HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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If special porch furnishing is to be 
bought for the summer home, there is no 
more serviceable kind than the combina¬ 
tion of closely woven rattan with wooden 
frame. Comfortable chairs and settees 
are made in this style, with the wood¬ 
work done in green or in the natural 
color and finishd with narrow, black 
bands. Rather more elaborate are the 
sets of porch furniture made entirely of 
wood and painted white with green trim¬ 
mings, or in solid white with a little 
floral design done in green on the back. 
Furniture of willow and wicker is, of 
course, thoroughly suitable for porch use, 
although care has to be taken not to 
expose it to the weather if there are up¬ 
holstered cushions. If special furniture 
is not desired for the porch, and one 
wishes to buy chairs that will give con¬ 
tinuous use indoors as well, there is 
nothing more serviceable than the regula¬ 
tion Windsor chair. It is comfortable in 
shape, can be had at various prices, and 
after any amount of hard wear in the 
summer can be done over for use in¬ 
doors the remainder of the year. For 
the rustic camp, to be carried outdoors 
and left without worry, there is the 
almost indestructible hickory and ash 
furniture. It is built on good lines and 
is comfortable. 
To make a really livable outdoor room 
of the piazza, screens or awnings are a 
necessity unless it is well protected by 
vines, for there is nothing that has more 
to do with one’s comfort in hot weather 
than the proper arrangement of light. 
The shaded porch or semi-darkened room 
may not be half a degree cooler than the 
one on which the light beats with full 
force, but it looks cooler, and imagina¬ 
tion has much to do with personal com¬ 
fort when the thermometer is high. 
Porch screens come in a wide variety, 
from the semi-transparent type of bam¬ 
boo fibre that rolls up to variations of the 
Venetian blind. This is now being made, 
the wood strips in alternating colors. 
Green and brown are the most common 
colors, however. 
Awnings, that add so much to the sum¬ 
mer-time appearance of a house, as well 
as to the comfort of its inmates, should 
be, without question, a part of the sum¬ 
mer transformation of the house, unless 
it is unusually well shaded. If special 
designs are wanted they can be made to 
order, and the conventionalized figures or 
monograms with well-proportioned bor¬ 
ders are stenciled in a dark color on the 
light awning material with excellent 
effect. However, for the house in which 
the scheme of summer outfitting is not 
elaborate the ordinary striped awnings 
are quite satisfactory, both as to appear¬ 
ance and service. In addition to the 
usual assortment of awning materials in 
different size stripes and a variety of 
colors, there is a new imported pattern, 
the stripes of which are quite wide, five 
inches at least. It is made up in blue, 
F OR those of you 
who do not care 
for fixture treatments 
with either domes or 
indirect dishes, this one 
for hanging over the 
table, is among our 
choice new designs. 
Its modeling is along 
the Old English lines. 
The old silver finish and 
soft yellow silk shade 
make a combination 
most pleasing. 
The light is cast in a 
rich mellow glow about 
the room. The shape of 
the shade fully protects 
those at the table from 
any glare, while still 
shedding a strong direct 
light both on the table 
and on the ceiling, to be 
reflected back again. 
We have side brackets 
to match, should 
wish them. 
Come to our show 
rooms and see this and 
other fixtures for the en¬ 
tire house, placed in va¬ 
riously furnished rooms 
so you can get a definite 
idea of how they look 
in actual use. Come and 
look about leisurely at 
your pleasure. 
We will be happy to 
make any suggestions. 
Our brochure on 
Lighting Fixtures you 
are heartily welcome to. 
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