Evening star., 1925-06-05

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Summer Gotta ge. or week end
cottage. usually dispenses with
4 help and runs it herself, the chief
consideration in planning the fur
riShing is that OF saving work. Com
nlete sets of fireproof glass dishes for
cooking are very desira bic, as they are
more easily and quickly cleaned than
any other kind. If food is burned in
them, they can be Scra ped with a
knife. Rustless knives are ipdispen-
sable. and there is a clever little in
Vention for affixing to the carving fork
by means of which they can be sharp
ened. There is also new metal for
tableware resembling electroplate, but
untarnisha BILE, so that it does not re-
quire polishing.
AS regards crockery. something pic
turesque is most suitable for this pur-
pose. There are many very pretty
kinds of cottage crockery from which
TO choose. Teapot, sugar bowl. and
cream pitcher can now be bought IN
beaten pewter, which does not require
cleaning and looks we'll on an oak
table.
The most important question from
the iabor-saving point of view in the
living rooms and bedrooms is the
floor covering, and japanese mating
is by far the easiest thing to deal
with Ii should be made up in a square
and surrounded by stained boards, and
laid with felt paper unqerneath. IL
does not collect dust Ikea carpet and
only needs sweeping over with soft
broom each day. To keep it clean, 1t
should be washed over twice a year
on the top and underneath and iald
in the garden TO dry.
A gate table and lounge cane
chairs with plenty of cushions are
best for Summer cottage. Bright
colored toiletware and dura bic cur
rains TO match are charming for the
bedrooms. One of the problems in
connection with a Summer cottage
is the airing of the beds when they
have not been slept in for some time,
but this can be avoided if the mat
tresses. are kept in waterproof Gov
ers and the blankets in large tin
box when not in use.
Bungalow Kitchen.
In a small bungalow kitchen where
economy of cupboard space is neces-
sary il is a good idea to have shelf
set about Is inches under the table
TOP. This can be used for holding
saucepans or crockery. 1t is quite
easy to conceal it by a deep ruffie
of material If the kitchen is very
small a fat seat that can be let
down when not in use, attached to
one of the legs of the table, is useful.
Iron brackets fastened to the table
legs and to the floor will steady the
table.
When bungalow kitchen is also
used as a dining room, II is certainly
an advantage to conceal the sink
when it is not in use with a board
surrounded by a ruffle around three
sides of it. The spigots are con-
cealed by small doll covers dressed
in peasant costumes. Space is econ
omize;, and the appearance of the
ki<en is improved if a narrow shelf
is fitted around two or three of the
walls about 3 feet from the floor.
It can then accommodate any deco
rative china.
Chairs for Summer.
Cane seated chairs are frequently
colored blue. dull red or orange, to
suit the requirements of modern col
or schemes. Although the natural
cane color often harmonizes well
with various schemes. these colored
seats provide a useful note OF color
in a room.
When cane seated chairs have be-
come worn, 1t IL quite good idea
70 reseat them with one and one-half-
inch braid or carpet binding, choos
ing colors that blend with the deco
rations of the room for which the
chair in intended Two contrasting
shades of braid may be used to-
gether with good effect. Strips of the
material cut to the size required can
be interlaced across the seat, one
or two colors being used, and finished
on the frame of the chair with brass
or copper er-headed tacks, or each strip
may be brought over the edge and
tackled underneath the seat.
Popular Hostess.
The hostess who is generally voted
a real success is the one who is not
drastic in her duties. The guests who
come to stay with her are made TO
feel that they are very welcome in her
house, and their comfort is assured
but they are not all treated by rule
with engagem mentS mapped out for
their every waking hour, although a
certain amount of entertainment is
arranged for them. A week is cohsid-
cred quite a long stay nowadays, and
two or three nights the usual one, and
ii behooves the hostess to name def
mite dates TO her visitors when invit-
ing them.
The hostess who Is thoughtful gives
her guests a choice of theaterS, opera
concerts and so on before they arrive,
SO that tickets may be secured, and
also indicates any special engage
nentS she may have made for them
adding a wish that if there is any
thing special they want to do, or any
particular friends they would like TO
meet, she may be told of them.
In her guests rooms a thoughtful
hostess will see that there are all the
little comforts required, such as ink
and note paper and pins Of various
kinds. She will soon discover or bid
her maid find out her guests prefer
ences for early tea or coffee, breakfast
upstairs or down. and at bedtime
whether milk or cocoa be the desired
nightcap.
The guest who is as tactful as heI
hostess makes a far better impression
than the one who obviously regards
her visit as an event solely for her
own enjoyment. Some hostesses are
very particular upon such points rs
the guest putting herself entirely al
her hostess disposal. They do not lihe
engagements to be made with other
friends before the visit begins. argu-
ing that to do so renders their house
no better than hotel. When the
give-an and-take of visiting is understood
on both sides there Is real benefit to
the hostess and her guest in many