Looking for a Solid Foundation
D. Scott of Laguna Beach would like to find someone in Orange County who makes foundation garments to order. No need to size up this request geographically; just order up some names, and Scott can figure out how to cover the areas involved.
Dorye Roettger of Los Angeles is looking for a support hose --not a garment but an adjustable stake that fits on a garden hose to make a convenient portable sprinkler. Can you direct her to a sprinkling of sources, or will Roettger, not knowing what to dew, have to rein hopes of having a lush garden this year?
A Los Angeles reader is seeking someone who replaces wooden handles on kitchen paring and carving knives. Can you help by coming right to the point, or will things be very dull in our reader’s kitchen because she wooden know how to handle such a sticky situation?
L. Lescher of Beverly Hills has been unsuccessful in finding Lipton’s English Breakfast Tea ; so far, a Seattle supermarket has been the only provider. Without straining yourselves too much, how about finding a local store that will suit Lescher to a T? Otherwise, our reader may end up with T-bone for breakfast.
Reader-to-Reader Help Line: Betty at (818) 986-1891 needs the round needle plate for the straight-stitch shuttle to a 40-year-old Singer portable sewing machine. Please round up that part, so that Betty won’t have to sew anybody over her missing stitches. . . . For her dance class, Lu at (213) 430-1860 seeks two copies of the soundtrack to “Victor Victoria” ; no record store could help. Please see to it that Lu comes out a winner on this one. . . . In order to match some luggage that was stolen, Mary Lou at (213) 534-0979 needs some 10-year-old Samsonite II luggage in Columbine Blu e; she’d prefer Fortnighter, but any Samsonite II in the shade of Columbine Blue will do. Put this thing in the bag for Mary Lou. . . . Dorothy at (714) 894-1573 wants some Sascha Brastoff decorative items , such as a large vase, but can’t find them in local stores. Please brighten Dorothy’s home.
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More on jumpsuits for men: One-Duz-It writes that D. J. Kallail Manufacturing Co., 103 N. Martinson, Wichita, Kan. 67203, phone (316) 267-6680, offers mail-order suits in various colors and sizes for $29.95.
Heidi Chambers, who wanted old-style eyeglass frames, might see herself back in style. Harriet Knight of Newhall suggests New Eyes for the Needy, Short Hills, N.J. 07078. They collect frames and eyeglasses from all over the world and might just have what Chambers is looking for.
Carlynn Christian of Claremont, who needed someone to replace the woven seats in her Danish teak dining-room chairs, should soon be full of chair-ity. Only a short distance away is John K. Mackay, 1723 W. Louise Ave., West Covina, (818) 338-8598, who says he does that type of work. Lois Fryer of South Pasadena suggests Alex’s Rattan-Wicker-Cane Shop, 123 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Gabriel, (818) 287-9178. Aurora Rivas of Oxnard says that Theodore Chapin, 2501 Ocean Drive in Oxnard, (805) 985-7563, did some excellent work for her. Carol Lanham was very pleased with the work of Ramon Perez, 1277 S. Cochran Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 936-0616. And right next door, at 1283 S. Cochran Ave., is Cane & Basket Supply Co., (213) 939-9644, says Dixie Birch. Carla Stellwagen, 1319 Kowalski Ave., Santa Barbara, (805) 965-5897, says she has rewoven more than 250 Danish chairs in her 15 years in business. And Ted and Jeri Nowell, Finishers of Wood, 2111 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, (213) 599-1152, say they have replaced a number of Danish weave seats.
