Lattice within this porch dining-room gives it the feel of the outdoors. It fairly breathes coolness, but every detail, 
from rugs to sturdy chairs, spells utility 
Bringing Summer into the House 
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS THAT GIVE INTERIORS ALL THE COLOR AND BRIGHTNESS OF THE GAR¬ 
DEN-CHEERFUL DESIGNS IN RUGS AND FABRICS—NEW STYLES IN WICKER, WILLOW AND REEDWARE 
by Sarah Leyburn Coe 
A comfort- 
able s u m m e r 
home is not necessarily 
a place occupied for 
four months of the 
year and closed for the 
remaining eight, nor 
must it be in the coun- 
t r y, surrounded b y 
broad acres, desirable 
as such a situation may 
be. The transforma¬ 
tion of the all-year- 
round house into a 
summertime place of 
comfort and quiet, of 
dainty furnishings and 
cool-looking draperies 
and hangings is just as 
possible in town or in 
the more or less crowd¬ 
ed suburbs as at the 
seashore or in the country, the question being one of fittings and 
furnishings rather than of the location of the house itself. 
Given well-shaded windows, a piazza of some sort, with a bit, 
even a tiny bit, of 
green yard, and the- 
house that is properly 
furnished is a much 
more desirable sum¬ 
mer home, although 
there may be neighbors 
in close proximity on 
either side, than many 
a one laying claim to- 
the more pretentious, 
title of country place. 
Even a city house can 
be transformed with 
the right kind of fur¬ 
nishings into a more 
pleasant place to spend 
the summer than one 
miles from town if the 
latter is not provided 
with the various com¬ 
forts that help to make- 
hot weather bearable. Certainly it is worth thinking about. 
With the general tendency toward simplicity and lightness in 
house furnishings, as well as the increasing popularity of willow- 
Bedroom furniture of willow now is made in every article. New designs are distinguished by attrac¬ 
tive patterns in the weave and an actual as well as apparent solidarity 
(467) 
