The Republican journal., 1906-04-19
Jeanette Van Reypen'
Household Letter.

The r.+es+ Ideas for Summer furnishings.
New Floor Coverings, Artistic and Dur
able Rag Carpet Rugs. Novel Furni-
ture and Draperies.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Journal
NEW YORK. April IS, 1906. A visit
TO the decorators and to shops that
cater to the increasing demand for
artistic but practical house furnishing
reveals many novel and interesting
weaves and products.
At this season the renewals incident
To Snrinp house cleaning make these
places of special interest and already
people are planning for summer cot
taees and bungalows that are each year
occupied for increasing periods.
It is wonderful how attractive home
looks after the renovation effected by
all the arts known to the skilled house
keeper and what an air is impaired by
a few iudicious changes.
CARPET SUGGESTIONS.
If tackled down wooden carpets have
not already been done away with this
season is an opportune time to begin
new order of things. Have the good
ones made into nice large rugs or sew
eral smaller ones that can be easily
carried out doors and be beaten and
brushed every week. If too shabby for
this send them to one of the many good
places that advertise and have them
made into nice substantial rugs that
should last life time.
TREATMENT OF FLOORS.
If the floors of your house are pre-
sentable leave them bare, staining and
finishing them to harmonic with the
wood work. If this is not practical
cover them with the new grass floor
covering known as ''Crex." This is
wholly American production of sweet
prairie grass, and is woven into wonder
fully attractive floor coverings that
come in a number of quiet, artistic
colorings, the prettiest to my thinking
being soft green that harmonizes es-
pecally we'll with other furnishings.
This floor covering is called ''crex' and
is rapidly being introduced into homes
of all sorts in this country and in
Europe. When Prince Henry was
here a few years ago the private car
prepared for him was completely fitted
out in crex floor covering and furnl-
ture. all being made of the prairie grass
product. So pleased were the German
guests with this novel American
furnishing that they arranged to have
duplicates sent to them and thus intro
duced the goods into the Fatherland.
D1RABLE. ARTISTIC ANDINEXPENsIvE.
The new floor covering costs less
than the cheapest ingram carpet but
will outwear the finest Wilton. 1t is
dust proof, germ proof and easy to
| keep clean. For halls, stairs and out
door or indoor living rooms that get
| hard continuous use, nothing is as sat
| isfactory. 1t comes by the yard and in
rugs of all sizes. These lie fiat AND
smooth on the floor with none Of the
tendency to ''kick up or curl over that
often annoys one with fabric fool
coverings.
| RAG CARPETS FASHIONABLE.
Rag carpets are decided fad. The
unto date decorators show them II
rugs of various sizes and many color
ings. These are particularly endorsed
for country houses. They can be made
I'D to match any color scheme that may
be chosen and blend well with Arts anC
Crafts furniture. wicker or grass styles
and are admirably set off by Grey
background.
| NEW DRAPERIES.
! There are number of new Cart
weayes for draperieS and for furniture
coverings. One of these called ANA:
| CLOTH suggests a burlap weave but i!
much finer both in texture and in color
! Another very artistic and useful draperj
is known as Lattice Cloth" This il
very open in mesh as the name suggests
and screens we'll but does not keep Out
much light. 1t comes in number OF
different patterns in varying meshes
is thirty inches or fifty inches wide anc
costs from so cts, to $1.75 per yard,
FURNITURE FOR SUMNER BUNGALOWS
Some attractive novelties are showr
for summer and other uses. A dining
table hung from the ceiling beams by
four heavy brass chains Is one of these
1t is artistic and can be hung out of the
way when not in use. Quite new anc
rather amusing in its suggestions Of
possible use is tete-a-tete chair, that
makes either two seats side by side OF
two that are back to back, hinge be
tween them permitting either arrange
ment, presumably to fit the mood
whether friendly or the contrary.
Wicker and grass furniture with con
venient pockets for work or magazines
suggested cosy corners on wide YER
andas, but those must be taken up in
another article.
JEANETTE VAN REYPEN.