Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-07-29
HOUSE FURNISHING.
Suggestions with Particular References to
Comfort In Warm Weather.

suegestions with Particular References Ia
Comfort In Warm Weather.
For country house no carpets need
be used where the floors are stained OF
Of hard wood. Where floors are old and
unattractive japanese mating is d good
covering with rugs here and there. Gar.
pets are dust breeders and supply lodg.
ment for bacteria. Mattings can be
easily wiped up and kept clean.
For draperies chintzes are good, also
benim. At present denim may be found
In yellow, pink and other colors suita-
BILE for wall coverings. Green of quiet
shade is good for dining room, or pink
and white for sitting room.
Temporary partitions can be made Of
Japanese mating tackled on q rough
frame and finished by a narrow mold.
ing. An ingenious couple once convert.
ed the large attic Of an old fashioned
city house into charming suit Of
rooms at very small expense by this
device.
The summer lounge or sleeping couch
Is far more comfortable and cooler for
warm days than those covered with
thicker fabrics. This season the wicker
couch, an English affair, has crossed
the water for our special accommoda.
ton. 1t is extra long, broad in width,
with an extension foot rest and adjusta.
BILE back. But with all its attractive.
ness, to make it comfortable il requires
six or seven pillows of denim, gray lin
en-, shadow silks or any fabric which
suits this purpose.
Sofa pillows nowadays are not made
to look at. They are Of all sizes, covered
with all kinds of material; they are en-
broidered or not, are frilled and unfrill.
ed, according to the fancy of the owner,
but one and all are intended for ease
and comfort There should always be
one or two large ones filed with feath.
ers or hair which will offer a decided
resistance to pressure as we'll as the
fluffy light down ones.
Wicker chairs are desirable for all out
Of town houses. Some are white and
red, others delicate green or dark blue
in fact, any tint may be found to suit
the furnishings.
In the mountain cottage a dry goods
box fitted with shelves is not bad sub.
stitute for dressing table where furni,
ture is scarce. The box should be cover.
cd sides and top with cretonne, with
several thicknesses of wadding under
the cretonne on top. Across the front is
put a curtain, slipping easily on brass
rod. A folding mirror can be hung on
the wall above.
Electric fans run by small battery
are modern inventions that are useful
on warm days in the country and may
be moved from dining to sleeping rooms
as required. In most country houses
lamps are necessity for artificial light.
ing and may be rendered attractive by
colored shades, but in summer avoid the
use of red--it is too hot. Pale pink,
yellow or green is better. Let the
scheme Of color always be refreshing
and cool.
Wicker chairs for piazzas are cushion
ed with the striped grasscloth curtains
which were SO popular for this purpose
last year. This season, however. the
wickerwork is stained forest green, and
the cushions frequently have centers Of
turkey red, while the grasscloth is
used for borders or corners, says The
Art Interchange in concluding number
OF hints on house decoration, in which
the foregoing were found.