Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-07-13
WAYS or KEEPING COOL.
Attention Should BE Given % the Arrange
mont OF Living Rooms.


Attention should BE Given 70 the Arrange.
ment OF Living Rooms.
Not every one can fee from the sum
mer heat, but the many may easily III
crease their comfort by little judi
cious preparation.
As early as possible in summer car
pets and large rugs should be sent 10
the cleaners, then packed away Ill
camphOr for the season. and mating
substituted for floor covering. Ihe
Imagination plays such strong part
in the affairs Of life that the mere ap-
pearance of the soft green and yeiio"
of the mating makes one feel cooier'
Small rugs may BE placed before seats
as some persons are sensitive TO inc
chill of the mating. Such rugs eau
be shaken every day, and thus KEPT
free from dust and the possible germs
that float so freely in the atmosphere
during the summer
The next point of Importance Is the
covering Of all upholstered furniture
withscotton covers. Here again is re-
lief TO boln body and mind. the rapr"
| 10 he used is not necessarily the oid
fashioned linen crash that had, 1t must
be admitted, a somewhat funereal an
pearance. Art denims. so Called are
used generally now ss covers ana may
be chosen in soft, cool colorings TO mar
monte with the mating.
A charming room seen lately hao
b,ue and white mating and furniture
coTcrs of blue denim. with decorative
nrinted design of white feur de-lis'
conyeptionalized The lace and dam
ask window hapgings were replaced
Inv b,ue and white muslin draperies
that could be removed and laundered
eaeily through the summer. Narrow
window boxes on the outer ledge were
filed with geraniums and other Freely
blossoming plants, while large PAIN
in n huge blue and green jardinlere
stood In the middle Of the bow INSIDE
!. From each end of the window boxes A
. slender cord was carried up to the TOP
of the window and across. and on tiis
pasturtium vines clambered, framing
the windows in green.
Even the pictures were made 10 MN
, ister to the idea of GOODNESS; the Drill
liant and sunny sketches Of Moorish
bousetops and Mediterranean boats
under dazzling blue sky. that seem SO
> full of light and warmth i'll winter
wore banished to another room, ano
on the walls of this summer parlor
, were New England snow scenes ano
/. dim forest interiors. Infinitely restlu
( and refreshing to look at on suitr'
5 summer day.
9 Much of the dainty bric-a-brac tha'
{ was the pride Of the housemother
, heart In winter was put away ana ln'
whole suggestion Of the room was
a airy space. Even the multidinous Sol
cushions Oh the broad diyan were I'll
a xostod of their plush and velvet cover
= inss and encased In India cottons aht
I denims. -. =.
The electric fan is extending III
). friendly Offices to the private hous'
r with encouraging rapidity. a re"
+ years ago it was reserved for business
houses and restaurants. but now th'
4 electric fan may be installed Ill an!
). home at a slight expense, and is a pooi
of the first magnitude.
o Conspicuous among the don rs o
!. 1 summer should be: Don't shrond pic
!. lures in mosquito netting or muslin, III
4 if in a cheap restaurant" If the me-
:. are allowed such freedom as 10 endah
). yer oil paintings and gilt frames
n which ought not to be necessary-th'
r. best way is to remove such picture
4 from the wall. cover them carefuii!
= and nut them safely in closet. Ihel
scatter the pictures that are left owe
n wider spaces than they occupied DC
4 fore. II at first the walls seem pare
; take comfort in the thought that IN
% day or two they will seem only cooie
. and more airy, and that when autumn
q comes there will be new delight IN re
q calling them to their places like OIL
!. friends returned.-Nsw York Iripuhe
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