live in Lafayette, Ind. The bride was graduated from Glen Rock High School and College, Chambersburg, She studied in Wilsop, Madrid, Spain, under the auspices of Rollins College, Fla. Prior to her marriage she was employed by the Defense Intelligence Agency, stationed in the American Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her husband was graduated from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and Tufts University, Medford, Mass.

He received his masters degree in industrial administration from Purdue University, Lafayette, and is completing work for his doctoral degree in financial management at Purdue, under a fellowship from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Mass. MRS. FRANK D. SHAW JR. Former Janet Puskas (32' x7') Prefinished 1st Quality 199 sheet Everything to Build-Decorate-Remodel ACTION Center Home RI.

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Gant, 1516 Walnut has announced the engagement of her daughter, Susan Lee, to Leonard W. Watson, 61A Stony Hill Eatontown. Miss Gant, also the daughter of the late Mr. Gant, is a graduate of Wall High School and Sullins, College, Bristol, Va. attended Monmouth College.

She is a service representative with N.J. Bell Telephone Asbury Park. Mr. Watson is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Watson, 304 West Drive, Middletown Township. He is a graduate of Middletown Township High School and Trenton State College, and is a teacher in Oceanport. SUSAN GANT JACKLYN LIVINGSTON Livingston-Kobilnyk AVON Mr. and Mrs. John T.

Livingston, 321 Lincoln have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jacklyn Anne, to Taras Kobilnyk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Kobilnyk, Newark. Miss Livingston is a graduate of Neptune High School and Mount Ida Junior College, Newton Centre, Mass. She is a senior at the University of Tampa Mr.

Kobilnyk, a graduate of Westside High School, Newark, attends Newark State College, Union. He is a partner in the Appellate Service East Orange. Medal Design Prizes Offered FRANKLIN CENTER, Pa. (P) A nationwide bicentennial medal design competition for professional and amateur artists is being held through March 31 with the Franklin Mint offering a half million dollars in prizes. Artists are being invited to design medals portraying their state's contributions to the heritage of America.

There will be 200 winners, four from each state. Artists will compete only against others from their own state. Designs must be in black and white drawings. Entry forms are available by writing Bicentennial Medal Design Competition, Box 1976, Franklin Center, Pa. 19063.

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Whille, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Whille, 4709 Belmar Wall Township. Miss Greskovich was graduated from Asbury Park High School and Muskingum College. New Concord, Ohio.

She teaches English in Ocean Township. Mr. Whille, a graduate of Wall High School, attended Monmouth College. He is employed by Catalano Men's Wear, Belmar-Asbury Park. PEGGY J.

MC NAMEE Mc Namee-Block SEA GIRT and Mrs. Joseph D. McNamee, 1315 W. Magnolia have. announced the engagement of their daughter, Peggy Jayne, to Terry J.

Block, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Block, Elma, N.Y. The bride-elect is a graduate of Mount St. Mary's Academy, 'North Plainfield, and D'Youville College, Buffalo, N.Y.

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