Show afe B bu by y ludia le baron walker abbe for summertime should be light in weight heavy blankets are for wintry nights tt IN hether bether tor for summer or winter inter use wool Is the fin est material for blanket weaving A mixture of cotton and wool Is next in the scale of excellence silk sill and wool and rayon and wool are sometimes combined especially in fancy blankets all cotton blankets which are less ex pensive than wool ones or cotton and wool are often chosen for sum mer use they can now be made in the soft and fluffy weave similar to all wool but they have to be heavier in we for equal warmth Is somewhat akin to down in that it provides a mail 1 mum murn of warmth for a minimum of weight cotton blankets have gained in larity with the im prove ments in their texture because light weight blankets are d preferable to heavy 6 t 0 ones for summer bedding old blan keta are re favorites these may be quite thin and prove just the things for nights when a sheet alone Is scarcely sufficient covering A pair of these comparatively thin blankets outfits a bed with warm cov brings one extra coverlet either a blanket quilt or afghan in pastel tones laid across the foot of the bed Is advisable it can be used in the daytime as a cover during a siesta seasonal blankets the competent homemaker has her two sets of blankets the heavy ones mentioned and the lighter ones de scribed each set for its special er it Is a seasonable time now to make such divisions which will prove a saving if planned rightly the heavy blankets will be mothproof moth proof if they are laundered either at home in lukewarm soapy water and rinsed in water of the same temperature still having a little soap in it if blankets are pure wool As soon as thoroughly dry bone dry as Is sometimes said wrap in newspaper and put well marked bundles in a summer storage closet or they are more aas ly put away it the homemaker has a cedar chest mend the old light lightweight eight blankets it they need it patch them with the good parts of old blankets too worn for other use darn with woolen yarn fine and matching in color when darning will suffice cut down the blankets when side edges are torn or worn through and make them to fit single beds or cots bind all edges edes for uniformity or it if the ends are re not worn vorn and can be left as Is hem or bind side edges these re constructed blankets will weir wear several years during their special season they are recommended for summer camp and cottage use A new type of summer blanket Is made of homespun textile it may be machine or hand woven some of the colors are as beautiful in tints as the flowers in the garden or the blue of the sky through a mist or the first delicate shoots of trees in the spring these blankets are light weight and warm as befits summer nights slip cover style styles the vogue for slip covers has reached a high water mark it has been a score of bears or more since they held the attention of decorators as they do today the old idea was to protect the furniture upholstery from summer wear and tear and to introduce a cool element into the fur today the former remains one of the features and the latter should also but decoration pushes this somewhat into the background the slip covers of today stress decoration above all else perhaps we should call them ornaments plus and let the last word stand for protection and cool ness the material tor for slip covers used to be linen chiefly because linen la Is the coolest of textiles that are dura ble they were frequently white since this Is the coolest tone to the eye couple this with the coolness to the touch and it Is an ideal bombina tion in a hot weather textile today the textiles may be linen cotton silk rayon etc and the color Is seldom plain white As a matter of fact colors are apt to be gay and con warm in tone when solid tones are chosen they retain color as a pronounced feature the hue being black seal brown rich yellow chi nese red etc more often than aig light gh I 1 tints it if the color Is subdued vivid bindings are used for seams and edges thus promoting color schemes and retaining notes of brilliance 0 bell syndicate service |