The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-08-28
For THE HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
Cushions and Pillows.


and finely embroidered covers for cushions
that are the very luxury of ease, that are so
suggestive of elegant leisure, that we love
to look at them, even if afraid to crumple
their crisp freshness by placing our heads
thereon But 1t is within the reach of every
woman to have cushions ard pillows, and
to have plenty Of good serviceable covers
pretty ones, too at least for her own bed
room lounge. For the sitting-roOm there
should he lounglng place tor the good man
and it should be kept for his own exc'usiv
use, unless he prefers the hammock on the
veranda. He wants to drop down on the
sofa, cot or lounge at once, without remov
ing his shoes, scarcely his hat, and it should
always be in readiness for him, not made
catch-all for books, hats, sunbonnets and
newspapers, nor yet a work basket for un-
finished sewing When tired man has to
wait for you to gather tOge her lot OF sew
ing, hunt the scissors, turn up the pillows
for your spool or buttons before he can lie
down, the comfort of having lounge of his
own is a comfort in name only.
For cushions pine leaves may be used
they are cooler than feathers: moss, the
long, gray Spanish moss, is excellent; but if
more convenient newspapers may be crum-
pied and torn into bits; they are not SO tie
dious to tear as to clip wi h scissors, and I
find them fully as useful. I DO not try to
make small bits. Then crowd them into a
sack and use this for bottom pillow, if a
softer one is liked for the head Three
cushions consider supply for any lounge,
though some women say 'haIf a Dozen"
What they do with tn extra ones l don't
know; but the good man would speedily
land them on the floor POSSIBLY one with
old-rose satin cover sprinkled with embroi-
dered daisies would be used for tOotrest.)
No. don't mind all the nonsense written
abo t sofa pillows and lounge cushions:
but make some to suit yourself; and if you
have never threaded an embroidery needle
it doesn't matter. You can sew together
some light or bright culOred ginghams, even
if you take the best widths of an old dress
skirt as l have done. Such a pillow cover is
easily laun dried, and when fresh and clean
is just as comfortable as ten dollar satin
cover, in fact, more so. | have seen beau
tiful cushion, really intended for use and
not for make belieye,'' but a white towel
must be pinned oyer it before the head of
man dare rest upon it's lilies and roses: and
if uneasy lies the head that wears a CROWN
I have thought how little sound slumber
that man enjoys who must be so fas'idious
about spelling his pillow. While linen or
muslin might be more frequently used for
these lounging pillows, as they can be
thrown into the weekly wash and if not
made in too fimsy fashion and MOTTO be
ruffied, can easily be irOned without starch.
of course,) thus being as we'll as seeming to
be clean and pure. But fashion dictates
colored covers, so cOlOred let them be; how
ever let us make them of material that will
wear and wash.
Lace is out of place on such things, vet
for our own rooms we cannot have them too
dainty. [ believe woman takes heI mid
day nap in more comfort when she feels in
full enjoyment of the fitness of things. II
very tired in body she NAV sink to eep
possibly, without caring whether ner pillow
is of corn husks or feathers, whether it is of
coffee sacking or dainty dimity; but when
she forces herself to take rest simply to