New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
THE FLAT
/, IN SUMMER
1t May Be Made as Cool
and. Comfortable as a
Summer Cottage.

Each year many more families stay
in New York all the year around. There
is no reason at all why one may not
be as comfortable at home Cpernaps more
so) than elsewhere during hot weather.
IL one will only take the trouble to make
changes in the household furnishings.
One woman has solved the problem
of making her seven room city apartment
look like summer cottage and at the
initial cost of less than SIS
She began her plans last year at house
cleaning time by taking down heavy
pictures and storing them away to-
gether with handsome pillows and treas
ured bric-a- brac, in a closet The floor
rugs were sent TO the carpet cleaners.
also all heavy curtains, porteres and
storage until fall. This disposed Of r
good deal OF warm looking objects and
left the house almost bare.
The living room was first put in order.
and as there was no particular color
scheme to be followed, colonial rug OF
neutral tones was selected. This cost SO.
and simple sash curtains for the two win
dows called for 81 in money and little in.
dustry.
Two yards of all over hlet lace at
IS cents yard were cut into sour thirty
six inch squares and Joined to plain soft
cotton wolfe to make the length. When
hung the lace covered the upper half
Of the window. a novel idea. Five wards
OF wolfe, at 10 cents yard, with the
lace made two pairs Of curtains.
plain gray linen couch cover. at 81 Is.
formed an excellent background for hair
dozen pillows filled with fluffy cotton
slipped into pretty covers of chirtz. Five
dollars covered the entire cost.
A grass rug. at IS. In dull blue.
was chosen for the dining room. and
few inexpensive decorative pieces Of
chinaware took the place OF the pictures.
Simple ecru net curtains edged with 4
Russian lace gimp hung at the window,
which was i'm corner. and the side
board was relieved of all unnecessary
articles.
The ecru tint for the curtains was
chosen for economical reasons. A. much
dust came in through the open corner
window.
In the library window drsperies were
entirely dispensed with. \ grass rug at
IS 90 I'M browns, harmonized with the
green tinted Mission furniture. and the
pillows of dark colors were slipped into
CHEEKY looking covers OF cretonne. Two
dollars bought ample material FOR the
slips.
Wistaria was the color CHOSEN for the
gray bedroom. and blue for the white
The floor OF the latter was covered with
a creamery seamless mating rug SHOW
ing a medallion design i'm blue, and the
Same kind Of rug in cream was used for
the former.
These cost s. each and 81 more was
spent in purchasing two small rag rugs
in wistaria tones by way Of a touch of
color.
The one window in the wistaris room
was draped with hemstitched scrim cur
tains tied with dainty ribbons. at "A
total cost OF s. p. and washable crepe in
wstsria tones. bought for 70 cents, pro-
vided sufficient material for window
valance and the bed spread.
The two windows in the blue room were
furnished with inner sash curtains of
cotton wolfe and outside ones with valance
Of the crepe in pretty, cool blues. Bands
Of the crepe. too trimmed the wolfe bed
spread
Hemsttched scrim covers over crepe
paper were chosen for the bureau and
small tables.
The rest OF the money was spent in
odds and ends. For instance, harlequin
tableware, where a strawberry was re-
ceptacle for pepper and one took mayon-
naise from bright red china tomato. etc.
After the first outlay. $40 ought to keep
up the summer furnishing each year. and
give pleasure and comfort far beyond
ones expectation.