The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-19
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parohoo. furnishings. airy araperles anu
extensive awnings are supposed ~ =
sumnaer Indispensable IN the mooei4
,,ame Entirely distinct furnishing lfoin
mat used during the winter = usu''ts
thought to be necessary TO give Inc ~
coo,ness SO desirable durins the sun'in
nm 4ite housewife who must pe oise1
d make tho same furniture DO ioi
summer and winter need h9t despah
giving an air Of delightful eoolhess =
rooms With very little cost.
reeve and other delicate greens grouped
~. and there on brackets n 1apies
III, aive 4 daintiness and c~oolness to any
moro effective than the most eiap-
~ summer furniture. These terms
ia small pots Of delicate greens may pc
,.an4 attractive ard fresh by plahtliis
them in a tin pan purchases -
glass bowl. The pan should pc WEI. p
forafed before the earth Is pun iHto
Inc ferns planted. They must oe 49,
ron;st ia keep them in a thrifty
ond perfect -dra will be necessary -
carry Off the surplus moisture ara SEP
4ha soil from souring. With an oceaslohat
sco,,rinc the pan may be KEPT perieteis
,r,ob+ ond when placed in side the glass
80, tbe fin will sparkle like silver me
a,;sfoninq howl and fresh greens are not
or,.. suitable for the dining table, where
+hay arc usually found. but for ornament
ing any other room.
~ keen these dainty bits of green reahy
areen is an important poinFt il we woubo
nave tbem give cool effects. Nothing IS
more distressing to a flower lover than 70
see the delicate ferns and other summer
foliage plants dry and yellow, with every
fading leaf telling most eloquently OF ausl
and heat and general neglect. And IL y
most often the elaborate arrangements
that are the first to lose their thriftiness.
rake for instance. the pots of ferns that
are kent in closedtting jardinGeres; 1t IS
surprising how quickly an earthen flow
- nat will become mouldy inside a lar
di,iero and of course. this most serious
IL affects the life of that plant. Every
tard;niare should be large enough to al
low, a snace about the pot which IS to set
within it. and 1t will also be wen 10 naEs
. small Triangle. made of laths hghtiy
tacked together placed in the bottom o.
II before the insertion of the flower pot,
so that the air can reach the earthen POT
even when encased in the porcelain
Not only for the effect of coolness' put
fer everyday comfort. the thought1ul
housewife will see that each department
Of the home is well stocked with service
able fans. palmetto and the like ana see
to it that they are not carried off or tnat
cartain rooms are left without them Even
A plentiful stock of cheap paper fans VIII
grove quite s~erviceabie. and. as they can
BIO replenished occasionally, there need pc
no excuse for having any room without a
plentiful supply.
Every toilet room, besides the usual
nowder box and puff, should contain a
quantity of bath powder and a harmei
nag filled with cornstarch powder. very
pretty little receptacle for holding these
powder bags was recently admired; 1t was
a white china basket. with gilt edges ana
a gilt handle. After a cool bath this lit
tie basket with its powder bags does re-
f-eshing service, and when writing or
sewing the heat of the hands is kept IN
der control by frequent powdering. and
the Seneral s~stickiness'' of perspiring
hands, hat seems to increase the diseom-
fort of the whole body viii be avoided.
Silver trays-in plated silver, of course
may be purchased for a few dollars and
whom kaent bright and clean. and lifted
v,itb Al Immaculate dolly and several
glasses nlaeed in close proximity to a
glass water pitcher. filed with ice and
fresh water. add greatly to the cool APP
naarane Of a room. cut glass pitchers
arc vcrv expensive and easily broker with
ice 90 thai 4 pressed glass pitcher is SAT-
ar for every dav use. or a plated silver
ono does nicely. only the glass is more
tub is always fresh and cooling in effect
when filled with ice, and costs only a few
dollars.
In order not only to give cool effects in
the home. but have the house as cool as
it is possible to get it, the blinds should
be drawn on the sunny side Of the house.
and the awnings lowered, and every win
dow flung open on the shady side; then,
when the sun changes later in the day
the same p%recaution should preeede it, by
closing up the sunny side and opening the
doors and windows on the shady sid
again. Thus the house is kept cool and
well aired. and yet protected from the
blaze of the sun. and the fading and glare
tina. it inevitably brings.
A watering pot or hose should be fire.
q~uently used to sprinkle the window case
ments and the entrance to the house. and
the paypment should be Thoroughly food