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Show Giving the Home That Cool Look Decorations Can Do Much, Through Suggestion, to Help Out. The homemaker who expects the family to remain at home during part of the summer at least, can do much to Introduce a cool element In the rooms by following the suggestions offered here. Some of the methods lessen the heat through coolness realized real-ized through touch, and others through sight and lowered temperature. tempera-ture. All are conducive to comfort. One essential element In the decorative dec-orative scheme Is coolness of touch. To attain this there Is no textile so perfect as linen. The next best Is cotton goods with linen finish. A glazed or satin goods or finish is also cool feeling. Glass and metal are cool to the touch, as are also china, pottery and ceramics of high glaze and those of luster finishes. Whatever What-ever the home decorator has which can be used correctly in her rooms should be featured. A second essential is coolness through appearance. For example a light-colored material is cooler to look at than a dark one. Therefore, when considering materials to cover furniture remember that the light-toned light-toned ones will foster the cool look. Of late, furniture covers of rich and gay colors have been popular, which Is in accord with the brilliajit color schemes which were the natural reaction re-action from the ali-too-somber schemes just preceding the present riot of color In decoration. In summertime, sum-mertime, however, If you would have your rooms appear cool, use delicate colored furniture covering textiles. A memory of the coolness of atmosphere atmos-phere created by oyster-white patterned pat-terned weave linen covers on furniture furni-ture and carpeted floors in a Philadelphia Philadel-phia residence still lingers with me. I was but a child and Philadelphia was prematurely hot, when stopping there between trains I -called on a friend of my mother's. Just to enter the shaded coolness of the drawing room was a relief. To sit on the linen-covered chairs and touch the cool textile was refreshing. The homemaker has succeeded today In creating the desired cool atmosphere if her rooms give such a welcome Impression Im-pression of relief from torrid heat Accessories which strengthen the Impression of coolness are grateful in summer time. For example, a clear glass bowl, brimming with water wa-ter in which goldfish disport themselves, them-selves, Is such an accessory. Fronds of Ivy trailing from a glass jar suspended sus-pended In a window create a pleasing impression of crystal coolness and shady dells. A silver vase filled with flowers suggests the coolness of shimmering moonlight in a flower-filled flower-filled garden. Whatever by sight or touch recalls to- the Imagination things or Impressions Impres-sions of coolness should be featured In summer decoration. Such things put persons in the mood to react to such measures as can be taken to actually lower temperatures, such as dimming sunlight, creating draughts through open windows, etc. . 19.13. Bell Syndicate. WNU Service. |