The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
FUJRlJI IJRE
81 IP- COVERS
al HE stuff To ,lsests called elder
down slip-cover material and
E e; MRS siccUNE:.


Iii He STUFF, q pses Is called elder.
- can be purchased as low AS As
cents for the 5O-ineh width.
II Is feeced on the wrong side and
on the right side III has the appharance
ut cretnnne: 1T ID very smooth and.
expressing as II did the small boy who
reloiced In his mothers new pur-
chases. You SIT on 'enl and y IL II. y go
EN- easr::' = s ,a ~
And this is quite a feature Mhen one
remembers the uncomfortable hours
spent on the plush seats In the hea-
tiers and on sticky. materials else
where. N
There are many reasons why the
summer covering OF furniture lis adj
yised today.
First It does away with the hot and
heavy a appearance Of the winter fur
nishings Of the rooms OF the year
noticeable at the first breath or sum
mer.
One should realize that the stuff
ness Is largely accountable for the
popular prejudice against spending an
unbeatable summer in the city and
that. Will, the proper summer comfort.
one could really settle down 10 com
parativc ease.
remember the cool IMPRESSION I
once received on entering town
house in the summer The woodwork
was white and in good condition, is
every spring It was given a fresh coat.
and the floors were covered through
out with light blue denim.
The slip. covers were Of white cot-
ion pop1in, trimmed in blue-and white
cretoEnc- OF course. everybody had
to Re careful Of these things. but it is
surprising how fresh they kept
It is trIe that after one learns to
the seemingly perishahIe things as
sumo more the light OF possibilities.
IL think 1t more or less smacks OF
unrehnement to be hard on things.
ANYWAY. 1t Is just as easyand much
nicer-to carefully use a marker In 9
book instead OF dog-earfng the pages
or slappinE the open book face down
on any handy piece Of furniture; To
keep ones hands clean. so that one
will never be guilty Of finger mark s: I"
TO place a paper or hion On the seat
of chair IL it seems q necessity to
climb thereon; to refrain from setting
a glass Of water or a medicine bottle
on 4 book or on nicely polished wood;
\ to think before one throws a curtained
window open on q rainy day.
II you can meet all these require
ments. light slip covers should have no
terrors for YOU nd you will have a
mighty ol-looking house.
The second great advantage to, be
gained by summer furniture covers IS
that Of furniture protection.
Who has not suffered the incon-
yenience Of having those blue-Whto
spots appear on their fine mahogany
furniture; caused by perspiring backs
and hands?
"a slip$cover will eliminate this, as
lit alsowill the fading Of upholstered
stuff and the sitting in Of dust from
the open windows:
And the third slip-coVer seat, which
will strongly appeal to many. Is the
good chance afforded them TO indulge
that nnsatished longing for cretonrla
furnishings which has heretofore
been denied them. on account Of their
being possessed Of too much excellent
furniture OF another date tohave been
able TO refurnish with the more mod
ern upholstery OF cretonne-
Will be plainly recognized that
with slip covers Of cretonne they will
II " half the year!
First Of all, they virtually are mad J.,
on the furniture. "A piece Of the ma
sterial Is pinned on the part Of the
chair one, has decided TO start with.
and after it is carefully fitted. 1t Is
cut the shape. leaving plenty of al
lowance for seams.
Infthis va y8one should carefully do
the whole chair. sewing the various
pieces Eethers as one gets them cut
and trying on many times. in order to
insure "A perfect fit s5a 8+sS
Sometimes 1t IS found easier to do
all the basting3 before any part Is re
moved; for others working -Sith a.
preliminary paper pattern may seem
easier.
-CEC