The Washington times., 1905-05-21

hangings OF, have progressed at
q wonderful rate. yet SO tnsensi-
: bly, has the progress been made that
most OF US are only conscious of it now
that SO many houses put on summer
dress as a matter OF course.
1T is a big relief. even if you're only
going to stay in town for a couple OF
months, TO get rid OF heavy hangings
and have q change. so far as possible, IN
your surroundings. It's better for your
winter things. too. for dust and summer
weather play havoc with everything:
and winter STYLES. unlike those of sum
uler, are rarely made with any inten-
ton OF putting in the tub,
II you're going away. On the other
hand, to your own cottage. there are
thousand things 20 do 20 make It bright
and gay, yet none that need be expen-
sive.
More and more people are taking ad
vantage OF summer as an opportunie ~
20 change things a little. making sum-
naer slips to button Writer sofa pillows
in-saying the wear and tear on the
sinter slips. and yet not having to take
up preei rus space in the storero9m with
two sets OF pillows.
Everything in Summer Guise.
Every sort of thing is to be had in
summer guise-table covers of linen or
cotton. the dssintiest iowered screens.
made 10 match the design of the wall
paper exactly and given an odd little
new treatment that frames the flowers
In green; bedspreads and shan;s that
match the rest OF the room. until
girl who can do anything az all with
hammer and needle can turn her room
into q Summer bower. like those OF the
ladies In old rornanceg, with q delight
fully practical difference.
In lots OF summer cottages each room
Is given Its distinct characser-cue made
into rose room, another violet, an
other morning glory. and SO on, each
treated in q different way, the change in
treatment keeping the repetition OF
flowers fran seeming monotonous.
There'ssa deal OF art and a lot OF good
taste TO ba employed in choice and ar
gangemeHts. White curtains for th.,
windows OF q red room are rather too
Drash-too sharp contrast. UEe instead
the soft acru shades. or, even II the
merest tint seems still too sFhite. Ara
Efan eoior-a deep coffee coIor-is al
ways good. like the lace itself, from.
tains.
This year eluny is used more than
sver before in the net curtain-white or
Arabian color, whichever best suits tho
room you want them for-preferably
white. IL both go with paper and color
ing equally well.
next the window, and be careful to keeu
from too heavy a coloring for the over
hangings.
Wide Choice In Curtains.
Window curtains (and that includes
curtain materials as we1D come IN al
most unlimited variety. scrim and
swias-both dotted and plain-and ma
drass there's a whole story ia madras
alonee and hundred new stuffs have
come out. each in stunning new ways
In scrin1 the French kind is usually
chosen for odd differences OF weave
which result IN plaids and squares and
stripes (the pialds are most popuIar1 OF
thicker threads. mysteriously brought
together.
But plain scrin is used, too, plenty OF
women buying 1t by the yard and max
ing II up, with simply a hem and. per-
haps. couple OF tucks inside. Or,
perhaps instead, the hem is hemstitched
and edged with q rather narrow, coarse
mesh lace OF the same delicate, creamy
tint that is characteristic OF scrim.
II yon Iiko briar stitching stitch the
hens with q contrasting color-not too
sharp a contrast. but dull Eastern
shades OF blue or green OF red. The
stitching may be done in any one of q
dozen Eay5-straight, or IN wavy
line. or With two lines that wave and
tie circles set apart. yet near enough 70
make further stitching OF the hem un-
necessary.
But, q word OF warning about feather
stitching: Don't be lavish with II; ii
must be used in just the right places, or
Ii gives everything that it is supposed to
decorate the homemade look that Is
fatal 10 style.
Madras Still Popular.
swfss-plain OF dotted or embroidered.
ruined or hernmed. left plain or trimmed
with ross-printed strtps-is as good as
the day IL was first adapted to window
use. probably better. But It belongs &c
bedrooms. Don't use It for downstairs
rooms; madras is better for them.
Madras curtains show moro wonder
full developments than any one OF the
other stuffs. From the palest OF all.
with Just the suggestion of color laid on
its 6elicate background 0ust on whita).
for bedrooms and downstairs rooms. "a
The deep kinds. definitely bright with
hundred changes run on each degree OF
eaded glass designs have invaded
ayery1iaina In tho honss-decorating line,
from the interesting new lamp shades
down. They're fascinating In madras.
either II. soft, dull coiors which bright
-, up when the sun shines through, or
ia alternate blocks or red and blue.
thrown into more striking relief by the
hars between being made of coarse net.