SHADY NOOKS FOE SUMMEE DAYS 



ANYTHING which adds to one's 

 comfort during the warm weather 

 is welcome, and as the life in our 

 climate during the summer months is large- 

 ly an outdoor one, any bit of shade w-hich 

 Nature or art may provide to temper the 

 rays of the sun is welcomed. The ideas Il- 

 lustrated on this page may all be carried 

 cut at slight expense. 



The illustration, " A Shady Retreat," sug- 

 gests places where one may retire with a 

 favorite volume. If the climb into these 

 retreats is too venturesome for the older 

 members of the household, they will aflford 

 n uch enjoyment for the younger ones. Of 

 course the proper trees are necessary, and 

 as no two are alike the carpenter will have 

 to adapt his construction to the enforced re- 

 crirements of size and growth. 



In the arrangement for the shady seat at 



Fir. 2612. A Shady Retreat.' 



Fig. 2613. A Shady Seat at the Tennis Court. 



the tennis court, rough cedar posts are 

 planted firmly about eight feet apart, three 

 feet below and seven feet above ground, and 

 a framework of built across at the top, and 

 a double seat with back constructed be- 

 tween. The framework at the top should 

 come forward four and a half feet from the 

 end parts on each side, making the top nine 

 feet over all. A series of hoops is carried 

 along one foot apart, giving a curved top. 

 The brackets for this top and the arms and 

 legs of the seat may be made from rough 

 limbs with the bark left on. The same ma- 

 terial is used for braces. If gnarled limbs 

 can be obtained for these all the better, but 

 the fran.ework is of secondary importance, 

 as it will be covered with vines by the mid- 

 dle of the summer. 



A more simple mode of construction 

 would be to make the top flat. For this 

 use straight pieces instead of hoops. The 

 effect will be less picturesque, but when cov- 

 ered with vines it will make but little differ- 

 ence. If possible face the seats north and 

 south, as more shade will be obtained from 

 the ends when the sun is low in the after- 

 noon. 



