HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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June, 1911 
In harmony with the other willow porch furniture is 
this zinc-lined plant box 
White or red candle-lamps 
come with glass shields 
Another one of the newest things for the porch is 
this three-panel screen of willow 
English in its origin, that seems to be particularly adapted to 
outdoor use. The stand is of heavy tin, painted either white or 
red; there is glass wind-shield with a perforated top of tin, and 
the candle fits into the holder with a spring just like those used 
in candlesticks for the dining-table. The candle burns steadily 
without being affected by the wind, and gives just light enough 
for comfort without making the piazza too bright. The lamps are 
made in several different styles, with holder for a single candle, 
for two candles, or for three as in the illustration. These are all 
for use on the piazza table, but there is a much larger size on a tall 
standard that rests directly on the floor, with holders for three 
candles, the whole arrangement being about five feet high. 
As a sort of companion piece for this tall lamp there is a clock 
for use on the piazza or lawn. It is about the same height as the 
lamp and like it is painted a bright red. On top of the tall stand¬ 
ard is a hollow metal ball that contains the works of the clock, and 
on one side of the bell which is slightly flattened, is the clock's face 
in white, with heavy black figures that are visible at a considerable 
distance, making it quite useful 
even on extensive grounds. 
The lure of garden and lawn 
furniture is even stronger, when 
one begins to investigate the possi¬ 
bilities, than that of porch furni¬ 
ture. The one in a way is merely 
a reproduction of the familiar 
household things that are necessi¬ 
ties ; the other opens up a fascinat¬ 
ing array of objects that are real 
luxuries. From the single box for 
an ornamental tree, or a garden 
seat or chair, up to the elaborate 
rustic summer-house, substantially 
built and complete with roof and 
floor, each one makes an irresist- 
able appeal to the person who has 
a bit of ground large enough to 
accommodate it. 
Rustic -furniture, stained green 
or brown is always attractive in 
out-of-door surroundings of any 
sort, although the chairs and ta¬ 
bles and seats of planed wood are 
doubtless more suitable for the 
formal garden, and can be used 
for porch furnishings as well. 
There is of necessity little variety 
in the shape and design of the rustic pieces, and all are built on 
substantial lines with frames of bark-covered wood and seats 
made of smooth boards. The lawn tennis bench with sides but 
no back is rather a novelty ; so is the double rustic bench which has 
seats placed back to back, and also the rustic seat that has a roof 
covered with cedar bark. This design is reproduced in the more 
formal furniture which is made of cypress, and there are, besides, 
many different styles in cypress seats for garden and lawn, some 
straight, some curved, and others built to fit corners, as well as 
the circular seats made in sections to go around trees. 
Many of the seats are copies of old English pieces; others are 
modern and of quite recent design, but equally picturesque. Ta¬ 
bles and chairs are made in models that harmonize well with the 
different seats, and all of this furniture is painted white or green, 
in either a light or dark shade. More elaborate are the rose- 
arbors and arches built to span paths, some of them with a seat 
at either side. These too can be had in practically the same de¬ 
signs and in colors to match the other pieces of lawn furniture. 
Few householders are so fortu¬ 
nate as the owner of a lovely 
place in Southern California who 
utilized a palm tree as a summer¬ 
house in which to serve afternoon 
tea. A table was built around the 
trunk of the tree and masses of 
vines trained from the ground to 
meet the lower branches, so that 
in a short while he had a complete¬ 
ly enclosed arbor, protected from 
the sun by the thick growth of 
palm branches overhead. A rath¬ 
er good substitute may be had 
however, in the big lawn umbrella 
with a table underneath it. One 
style shows a willow table shaped 
like an hour-glass, with a hole 
through the center for the handle 
of the umbrella, which is made of 
heavy brown cotton material and 
decorated with a stenciled border 
in light tan. Another is much 
larger and better adapted to all 
sorts of weather. The table has 
an iron standard with a circular 
top of heavy tin, painted white, 
and the umbrella is a huge affair 
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A particular graceful curved seat of cypress to place in front 
of a shrubbery group 
These cypress seats are made also for corners, in semi-cir¬ 
cular form or to encircle a tree trunk 
