348 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS September, 1909 
Shelving is both ornamental and useful 
Plenty of space for porcelain and china 
A comfortable lounge is a necessary furnishing 
surroundings that are subordinate enough to leave the rug 
as the feature. One may remember the Navajo rug when 
furnishing a living-room that is too heavily shaded by the 
piazza, or for interior halls that lack sunlight. 
As the cost of a Navajo is considerable, it is not a cheap 
floor covering, especially when its use must be confined to 
a few months in the summer; for, unlike the Oriental rugs, 
it can not be transplanted from one room or home to an- 
other. A soft-toned Oriental rug is often an economical 
purchase when a winter and summer residence is estab- 
lished, as it will accord with almost any colorings. In a 
Long Island country home all of the rugs from the city 
home are transferred at the beginning of the summer to 
the seashore, and returned each fall to the town house. 
The adoption of one large rug for each of the living- 
rooms, with small sizes for the bedrooms, is the accepted 
plan for reasons both practical and sanitary. In the 
Oriental rugs one may combine various sizes even when 
they are unlike in colorings and designs. In the domestic 
rugs, Wilton, Brussels and others, the necessary sizes may 
be made to order when they are not kept in stock. 
In summer homes among the,trees the interiors may be 
supplied from native wood in rustic or semi-rustic work. 
In the illustrations there are some suggestive ideas that 
have been carried out in stairways and furniture. 
A comfortable lounge is a large item of expense for the 
summer cottage, but is a really necessary part of the living- 
room furnishings. According to the appropriation that is 
made for this piece of furniture, one may secure a luxurious © 
tufted davenport, a woven-wire divan or a box lounge. 
The latter, when fitted with a separate hair mattress, is a 
good selection at a moderate cost. 
Under some conditions a canvas swinging settle may 
take the place of a lounge, or one made of reeds or willow 
may hang from the ceiling. Of the former kind there are 
some improvements the last year on the first pattern which 
came out as a novelty, but by its cordial reception has 
become installed as a staple contribution to the home. 
With the introduction of a divan comes the vexing 
question of spread and pillow covers, and a needed word 
is to be said about making these details too conspicuous. 
All sorts of odds and ends are frequently gathered at this 
point. The Yale student brings home his college pillow, 
and his sister, not to be outdone, installs her school or 
college colors. Another member of the family acquires 
at a bargain counter some pillow tops, and the collection 
is incomplete without additional contributions of em- 
broidery, leather work or stenciling from interested 
friends. 
The cover for the divan need no longer be a striped 
Bagdad, as there are so many varieties now from which 
one may make a choice. A plain-colored spread is the 
safest choice (especially when the pillow covers are fig- 
ured), and goods fifty inches wide may not demand an- 
other width for a divan of ordinary proportions. To 
take away from the severity of a plain material there may 
be a band of trimming sewed just above the hem, about 
two inches from the edges. ‘The coarse homespuns that 
come in many different shades are well suited for couch 
spreads in summer cottages. 
A generous provision of tables, square, round and ob- 
long, with some of the drop-leaf and folding make, may 
be among the furnishings for the vacation home. 
In a cottage or bungalow of small dimensions the living- 
room is usually made the eating place, and the question of 
table accommodation is important. Instead of an ex- 
tension dining-table, the drop-leaf may be considered. In 
one home a pair of these tables took the place of the con- 
ventional extension-table, one standing in the center of the 
room with both leaves raised, the other, when not in use 
