Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-25
GETTING ANOTHER HOUSE
FOR SUMMER MONTHS
Housewives Interested in Her Home
&9 Prefer Changing at Least
.ESS Once Year.
STORING THE WINTER OUTFIT
Window Curtains Should Be Washed,
Dried and Carefully Folded Before
Bciug Wrapped and Laid Away
Until Needed Again.
BY LonETTo {. LyNCH,

Some homes that folks live in iooI
SO forlorn al summer: The house
away The things of winter And yot
yourself notice that she has not intro
Mduced anything OF summer.
The majority of us live in the ono
home all year around and yet the
housewife who has the interest OF hcl
home q, heart charges II bit at least
change their homes so compieteIy tina,
huence.
the thinss or winter are usually stored
away during the warm months. BUt
unless This is done with some sort OF
system loss and confusion frequently
Window curtains. should be washed
thoroughly, dried folded and wrapped
Ito allow the starch 10 remain in the
-%curtains during the storage period will
tend to rot the hoers, OF the fabric.
Heavy hans!nss should be ,horoug h Y
beaten out OF doors aired for several
hours and then folded and wrapped.
There arc number Of devices on the
market for preventing attacks from
-inoths. And the housewife who values
ehol hangings should look carefully
r5nto me re;ative claims OF the manu-
Iaeturers OF these devices before nur-
n;a Brass ana curtain nnl', rods as weI as brass
sd with melted mutton fat before
-S,orins This will prevent rusting. a
- ,1.i5e "ashins soda and hot soapy water
- Describes Summer Room.
One of the pre,tiest summer rooms
ever saw was in small city apart
n mens, Zach tenant had but tiny
SeLar. The trunk and the discarde d
eSeE coach about filled up The space
,,iiiotted the Jonses. and, Of course,
re- furniture there. And so Mrs. lon.
did some thinking = 'oi'c-
- imeir living room walls were finished
IA al
ano couch she selected an English nrint
ssir onoI in cream, with "a conVcm. N.
biaak She ot nsea his n greer pink and
sip covers. but also for easement cur
The rug was two-tone green pr,
the whole room had a chanre ~ u s, sut
Sne moved the furniture about To- new
hF s1an, Even Even the lamp. seemed dir,
OF beaded glass designed wonderfmIiy
wei, tor its type. Now it's shade was
ss, ma bot OF plain soft silk of deep am nm
OF course, every one cannot make
son'plete changes in the nome rne "'h hn1
ern.mentap, BITS San Of Of %aas dn amilas
sleek, dperhapa--,he hiding ava away 'o of
iiteis lot me warm months will he a
What One Woman Did.
one woman know made ~ dec;d.d
s snamSe in her bedroom during the
cursed, With That abemin nadrHom IN f Wss
MtuIe known as golden oak" She
aecldcd one summer to have modsrn
eeoreom. What she did any Won. -
can 40 II she has the will 10 TO II. :
GIN with, she decided upon French -r.y
and orchid color scheme cay
the woodwork was white Shc nro
psred inc once ugly wall with CREAM
paper, with conventionaIizcd desirm
IN orchid. shadow effect She affccted
drop selling by finishing the wall
paper with ~ narrow border eighteen
lRGhes from tho top of the ceiIinc'
Sut inc thing of which she was espe
cLaliH proud was the job she made of
me furniture. With strong solution
o. Washing soda and horaX she re-
moved the varnish. She washed each
plecs carefully with the mixture and
let " cry overnight. Next she hand .
TWO coats OF French gray main. ana
one of enamel was applied Tho uri,,
knobs. =! sidSS
From the wall paper she traced ono
q me conventional orchids or this
she made stencil Of stiff Cardboard
and applied il to Tic foot of thn hnd
me middle of each drawer ana 10 ~
back Of the chairs. wy
chose plain hansiuss. The s" rass,o sm ~
curtain. with valance were mad ~
srt cloth in soft orchid shade IT'S
Iaded blue rug was dyed purpie This
was done ut home by scrubbinc tho dye
into lew square feet at a time wiz
the Scrnbbin. brush. ''
ChanEe Your home for summer. Np,t
20 real vacation. IL is "A rest indeed,