Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1916 — CUSHIONS THAT ARE NOVEL [ARTICLE]

CUSHIONS THAT ARE NOVEL

Bow Variety Seems to Have the Preference for This Summer, at Least. There are many novelty cushions this summer. Some of them are for garden chairs and hammocks, some for divans and lounging chairs and some-for the floor. One that is very attractive is shaped like a big bow. The cover is made of beautiful silk and velvet, and is perhaps four feet long and a foot wide, when finished. It is filled lightly with soft down and is tied with a band of velvet ribbon through the center. It is really a most comfortable shape to tuck behind the back, and could be made of -less expensive materials — thin silk or cretonne. Smocked cushions afe another pretty novelty. They are covered with silk, smocked into shape. These are made in light colors for the bedroom or boudoir. » For the hammock perhaps the most serviceable cushions are those covered with black and tan cretonne, in small blocks or checks. It is sold especially for cushions for outdoor furniture, as its colors make it show dust very little.