Show sy by 1 RUGS FOR BEDROOM MORE SANITARY AND BLE THAN CARPETS first requisites for sleeping chamber are daintiness and orderliness unornamented paper best for the walls of all the rooms in a house the bed room la the most expressive of person allty other rooms must conform to the opinion either of the upholsterer if it be a formally decorated mansion or of the family in general in the smaller house but in a bedroom the of the inmate Is sure to assert itself many sidelights on disposition are shown in its furnishing first of all a bedroom should be dainty and orderly the furniture in keeping with the use of the room do not have heavy pieces in a small room just because they are handsome I 1 do not mean to say that all rooms of old fashioned furnishings are inappropriate prop but one often needs wider backgrounds than four walls to give the right atmosphere sometimes a whole house even the quaintness of a isea england town la needed to give proper setting for mahogany heir looms in the bedroom let us be modern whatever the rest of the house may be and light nowadays old fashioned insistence upon carpets Is obsolete the color effects may give an imbres PRETTY COVERS FOR CUSHIONS combination of flowered silk and net or muslin A new and pretty idea for the mak ing of lingerie pillows is to cover them first with flowered silk and then with a very open net or thin muslin having an open design the lingerie pillow proper has been popular so long that some variation on the oreg inal idea was bound to appear for this summer s re furnishing the new all lows are a lot easier to make than were the lingerie cases which have been popular so long because there Is not nearly so much hand work on them and yet they retain the most important feature of the other lingerie pillows which Is the possibility of frequent laundering for they can have removable outer covers which can be put into the tub whenever desirable the under covers fresh and spotless the under covers of these new lingerie pillows are made of flowered silk which should be of rather distinct design and vivid coloring in order that the best effect may bo produced then the outer covers may be made of fine wash net or thin batiste or linen it the design tor the under case Is a wreath of vivid pink roses for in stance valenciennes may be set in the outer cover or muslin pieces of net lace or open work may be set in at some places on the pillow so that the design shows through but it a very thin dotted or embroidered or figured be chosen this Is not necessary the thinnest paris mus alln may also be used as a cover dl erectly over the wreath but it should be of a design to harmonize the sheer embroidered would allow the wreath to show through sufficient 1 without any insertion A design of red roses on the under cover would also show through well tulips large green leaves peonies chrysanthemums all these designs are good it the outer cover la to be without insertion to make the all lows attractive however the outer tover shoud be of net or of very sheer material if it Is nat to have insertions if your face Is too red be careful of your diet take no hot drinks but plenty of cooling ones don t wash the face in cold water nor when you feel flushed lukewarm water Is bettor hot foot baths are also bald to be very good in cases of this kind to expand the chest try this exer else depress the chest letting the shoulders come forward with the head up and back maine the chest by muscular effort not by breathing to the point of greatest expansion liasse liaise and lower the chest this way eight times when the scalp Is very dry it la not necessary to jonh the head more than once in two months apply this hair oil every n two ounces scentless castor oil two ounces cocoa nut oil one bunco oil of rosemary one half dram oil of jasmine mix oils with gentle heat kottle shake for five minutes to make thin cheeks plump rub a good skin food in with the following movements to treat the right slon of warmth and the furnace supply the reality without the labor of keeping carpets clean but supposing there are no hard wood floors underneath the carpets some one acks of course hard wood Is really deser able but we still have the resource ol 01 paint no more old fashioned als of cleaning with a little care the room Is always fresh and sweet study your room it you paint tho floor get some color that will tone into the woodwork and wall covering in a room I 1 saw this summer the fur nature was graceful the brass bed and the rugs were in the best of taste yet the minute one entered a jarring note was felt the floor was painted a very dark green the color arose and greeted you at every turn for all the wood work of doors and windows was white then the paper was some pink conventional design now mahogany does not call for wall decoration it needs a plain background it is ally safer to use an unornamented pa per in a bedroom anyway always choose daily colors red should never be used it Is too heavy oppressive choose pink yellow lavender white and blue or white and green in the two last combinations I 1 mention white first for that should predominate as the colors are too cold to lead in the tonal effect don t have upholstered furniture it collects dust and looks stuffy but if it must be used cover the pieces with cretonne or whatever the room hang ing may be for the same reason washable materials are better tor bed rooms than gatins satins or heavy draperies N Y evening post FOR WEAR IN THE HOME pretty house dress made up in wedgwood blue cashmere hare we have a pretty dress in wedgewood blue cashmere the slightly trained skirt Is gathered into the waist at the back and sides but Is plain across the front the toot Is trimmed with a five inch wide band of taffetas taff the color of the cashmere the fronts of bodice slightly cross be low the bust and are arranged in two wide tucks over the shoulders the material edges are trimmed with a band of silk over which are laid points of lace the vest Is of coarse lace with a round boke of fine net lace three quarter puckered sleeved finished with a band of silk and lace materials required 8 yards at inches wide 1 yard silk 40 inches wide 2 yards bodice lining yard coarse lace and yard net lace cheek place the thumb of the left hand just beyond the corner of the mouth on the left cheek as a brace slake rotary movements upward and outward beginning at the corner of the mouth and making three diverging lines of manipulation over the cheek with the right hand treat the left cheek about six times over each cheek Is sufficient pin cushions pen wipers A now method has been found where white velvet may be tinted in the lightest and most delicate of pas tel colors and this new material la used to make charming little pin cushions and pen wipers magnificent sofa cushions for light and perishable drawing rooms too are made of the material and it darker shades are used the velvet makes a charming cover tor the dofa cushions in the library of course it must be borne in mind that the material cannot bo washed therefore the careful housekeeper will see that it Is not placed in a position where it is exposed to dirt and dust As the art of the material becomes better under stood the velvet may be used tor pu poses not yet thought of and it re mains for the clever broman to decide how tho novelty may bo employed to her advantage |