Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-26
suMMFR pRAPfRlTs.

Amer the spring house cleaning IL
oyvr and winter curtains aud decorations
are packed away, the house II apt to-
lo.e its cosy homs-like air aud to take
ou hare unfurnlsh~d hoax that II not
enlIycnlng TO SAY the least. l'ortiercs
aud curtains Of some material 90 oucr
light and inexpensive, will soften the
bsrvness aud at the same time Will not
shut out the cooling breeses. The heavy
materials that we're 80 comfortable In
the winter, are actually distasteful ~
the weather becomes warmer, and moth
Ing but the cool frrsh surface of linen
or cotton IL tolerable. u 10 surprising to
note how few people have any tdes at
the many uses 10 which the familiar
blue denim may he put. u Was dl.cov-
cred by some one With the artistic In
stinct several years ago, sDd has grown
steadily In popular favor ever since. u
IL cheap, IL an excellent color either In
blue or brown on both right and wrong
aide, and after long and faithful service
may ic made Ia assume all tis youthful
frcshbe-. by q Walt to the wash-tub.
Denim may be used for pottiercs, cur
,sins, sofs-cushions, table covers aud
bed spreads. There are numbers ofat
,st'. studios whose Interiors present
most attractive snd artistic treatment,
that summer or winter. never know any
other drsp~ry than that furnished by
deulm. a popular aud effective way of
trrating this material IL to outline some
hold design upon u With heavy, soft
fax thread. Til. de.lgn may be simple
a. you please, sud should never BE- ioc
elaborate. i'ortievs are often hung
without any other decoration than that
furnished by the .oft deep blue Of u.
-oloring; a hem turned up on the right
aide for a depth of slx Inches Will make q
good contrast t-tween the lighter blue
Of the wrong aide snd the decp.r tone.
Very gorgeou. porticrr. we're made oi
the denim With q branch of an orange
tree, showing ripe oranges, worked
disgonally across 10. These oranges may
be- "a, out aud applied To the material,
9Th leave. and stems simply outlined.
TIL. brilliant orange should be usesi
very .paringly In . room, ~ Ia" much
of u will give q spo,ty aud crude effect.
Gold paint that seems Ia lie applied To
everything nov adsys, !. used effectively
on dsulm. II should be- ia, on la lrrcgu-
lar dashc. or slg.sag lines tn producc
an all-o,ct ci',yt, az u may bc u."i Tor
borders al the top or bottom. \ certain
GLOW log red 1. also used effectively
siih the dark blue. f.rociou. dragons.
disk, ,r--c.ni., or any of the wsll-kIo~n
form. NAV L. cut out IL .om. material
In TIL. war.llk. hue aud applied |. q
bori,r a. portierc., curtains, aud table
co,.s.. HE brown ieuim !. used quit.
=. extensively a. th. blue, and II deco
,,ed In any wsy, either deep cream
80 soft yellow material should lie us"d.
IN. mscrsms, opc- 80 Iopulsf, form.
an exvll.nt fring- for pofti.t->sor cur
tain. Of dsnIm. This fringe .hould bc
- g-nerou. " iith-twcl,c inChs. !. not
tuo .le,p. anl .lould have a. nsfrus q
heading a. possible. Til. !. Que of tie
trw r-aliy good use. Ia which macrame
may be put.
II 4. impossible po~sday. Ia have too
many cushions. These ar, heapcd on
loang-., PLAYED on easy chairs, MI AZ
corner. 20 window ssais aud are even
piled on the floor Tn make ccsy seat
bsfore th. fir,. IL summer they arr u.s-
ful for ~. plssfa and hammock. or un-
der the tIecs when III. ground !. likely
Ia - damp. Denim, linen, duck 90 iioI.
land, aud even Turkey rcj, are u.-i
Tor IN. summer covering ~ ih~.e cu.h-
ions. Il L. not q g"cj plan a. waste
much tim. embroii.ring az painting ar
,Icle. for Summer use. They arc AFT Ia
~ fu..y and 'too nic~" for general
~ear aud tear, aud Il L. we'll 90 r.mem-
b.r that good color, no, too vivid az
.tsring In ton~, !. slwsy. much NOR.
decorative. than lnirlcste embroidery,
ihst /. a ~a.i. ~ time .nd eyc.ighi, And
shIch generally fall. In H.. parpo.e To
decorate, prosecuting a grayi.h effect
that must ~ studied At close range that.
IL. colotlng and workmanship may be
appreciated. :.
4 very striking use ~ Turkey red
In decoration was ..cn In .tadio whose
original owner had dpp~i Que corner
81 al. room With the Turkey r-i'
against the wall, q h.h net 10 rather IN.
me.h hanging over Il, tohlng dosn III"
,l,id hue, aud forming = diamond de-
.lgn Ia cr,am against the gloslng back
srvund. These hints Nil sef,s Ia show
how much might be accomplished With
18th most hom.ly materials, u only =
little taste aud originality !. exercised.