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Show If F. EATU-R E.SfFORTHEfHOMEfGIRLll I I;'" i 'LlX: : : Al V tffMlRVfr STTKACTIVE NEW FURNISHINGS I I jm WMmmYoK tHE.GIRL's VERANDA I fc. W5'aaiSi7 fjsj&t assess lis HS I', Jessie Tarbox Bcals. ' Comfortable Swinging Scat. t ' , NjDIVTDUAL appointments of all sortr !fi have lone been considered most deim I blc by girls ns well as by the rest of tin J world, but if there is one thing more than another which n girl may desire as nn Individual belonging for the sunlit sunl-it is her own special veranda. I ; fcippy the girl whoe country or sub urban home la so well supplied with h verandas and tipper balconies that one of J the..e out of door retreat may he made . Jver to her for her own use. :i delightful Jummcr sitting room, to which bhc may J repair with her special groun of friends f. for email festivities and Iocs comfortable jl lnd confidential Regions, on which none : )ut the particular few arc privileged to ij tat rude. J. To make her vacation veranda nttrae- 2 five to look at as well as comfortable the 'M Prl first considers a becoming" color ft teheme. There are many girln who de- M flare that blue and white, with wicker furnishings, is the host of all combina- ions for a veranda For others the (low- ' 'ffed chintr.es and cretonne, with green ! mamclled furniture, make the ideal sum- ' I ucr sotting, and other girls demand a fcore vivid note In their veranda fittings uid mingle with the wicker and willow Jnrnitnre cushions of brilliant red or bits f furniture covered with red leather Very dainty maidens are true to the Ingcric pillowswhich are usually relegated rele-gated to the houdoir. and insist upon having hav-ing a pile o the. fragile white creations for lheir veraqda hammocks and equally i dainty affairs of bright colored silks. The 1 Rverage 'girl of to-day, however, is too f thoroughly n creature of out of doors to I want her veranda fittings too elaborate or ;t too fastidious, and when she comes rusji-j rusji-j Ing in"'froni llier tennis field or her nf tor-noon's tor-noon's gallop to have a talk or a cup of (tea with her friends on the veranda she is glad to sink into a nesl of pillows mnde of I . the rtnrdier materials, heavy linen or well I covered chintz Instead of those of the more 1 ' diaphanous Taricty. J PNGLISH wicker is one of the most t , LPopular wrts of furniture for veran- I ; as h's season, and it seems cspe- dally adapted for the younq Rirl's out- I door nest because of its lightness and II ( airiness. There are most attractive tea I ; tables of this material with the tops in removable tray form, the tray of rlass I' over a cretonne or chintr. foundation. Tea i trays of every shape and used with- innumerable in-numerable designs of chintz arc now to oe had in the fashionable shops made f the English wicker. The samplers nd crow;-stitch patterns are alo ufu;d ' for the trays under the Rlas. but for t ' inmmer the flowered designs of the chintz leem especially attractive. : These tables are in different shapes, ' lome of the newest bcinp rectanRular, inpportcd on crowed . A pretty idea ; V to have the desien of the tea china ' n'liich is used on the tray the same as I '. that of the chintz which is under the Ij v r class. I : ' A complete funimer tea table must ! ; . have somewhere stowed away amon It8 i equipment or ready at hand so that It I can bo brought out a silver and crystal I ict for squash, for there are many oc- ' tasions when a cool drink is more de i , tirable than tea. There arc charming Hh lew squash ets vhich arc arranged to it into separate spaces on a board, and thee contain u stiver crusher, two cups for the lemon, one for powdered supnr and a set of tall plnsscs. The tea tray contains a tier of pinto for pundwiches and a tier of very smnll plates for sweetmeats. These latter are most attractive, at-tractive, and no Kirl who wishes her summer tea outfit to be complete can he without one of these sweet holders of charming flowered china. NBXT to the tea tnble aDd the hammock ham-mock or swincicp seat the writing desk is perhaps the most important item of the veranda furnishing. There arc adorable little wrilinp desks especially especial-ly made for the veranda which nre so attractive at-tractive that they will reconcile almost any cirl to the task of keeping up her correspondence. These are of English wicker, with red. green or blue leather The green lcathpr desks are used when the cushions and other veranda fittings nre in the flowered chlnt7.es. having :t preponderance of pinks and reds. There nre blotters to match the leather of the desk, and over these there nre leather flaps which fasten down so thnt the desk fittings are protected from dust. These desks are very light in weight, and the supports may be folded togethc- so that the owner may shift them to any corner of the veranda to suit her convenience, and may thus secure all the benefits of whatever breeze happens to be passing or keep well out of the bun without any difficulty. In addition to the desk and tea table the complete veranda requires a low table tor magazines, books and work, which will not have tp be disturbed when the girl wishes to serve tea. The picturesque litter on this veranda table gives the girl's corner much of its own peculiar charm Low. round tables of wicker are good for this purpose, and if there Is a good sized drawer stowed away underneath, under-neath, so that it. docs not interfere with the looks of the table, it will be found extremely useful as a storage place for bonbons or other possessions equally preciou. Either a stnnding sewiug basket or a little work table is included in the perfect per-fect veranda furpishingn. Girls who embroider em-broider in preference to other forms of needlework may hove instead an embroidery embroid-ery frame and a Work hag. and althougn the standing baskets of wicker are most attractive in the new designs and are fitted out in such charming style that a girl with little taste for the needle might find herself tempted by them, the large work bag of flowered chintz, which is not so extensile and which the girl miy make herself, is equally useful aud almost an much of an addition to the veranda furnishings. fur-nishings. Then, of course, there arc sewing sew-ing tables with drawers for the girl who wishes to do a great deal of needlework in the warm weather and so requires a great variety of material and implements. THE pickins basket, which may be hung on the wall of the veranda when it is not in use. is one of the most seful and nlso one of the most attractive at-tractive of the minor items of a girl's veranda furnishings. These baskets, which are meant to hold each morning's s harvest of flowers from the garden, are very shallow and rather rectangular in shape, so that the long stemmed flowers may be laid flat In them. It is the duly of many girls to arrange the bouquets for the house in the carlv mnrnin r.(i often the girl herself gathers the flowers in her picking basket and then arranges them on the veranda. Cord and large shears are attached to the basket, which nmv be of wicker, willow or lined with rreen or red leather. This leather will not stain with the dew from the llowcrs, and one of these leather baskets In a very handsome addition addi-tion to the veranda equipment. . . j lii;s!l;- -7 "J IIIM -1 I ' Writing Desk of Wicker ' and Leather. j Flower holders that arc picturesque and appropriate a veranda must hae, and these of course are alwujh filled with the freshest flowers. I'ots of fern and ivy add much to the attractiveness of ninny of these outdoor sitting rooms, and the girl who takei, pleasure in having beautiful beauti-ful and harmonious surroundings sel els her flower holders and the boxes and jars or her plants as carefully as she dops the more irnportnnt nrlicles of (urniture. Everything denends on the general scheme of furnishings. If the outdoor corner is furnished with North American Indian russ. grass hammocks ham-mocks and rustic wood the jars and flower holders are of Mexican pottery: if Colonial Colo-nial .urniture and flowered chintz cush-l Ions, rush chairs and rag rugs furnish .? Lemon Squash Set. th. erauda tho flower boxes and vases n.--, of Enclish or French china, or por-hans. por-hans. of ivory tomi.mitlon cnr"d in delicate deli-cate figures. For a veranda furnished in the dark Japanese wicker 'there are wall b:i9ket.s and standing baskets of Japanese rattan which are lined with tin and which are very beautiful for flowers. Wall baskets and sometimes hanging vases and baskets which have sevcr.il flower receptucle.s hanging from the same cord, one above the other, add greatly to the preitines.s of the veranda when they fit in properly. Thoy do not nlwnys "belong," and here again personal taste exercised iu each Funicular instance uiiwt detenuiuc what is bi'rtL TIIE swinging scat of canvas wicker or wood has almost taken the place of the hammock on the modern veranda. ve-randa. One or the other the girl's veranda must have, and both have their advantages, ad-vantages, for while undoubtedly the swinging seat is more comfortable to sic in, it takes up more room thuti tho hammock ham-mock and caunot be used for n swinging couch. It is also much more expensive. Then, too, the haiiunock may be taken down' easily and 'tlie space L made for riomethiug else if oue is desirous, of having hav-ing extra space ut a momi'iil's notice. There is an immense variety of both hammocks and swinging seats from which a selection may be made, according to the space and the pocketbook Almost all vcruuda pillows are now made su that tho covers may be easily removed for laundering and one of the nicest ways to arrange for this is to nave the pillow covers hiced up the side with a linen cord after tho manner of the Itoheminn r needlework pillows. CroM alhch is this sejkon vco nouular for pit- 5 low cover decoration, and the pillows in heavy unbleached muslin with blue, red or green cross stitch or a mingling of both are very effective. The cross stitch patterns are also used to make the older sampler designs in dull pink and dnll green or old blue, and the.se are most at-t tractive for cushions which arc to bo used o The Girl's Corner. Wjr vsOT?3 - '-&- Photo by Jessie Tarbox Bcals. yjfljjefcfl n mAfp S Pfc " I fj j I ' " Wicker Picking Basket Veranda Work Basket r of English Wicker. . , , , ,, iti I .2 or ft veranda furnished in the old colonial I stj le Striped seersucker in wide stripes nnd finished with x cotton or linen fringe in also very good for porch pillows. Pongee in all rlie shades and the flowered chintz and cretonnes Arc much UBed. Striped chintz pillows are mingled with these, covered with flowered chintz. Obarabray gingham in the different shades of bine, green and brown is also good and less expensive than the ilain linen. On verandas ve-randas fnrnished in blue And white, checked gingham covers arc used with thoso of the plain dark blue chambray with good effect EMRROIDEItED white linen or the white linen with colored embroidery and flowered dimity pillows arc much used on the verandas which are sxpen-sively sxpen-sively furnished Both the sheer and the heavy grades of linen nre used. The v ' Tea Table with Wicker Tray. -j colored linens arc also very popular and there arc figured colored linens which arc most effective. Girls who like to work out schomes of decoration are particular not only to have all Ihc veranda furnishings in harmony but to key the furnishing scheme of the veranda also to that of its surroundings to some extent. For instance, a girl who was given a veranda the wall and woodwork wood-work of which were gray and over the front of which a wistaria vino clambered decided to have the furnishings all in the green and white of the wistaria, because she had noticed how charming were the green and wistaria colors on the gray background. She chose green wood and wicker furnishings and wistaria chintz cushions, with some green and violet striped ones for variety. The effect was charmingly cool and pleasant. Another veranda, which wan part of a Colonial house painted in white and green, was furnished in the Colonial style with rush bottomed chairs and rag rugs, the cushions cush-ions all being covered with white crash embroidered in sampler designs in pink and green. Tho pattern on the samplers was one of conventional roses and the tiny pink wall roses which most re.srmhll B these quaint blossoms were planted ti H climb over the veranda. IH A GIRL who had been given fot H her own outdoor Bitting room th J large balcony of an old brick man- Kion, rather cold, formal and -stately is H appearance, made a great ancccss of he H Tcranda by furnishing it in a ratbec jH statelytway that did not preclude Its be- H Ing extremely comfortable. A brick wall ll made the hack of her balcony. Thcr IH was a stone balustrade around the front jH of it. The floor was also of brick. IH The girl decided that green was th IH only color which hould intrude upon thin IH stately place, and as there was no top to H the balcony she hnd a framework put u M over the top and trained over It quickly M growing vinos, which soon afforded a de- H lightful shade. jH Imitation ivory brackets made of piaster H of pans were put up against the brick wall M background, and on these there were deco- M rated cups of the same material, such ai jH can be bought In any of the plaster cast H shops for a few ce.nts. These were fitted M with tin cups and planted with English H ivy, which soon ent out fascinating gTcct jH tendrils across the brick wall. Two stoni H benches were put up against this wall nnd H fited with dark green cushions. H Boxen of the ivory composition, such ai H are sold at the shops, or window boxct H were placed at intervals along the front ol H the balcony rail. Thes also were filled H with the English ivy. This girl wanted s M wall fountain for her vcrando. but a.s thh jl would have been extremely expensive sh H had to be content with a little Tanagri H figure, which -die placed on a bracket H above the door that led into the house and jH over which she trained some of the ivy- H The balcony wn.s furnished with a stoni H table and some low green chairs. H The girl wouldn't have a swinging sea( H because she said It didn't belong, but sh H had a hammock made of hravy silk in the jH Italian colors, and this was the onl 1 bright spot on the veranda Otherwise i! H was all cool and dark and very lovely. U M had even suggestions of classic beaut B about it, and when the hammock wasn BV needed that, too, was stowed out of sight HKV much to the owner's satisfaction. jH |