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Tl 0 u s 'e & Garden 
Glass windows en¬ 
close this all-year 
porch. The ceil¬ 
ing is coved and 
covered with lat¬ 
tice. Over the 
radiators are built 
flower shelves. The 
floor is of brick 
laid hi a herring¬ 
bone pattern and 
the furniture is 
painted 
clean well. If wicker is 
stained only, it never has the 
nice finished look that enam¬ 
el gives it. Also the colors 
are limited. Good wicker 
should be enameled. Enam¬ 
eled means painted with a 
high gloss. If a flat, dull, 
rough-surface finish is used 
it shows the dirt and the rul> 
of hands. The color of the 
wicker generally depends 
upon the curtaining and 
cushioning. 
Curtaining 
I always feel that a porch 
curtaining which has a beau¬ 
tiful near garden view, 
should have plain toned, 
almost colorless curtains. 
One's eyes should not be dis¬ 
tracted by the multitude of 
colors in the curtains but by 
the play of color in the gar¬ 
den be}'ond. At the moun¬ 
tains or by the sea a llowered 
cretonne seems more in place. 
The distant view is not ob¬ 
structed by the gayness of the 
curtains. On the whole, it 
is safer to use a plain window 
draper}' and a figured uphol¬ 
ster}’ for most porches. Flow¬ 
ered glazed chintz roller 
shades can also be used. 
Pulled up high enough not to 
interfere with the view l^e- 
}’ond, they give a nice splotch 
of color on the gray days as 
well as on Ijright days and at 
night. Plain draperies can 
be used with these shades. 
From the colors of the cre¬ 
tonne or chintz select one for 
the wicker. An excellent 
combination is cranberry red 
with Chinese blue plain linen 
cushions edged with short red 
fringe. Use with this Chi¬ 
nese yellow lamp bases and 
shades of tiny yellow and red 
diamond pattern parchment. 
Keep the lloor taupe or tete- 
de-negre and on the walls 
use charred lattice, treated 
in the Japanese fashion. 
This makes an excellent 
background for the l)rilliant 
colorings. 
Wicker Shapes 
Besides the variation of 
color that ma}’ be had by 
painting wicker, there are 
almost limitless possibilities 
in shapes. One can always 
choose from the assortment 
shown and have the chairs 
made deeper and wider or 
hooded, or with arm rests, 
and the settees can be made 
any length or depth with the 
Iracks at any height. Ver}' 
often we find that we get too 
level a line by using several 
wicker chairs of one style. 
This may Ije varied by hav¬ 
ing a double seat made with 
a very high back, like a 
“love" seat. As this is 
usually a wall piece, it is well 
to have it high. Then there 
is a great variety of charm- 
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With the Swiss reed, on an¬ 
other porch, wrought iron fur¬ 
niture is used. The round 
table has a marbleized top. 
The combination is light and 
pleasing. Agnes Foster Wright, 
decorator 
Mattie Edwards Ilcwitt 
Swiss reed has 
been used on the 
covered end of 
this terrace. With 
it is included a 
long, low painted 
table for maga¬ 
zines and books. 
.An oval fibre rug 
is on the paved 
floor Agnes Fos¬ 
ter Wright, deco¬ 
rator 
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