Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
New Sofa Pillows.

There are fashions in sofa pillows as in
more important furnishings, and the
shapes as well as materials used for sum-
mer cushions differ from those chosen for
winter comfort.
This season the oblong shape seems to
be preferred to any other. probably be-
cause it is the most convenient and prac-
teal for resting the body when seated in
boat or hammock or for general loungfng
out of doors. These Oblong pillows can
be had in all sizes. from that little more
than a flattened roll for supporting the
neck to the bed pillow size. The latter
is q very luxurious addition to the ham,
mock and is also used for resting the
head and shoulders when lying on the
grass. The strong piece Of strapping
sewed at one corner of the smaller cush-
ions and a loop handle in the middle
of one of the long sides Of a large pill
low provide convenient means of carry
ing these comforts from place to place
The square shape is still used, and the
heart shape is seen, not only as a furnish
ing for the baby carriage, but also on
verandas, in the big rocking chairs, where
large square or OblOng cushion might
be uncomfortable. The heart shape set
at the top of the chair Is great aid
toward resting the head, few chairs being
sufficiently high in the back to do this.
SO that the little wedge-like pillow comes
in very nicely there.
The materials used for covering summer
cushions are not expensive, for they are
expected to give hard wear, and are apt
to be subjected to all kinds OF weather.
but the lack of money expenditure Is
made up in the artistic effects displayed.
Such fabrics as denim, monks cloth,
burlap, craftsmans canvas, cretonne'
bingham and linen are used, not forget-
ting the piebeian turkey red. Some very
pretty pillows are made of the red twill,
combined with red and white gingham In
a large check. The centers are OF the
latter, cut into square tabs on the outer
edge and laid on the plain turkey red.
not soil easily, the covers keep fresh quite
a long time, and are very effective dis
posed over green willow furniture.
Thin white lawn slips, each decorated
with motif cut from Powered cretonhe.
are very dainty for the summer sitting
room, especially when edged with lawn
frill all around. A slip decorated with
group OF pink roses and finished with a
white lawn frill hemmed with PINK is
lovely. while a design of green palms OF
ferns applied to white and the slip Dor,
dered with band of green Is very cooi
looking. These pretty covers, TOO, may
be supplied at very little cost and not a
great deal of work II the aeco tae sa Is
neatly basted to the foundation, the sew
ing may be done by machine.
A novel cover for the oblong pillow Is
made from a bright red and white cnlnt1'
with band Of plain red at the ends anu
tnlrQ OanQ down tnTouSh INC hiAN
boat or hammock a cushion SO coVereo
makes q very bright spot Another s.rik-
ing cover for the same use Is OF oaIk
blue denim decorated with the sWastika
emblem in white worked with RED COTTON
portraying the different aces In pach
of cards. This is very enective, put !
think should have liked little PACK as
well, embroidering the aces In Inls 'oIlo
and red alternately perhaps Inc eose
Is finished with a dull brick red cord.
The burlaps and the canvases are tne
best materials, l suppose, FOR GOVERNS
cushions that will receive very nara wear,
wood browns, dull greens, both zeal anu
bronze tones and the terra cottas peIns
among the most desirable shades. A pfaS-
teal and artistic-looking cover Tor a pr
low used in a green hammock Is IN opiois
shape. fashioned from Woou oroMn :.
mans canvas. decorated in conventional
design with male tan leather outlined with
brown cord sewed on with gold thread IN
a COUGHING stitch. A simple ngure oesiea
NAV he burned into the tan background
with good effect Green canvas FORMING
a background to chamois letter. toucheo
up with a little black. makes an exceea-
ingly effective cover. and SO does ,lie 80
bination of two or three tones or terra
Gotta into which little black silk ana
gold thread has been introduced.
Cushions on this order are nahosome
enough for the living rooms. pialher e.
fects of the same fabrics being USED ioF
the porch or hammock.
The cover for the heart-snapeo pillow
is not finished with the NH uhiess =. -
intended for baby's use exclusively. some
~ the niliows resemble huge heart-snapeo
boxes of candy. being covered WIN nov
cred chintz edged with plain coloI eA
actIy like the paper used In packing .he
candy boxes. LAhHn