A GIFT IN WOOD For Cbristrnas

and, a, Lifet'ime

lf you're looking for o Chrislmos gift ideo, you will delighl in this escritoire from Thomosville's new Choieou Collection. lt tokes its design inspirotion from lhe romonlic ond beloved slyles found in the French counlryside. Shown in o worm Chondelle fruitwood finish, it is olso ovoiloble in on onlique green finish with white trim, or o burnished white with gold lrim. Designers: lubberfs ond Mulder.

No, nol o "lifelime" gift, but lhis ottrqctive redwood gorden plonler provides on unusuol ond inexpensive woy lo remember someone ol lhe holidoys. Flowering plonts in red cloy pots odd festivily.

An ideol fomily gift ot holidoy time, fhis loble ond stools demonslrolo o new concepl in redwood lhol con be used bolh indoors ond oul. The finesl of 8,/4 stock (2" thick! cleor, select, dry lumber is used. The boords of the toble tops ore dowelled together. Also ovoiloble in ihis line is o gin rummy seol ond o club choir ond otlomon. from Henry Meerson Associoles.

Photos courtesy of Los Angeles Home Furnishings Mort

Teo for two, or dinner for six is possible with the new dropleof "lote toble" from Kroehler's new "Pendont" Collection. The serving surfoce of fhe toble is prolected with o flot block plostic to resisl sloins. Hondsomely finished Turroe wood from Africo's Gold Coosl is used in lhe bolonce of the piece. The choir is foomcushioned. lhe bock ond seot olso being frorred by hondsome Turroe wood.

Top: the scene wcls sel for TW&J'S festive l0th qnniversory pcrly under o colorful umbrellq ot the regislrolion desk; the door prize, o deluxe honsislor rodio, slo.rds on lhe toble; left, Groce Prolh, recepiionist ond billing clerk, middle, Ed Boies, Nolionql City yord monoger for TW&J; right, unidenlified guesl signs in, Nexl: Compony employees Betiy Shults. Dorothy Mollow qnd Groce Proth serued os hoslesses, Next: slonding left of the bountiful buffet idble ore Verne Gqrdner, direclor of Americcn Forest Producls Corp.; Rolph Prouty' TW&J generol soles monoger, Ed Boies' TW&J Notionol City yord monoger, ond Bob Wells, TWEJ Soufhern Coliforniq soles monoger (olso c director of Americonf, Nexl: generol view of the guests