The editor will gladly answer queries pertaining to 
individual problems of interior decoration and furnish¬ 
ing. When an immediate reply is desired, a self-addressed 
stamped envelope should be enclosed. This department 
Japanese Lamps 
L AMPS and lanterns typically Japan¬ 
ese in appearance and construction, 
which have heretofore been used only 
with candles, are now fitted with electric 
bulbs, and make charming porch lights, 
or they are equally useful for halls or 
living rooms. The wall lamps or lan¬ 
terns which are intended to hang flat 
against the wall may be had in several 
different shapes, and are made of rice 
paper with lacquer frames. The table 
lamps, with their slender standards and 
bell-shaped shades, are made with both 
cedar wood and lacquer frames, and in 
some the rice paper is perfectly plain; in 
others it is decorated with fascinating lit¬ 
tle Japanese scenes. The lamps are pic¬ 
turesque, very light in weight and easily 
handled, and, whether made of plain or 
decorated rice paper, the effect when they 
are lighted is charming, and there is just 
the right amount of subdued glow that 
is sufficient for summer nights. 
The New Willow-Framed 
Hungarian Ware 
T HE fad for Bulgarian colors in 
dress was the forerunner of the 
demand for Hungarian peasant pottery — 
its flower decorations vying with the 
vivid Bulgarian hues. Combined with 
willow, the various pieces of pottery now 
shown in this country are most attractive 
for summer homes. The trays, plate and 
jug holders, cup racks, etc., have just 
enough of the willow work to tone down 
the coloring of the pottery and make a 
harmonious whole, while the brightness 
of the pottery decorations relieves the 
quiet of the willow. 
Very little of this peasant ware finds its 
way into this country, and single pieces 
are more easily found than sets. Tea and 
breakfast sets are being imported, but the 
single pieces encased in willow frames 
make the strongest appeal, especially for 
outdoor use. 
The peasant pottery is a nondescript 
color — not white, nor vet yellow; per¬ 
haps deep oyster white will best describe 
will also purchase any of the articles here described for 
subscribers living at a distance, or will furnish the names 
of the places where they may be obtained. 
the handle which lifts them all together 
coming from the center of the frame, like 
the “salt-and-pepper” shakers familiar to 
us all. 
A cake and muffin holder is made on 
the same plan, with three plates framed 
by the reed, and center handle — a most 
practical and indispensable article for 
summer tea service on lawn or piazza. 
The single plate holder, with ears of reed 
by which to pass it, is also useful, and 
does away with fingering the plate itself. 
For porch or lawn service, the pitcher 
and mug tray is most desirable. The 
round willow tray has six small circles of 
reed near its edge to hold firm the six 
mugs of Hungarian ware, and in the cen¬ 
ter a willow basket with a substantial 
handle to lift the whole tray, holds the 
commodious pitcher to match the mugs. 
Whether the contents be beer or cider, 
lemonade or water, the effect to the eye 
is the same. A more simple arrangement 
is in the willow and reed jug holder, a 
basket-like affair supporting a generous 
Hungarian jug suitable for any thirst- 
slaking fluid. 
Oddest of all, and with the most 
euphonious name, is the “jug and mug 
tree.” It is first cousin to a clothes tree, 
and reminds one of some of the wonder¬ 
ful tree growths described in fairy sto¬ 
ries. The tree is a willow and reed one; 
its apex is a handleless basket supporting 
a large Hungarian pitcher. Below, jut¬ 
ting out at intervals from the trunk, are 
what appear at first glance to be a half 
dozen supplicating hands. On closer ex¬ 
amination the extended palms prove to be 
little willow baskets, each holding a mug 
to match the pitcher, inviting you to take 
a drink. The effect of the whole is some¬ 
what bizarre, but its usefulness cannot be 
disputed. 
Some New Willow Furniture 
A N innovation in tea tables is pro¬ 
vided for summer use in the round 
willow table with tete-a-tete chairs at¬ 
tached. The main recommendation for 
this piece of furniture is that the table 
and chairs, being so light, can be moved 
all in a moment as one piece of furniture 
it. and the garish decorations are of 
flowers and garlands and urns in reds and 
pinks, blues and greens. 
An odd design in a willow flower stand 
for the porch is in shape a half circle 
standing waist high; and in the openwork 
willow shelf at the top are a half dozen 
Hungarian flower pots. Two of these 
An electric table lamp made of Japanese decorated 
rice paper, with lacquer frame 
half-circle flower stands will completely 
surround a good sized porch post and 
form a very attractive summer furnish¬ 
ing. The stand may also be used indoors. 
A vase holder, with reed framework in 
place of willow, provides very effective 
decoration. Three cylindrical vases of the 
Hungarian ware, about nine inches tall, 
stand well supported in the reed frame. 
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