Little Toile Stool & Funny Ad!

I have re-vamped a little stool with paint, tassel fringe and bird toile fabric. I think it turned out really cute and reflects my taste and style.



I originally purchased the material from Ballard Designs on clearance for either some pillows or a to make a new valance for my bay window in the dining room. However, when looking for something to use to upholster this stool, I decided to use

this lovely toile.

This is how the stool looked when I acquire it. It was ragged and tired. I decided to try to use the needlepoint in a frame instead since the outer areas were worn. I painted the base a charcoal color and decided to jazz up the upholstery with the tassel fringe that I had on hand.

On to the funny ad that was tacked to the under side of the original stool. Here is what it looked like.

An August 1943 magazine cover with this ad below on the back.

It is an ad for Ry-Krisp. It states to G,et rid of fat...pitch in, help win (the war)! Reduce the Ry-Krisp Way. It goes on to demonstrate three women.



The first one is lying, exhausted looking, on a chair. It says, Mrs. A is fat. She volunteers for war work, then drops out because excess fat drains her energy. (This would NEVER go over in our today's advertising.)

 The second woman shows a lady behind a work desk for war ration books. It says, Mrs. D is slim. She cleans, shops, cooks, is a volunteer war worker. She stays slim and keeps in trim the Ry-Krisp way.



Finally, the third one shows a woman at a dinner table. It says, Mrs. S has always been slim...and Ry-Krisp has always been her family's favorite bread because it tastes so good.



I hope you got a good chuckle out of this ad the way I did :)

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