Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-12
SPACE SAVERS.
Boxes and Trunks in Summer-cot-
tages by Sea or at Mountain.

The possibilities Of the packing box
and the trunk in fitting up the sum
mer cottage are great and the woman
with a little artistic taste and ingenuity
viii find these articles of immense
value in making her apartments cosey.
Every person who has ever occupied
a furnished cottage at the lake or on
the seashore, knows the darkness
which starcs at one when entering the
bedrooms or the parlors. and the alb
sence of LONELINESS Is often the source
Of great grief to a traveller. TO the
woman VINO loves 70 design decora-
tons for her rooms the lack ~ capital
should not disturb her. Nowadays one
can buy the most beautiful materials
for covering in India prints. Swiss and
cretonnes at prices which put them
within the reach OF all
The packing box and trunk play
a prominent part III the furnishing %
dozens of summer homes, AMI for the
traveller who changes her summer
abode every year they are a. indis-
nensable as her alarm clock, OF
course, if one has a quantity of orr
entail rugs draperies and hanginss at
a room homelike is mere child play
but to TIE one not possessed of such
oriental treasures II is a little more
dnicult and requires more thought and
more Work.
The lack Of closet room in a small
hotel or in the cottage is the first OBJ
jectionable thing to the traveller But
she ut once thinks of her steamer
trunk. It is just nigh enough to make
comfortable settee. II covered with
cushions and hangings ii will add an
acceptable piece of furniture to her
home. at the same time answering the
purpose OF a clothes press for her best
gowns, which would soil easily hang
ing about the room, and which espe
cialy if the room is small. would be
much in the way. Two cushions put
over the seats. then covered with
large square piece of prettily colored
denim or some other goods. three or
more cushions propped up for back
rest. and the cosicst of all corners for
4 window seat is ready. The comforts
Of the setter ale great and the owner
Of the room has spent many hours
cuddled up ut leisure among the Cush-
ions.
a friend Of the writer recently took
possession of a large summer cottage.
The furnishings of the bedrooms We're
excellent. but when it came to an in
spection Of the parlor. there was a
great deal wanting To make il Coscy.
With yards of beautiful red lowered
India cotton print. a small table two
chairs. & couch and two oriental rugs,
the room looks now the most attract
i've spot in the house. Five yards of
the India print were used in making
UP a writing table. A small kitchen
tabl. WAS placed into a corner beA
tween two Windows. Tho print was
fastened on TIE whitewashed walls
about two yards above the table. ard
th,a drawn in pretty folds to the top
of the stand. 1t covered the surface
and fell in long graceful lines half way
to the floor. a number of pretty and
contrasting pictures were hung in the
corner. a small antique lamp lit by
candles stood on the table and bric-a-
brac. not a mass. but just a few
pieces, completed the decorations. The
curtains were in the same design of
pint. and gave a touch of warmth to
the room. \ low couch was covered
with one of the rugs. and heap of
cushions was piled on top. The other
rug was on the floor. The plain centre
table was made to look rather dis
tinguished by tail lamp with q very
beautiful shade of painted porcelain
a strip of red burlap, run around the
wall over the couch. giving the effect
of Il wainscotinS: on the bUrlap were
hung portraits. small casts and pretty
out-Cf-door scenes.
The usefulness Of the packing boxes
in furnishing be irOons is clmost un-
surpassed. Ore of TIE cottages has one
room furnished entirely with those
boxes. The wdshst1nl is Il packing box
painted with a coat of Gull green a
Goth press is made Of Il lamp chimney
case. \ small drcsSc: is made out of
an orange box. with Il small looking
glass hanging on to wall. All the
boveS are tinted in the some shade OF
Grcen end are covered with cu-t1ins Of
fa.rty pink Powered eiikolire Tho cur
tains arc of til sHme end the effect !.
;n7menseiv pleasing
The most Fashionable thing in cum-
'Her homes tti5 Year "~e the oiointly
Figured !nGi1 prints. T,ey como in en-
nuie,ta co'orings and ~tld to the roor,,
sas Ffothinr cls,'ca IF the rooms IRE
too brir'-t. Il bit of d,rll-ccl ,red psint
will easily modify il; on TIE ctho-
h3ai, i they G:c Clao!Hy- ana Clark. n