HOUSE AND GARDEN 
212 
June, 1910 
loggia or a little balcony may be tucked. With boxes of vines 
and plants on the railing, a swinging seat, a comfortable wicker 
chair, some cushions, a table and an awning or bamboo curtain 
if necessary, one has the possibility of many happy hours. 
A porch can easily be made most attractive and livable and 
really amount to an extra living-room. There are many differ¬ 
ent kinds of suitable furniture made and all tastes and purses 
:an be satisfied. It goes almost without saying that it should 
be of a kind not easily hurt by a sudden shower; in heavy storms 
it is of course pushed out of harm’s way, but upholstery and 
expensive covering for the cushions are out of the question. 
Willow or wicker furniture is always good, and may be left 
the natural color or stained as one wishes. It is something to 
be thankful for that elaborate designs are not often seen nowa¬ 
days ; good and simple lines are what people want, and it is 
easier to find them than it was a short time ago. Removable 
cushions covered with cretonne, linen, India cotton, Russian 
crash, denim, turkey red, etc., are all used, the colors and ma¬ 
terials to harmonize with the general scheme of the house and 
garden. Another kind of furniture suitable to porches is called 
India splint. It is built somewhat on Mission lines, but is not 
so heavy and is very attractive. Everything needed is made in 
it, from seats and swings to curate’s assistants, and it is usually 
stained a soft and pleasant brown. Rustic or splint furniture 
is always good and can be stained any color desired; and then 
there is the rustic furniture made of branches, which, when it is 
well built, is appropriate for camps and bungalows in the woods, 
or for garden seats. Mission furniture is exceedingly well 
suited to porches if it is of one of the best makes and not the 
extraordinarily heavy and clumsy kind that we too often see. 
There are chairs of all kinds, tables, settees, swings on chains, 
tea wagons, screens, everything, in fact, that can possibly be 
needed in these different kinds of furniture. 
The subject of prices is always one of interest, as it helps one 
to make a general estimate of the cost, so I add a short list. 
Prices vary in different parts of the country and in different 
shops, .which make it rather difficult to be absolutely exact, but 
from these approximate prices one can gain a general idea for 
a guide: 
Wicker chairs cost from $3.50 to $24; India splint, from 
$3.25 up; rustic, $2.50 up; McKinley arm chairs are very at¬ 
tractive and cost $9.75. Wicker long chairs, $15 to $18. Set¬ 
tees or sofas in wicker, $8.25 to $25; India splint, $11.50 to 
$25; rustic, $13 to $21 ; other settles can be bought for $5, and 
settles with backs that turn down to form a table cost from $6.75 
to $10.50. Wicker tables, $2.75 to $15 ; India, about $10; rustic, 
$4.25 to $6. Oak folding tables, with any finish, are $6.75 ; they 
are 36 x 40 inches and are large enough for simple meals; oak 
folding tea-tables cost $3. Tray-stands are from $1.50 to $9.50. 
Tea-wagons cost about $25, and large tea-trays, $5 up. Curate's 
assistants are $3.50 to $7.50. Magazine-stands cost $4.50 to 
$10.50. Screens may be had from $10 up. A very attractive 
India splint screen costs $14; frames, to be covered at home, 
cost $6. Swing settees cost from $8.50 to $30, and Gloucester 
hammocks from $10 to $16. 
The rugs that are most appropriate to use are matting and 
prairie grass, Algerian Fibre, Japanese cotton and jute, woven 
and hooked rag rugs, bungalow rugs, and some Axminster and 
Wilton, and Scotch reversible. They vary in price from $3.25 
to $50, according to size and kind. Very valuable rugs are out 
This inviting porch is at the rear of a Philadelphia suburban home, over looking the garden. The white-painted willow furniture enlivened 
with bright-colored cushions and the grass rug makes it a most attractive outdoor living-room 
