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Monday, December 11, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
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'A Holiday Fantasy displayed at Nelson
Six NY interior designers make versions of 'A Starry Night' in museum galleries
By Jennifer Reynolds Kansan staff writer
Plaza shoppers laugh at the live mannequins in the display window of Hires department store.
many fantasy and starry nights extend beyond childhood imaginations at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo.
Six interior designers, each given a gallery at the museum to decorate, will reach into their imaginations and personalized styles to create their own versions of the theme "A Starry Night."
The finished products, titled "A Holiday Fantasy," are on display at the museum.
Gina O'Neal, publicity director for the museum, said the six New York designers all were from Kansas City originally.
"The galleries will be the highlight of the Christmas activities at the museum," she said. "Each designer will create something totally new and unique."
The fantasy galleries officially opened Dec. 2 at Saturday Night Live II, the second membership gala this year at the museum, O'Neal said.
The designers, Tice Alexander, Thomas Britt, Melvin Dwork, Richard Barris, Richard Lee Rickey and John Saladin began work on the galleries Nov. 27.
To complement the holiday fantasies, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art will display a 22-foot Christmas tree encompassed in thousands of white lights, O'Neal said.
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The lighting, a holiday tradition now in its fifth year, was at 3 p.m. Saturday at Kirkwood Hall in the Bronx. The tree will be on display from Jan. 2.
Lisa Massoth, spokesperson for the museum, said 18th Century nativity figures would surround the base of the tree.
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The galleries will be the highlight of the Christmas activities at the museum. Each designer will create something totally new and unique.'
- Gina O'Neal publicity director
"The figures include angels, shepherds, the three wise men and their attendants made up of Orients, the seven arch burgers and peasants," she said.
The figures have been on loan to the museum from the University of Krakow.
Crowning the tree will be a 40-inch star made of copper, gold, silver, and crystal.
Now that full-fledged Christmas mania has commenced, a world of enticing buys is available for holiday shoppers in malls and department stores.
By Holly Lawton Kansan staff writer
Although the season is heavenly for many shopper, consumers should
learn how to protect their money and how to prevent ripoffs by stores, consumer advocates said.
"Shopping comparatively is the best thing a consumer can do," said Julia Pitner of Consumer Affairs, 700 Massachusetts St. "This is especially true when buying computer items. Wholesale stores and magazines are good places to check out prices
before buying to make sure they're getting the best price."
"A store is only required to refund money for defective merchandise,
Pitner also warned against buying a product before checking the refund and return policies of the store. Most stores have established their own policies regarding cash refunds, exchanges, credits and layaways.
and even then it has the option of repairing or replacing it first," she said.
Consumers should also inquire about warranties or service contracts before buying, Pitner said.
Jean Kutzley, assistant attorney general for the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office in Topeka, said many stores used the 'bait and switch' method to consumers to purchase merchandise.
said.
Some stores may bring in extra stock that doesn't really belong to the store, she said. They may also advertise "clearness" or "liquidation" sales to make the consumer think the store is going out of business.
"People go into those stores thinking 'Oh wow, they're practically giving everything away.' " Kutzley said. "But they're not. It's just regular sales, but they want you to get in there somehow."
She also said stores sometimes raised their prices during the holidays and then lowered them again as their Christmas "sales."
"That seems to be particularly bad with gold jewelry," Kutzley said.
"They can get away with it because there's virtually no way to tell how much that should cost. It fluctuates with the market."
However, this sort of activity is a direct violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, she said. Consumers who report patterns of fraud in stores may indicate an investigator by the consumer protection division.
Kutzley said the consumer protection division handled about 5,000 complaints a year, but the number upward during the holiday season.
"We get all kinds of complaints, everything from siding to VCRs that don't work," she said.
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