Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-21
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ATTRACTlVE HOMES.
Preparing for Winter-FIow to Make
Wsrso and Pretty Comforts.

Bile HATEhIALs-PRoHuR CONTRAST IN coLoRs-
NEW THINGS IN cUr oLAss-pRxrTY MUTATIONS
NOVELTIES FOR AMATEUR CHINA rArNTERs.
Whatever can b suggested 70 forsstall win
ter, Whatever can give ideas for comfsrt when
the cold weather 10 upon us, il always Welcome
at this time Of year. whoever makes any adj
vance now in preparation for the busy months
to come has An inward feeling of satisfaction
over the good accomplished before the great
pressure begins. People who live at distance
from Washington seem 70 think that life here
il one giddy whirl, with nothing Of the COM
monpiace and hOmely pursuits Of every
day existence in other places. Such
things as quilting frames, for in
stance, are seldom associated with
life at the gay capital. Nevertheless. there are
families here who believe in the comfort of
homemade comforts" Ntwesn seasons il the
time to get interested in this work, which al
ways sayors Of home life in our grandmothers'
days. The tying of a comfort can be done by
competent maid in some unuse d room and the
whole be accompanied quickly and quietly.
A pleasanter way, however. and . reminder of
old times is to have the frames spread in the
family sltting room and to invite in several
congeninl friends to help on the work and enjoy
luncheon together. The feature Of the van
ter luncheon is in this case reversed, for then
the guests depart bearing away the flaws
bestowed by the hostess, while now the hos
herself is the beneficiary. She can always
look on her pretty comfort as a favor. much
more useful and often as attractive as the SOU
venirs OF a later season.
SUITABLE MATERIALS
Satin duvets are very luxurious and beauti-
full and the down-flled spreads of India silk
or tasteful sateen are always lovely to lock at
or use. To come right down, however, to COM
forts FOR every day-or rather every night
service, nothing il prsttisr or better than the
chalhes or the cotton batistss, these last being
really fine cheesecloths. The challies every
one knows from their great popularity - dress
goods duringthe past few summers. Now, the
season being over for their sale for that use
the prices are lowered accordingly. and there
is still enough Of a selection for purposes of
comfort making. To have one side covered
pretty designs OF old pink over it, while the
other sitie is Of plain old pink, makes . combi-
nation that 1t Is pleasure to sleep under. In
the batistes the cOlors are plain, but quite a
variety Of shades is shown. The making Of
comforts is rather fascinating work and good
deal OF interest can be aroused over the colors
to be chosen,
THE PROPER CONTRAST
OF the binding and the shade Of the silk used
for the tying. Every housekeeper Of taste and
with sense Of the fitness Of things likes to
have the belongings Of room in harmony. So,
though only chsssecloth comfort may be I'M
der consideration, . little thought expended
upon 1t may make the whole room where IL be-
longs the more attractive FOR it presence. A
pretty one was lately made Of this material for
use In brown and huff room. The batists Sc
iected was . soft fawn color, tied with darker
brown rope silk, the short ends being raveled
Anf ruh ftas Axxsv Al leAln-
sells. The binding was golden brown sateen
an inch and half wide, and the whole was 80
quiet in color and refined looking that it proved
great addition to the prettiness Of the room to
which it was assigned.
IN TWO TONES OF COLOR.
Another and quite different comfort was
made for use in another bed room Of the Same
house. This 10 in two tones Of colsr, one side
being Of dark red batiste and the other of
really lovely shade Of shrimp pink This was
tied with dark red silk and the bind
ing was OF dark rcd satssn. 4 good
way to make use of . half-worn India
silk dress is TO transform it into the Gov
ering OF one side Of comfort, provided the
breadths can be made available. These, with
plain shade OF chalhs On the other side, TO
correspond In color, would be quite effective
and servicsabls. A caution a. TO the amount
OF cotton used may be in order, a. some err in
making the comfort too heavy for this climate
az q blanket Is supposed TO be on the bed in ad-
dition in really cold weather.
PRETTY THINGS TO BuY.
Now is the time when = walk abroad il sure
to give pleasure to the eyes, aal about - sure
to dsPlsss the psskst book. In Hs china stores
FOR instance, there are 30 many satoing things
that 1t il impossible to enter without fnding
something that seems ss enss quito necessary
to ones happiness. ne eat slass 10 admired
by eli, but many Of ths adnir,is nay oDiy isok
at, not possess IL. To Hose whs can buy the
most expensive. the fact HAT II Il clsssly imi-
lated may Be displsasinS enc. To the person
Of small means, however, bat with love Of st.
tractivs surroundings, IL 10 boon that she can
md such articles at low prices A. will make
her table almost rival in prsttinsss thoss of
her wealthy friends. OF course good taste
must be the dictator Of oil purchasers or the
result will be anything but = success.
TIE nosl bowls
OF such beauty In the eat glass are now copisd
in pressed glass and sold for such small prices
as TO bring them within the reach Of any ono
who fanciss them. They are very pretty, too
and it needs second glance to tell the differ
ence between one of these and one that costs
many times a. much.
THE Low p1sKEs
Tor celery or bowls for fruit are all pretty and
cheap and easily replaced il broken, without
causing the pang that crash Of cut glass must
always give the posssssor. This season the
dealers promise more and prsttisr dishes in
pressed glass than have ever been shown be-
fore. A glass bowl filed with oranges and act
on center mat Of white linen worked with
yellow silk will make q dinner table look
prettisr than perhaps anything else that costs
as little. In dishes, too, there are many odd
pieces that will suit different tables and fit in
gracefully. Among the prettiest Of the inex-
pensive wares 10
THE sAxoyY on CARLSBAD.
This, with its deep ivory tint, comes lin .
variety Of shapes. The plates in dessert size,
with the open work border and gilt edge, are
very attractive, especially for fruit. Then
there are little open work baskets which arc
very effsctive on a Luncheon or dinner table
when filled with eolorsd bon bons. Tho
cracker jars, perfectly plain, with gilt edge
are also pretty pieces. These could be dec,
Grated by amateur china painters, the ivory
tint making Q good groundwork for colors
though the ware II Of course not 90 fine as