HOUSE AND GARDEN 
July, 1911 
Summer Furnishing with Cretonne 
(Continued from page 37) 
French cretonne and finished at the edges 
with gilt braid have little glass knobs, but 
the more practical pieces are fitted with the 
tabs of cretonne. 
The newest piece of cretonne furniture 
is the seat with boxes underneath that is 
intended to stand in a window or at the 
foot of a bed. It comes in several differ¬ 
ent lengths and has an upholstered cush¬ 
ion, kept in place by a little ornamental 
railing of wood around three sides, while 
the space under the seat is filled with 
boxes. The shorter seats have two shelves 
underneath with a box on each, and the 
longer ones have two boxes on each shelf 
with a partition in the middle. As pieces 
of furniture they are decidedly ornamen¬ 
tal, and the idea of utilizing the lower 
part as a place for storing things is an in¬ 
genious one, to say the least. 
Another new piece of cretonne-covered 
furniture, while not of the cabinet variety, 
is pretty and equally useful, and may be 
had in cretonne of any desired pattern. 
This is a case for slippers in the shape of 
a rather high stool, with an upholstered 
top that makes quite a comfortable seat. 
The stool is octagonal, with a lining of 
heavy material in a dark color, and fast¬ 
ened to this lining are pockets made of the 
same material, each large enough to hold 
a pair of slippers. 
Even work-tables are made in a com¬ 
bination of wooden frame and cretonne- 
covered box, and follow out the idea of 
many of the old-fashioned models by hav¬ 
ing a deep pocket of the cretonne at the 
bottom of the box, which is set into a 
white enameled frame on four slender 
legs. The table is so effective, besides be¬ 
ing light and easily handled, that even 
though there may be no cretonne to cor¬ 
respond in the furnishings, it is quite suit¬ 
able and does not seem out of place in a 
bedroom of any description. 
For a room in which these cabinets and 
other cretonne pieces are used, the most 
suitable chairs are of willow, painted or 
enameled in white, with cushions that 
match the furniture and hangings. The 
color and design are a matter of one’s in¬ 
dividual taste, as the furniture may be 
had to order as well as in stock patterns. 
Large-figured cretonnes that are correct 
reproductions of English chintz of the 
18th century period are more or less of a 
novelty and quite popular, but however 
appropriate they may be for curtains and 
draperies, they are hardly suitable for the 
box furniture. Small patterns in floral 
effects are more tasteful, and a design new 
this season, that is largely used for the 
cabinets made up in sets seems to have 
just the right proportion of white back¬ 
ground and colored figures. It is de¬ 
cidedly conventional, showing clusters of 
leaves intertwined with a heavy cord and 
tassel design, and comes in a number of 
attractive colorings suitable for bedrooms 
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