The Portland daily press., 1897-07-30
THE HOME.
summer.Home Furnishings.

SummerHome Furnishings.
The furnishing of new summer cot
tage is an envhble task. Taking it for
granted that the mistress desires it to be
as different from her city abode as posi-
BILE, these suggestions are offered. For
even though it may seen, late to make
such suggestions, there are many people
who are just about to enter upon their
cottage life. The piazza is generally
made the living room, and for this pur-
pose must be furnished with strong, COM
Portable chairs, tables and hammocks.
The most satisfactory porch, at least in
appearance, is the one fitted from JAP
anesesstore. The sidarris porch shade is
considered indispensable. This is made
of reeds and bamboo, and can easily be
rolled up and down between the pillars.
The best quality Hhammocks are the
cheapest and the best in the end, for they
will last season after season. They are
closely woven, have side founces and
are fitted with head roll. When the lit
tie cottage is filed with guests to over
flowing these hammocks make very good
beds for the night suspended from hooks
in the houses. Every porch needs
serves as seat and receptacle for cush-
ions. rugs and shawl wraps.
Mattings or linoleums are the only car
pets to be considered. The former are
prettier this season than ever before. A
distinctly new variety has a terra Gotta
ground with grotesque designs in brown.
/ he green and cream mixtures figured
with dark green splashes are cool and
clean looking. A gay linoleum for the
cottage dining room shows blocks of al
ternafo red white and blue. Mating is
not recommended for dining rooms on
account of the moving about of chairs
and table. Where economy is a matter of
importance painted floor will answer
nicely or a stained one, all such colorings
being in favor as yellow, olive green and
gray. Thin, inexpensive materials are
chosen for the window draperies. With a
little ingenuity in carpentering box seats
may be made at the windows upholstered
in cretonne. Spring cots placed against
the wall, supplied with mattress and fit
ted with cushions and covers serve as
couches by day and often as hunks by
night.
Bamboo chairs and tables seem most APP
propriate, but even these may cost more
than one cares to spend when low rush
rocking chairs may be substituted. Kat
tan chairs, too, may be found this season
very reasonable, but nothing is SO effec-
tive as collection of oriental pieces made
of wood and mating finished with Mad
agascar grass cloth. The Calcutta stools
are both comfortable and pretty and there
are bamboo chairs which cannot be
broken or split Wire lamps and wrought
iron lanterns take the place of costly table
lamps. A novelty in summer cushions is
~ t. ,iJ11.O NV atl1
OF dampness Low book shelves at small
cost may be built in wall spaces, the up
per shelf being convenient place for
games, tennis balls and the workings of
the feminine portion of the household.
Or bamboo or white wood book shelves
can be bought at small cost. Fish
nets may often be purchased for song,
and these make delightful wall hangings.
Such a cottage may be ideal at small out
lay-New York Times.
Laundry Hints.
Wash colored muslins in cold soapsuds.
Ii black, add a little salt; if pink OF
green, add vinegar; for lilac, a few drops
of ammonia, and saltpeter for blue. Rinse
in cold water and do not use the starch
when it is the least warm. Fine mus
Inns are best ironed twice. in opposite
directions; laces and embroideries by the
thread of the material. Hamburg edg
ing looks nicer If ironed over flannel.
Remove the irons from the stove as soon
as the ironing is done; rub them well
with soft cloth and keep them as dry as
possible. To leave sad irons upon the
stove affects them unfavorably.
Moisten thcNbuttonholes of starched col
lars, wristbands or cuffs little ION the
wrong side) before attempting to button
them or to insert cuff buttons; they will
more easily button, and the buttonholes
will keep longer intact.
Soiled places on bed or pillow ticks are
greatly improved if covered thlckly WIFI
moisteHed starch and placed in the moi
sunshine. When the starch has orled
rub the spots which it has covered Vlgor-
ously with the dry starch.
When fiat irons become rough or solled,
place little fine salt on paper and rut
them back and forth over it. Put little
Eesswax between two pieces of cloth and
keep near the ironing table If the irons
get coated with scorched starch, rubbing
them over this cloth will usually remove
1t.
The Kitchen Range.
A point of disagreement between the
old and new style housekeeper is the top
OF the kitchen range. The one claims it
is untldy not to blacken the stove; the
other that it is more untidy to do so.
Inc one likes to see the black polished
surface; the other dislikes the black
spots which clings to cloth or fingers if
one happens to touch the top. Instead OF
covering the cook stove with a solid coat
of black, the modern housewife has it
washed with suds, keeping it SO clean
that Slice OF bread may be toasted
right on the cover. 0o~>
The stove rag, used from day to day,
and kept with polish in a box is now
deemed unsanitary and entirely inconsis.
tent with the new domestic science
New England Farmer.