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Show I JVItdsummer jrmsbinge ay! Garden 3' T is an open question whether. EHz-iffl' EHz-iffl' I abeth in her German garden would 88 B have given to the reading publc 111 such charming thoughts , upon all 8 U ."mds of interesting subjecta If. her w.utlful rural retreat had not abound- , j jn comfortable nooks and scats on Yt iIch jn moments when genius burned M ind the divine afflatus afflated most K ht Could comfortably rest and weave L ' out the woof of her fascinating fanclos. v5i ' 70 less gifted and more prosalo mor-R mor-R ; l4iB the possession of a garden, be It ft? enlr a tiny bit of green attached to a ifr ' cottage or .perfectly kept acres sur-W sur-W rounding a mansion, affords ihc great-M great-M ..1 nmount of pleasure, particularly In ;3 .he mdsummcr season, a pretty place m jre one may roam at leisure and watch the growth and development of fcJj trees and flowers even If not ln-3 ln-3 c!;nd actively to take part In attend-$1 attend-$1 laf to them. During the summer the H lover of a garden Hkcs to have a corn-id corn-id foruble seat on which to whilo away the hours, and If this seat is artlBtic w well It is doubly appreciated. ' For a large garden plants are not 'fita sufficient, and a well furnished domain, one may use this term in such a i P'ttCe' ls a tolnff ot beautv lf equipped hfk Jn a suitable fashion with garden ap-S1l ap-S1l polniments. ill 1' The question of suitable garden fur-jSy fur-jSy nlshlngs cannot be difficult to solve Vrihls summt:r w,tn the 1,bcraI supply at hand in all the good shops. A novelty of J the season, however, that will be found 1 convenient shelter for invalids and fR lovers of the garden who enjoy seeing k j the crystal drops of dew on flowers and i n frass, but are too rheumatic to run the : risk of a personal encounter, is a port-r; port-r; able "summer house. This accessory In '! Ih way of garden furniture Is oclago-Jl oclago-Jl nal in shape, fashioned of deal and painted to order any desired color. The tjj. roof ls made picturesque with a cover-, cover-, Ing of wooden shingles, while Inside are a pretty rustic table and settee. A spe-rial spe-rial recommendation of this addition to optn air comfort is that it may be con- venlently shipped without being taken 1 to pieces, thus saving trouble on ar-;Jj ar-;Jj rival at its place of destination. Jg It Is now possible to find furniture to i fit tn' style of grounds from the old fashioned garden owning no style to t'.li ' the strictly classically laid out lawn. j This year we may have white wooden I garden seats grained to look like mar-tij mar-tij j Me of the most classical form seats 5 ' Ilk? that Sappho herself sat on while ; listening to lyricr. sung to her by Al-t Al-t cccus to tho iccompanlraent of the lute. On hc othr hnnd wicker, rattan and . rush come in the most dolloate colorings, color-ings, and, though these are really porcfj fittings, they are often pressed into service on the lawn. But entirely the right seat In the right place Is a long, spacious affair of oak, whlqh, with a few cushions covered with washable material, transforms It Into a restful couch. Then there are the solid comforts com-forts In the way of steamer chairs that fold up Into all' sorts of blissful shapes conducive to forty Winks or to long and rosy day drpams. Flower and palm sfands, of zruh and wicker may be tastefully distributed about the lawn or piazza, not to mention men-tion the tea table brought forth from Its shelter to hojd the. now Indispensable Indispensa-ble 6 o'clock service, which hi the smart country hQuse outdoor service is of a plain and almost unbreakable va- rlety, the eggshell and priceless Sevres services being reserved for town use. S:o many dainty 'arid practical articles arti-cles pf furniture for gardd'n and couh- try. house may be fashioned from reed and cane that Jt 13 a marvel more people peo-ple have not taken up the work. To be sure, the' stagger summer glrf has a hat of raffia whjch she has woven her self and trimmed with field flowers, but in the serious line of furniture making" little has becn dpjie. On account of the Mghtpcss qf the material employed, the ease with -which the work Is accomplished and Its noise-leas noise-leas nature It is particularly adapted for summer ork, both for persons who find time hanging heavy on their hands and for Invalids. There in no strain to be feared for either brain or eyes, ?.nd Jt lu a well known fact that the b'lnd are very expert at this employment The materials qned aro Inexpensive, and the work is 30 exceedingly simple that It can be self taught or at moat requires only a few lessons. The tools used are very cheap. All that ls needed need-ed ar.e'a strong pair of sclssorB, a foot rule and' an ordinary knitting needle pi-metal pi-metal skewor for plcrqlng. But when' the spending of a trifle la not p. con- SUMMER GARDEN FIXTURES. sldcratton the purchase of a real piercer, pierc-er, which comes with a handle, 13 to be recommended, aa it will accomplish its object In a" more professional manner ftan the homely skewer. Besides the, appliances mentioned. Jhe cane worker should be" provided with a wooden frarne, .w:)ilph Is npthln more than round piece of wood perforated at regular reg-ular Intervals with three or four sets of holeB. This answers the purpose of a frame on which to begin weaving the foundations for the cane articles. When the plaiting or weaving, except the base. In completed the wooden frame is taken out, and the ends of the cane are plaited together to form he bano. These bases are cut away to suit the article of furniture being' constructed, con-structed, and the cane ends are passed through the perforated edges and fixed in place. The cane cprncs in different sizes and Is very pretty used In connection connec-tion with bambqo fpr the lega of tea tables and supports for flower stands. I Hound oane can be bought fer about 80 cents n roll, but when a large quantity : : "! i - I ls requlrqd it wll be found more economical eco-nomical tp purchase It wholesale. Wherj working with the cane It Is better to keep it jed up, nttd pull the strands out singly. YqU must moisten the cane In water before commencing work so that it will be quite supple. An easy way to do this Is to wind It around the hand and hold it in tepid water for a few minutes. If the cane Is left In the water too long It becomes discolored. The weaving ls done from right to left, the left hand holding the rows In place while the right hand does the manipulation. Whcn the articles are finished they must be singod and var-nlghgd. var-nlghgd. The, singeing is effected by passing the completed work quickly over a. flame or, when the cane piece ls too' cumbersome, by holding In position posi-tion a lighted fuse, which Is run rapidly-over rapidly-over It. The coat of varnish, which Is next applied, gives a beautiful gloss. Enamel of any "preferred color produces an excellent effect. This cane work is a flne ,amuoeniont for the leisure hour in the garden, and at the end of a remarkably short tfme the worker will have the pleasuro of adding? to the 'beauty4 of nature some of her own handiwork. There are many homes In and around attractive towns whose lawns aro without with-out trees, and Jn summer time the sun blades down from sunrise to sunset. To sit out there, ls to court sow combustion. com-bustion. Under such circumstances a tent ls a delightful resting place for the grownupn of the family and a fine play house for the children. It is a simple matter to make one of these tents at home. The amateur affair Is made on the principle of a screen or, rather, a clotheshorse. It Is threefold, and as the hjpges are made of webbing it may be closed up flat when not lp use. Four sockets made of wood aro planted in the 'ground. Into these the four legs at the bottom of the screen afe exactly flttefi. When the tent Js not ejected the sockets can be plugged with small blocks ot wood to "prevent them from getting clogged up. Tho covering of the 'teht Is of unbleached musllp stretched carefully over the divisions di-visions of the framework in such a fashion as, not to obstruct the working of the hinges. The roof is of canvas nailed along the front to a separate bar of wood" fitted Into two hookB fixed for the purpose on each side of the frame front. At the back the canvas ls nailed to the top of the tent frame. The flaps are secured with hooks sewed Inside each flap and eyes to match attached to he coyer. Inside, the tent may be draped with striped curtains and fitted lip In a pretty fashion. In this tent np pegs and ropes are necessary, and when the weather Is doubtful it is an easy matter to fold the tent and, like tho Arab, "silently steal away." GRACE GRISCOM. |
