The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-04-20
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 20, 1906.
OUR HOUSEHOLD LETTER.
The Latest Ideas for Summer Furn-
ishings-New Floor Coverings, Ar
tistic and Durable-Rag Carpet
Rugs-Novel Furniture and Drap-
cries.
correspondence of the Democratic Advocated

correspondence of the Democratic Advocated
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
spring housekeeping make these places OF
special interest, and already people are plan
ming for summer cottages and bungalos, that
are each year occupied for increasing periods.
1t is wonderful how attractive home looks
after the renovation effected by all the arts
known 10 the skilled honsekeeper, and what
an air is impaired by few judicious changes
CARPET SUGGESTIONS.
If tack ed 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 several smaller ones that can be
easily carried out doors and be beaten and
brushed every week. If too shabby for this
send them to Que of the many good places that
advertise and have them made into nice sub
stantial rugs that should last a life time.
TREATMENT OF FLOORS.
If the floors of your house are presentable
leave them bare staining and finishing them
to harmonic with the wood work. 1t this IS
not practical, cover them with the new grass
floor covering known as "Crex. This Is
wholly American production of sweet prairie
grass is woven into wonderfully attractive
door coverings that come in number of quiet.
artistic colorings, the prettiest to my thinking
being soft green that harmonizes especially
well with other furnishings. This door GOV.
ering is called ''crex" and is rapidly being
introduced into homes of all sorts in this coun-
try and in Europe When Prince Henry was
here few years ago the private car prepared
for him was completely fitted out IN crex floor
covering, and furniture all being made Of the
prairie grass product. So pleased was the
German guests with this novel American"
furnishing that they arranged to have dupii
Gates sent to them, and thus introduced the
goods into the Fatherland.
DURABLE. ARTISTIC AND INEXPENSIVE.
The new floor covering costs less than the
cheapest ingram carpet, but will outwear the
finest Wilton. II is dust proof, germ proof,
and easy to keep clean, For halls, stairs and
outdoor or indoor living rooms that get hard,
continuous use, nothing is as satisfactory. IL
comes BY the yard and 10 rugs of all sizes
These lie fiat and smooth on the foor with
none of the tendency TO kick up" or curl
over that often anuoys one with fabric hoor
coverings.
RAG CARPETS FASHIONABLE.
Rag carpets are decided fad. The up-to-
date decorators show them in rugs of various
sizes and many colorings. These are partic-
ularly endorsed for country houses. They can
be made up to match any color scheme that
may be chosen. and blend well with Arts and
Crafts furniture. wicker or grass styles, and
are admirably set of by Crex background.
NEW DRAPERIEs-
There are a number of new Art Weayes for
draperies and for furniture coverings. One
of these, called Anas Cloth. suggests buriap
weave, bat is much finer both in texture and
in color. Another very artistic aud useful
drapery is known as Lattice Cloth. This is
very open in mesh, AS the name suggests, and
screens we'll, but does not keep out much
hight. 1t comes in number of different pat
terms, in varying meshes, is 80 inches or so
inches wide, and costs from 80 cents to Sl.75
per yard.
FURNITURE FOB SUMNER BUNGALOWS.
Some attractive novelties are shown for
summer and other uses. A dining table hung
from the ceiling beams by four heavy brass
chains is one Of these. Il is artistic and can
be hung out OF the way when not in use.
Quite new and rather amusing in its sugges-
tons of possible use is a tete-a tete chair, that
makes either Two seats side by side or two
that are back TO back. A hinge between them
permitting either arrangement, presumably TO
ct the mood-whesher friendly or the contrary.
Wicker and grass furniture, with eonvenieu,
pockets for work or magazine, suggest cosy
corners on wide verp2das, but those must be
taken mp in another article.
JEANETTE VAN REYPEx.