June, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
475 
A lantern made of rice paper and The new Hungarian ware, with its vivid colors, is very effective with willow furniture, 
lacquer suitable for a porch light Here is a breakfast set with an attractive flower design 
These Japanese lamps are light in 
weight and afford a subdued glow 
— most convenient for porch or lawn use. 
A most attractive portable summer 
shelter is also made of willow, consisting 
of a circle seat with a large umbrella 
canopy. The canopy frame is of willow, 
intended to support a creeper, so forming 
good protection from the sun. The cir¬ 
cle seat is built about an open circle six 
inches or so in diameter, through which 
the trunk of the creeper grows to reach 
the stem of the umbrella. Provided with 
.a healthy pink rambler to grow up 
through the center and spread to cover 
the canopy, and cushions of English 
.glazed chintz plentifully sprinkled with 
pink roses to cover the seats, this rest- 
for-the-weary makes a most welcome ad- 
•clition to the garden furniture. 
Summer furnishings, particularly those 
for the bedroom, have been improved 
upon and developed in a substantial weave 
of willow or reed, until everything in¬ 
cluded in a bedroom suite can be had. 
A new folding cot for emergency or regular use in 
the summer cottage 
as practical as the suite of wood, and 
much more suitable for warm-weather 
use. Nothing could be daintier or more 
attractive than the suite of imported 
reed, with its dressing table, bureau, 
chiffonier and chairs, with screen and 
twin beds, done in white with cush¬ 
ions of pale-blue poplin. The pieces are 
substantially made, very little openwork 
being used, and the fronts of the drawers 
are done in a diagonal weave, with orna¬ 
mental panels of the same design in the 
head and foot of the beds. The bureau, 
chiffonier and dressing table have glass 
tops over blue, and the knobs of the 
drawers are of glass in a pretty design. 
In spite of its dainty appearance, this 
furniture has excellent wearing qualities, 
and there are such delightful possibili¬ 
ties in color schemes and combinations 
with draperies and rugs that it is a most 
valuable innovation for the summer 
house. 
A Folding Cot 
T HE capacity of most country homes 
is often extended to the limit as 
far as guests and sleeping accommoda¬ 
tions are concerned, so that a folding cot 
that occupies practically no space, but 
can be produced when necessity demands, 
ought to become popular with house¬ 
holders whose hospitality is apt to ex¬ 
ceed their accommodations. This new cot 
folds up like a jackknife, directly across 
the center, so that when not in use it 
occupies no more space than a folding 
screen. The frame is of metal, and in¬ 
stead of springs a piece of heavy canvas 
attached to the frame by spiral springs 
forms the bed, which is quite comfort¬ 
able for summer use. If used at other 
seasons, however, there is a mattress to 
fit the bed, which should be supplied, as 
a single thickness of canvas under one is 
anything but sufficient in cold weather. 
A chaise longue made of close-woven willow with an open-work design. This piece will be a pleasing addi¬ 
tion to the summer bedroom furnishings 
