The garden living-room is the go-between of the house and garden, and consequently should harmonize broadly in style with both. 
In a setting of this kind a tea house of this half-rustic, half-formal style harmonizes perfectly 
THE DESIRABLE EFFECTS OF 'SECLUSION AND SHADOW- 
TREATMENTS FOR ARBORS, PERGOLAS, TEA HOUSES AND 
PORCHES—SUMMER HANGINGS AND CUSHIONS 
M A R Y 
IVINGSTON 
M 1 
ORE and more are Americans 
coming to realize the charm of 
life al fresco. This is due partly to 
experiences of delightful summers 
abroad, and partly to the wane in popu¬ 
larity of the wasp-waisted damsel, in 
lieu of whom we find broad-chested, 
tennis-playing, golfing girls of man- 
To hang on porch, or tea 
house wall, decorative flower 
baskets 
nisli virtues. And it is the women who 
set the styles even in modes of living. Thus it is of recent years 
our garden living-rooms have become such a feature. We all want 
to get away from four walls when the 
days grow long and the evenings are 
soft. Romance lurks in the corner of 
a garden, and we have a little of the 
same sense of adventure we had as 
children under the propped-up sheet 
in the backyard. 
The variety of outdoor living-rooms 
Some of the baskets are deco¬ 
ra ted with gaily-colored 
birds 
suits every purpose and pocket. There 
are the gardens of Italian and French formal planning, beautiful 
things to look upon and walk through; and old-fashioned flower 
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