Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11
COOL, LIGHT WEAVES.
Summer Rugs Shown in Many De-
signs.

signs
The housewives chief concern I'm the mat
ter of floor coverings during the summer
months is for the bed rooms and open-air
living rooms For the former japanese
rugs and nlattngs furnish her the cool and
| airy appearance which she covets above all
else in warm suItry days, while for porch
use Mexican and Indian weavcs Of grass
| and straw have proven to best withstand
the hard treatment of the elements and at
the same time blend tremendously with
natures cOlorings.
Very few housewives there are who have
not learned the incalcu!able value of straw
mattings for bed room floors, and each year
the energetic Japanese manufacturer sends
the slippery lengths in more fascinating de-
sign. Most novel among the new patterns
are the plain dust-colored backgrounds.
| with here and there on one edge or at
| the center of the breadths scattered with
simple grace, richly hued flowers, such as
enormous deep blue peonies or old rose
holIyhocks, with a touch of green in leaf
and stem.
If plain filing covers the floor both in
summer and winter, the next best thing
to laying mating for the warm months is
to pick up several softly covered mats and
rugs, which VIII protect bare feet from
wooden maps and the wooden carpets from
summers dust and dirt. The seasons most
desirable offerings in these cool rugs are
Japanese mating lengths stamped with all
the grotesque patterns seen on japanese
lanterns and finished with wide cotton
fringe. Noteworthy among other patterns
is a most artistic weaving OF purple
green, old rose and old blue. which gives
the effect OF a delicate Persian design.
Not SO well armed against hard usage
but equally as summary and pretty are
the rugs of homespun cotton weave with a
white background. sprinkled with floral de-
signs in paleSt blues and pinks and greens.
Washable rugs, formerly available only for
bath room use have taken to themselves
such charming colorfngs and pleasing
weaves that they are quite commonly made
TO serve for bed room mats in front Of
bureaus and wash stands.
More welcome to the thrifty housewife
is the knowledge that the old-time rag car
pet and rug are again fashionable floor
coverings. Exclusive shops which deal in
the most novel of Observation-Disclosures display
hand-woven rag mats with linen fringe ends
woven from the daintiest and most har-
mOnious Colors, olive green usually predom-
mating.
The porch rug of 1905 is thing OF beauty
and a Toy forever. Not only is il woven in
most artistic colorings and patterns, but II
is warranted to retain its original bright
ness through wind and rain. In the finer
weaves straw porch rugs are displayed un-
der the head of Algerian inlportations.
while the very coarse weaVeS are known as
Indian Moodj. The latter show art noveau
patterns, one in dark blue having q spread
ing design of white water lilies and green
leaves covering part of its surface. AL
gerian weayes show durable tans and rose
colors or a combination OF two colors,
such as dead yellow and olive green.
Wonderfully striking the grass
weaves IN Mexican patterns, geometrical
designs in deep blue and green and red SO
familiar on Mexican blankets and baskets,
against cream colored background Cir
cuIar mats of heavy straw In gay-hued col
ors are to be had in importing houses. They
are employed to hang on the wall or serve
seats on dusty porch floors.