June, 1915 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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The second group of outdoor living-rooms 
comprise the detached tea house, the marquee, 
• the little canopied pavilion, the terrace and 
the pergola. These bear more relation to 
the garden than to the house. Much care 
should be taken as to their situation. Choose 
the spot where the cool summer breezes may 
blow through and where there is some back¬ 
ground of trees or shrubbery. Pavilions set 
in the middle of the lawn lose their raison 
d'etre — seclusion and shadow. 
A tea house may be very pretentious — of 
concrete or brick, or simple and inexpen¬ 
sive — of wood or awning. Its background 
may be the garden wall; in fact, there is no 
better place than the corner of the garden, 
Use in the marquee iron or wicker furniture that will withstand rain and dragging about. 
be sufficient flooring if stools are provided against the dampness 
The grass wil 
affording a vista 
When covered with vines, a rustic seat such as this can of the gTOUllds. 
serve as a little outdoor living spot that will be welcome j £ the walls 
in warm weather 
are of stone or 
rough brick let the furniture be of the same rough nature. The 
old-fashioned hickory furniture, while durable, is neither com¬ 
fortable nor easily moved about. It finds its best place in the 
midst of flowers and shrubs, for it 
seems then to be a part of them. Nat¬ 
ural oak or cypress is the best furniture 
for the tea house, as it withstands the 
weather and takes on a lovely gray tint, 
contrasting well against the red back¬ 
ground of brick. 
Another suggestion for the tea house 
is painted iron furniture of the kind 
so often met with on the Continent. 
This can be finished in a hard, durable 
enamel and decorated with some pretty 
French peasant designs. The tea things 
may match in design. Using with these 
some wicker furniture in green, an un¬ 
usual and serviceable grouping results. 
In a tea house it is always advisable 
to have settees along the back or on 
either side, to hold the occasional over¬ 
flow of guests. Too many chairs are in 
the way and make a chaotic appearance. 
On the walls and posts may be hung 
wall brackets for plants. These come 
in many attractive designs — a semi¬ 
circular base, zinc-lined, and, above, a 
plain lattice or a lattice decorated with 
a vari-colored parrot. These lend a 
note of charm, especially if an ivy is 
trained up the latticed back. Adding to 
this Paradise of flower and fragrance could be flower baskets of 
wicker hung between the posts, or a hanging flower holder of 
lattice fashioned in the shape of a bird cage with a bird carved 
in the lattice, or, better still, a bird cage itself of painted wood, 
gaily decorated. 
A marquee with iron uprights and a striped awning is simple 
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It is from the vantage point of the outdoor iiving-room that the garden can be best enjoyed. See that it affords 
a vista and that it is cool, comfortable and secluded 
