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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 28, A MAIL

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Last Words In Summer Furnishings

BY ELIZABETH MacRAE BOYKIN

Most of us have the best inten- tions in the world about getting the house ready for summer way ahead of time. “But so many things. come up to idított #¦lådy with a family. Somebody patches some- thing, or somebody stops by for a visit. Or she gets on the commit- tee for the annual church outing. Or something.

Anyway, she suddenly wakes up and finds June here' Then tears. in and whips up those new curtains or 'slip covers or bedspreads she'd been meaning to do all along.. That's why we're presenting last minute news in chair covers to-day. TRIMMINGS AND COMBINATIONS

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We ran across a style show of covers recently that gave up some really new tips. Combinations of different materials were stressed importantly. ". One new; looking settee was covered with a floral chintz for back, seat cushions and loose cushions that leaned against the arms, But the arms were actually covered with a plain blue

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chintz and the ruffled flounce around the bottom was ruffled blue chintz too.

PLAIDS. IN THE PICTURE

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chair of this type upholstered in for their seats only-made with an crewel embroidery stood decora- eight inch unpleated hang over tively on its own feet. o and finished with old-time new COVERS FOR CHAIRS style crocheted type fringes. A love seat was interesting be- It is one of our pet fancies that They're also shown with the whole and seat cause it had back and seat cushions. plain chairs take covers as nicely business covered, back in a Scotch plaid, predominantly as upholstered chairs. And nothing both, and-with the skirt coming to -Then the smart way is red. Arms and flounce were in dresses up a room more than to the floor. beige twill finished around the bot- have a set of plaid chairs covered to have the flounce plain and i

xcept for kick pleats at tom in pleated plaid ruffle about in something fresh and perky look pleated two inches wide. A wing chair of ing. We saw chairs with stripes the cor good lines got a cover in a green and white plaid it was finished around the bottom in a fringe in green and white. Open arm chairs in the room were slip covered in green and white stripes with thick white moss trimming ́ ́all around the edges.

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Textures and surfaces made sev eral slip sovers interesting without other tricks. An all-over quilted beige fabric on a Queen Anne open. arm chair was distinguished with only a simple narrow brown fringe around the bottom. 'Another

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