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Everyone Is Interested In practical
and economical Christmas gifts this
year. Here are two attractive- cretonne
articles that are useful and that can
be made with little trouble and at little
expense.
The linen holder Or doily roll Is made
as follows:
Cut the cretonne of any width or
length desired; for Instance, 18 Inches
wide by 28 inches long, a straight strip,
with rounded flap on one end and all
bound with ribbon or bias fold.
Make a roll two inches in diameter
by gluing stiff cardboard, covering the
ends with the cretonne. Around this
stick the straight end of the cover,
first inserting a sheet' of white tissue
paper to keep the linen clean. Put in
as . many doilies as you wish, roll up
the cover, and tie with the ribbon at
tached on the flap.
This laundry bag need not be taken
from the door or wall to be filled or
emptied. Following are directions for
making:
One and three-quarter yards of cre
tonne or shiny chintz is required, which
can be wiped off with a damp cloth
when soiled. Make bag about 2.1 inches
wide,, the back half being 9 inches
longer than front, the flap being
hemmed on ends and sides and snapped
or buttoned to the front, which is faced
jp on the inside and reinforced with
an inside tape for the above fastening.
The bag is emptied of its contents at
this end. Seam up front and back,
leaving an 8-inch opening at top.- Hem
sides and both tops, inserting flat rods
or wooden curtain slats, find attaching
two rings to both front and back for
hanging.
The Home Harmonious
"Refurnishing 99 With Chintz
By Anita de Campi
HOW often it happens that our
.heart's desire is to completely re
furnish one or all of our rooms
and yet we cannot afford to do so. The
best expedient for effectin-g a meta
morphosis at a minimum price is the
lavish use of chintz or cretonne by way
of fresh draperies and covers. Many
an old piece Can be refreshed into ac
ceptable cleanliness, by a neat slip
cover indeed. It may even be quite
decorative if a proper selection of ma
terial is made.
Several points must be considered be
fore beginning to purchase. The first
and most important is the back-ground
against which the new stuff is to be
displayed. The commonest mistake is
the use of too much pattern. If the
walls, carpets, etc., are figured, plain
material is best, and vice versa.
Upholstered" furniture is always so
comfortable, and this can be had in
plain denim. If it is supplied with two
sets of slip covers of entirely different
-patterns, matching two corresponding
sets of inside draperies, an acceptable
change in the appearance of the room is
attained while one set "is being laun
dered. Stripes and small diapered patterns
are always safe for the flat dweller
wiho may, upon moving, find that the
wall decorations, not of her own choos
ing, are disconcerting, for such incon
spicuous patterns will go with any
thing. ,
The illustration shows a commodious
dnim covered sofa and chair of the
overstuffed variety recovered with
slips. They are large pieces in a small
living room but do not secern dispro
portionate because they are few in
number. In addition to the fitted Flip
covers, the loose cushions also have
snapped-on "covers that are the same
on both sides thls is saving, since
they can be turned over, bpth to wear
and launderin-g.
The walls of the room are deep cream,
and the cretonne is deep cream striped
with peacock blue; the carpet is a deep
er peacock green. The tiles are of the
last color, the lamp standard bronze
with a parchment shade and a creamy
white fur rug adds warmth to the
scheme. Two of the cushions are pea
cock blue trimmed with dull gold, and
the third is deep crimson. The flounce
at the b.ottom of the covers is of creani
linen. In the lambrequin matching this
set the stripes run horizontally, while
the curtains are !n up and down stripes.
Alternating with this set for gala
occasions is a slip set of flowered silk
brocade in lovely tones of old rose, old
ivory and sage green, trimmed with a
scant flounce of old rose taffeta. This
color scheme could be as well carried
out in linenized cretonne.
Much extravagance is indulged in in
the matter of slip covers for French
bedrooms. Lengths of exquisite ma
terials are used idly, as it were, over
the back of the chaise longue or the
foot of the bed. Covers are made of
taffeta and trimmed with ruchings.
Striking ia a slip-covered set of dining-room
chairs. The chairs themselves
are of a type that lends- itself ad
mirably to this treatment. They are
armless and have unusually high, nar
row backs. The backs are boxed to fit
the thickness of the upstanding part:
the seat top Jast fits the seat, and
boxed to t,his is a flat "breadth extend
ing to the floor. This also is boxed at
the angles.. The whole cover follows
exactly the outline of the chairs. It
looks like a blocked-in drawing.
The room has an ivory-colored pan
eled side wall, and the material select
ed by an Mcollpnt decorator is Ivory
linen blocked with small Persian birds
and flowers.
The floor covering is a burgundy and
fawn diapered carpet, and the shield
shades to the sidelights are straw col
ored. The long buffet table and the
round cente-r table are in brown ma
hogany with slender fluted legs in the'
Adam style.
Some decorators are using the same
material as that employed in the slip
covers to upholster directly to smaller
occasional chairs. In a room in light
fawn color the carpet is wistaria che
nille. The big overstuffed sofa is up.
holstered directly in beaver-colored va
lour, and two great denim overstuffed
chairs- have slip covers of cretonne
having a floral pattern of big dahlias
and birds on a well-covered fawn
ground. The same cretonne Is made up
to the frame on a walnut armchair,
and an armless chair in the Louis XVI
style.
Open bookshelves are at either side
of the mantel and at a side wall ia a
large Chinese cabinet in black and gold
lacquer with scarlet lining. On a slen
der rojnd table is a bowl of Jade. A
good painting is inset over the mantel.
This room has a. group of four win
dows. A single shaped lambrequin,
mounted upon a wooden frame, crosses
over the top of the group, while a draw
curtain hangs at each end, and one at
each space between the windows. The
draw curtains are all on one pole that
is- concealed by the lambrequin. The
latter is made of dull fawn rep, while
the curtains match the upholstery fab
ric, being of dahlia-figured cretonne.
That some rooms bicker and that
some sing, while others. are' silent and
peaceful, is due to a large extent to
the colors and patterns employed in
them.
Anwrn to Inqulrien
G. J. S. It would be best for you to
watch for special sales of draperies.
I cannot send you samples.. If, how
ever, you procure a variety of sample
yourself, I will gladly select for you
from among them and return all to you.
Cotton rep makes lovely casement cur
tains. These in some delicate neutral
tint would be nice throughout. They
have the advantage of washing well,
and other curtains are not required
with them. Yes. your chairs can be re
painted. Roughen them up with sand
paper and give them one or two (coats
of furniture paint.
. N
G. E. T. Could you get a gray-green
and deep, brilliant blue, wide striped
silk for the bed cover? I should like
it lined wish flame color and edged
with narrow dull gold lace. This would
harmoniously tie the colors already In
your room.
Mrs. W. D. M. The discordant note
in your room is the oak sewing ma
chine. Tak a wooden piece the size
of the machine top, cover it with ere-'
tonne, and tack a full length cretonne.
valance to it. Leave thin cover on y-
machine when It is not in use. A pearl
colored side wall would be attractive
with the sample of drapery, goods you
inclosed.
Mrs. A. B. Your plan for remodeling
your windows is excellent. It would be
more attractive and less expensive not
to run the windows alt the way up.
Mrs. O. W. The fad for placing sofa
or settee 'directly In front of the fire
place seems to have passed. Instead,
it Is placed at an angle with the fire
place. Figured chintz would be your
best selection for draperies and cush
ions. Make your curtains in casement
style, to draw back and forth on rods
and rings, and undercurtains will not
be necessary. I am afraid you will
spoil your wash stand. Why not leave
it as it is? Place a simple runner on
it, a vase, and a pair of candlesticks.
Introduce turquoixe blue and orange,
"r. oyster green, a tiny touch of seal
brown,
room.
and some dull tan into your
Mrs. B. J. R. Use a two-tone green
and taupe in your living-room, and
robin's egg blue in the dining-room
with old ivory ceilings In both. Intro
duce touches of deep blue in the living
room and touches of deep blue, orange
and light green in the dining-room.
Mrs. C. E. When shades are used
the rollers are et close to the glass.
A wall tint that would go well with
botM the rose carpet In one room and
the blue carpet in the other would be
a delicate mauve. My advice would be
to tint the walls the first year and use
figured draperies, papering them later
if you feel so inclined.
Mrs. C. O. R. Straw colored silk
would be right for your lamp shade.
Ijse figured cretonne for your window
draperies. . Have the groundwork a
light tan.- Let your table cover be
square and trim the corners with heavy
tassels to hang over the sides of the
round table top. Kind a nice silk and
wool remnant in the upholstery depart
ment and line it with sateen.
Store Service Makes It Pos
sible to Shop in Paris.
Money Saved hy Ordering Through
Dealer In America for Delivery
From Shop In Krancc
ADMIRABLE indeed is the store
service, suggested and arranged by
the Try Goods Economist, a New York
trade Journal, which makes it possible
to send gifts direct to the trenches
from Paris shops the selection and or
dering being done right here at one's
home shop. The stores over in Paris,
through several years' experience,
know exactly what soldiers at the front
need and know how to get the mer
chandise to the front in quickest possi
ble time. Moreover, prices are lowr
on many articles desirable for trench
comfort than they are here. Paris is
only a few miles from the front, whila
goods sent from this country, even at
the best rale of speed in delivery, may
be weeks on the way. Many shops in
America are instituting this excellent
service, which should b even more
general than it is.
This is the way you "shop in Paris'"
for your soldier: Stepping into one of
the places where the service has been
arranged, you look over the list of ar
ticles which have been arranged for
convenience in special groups at spe
cial prices, and select the sort of pack
age your $2. or $4. or $10 will pay for
in Paris. The same things, sent from
here, would cost considerably more.
You hand your money to the America!!
shop. Your order is cabled to Paris
along with many other similar orders
and the package your money pays for
Is on its way to your soldier Imme
diately. This service will be of in
estimable value to those who wish to
send Christmas packages to the front,
yet who have delayed too long to tak
advantage of the parcels post at thi
end by November 15, the stipulated date
for all Christmas presents for tho
trenches to be mailed.
A J2 package will contain butter,
chocolate, canned meats and marma
lade. A $.'! package, the same, with tooth
paste, writing pad and two canned del
icacies. A $4 package, same as S3 package,
with tea. milk and soap.
A $" package, same as $4, with wool
en socks and muffler, towels, handker
chief and playing cards.
And so on,vup to the $12 package,
which contains wool underwear and
stockings, sweater, puttees, muffler
and various soaps and toilet requisites.
Feanat-Hutter SaanaKea.
Take one-quarter cupful of soft,
sifted bread crumbs, three-quarters
cupful of creani of wheat, one cupful
of peanut butter, one egg beaten light,
one-half teaspoonful of salt, one-half
teaspoonful Rage, one-half teaspoonful
of thyme and one-quarter teaspoonful
of pepper. Mix together well, add
beaten egg, form Into sausages. Place
on pan in which a teaspoonful of
drippings or oleomargarine has been
melted, bake about 20 minutes. Serve
with bananas cut in halves lengthwise
and sauted in hot butter. From The
People's Home Journal.