Evening star., 1935-06-20
Meet Test Of Weather
When Home Is Occupied
And Comfort Is Elusive
Discard Heavy Furniture, Make House
Gardens, and Find Best Way to
Danish Daytime Heat.

slip covers in slippery" materials, In
plaids, pale colors or pastel stripes.
Choose something that really appeals
to you as suggesting chill breezes. II
you have f1replaces, clean them out
and place vase Of bushy green leaves
in front of the opening. One clever
woman know banked her fireplace
with green branches. set a row of
window boxes full of geraniums In
front of them and on the mantel as
well. The effect was charming and
turned the living room into a simu-
lated garden.
am assuming, of course, that you
have already done away with heavy
draperies and thick carpets Bare
floors are always cool in Summer, but
many people object to them because
of the noise. The sisal and hemp rugs
now found in so many of the shops
solve the problem perfectly and give
added color and life to the room.
Thin, crisp curtains may be used to
lessen the desolate look of the bare
windows and, if tied back and of very
sheer material, will not keep out any
air that may be stirring.
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II Unless your walls have faded
badly, it is a good idea to take
down all pictures for the Summer.
This further accents the cool, unclut-
tered effect and also gives your walls
chance to fade evenly, if fade they
must. Then If you decide to change
the location of some of the pictures
when redoing the house for the Fall
you will have no discolored patches
with which to cope.
After many tests and experiments
have definitely decided that clos
ing the house or apartment during
the day and opening up all the win
COWS after sunset is the best way to
keep the premises cool. With elec-
trio fans going in the various rooms,
the air is stirred sufficiently and the
heat from the street is, for the most
part, kept out Shutters, dark blinds
and Venetian blinds all play an i'm
portant part in this form Of insllla-
ton and you will find that rooms
tANoOCd III OllIS way Will ACllldlIl SCNCI al
degrees cooler than those left open to
the air and sun If you are blessed
with an air-cooling system of some
sort, all these suggestions do not ap-
ply TO you, OF course, but for those Of
us who still survive with the old
fashioned Summer atmosphere in the
home, they will, I am sure. prove
helpful
THE problem of the top floor" is
one which have still to solve.
Much has been accomplished by ven
tilators, which draw out the hot air
during the day, and pump in cold air
at night-but their work is hampered
by the intensity of the sun on the roof
during the daylight hours, and the
fact that, in Washington, the night
cir is not always so very cool. One
bright young man here in town has
rigged up a sprinkler system on his
roof, which does much to counteract
the suns heat, and tends to hasten
the cooling process after dark.
mo cooking after IL a.m," is a
sermon which have been preaching
for some time-and with q little care
and planning it can easily be done.
It saves the cooks disposition, and
also benefits the rest of the family,
by not adding to the heat of the
home. For very small children, nat
urally, some food must be served
warm, but it is usually possible to do
the real cooking early in the day, and
then reheat the special dish on a
small, inexpensive electric one-burner
grill. This will do the job very eff
GENTLY, and not add to the general
warmth in any way.
HAVE lots of cooling drinks on hand
l. in the refrigerator, and be lavish
with the ice at all times. Cold food
must be really cold to be good, and
plenty Of ice is needed to chill things
properly. Thermos ice buckets are
invaluable for preventing waste and
keeping the ice from melting while
standing. Salads, jellies, cold meats
and fish are all excellent for the
Summer diet and chilled fruit is one
of the best desserts in the world.
The impression of coolness is almost
as good as the fact, and such an at
mosphere in your home will do much
toward making the coming hot
months livable
II you wish advice on your individ-
ual household problems write to
Betsy Caswell in care Of The Star,
enclosing stamped, self addressed en-
velope for reply.