Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
COOL AND PRETTY
COzy Corners of Comfort for
the Summer.
RESO0RCEFUL WOMEN
A WINDOW OVERLOOKING FOL-
LACE BEST BACKGROUND.
Have Few Hangings and Use Thin
Fabrics and Green Col
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RES0URCEFUL WOMEN

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| Written for The Evening Star.
Some day an enterprising interior dec
orator will make a speciality Of summer
coy corners. The decorated angle in the
room is ordinarily uncomfortable enough.
| but In hot weather the sojourner therein
| finds IT about as pleasant as the active era
ter Of Mont Pelee Draped hooks accum-
ulate dust. SCOT and microbes. on which &C
count. even when windows may be closed
to disturbing breezes. these recesses are not
| to be recommended as hygienic
| Corners may be arranged to look well
and yet be satisfactory no matter how high
| the mercury. This has been demonstrated
| by three clever bachelor women who spend
the summer in town. Two of them occupy
| corner apartments In a large suburban
house accommodating professional women
while the other one is the fortunate pos
SCISSOR Of a room with a double window
The school teacher occupies one of the
| corner rooms, and from her only we'll
ventilated nook glares a steam radiator
| Now radiators are not decorative. Many
| women would be discouraged il they were
| called upon to face one the first enigma
OF their artistic experience. Not the
| ScLoolmistreSs; difficulty only gave zeSt to
the problem. She placed on the top of the
! radiator a thin strip of board. From this
she draped green washable silk. This hid
| the iron pipes. She then covered the strip
| OF wood with a hemstitched art square of
| white linen. Thus the unsightly radiator
| was transformed into table. and on il
| magazines and pamphlets were disposed In
| orderly array. For the summer temporary
shelves were put up about the nook. Two
| long ones extending the width of the al
| cove supported pretty plaques and bits of
! bric-a-brac. On the side shelves was a col
| lection of favorite books. To bring the or
| naments into bold relief plain green cart
ridge paper was tackled upon the wall in
| the rear.
| Swiss curtains hid the sides OF the win
dowS, while handsome pieces Of Chinese
| drapery formed valances above. Pots con-
] tanning tall palms and ferns were ranged
| in front Of the sashes that the curtains
might be drawn back to the fullest extent
| for the admission of air and still undue
| publicity be avoided. The lower sashes
| were protected by wire MEETINGS that no
| insects could penetrate the room even at
night, when green shaded lamp was light
| ed on the little round table, Nothing could
! have been more satisfactory than the Nor
ris chair in the corner. Its stiff cushions
were so cool and luxuriously easy!
Heavy pieces of furniture had been re-
moved in the spring and light ones substi-
tuted. In the evening when the owner sat
between the two windows in her comfOrta-
BILE chair she had no need to envy friends .
who were at the seashore or in the noun
tains
A Blue and White Nook.
A nook adorned with blue and white was
presided over by the woman who occupied
the room just above the schoolmistress.
She, too, had the advantage of windows on
different sides of the house Simple white
swiss curtains shaded her sashes. The wall
paper was white. with a delicate pattern in
gold. Unframed photographs and etchings
were sparingly scattered over the walls,
Iaj Iar mar cd he
spaces between the frames.
The middle room the same floor was
occupied by another ingenious bachelor wo-
man. She made the best of q great double
mullioned window which opened upon the
garden. The sills were occupied by deep
boxes filled TO overlooking with pausies
The furnishing of this summer corner was
not especially elaborate, everything being
planned to afford comfort Books, maga-
zines and workbaskets were placed on a
table conveniently within reach. The trou-
Bile of rising to hunt novel or piece of
embroidery on a sultry day is enough to
discourage even the calmest and most phil
osophical mind
The summer cozy corner should be neat
and subdued in color. Green and blue are
said to be quieting to the nerves. AS what
helps to soothe the nerves serves to keep
the blood cool. it is obvious that green and
blue are useful summer hues. White or
shade of cream combines satisfactorily with
any tint.
If you think of fixing up a window nook
for summer lounging, some suggestions may
be of service. For instance, the delicate
perfume of flowers blowing into the room
through the open frames reminds one of the
breezy meadows where the wild blossoms
grow. A carpenter will build narrow boxes
for the stills, and when they have been filled
with rich earth they should he placed on
brackets outside. Rose geraniums, YER
benas, mgnonette, heliotrope, pinks, sweet
peas and Lavender all have delightful per-
fume and are suitable for window boxes.
Mignonette is sometimes home of I'M
pleasant green worms and is for that reason
often troublesome to window gardeners. In
the evening when the sun goes down the
occupant OF the room must get out her
small watering pot and sprinkle the flowers.
Then as she sits back in her low chair in |
the twilight her nostrills are delighted by
the fragrance, while the evaporating water |
noticeably lowers the temperature Of the
surrounding atmosphere.
Pillows filled with rose leaves or with
balSam are delicious for summer and no
matter how many of these may be piled up
on couch they are not oppressive as are
the down-filled ones. Soft, washable silk
and chintz make the coolest covers. A
rough or heavy fabric In contact with the |
skin is irritating and therefore unpleasantly
heating
Mission chairs, settees and couches are |
the most comfortable furniture for a sum-
shown in rattan and in wood are inexpen-
sive. In higher priced patterns corner sets |
may be purchased. These include a low
angular couch, back of which are shelves |
for the accommodation of books or bric-a- |
brac.
Green Shades Best
On the windows the thinnest available |
curtains are best for summer. If shades |
are needed, the green are most desirable, |
since the light that passes through them |
has the same soft tint as that which filters
through forest foliage. Few draperies |
should be used anywhere in the house in
summer.
Easement windows are most desirable in |
warm weather. for both sashes may be
swung back when the weather will permit
For GOODNESS awnings are indispensable in
the day; in the evening they should be
rolled up to admit all available air
Electric fans are not very expensive; a
small one may be bought for a few dollars
for &c MI l1rf