New-York tribune., 1917-04-29

/ g. II ! might stay right here IN
Sf2& New York l have vision Of
AA new business card with
Eff&e&J Fifth Avenue address, and
av-1v down m the lower left-hand corner, in
,o,,, small tvpc these words: Branch in Des
MoneS, Iowa"
81 sincerely hope that that vision Will be-
conoe = reality. In that case my education can
20 mcrrilv on indefinitely. Something eX-
traordinary must have happened to make you
even consider the idea Of deserting Ioway'
What is it,"
1.-TWO Jobs" Letitia replied "Mrs. Mont
gomery Sackett who is one Of our best Httie
social leaders at home, has been spending the
winter here in New York, and she finds that
owing 10 Monty's business they will be Obliged
to be in town more or less all summer. 50
she has asked me to do over her apartment Tor
the summer. Then by the same mail another
Iowan.-albeit in a lower stratum Of society,"
wrote beseeching me to perform the same ser
vice for her. So Il re you are. Two per-
fectlv good jobs-and l have decided to stay
and take them on. shall need help. World
YOU be willing to assist me? You don't MIND
doing some Of the shopping do you
"De-lichted," ! replied. "Chintz-chasng
shall be nv vocation from now on
THE term 'chntZ-chaser' can no longer ne
applied TO the female decorator, for the pop
ularitv of chintzes is on the wane. 1t is
pitv. too. for there is nothing more refreshing
than a drawing room done up in glazed chlntz.
But chintzes have been in favor quite long
enough for our changeable tastes, and we must
find something new to take their place
WHY ENGLISH HOMES ARE MORE
HOMELIKE
"Tbat's where we differ from the English.
Once an English woman finds something that
is attractive and practical for her home. she
clinCs to i. and it never goes out Of fashion.
Here we tire Of everything in very short
time. and We must have something new
81 am sorry, though, that chintz is no longer
in favor, for the glazed chintzes are ideal Tor
summer coverings Their only drawback has
been the lack Of facilities for doing them over
-.calandering,' the process is called. This has
never been done in this country but in Eng
land every cleaner knows how to do it. Di-
rectly the chintz gets soiled or wrinkled it is
NiNtA''
and shiny as when it was bran new
From which gather that Mrs. Montgomery
Sackett and her sister Iowan (of the lower
stratum) viii not slide about on glazed chintz
chairs this summer"
"They certainly will not affirmed Letitia
emphatically. Put on your hat and let's be
gin operations
We went first to Mrs. Montgomery Sacketts
chic little fat in Park Avenue. followed Le-
ttia from room to room, as her eagle eye
scanned it ali and her silver pencil scrbbled
notes on a tiny pad. It was all very elegant
and very elaborate. The carpets were of the
thickest velvet, the draperes Of the heaviest
damask, the furniture covering Of the richest
tapestry, and there was no end to the acces-
sories in the shape of lamps and mirrors and
all sorts of bric-a-brac.
Il trust they may have a good, big store
room," observed Letitia "for we shall pack
away at least two-thirds Of this. Mrs Mont
gomery Sackett is in Atlantic City, and she
has given me carte blanche to do as ! please
and spend whatever please, so long as | make
it smart As the boys say, that's Mrs. Mon
TVS middle name, Smart >"
IDEAL COLOR SCHEME FOR SUMNER
The very next morning we started our work
The drawing room and dining room were sepa-
rated only by an arched opening, and Letitia,
10 give the feeling of space which is essential
for summer dwelling place, treated the two
as one room; that is, she used the same floor
covering and the same color scheme for both.
This color scheme was a pale, cool, grayish
rnauve, with touches Of jade green and of
cream color. She covered the floor with
plain lightweight mauve carpet without pile
and used no rugs.
The drawing room sofas and chairs were
covered with slip covers, the new-fashioned
kind that fits tightly and perfectly and is
snapped together with snap-hooks. These slip
covers were of the very latest and the very
smartest variety. They were made Of lustrous
mauve tafTeta silk piped with jade green. The
sofa pillows were of the same mauye silk, fin
ished with several rows Of green gimp or
green cord with a tasSel at each corner
A series of windows extended across one end
Of the drawing room, forming shallow bay,
from which one had wonderful view of the
East River. The heavy damask curtains hang
ing at these windows were replaced by two
sets of sash curtains, which hung straight
from the top of the window TO the SILL Those
nearest the window were Of shimmering green
Tudor silk, edged with the tiniest little rufile
Of the same. The over-draperies were Of the
rnauve taffeta, finished with a narrow green
fringe.
Each window had an inside flower box which