The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-02
DRESS FURNITURE.
Form Fitting Slip-Ons for
Chairs and DayenpOrts.
Old English and Oriental De-
signs Their Summer Wear.
BY MARGARET MASON.


written for the Topeka State Journal)
We're all dressed up and place to go''
Said the slip covered chairs as they sat in
a row.
New York June 2.-"Do you think
my new spring slip makes me look
too stout?" inquired the davenport
anxiously of her friend the wing chair.
Not at ALL responded the wing
chair gracefully. Just a bit portIy,
you know. I feel that mine is per-
feet fit but | am rather disappointed
about my Dutch fiounce. Humans are
all wearing their skirts SO short this
season and this pleated flounce is so
long it doesn't show a bit of my well
turned leg"
Let me settle this discussion for
you" said the settle in the ingle rock.
You all look simply stunning in your
new summer slip covers and L only
wish some one could slip one over on
me. Since L am too hard to fit (for
I'm all hard wood, you know I'll
have to be content to settle down
here and watch you all being featured
in under cover this season. l only
hope your charming new cretonne
clothes will give you added strength
to support any weight and you won't
mind being much sat upon. And may
the gay flowers and birds on your
slip covers keep spring in your hearts
as well as springs in your seats"
Cretonne, Chintz or English Linen.
Thanks for your compliments,
couched so elegantly" said the couch,
ION behalf of myself and all the 9TH
err furniture I thank you" Yes it's
mighty sweet of you" said the whole
suite of furniture in unison. '-And
now it is time to shut up" said the
desk suiting the action to the word.
You are likely to hear such a line
of conversation if you sneak up on
your furniture any night after the
stroke of twelve, That is of course If
you have followed the fashion and
had slip covers of cretonne, chintz or
English linen made for all your up
holstered pieces.
In the old summer days we used
to be content to Swathe our furniture
in shapeless slip covers of tan striped
linen as ugly as it was SerViceable.
Nowadays slip covers are form fitting,
as ii were. They are made of the
most delightfully."- designed and tinted
cretonnes and linens to match the
summer draperies and hangingS. They
pleated ruffles called Dutch fiounces.
Snappers are used to fasten them
snugly and neatly on to the most diff
Guilty shaped articles of furniture so
that each and every slip cover, if it is
well made, fits as perfectly as your
own new tailor made.
Fit Like Daughters Dress.
The beauty of it is that you can slip
off your arm chairs slip and nave it
laundered as easily as you slip Of
your small daughters slip and hen
you can slip it right back again. 1t
certainly il a perfect snap as well as
a perfect fit with the new snapper
fasteningS
Naturally imported linens and Gre
tonnes are almost prohibitiVe in price
this year but our domestic output is
most creditable and copies of old Eng
liSh linens in soft coloringS and even
a good imitation of the linen fabrics
are offered in the cotton cretonnes az
prices reasonable enough to make pos
sible their use to cover all the furni-
ture, cushions and hangings in ones
living room. or bedroom. OF course if
you want to go the limit, covers for
the Victrola and piano, the book cases
and desk and tables as well as for the
upholstered pieces may be INDUCED in
and the effect is most charming.
Elaborate Designs ON Them.
Chinese designs are very popular
and birds of Paradise. pheasants, lea
cocks and love birds have come home
to roost On almost all your easy chairs
Old rose or yellow shades are very
good this year for background col.
orings and putty or French grey are
also most effective with brilliant hueG
designs outlined in black. While all
over designs are most practical for
clip covers use set patterns of baskets
of flowers. urn shaped vases, flower
filled, or cages filled with birds worL.
up most artistically.
In England where no easy chair is
without its flounce trimmed, gayly
figured slip they often leave them on
all the year round. Now that our
slip covers have become such works
of art, such things of beauty and such
perfect fits we are going to be loathe
| to pull them off in the winter time
ourselves. For to summarize the
whole subject of slip covers they GER
tainly summerize whole room.
Soon no one will be able to take
his seat without realizing that There's
many slip 'twixt the chair and the
hin"