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THE FURNITURE TO DISCARD AND ITS HOT WEATHER SUBSTITUTES—SUMMER COLOR SCHEMES—THE 
NEW STRIPES—SUMMER CARE OF WINTER FURNITURE 
Agnes Foster 
I N “doing over" for the summer, our axiom should be: not 
“overdoing." Simplify and eliminate at every turn. The 
stuffiness and fussiness of winter quarters must be replaced bv 
the fluffiness of summer furnishings. The imagination plays such 
a part in our being cool that, while a red plush sofa does not 
actually heat us nor a gray wicker chaise longue upholstered in 
light-green chintz keep us cool, these factors of psychology must 
be kept in mind. 
There are some things to be attended to before we start to 
redo our quarters for the summer. It were best to cleanse thor¬ 
oughly several of the largest and more cumbersome pieces of 
furniture, wrap them in sheets and put them away in the store 
room. Even with the use of slip covers there is bound to be 
much wear and tear on furniture during the summer, so it were 
more prudent to put them away altogether. Oriental rugs should 
be rolled up in newspaper—moths detest nothing as they do 
printer’s ink — and put them away. The grit of summer dust is 
particularly hard on rugs. Wash all the bric-a-brac, put over 
them covers of oiled paper, and place them upon the topmost 
closet shelf. Along with these go the oil paintings in their heavy 
gold frames. Leave only a few etchings or water colors, which 
can now come into their own in prominence. These things dis¬ 
posed of, we have a working basis on which to refurbish for 
the summer. 
Our first consideration is the walls. If the paper is in good 
condition it may need only a thorough wiping with a clean cloth 
and with dry bread around the squares where the pictures have 
been removed. In case the paper has had its day, the walls may 
be done over with alabastine. This comes in very good shades 
and leaves a smooth, clean, fresh surface. 
If the walls are to be repapered choose gray or putty color 
or a soft, cool tan. Striped papers are very popular this season, 
and they come in a great variety of stripes and tones—and at a 
small price. Black stripes on a white or gray or buff back¬ 
ground make a charming side wall. If care is taken to select 
a stripe that is wide in proportion to the size of the room, a 
very striking and not altogether bizarre effect is obtained. Of the 
many figured papers being shown this season one particularly 
is interesting: blackbirds and flowers on a white background, 
suggestive of an old English paper. 
Granted that the woodwork is white, the mouldings of the 
door casing may be striped in black. The greatest care should 
be taken that this is not overdone. It would require, perhaps, 
the judgment of a decorator to get just the proper balance of 
black and white. The entire door and trim may be painted black, 
but this, I believe, to be less successful than the striping. 
Never have the papers been more attractive than this season. 
To be sure, stripes predominate, as they do in women’s clothes. 
For the dining-room there come blue and buff stripes; for the 
bedrooms, lavender and gray. Chintz papers are always sugges¬ 
tive of summer rooms. Used in conjunction with a plain, white 
wainscot, the chintz papers are at their best, especially if the 
hangings and upholstery are confined to one or two tones. A 
pretty bedroom is done with a light lavender wall and wood¬ 
work of lemon color; the tones must be very delicate and one 
or two notes of deper lavender should be introduced to keep 
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