The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-07-29


ring all together thoroughly, and use when
cold. This makes a most refreshing and
strengthening drink. If preferred, raspberry
vinegar, citric acid or any other tiavoring
may be used instead of the lemon. More
oatmeal NAV also be used if preferred. Sec
ond-Six ounces of fine oatmeal, four ounces
of cocoa and eight ounces of sugar mixed
gradually and smoothly into a gallon of
boiling water. Use when cold.
The furnishing OF
SUMNER HOUSES.
is described in Demorest's Monthly.-The
simple little cottages built at the smaller wa
tering places are usually very plainly furn-
lshed, with the intention of having them
ready for occupancy at any time. People do
not care to risk expensive furniture in an
unoccupied house, in place usually almost
deserted during the winter. Bamboo furni-
ture is very pretty for these homes. Iron
bedsteads for the chambers are quite popu-
lar, and when fitted with white muslin cur
tains they look cool and inviting. Scrim
curtains are pretty, but quite as nice looking
and far less expensive, is cheese cloth; and it
can be laundried to look very well. For the
parlOr, and dining-room, drapery curtains of
the cheese cloth are looped each side of the
window with broad ribbon; the curtains
can be trimmed with imitation antique lace
if desired. Next the window red, brown, or
gray shades are best, as white makes the
light too glaring on summer days. In the
pretty home we are thinking of, straw mat
ting covers all the floors. \ wide hall runs
across the house, and the dining-rOOm opens
from one side, the parlor on the other. On
the curtains in the parlor are pinned several
small birds nests, among them the hum
ming-bird. The ornaments are all rustic A
cabinet built in one corner contains col
lection of birds eggs, some large butterflies
bat, Star-fisheS and hOrSe-ShOeS, and all
sorts of motions" the combined col
Loot ra1,1
has little square cloth
thrown over it of marine
blue flannel, in one corner of which is en-
broidered a crab; another has two fishes
while the third and fourth have a star-fiSh, or
fve-finger, and sea-weed. This cover is Dor
dered with tiny sea shells. y hole is bored
in each end, and they are sewed on as pend
ants; the whole IS unique and specially APP
propriate to this little home by the sea. The
furniture is a combination of bamboo and
conventional, the upholstered pieces being
covered with brown Holland bound with
blue.
The hall, in reality another room, has a
most comfortable looking lounge on each
side, well furnished with large, square pill
lows Across the lower end of the hall, in
the angle made by the stircase, is swung
hammock. japanese fans embellish the
walls, and japanese lanterns are suspended
from the ceilings in the evenings when the
is perfect picture both indoors and out.
The upper rooms are furnished as simply as
possible. Short spotted muslin curtains are
hung on tiny brass rods across the lower case
ments; these are tied back in the pretty dia-
mond shape. and being fastened to the win
dow itself it can be raised or lowered without
disarranging the curtain. Dark shades are
used for the upper part of the windows, and
we have even seen handsome fringed towels
tackled across. Outside are some pretty tur-
key-red screens. Besides the bureau and
wardrobe in each chamber is large old fash
Toned ''what-not;' around the top shelf
is fastened a red curtain
that keeps boxes, hats and
bonnets free from dust. Under each win
dow is fastened long, narrow box covered
with rustic twigs These boxes are filled
with pansieS, mignonette and other fragrant
flowers whose perfume Is waited into the
rooms with every breeze. On the piazza
across the front of the house. boxes are set
on the inner side close TO the house, and
Madeira vines twined over the door and win
dOws. WOodbine covers the trellises of the
piazza, and so thickly that complete squares,
like windows, have been cut to obtain a view
of the ocean. Polished horns filled with
dried grasses, or reeds, or with a few long
peacock feathers are pretty, suspended from
the wall by tiny gilded chain. These little.
cottages are more numerous each year, and
people gain far more from the few weeks
spent in an incOnvential place than in a
crowded hotel at some fashionable resort.
Peoples ingenuity is constantly taxed TO in
vent something new for ornamenting grounds
for lawn parties. The pretty paper shades
made to represent flowers on a large scale are
newer than japanese lanterns, and arranged
with candles inside them, the immense roses,
sunfiowers, daisies, ETC., look very attractive
among the branches of trees. The glass re-
Electors used with kerosene lights are improv-
oil k-a IToffra hrivl colo rod
them, and are then fastened 10 trees, or piazza
posts, 10 reflect the lights usually placed OPP
posite them. A variety of small lights are
usually prettier than a few of the head
lights" of locomotives that are sometimes
used on large lawns.