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By Doris Daugherty
If Mrs. Homemaker knew the lengths to which trade associations and the government go to protect her, she would feel like the chairman of the board! So says Miss Katherine L. Habel, home furnishings specialist at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. One ruling of interest, to the homemaker concerns labeling of furniture. The new ruling requires there be no room for misunderstanding of what the shopper is buying. This is particularly spelled out with wood furniture. Today's manufacturing processes make it possible to simulate thefinest woods. Man ufacturers, .however, are required to state ( in a conspicuous place) the nature of any material that looks like but is not wood. Materials that simulate leather must also be properly labeled, avoiding trade and coined names that may mislead a buyer. The method may vary: "imitationleather," “not leather," “upholstered in plastic," or “vinyl covering" examples. Rules on upholstered pieces are less concrete. There Is a good reason for this. There are dozens of materials and fibers used in fabrics and fillings. This could create large problems for manufacturers mass producing hunis
cooperating in the efforts to put the unfortunate family back on their feet.
S. E. Hening Sperryville February 9, 1965
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