Evening star., 1925-05-07
Screens for Comfort in Summer
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

| at the same time make them so unin-
viting to insects that they will be less
| likely even to linger In the vicinity is
| to wipe the meshes with kerosene.
This liquid has an aroma which drives
| insects in the opposite direction, and
F. it's cleansing properties when used on
| metal are excellent.
Screening Veranda.
| Possibly it Is your problem to screen
a veranda. Wire screening Is usually
preferred, and, while more expensive
than cloth netting, its use from year
| to year helps to bring the cost to an
! average not far from that of the
| cheaper material, which seldom sur
wives more than one season. Wire
screens are best made on frames that
are portable. This is accomplished by
means OF screw eyes and hooks in
which to fasten them on the adjoining
section. With little extra effort they
can be taken down to spare them un
necessary exposure to the elements
during the seasons In which they may
not be needed. The use of kerosene,
already mentioned for cleaning will
also help to insure metal screens from
deterioration by rust and should be
used with frequency.
Use Of Netting.
/ If netting Is used for screening pur-
poses 1t must be the plain and not the
cross barred. Black and gray are the
right colors for porch or window use,
never white. The netting may be
nailed on frames, but is more often
secured to the porch itself. 1t should
first be nailed along the top and sides
and lastly pulled taunt at the bottom.
The nails should never be hammered
through a single layer of netting, as
it will tear away from it unless pre-
cautions are taken. Allow enough
netting for several folds where the
nails are to come, or else secure with
black binding tape. Be sure that there
are no apertures at the corners where
the insects can gain entrance. Re-
member that they have an. uncanny
instinct for finding such places.
Cloth netting is apt to gather dust
rather quickly. The texture of it is
responsible. In one way 1t is agree
able to think that 1t prevents such
dust as 1t collects from getting into
the living quarters. That is all very
we'll If it is removed frequently. If 1t
is not it will not let the fresh air cir
culate so freely through the meshes.
and 1t is the fresh air that is the thing
sought on piaZZas and when windows
are opened. To clean mosquito net
ting use a soft brush and brush lightly
so that Il does not strain or tear the
material. Fhis will dislodge the par1
ticles Of .Anst and they will float away
on the breeze.
Care Of Screens.
Since mosquito netting screens are
tackled in place, they are brushed as
they stand in the windows, because
they cannot be removed readily. Port
able screens should be taken out of
doors and cleaned with a stiff brush II
this does not involve too much eXer-
else and carrying. Some householders
play. the hose so frequently on screens
and windows that they keep the glass
shining and the screens free from dust.
The Small Porch.
If your porch is a small one and you
fear to detract from tts size by putting
on screens, have them attached to the
outside portion of the railing. This,
rather than diminishing the porch
space, seems to increase 1t. Also If
screened in this way, especially If net
ting is used and not wire mesh, there
will not be the chance of it's getting
torn by rockers, for instance. On
small porch there is decidedly this
danger.