Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-13
HOT WEATHEA]' IDEAS
Changes Pleasing IT, the Eye
and Touch, b
WHITE WALL ]. PAPERS
HAVE BEAUTIFUL ROSE AND
FLOWER BORDERS.
What One Experienced Housekeeper
Thinks of Spring
Cleaning.
WHITE WALL 7 PAPERS
Written for The Evening Star.


means a comfortable time for the house
keeper with leisure to look about and de-
eide which among the various attractive
offerings is best suited to purse and re-
ouirements Light and comfortable bed
covers are desirable and the summer
blankets, which for some years have been
| on the market are all that one could wish
| in that line Years ago they We're unknown,
and I have seen some interesting light
| weight blankets, made by sewing single
| width flannel together in an "over-and-
| over seam. These have come down as
| heirlooms, and quite curious to see
| one is of homespun, with a crude decoration
embroidered at the center OF the top below
| a narrow hem. Roses of several shades OF
| mink wool are surrounded by stiff green
| hairs and in the midst of the sprays are
| the makers initials worked in pink cross
| stitch. 1t is quaint piece OF old-hme
| handwork and highly priced by the present
owner.
Wooden Sheets.
| Another set of summer blankets or
| "woolen Sheets which was the old-tlme
| designation, has the upper edge, heavily
| embroidered in a large scallop, composed
| of smaller ones down in shining white flax
thread, still as white as ever. though the
flannel. in narrow widths, as l said, is yell
low with age and repeated washngs.
ONLY the French dimity spreads are
shown to take the place OF the Allendale
now no longer made, and they are consld-
erably more expensive, anu not do "ei
liked by many people.
For common use the Allendale has been
unsurpa ssed, whether in evidence or USED
under the daytime ornamental cover Whlch
is usually removed at night, leaving the
blankets unsightly or unprotected, unless
an under spread is used
Tn linen Weayes
Lightweight coverings seem to be grow
ing in favor and beautiful linen ones are
shown, both from France and Ireland.
hand embroidered in the old-time satin
stitch, work which is both durable and
dainty looking.
For summer especially white looks cooler
and prettier for the bed than any color,
and whatever can be kept fresh without
excessive labor and trouble Is most sought
after.
White is most fashionable in all lines this
season. both for costumes and furnishings
White slip covers are considered very de-
sirable, and white wall paper is to the fore
| after its longtime unpopular1ty. 10 De
sure some color Is combined with it: per-
haps alternating widths are used or
panel of white is surrounded by bands or
| festoons of colored flowers, or another new
arrangement may be followed of white side
| walls and ceiling with the color erect only
| at the angles of the room.
The Rose Shades.
Rose pompadour and du Barry are
| the shades that perhaps are most attrac-
| lively used in such combinations and
| when the white walls are not liked. rose
| colored ones may be substituted with
| charming effect.
Where the side walls of watered pa
| per- either rose or white, and the panel
| border is of wide ribbon design, with ex-
quisite bouquets at intervals, the room
| is delightful.
| The fine rattan furniture is suitable in
| such apartments with frames of white or
| delicate gray, and unusual shapes can be
| now procured from exclusive shops, which
| are very beautiful.
A Sensible Theory.
1 heard lately of housekeeper with
large family of growing children who has
theory that it is better to repaint-a coat
| at a time-than to have much labor ex-
pended on cleaning white paint, upon which
many sn all fingers have left their innu-
merable prints through long winter.
Every spring, therefore. a fresh coat of
paint is put on all the rooms. the house
being white throughout. her theory being
| also that on the whole that is the most
| serviceable kind to have. For her is not
the dainty and gay coloring that a smaller
| and more mature family may enjoy. but
| she manages TO nave one OF the cOoleSl,
most comforta ble-looking houses for hot
| weather imaginable After the fresh paint
| has dried. which 1t does very quickly She
puts freshly washed covers on all the fur
| niture, including tables of linen, the light
est gray to be gotten, and over the couches
which are most in use she supplements the
| slip cover with one of the loose spreads Of
| linen, which are comparatively new.
Easy to Launder.
| This be much more easily washed
than the fitted slip cover, SO the children
may romp on it, and the elders may rest,
and no restrictions put upon either, for the
washing of it is not formidable, and the
| slip cover underneath protects the angles
| and edges from dust and wear.
Bric-a-Brac Put Away.
| A multiplicity of ornaments conveys
| sense of suffocation in very hot weather,
| and this sensible mother knows it, SO man
| tells are cleared almost to baroness, and
the linen-covered tables and small stands
have only few books magazines and fans
to support, and busting, being reduced to
minimum, is pretty thoroughly done, null
titude of knick-knacks being conducive to
sackness in that respect in very hot days
as the weary maid makes her rounds.
For summer, too, this wise woman puts
away her fine china and glass, and pre-
tends she has moved to the summer cot
tage she lives in the hope of having some
| time; she hasSfor several seasons used an
| inexpensive set of dishes. which are al
ways kept in stock breakages can be
replaced, and there are no harassing pre-
cautions taken against accidents.
Gives Free Mind.
| This freedom of mind as, to the table fur
| nishings means much to a busy mother,
and is example to be commended, as
all simplified living for hot weather should
| be. The change to winter again, with its
more formal life and more numerous ac-
cessories, is more appreciated by contrast
| to the ease and freedom of summer, which,
| if continued all the year, might bring about
| a laxness and inattention to the niceties Of
| life which in their appropriate time and
| place we are the better for needing to a
| certain exent.
| About Lemons.
| bit of lemon is a fine bleacher for the
finger tips, and pumice stone is the best
| thing for rubbing off ink stains or other dis
colorations from the skin