The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-02
LIVING ON THE PORCHES
INDIANAPOLIS HOMES PECULIARLY
ADAPTED FOR THIS COMFORT.
Descriptions of some of the Pretty
Nooks I'm This C~ity-People In
and Out of Town.

Porch Voyagers' is the title OF a
sketch which Miss Daisy Dugdale. of this
city. has in a recent number Of the In
terror. There are many people this sum-
mer who are taking porch voyages In
somewhat the same way the people in the
story went. Within the last few years
many old houses have been made to look
like modern or palatial dwellings by means
Of the addition of a porch. General Har-
rison has one OF the new porches and II
will accommodate quite a company. Mr..
d. p. Erwin put a spacious porch on his
new home. 1t is screened from the street
with japanese curtains. Tile flower boxes
are placed along its edge and it Is fur
nished with rugs, easy chairs and cush-
ions. which make an inviting retreat. Mr..
Hugh Hanna has a broad porch. which Is
made into a sittlng-room for the day and
evening. 1t has japanese curtains. a Will
low table, on which there is always a
quaint vase OF garden flowers, and gay
colored pillows. Mrs. Love and Mrs. Jud-
son have added a. broad porch to their
home, and il has an o~ld-fashioned rocking
bench and numerous chairs. "A small tape
accommodates a vase of flowers with the
leading magazines and papers. Mr.. v, 1.
which Is furnished with hammocks and
chairs. His family and their callers make
informal porch parties a frequent occur
renee at his home. The porch at the j. n.
Baldwin residence. on North Pennsylvanla
street. is another delight for a large fam
ily or for company, Win n,1 It's an adIT tinSyars'
DIR. Hodges has a pretty porcn Iurhlsheo
with a lounge and chairs and hidden from
the gaze of the passer-by with Japanese
curtains. flower boxes and vines. Mr.. John
N. Carey has a very broad porch winch
faces the south and East sides OF MS house.
hammocks and benches, rugs and
tables. and jardinieres filled with
Vines run up in front Of each
Mr.. r.. b. F.. Peirce's house has one of
the handsomest porches in the city. 1t Is
classical in style and is all white. 1t is
broad and roomy and when the family is In
town is furnished with hammocks and
Duncan's house has a colonial porch which
IS all white, and across IL are swung two
snow white hammocks with broad fringes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fraser have al at
tractive porch, and among its furnishings
are a quaint table ana an English seaside
chair. Mr.. T. NJ. Herron's porch has no
end. 1t is about twelve feet wide and
within its railing there Is room for a party.
At several places there ih1ear are serd hamm0 %itb
vines of several varieties which flower
throughout the season. The porch Is fur
there are small companies of friends who
meet TO play whist, and they cannot DC
seen from the street any more than II
tombstone has added a new porch to her
house. with a wide round corner from
which the view up and Town 1ne s.ree Nr y
Charles Mcguire has a pretty porch fur.
nished with artistic chairs and rugs and
CARTS beautiful home on North Capitol
avenue has a porch to correspond with the
house and II IS IN almost constant use dur
Ing the season. This summer II mas Deen
the scene Of several porch parties and al
all times. morning or afternoon, 1t Is wei
shaded. Mr.. s, u. Perkins and Mr.: IA. )
huted columns to the second story; Mr.. ID
NJ. Parry has put a stone porch TO MS
house. which gives Ii a palatial appear
ance and affords the family ana Irlenus
much pleasure.
There are scores of porches at Wood
fh y ofber TO make them pretty. The same
state of affairs reiSns in Morton Place,
where there are so many modern houses
streets. All over this city of homes there
are vine-covered attachments of greater or
less size where the families spend a great
er portion of the time than they do in the
house.
Recently the daughter of one of the num-
erous doctors in the north part of the city
gave a party to a number of her college
friends. The Doctor. being a mass OF
pOutlCdl dmDluOu. Thought he WOuiu ioOn
after the male visitors. He procured sew
eraI boxes of cigars and a large supply OF
cigarettes and placed them in the mems
dressing room. The young men were de.
lighted and vowed the Doctor square
Each one lighted a cigar and helped him.
self literally to the cigarettes. The Doctor
came in Just in time 10 capture the last
cigarette. He was greeted effusively by all
except one gentleman h who: all unknown tic 70
teacher. This gentleman was very much
astonished and shocked by the proceedings.
After Arasr,s al M, had p gone d %Sn atana he a p
the window with the cigarette between his
lips. had a broad smile of satisfaction on
his face. The teacheris face was proper
tionately long. He put both hands on the
Doctors shoulders, gave him a melting
look and said, in a sad. Gliding voice: M
boys here this evening The Doctor, not
knowing his guests vocation. did not see
the connection. He looked out the window
a moment-then at the table where the
supply was so evidently exhausted-then al
the half-smoked cigarette between his
fingers suddenly he thought he saw the
point A troubled look came into his face,
and holding UP the cigarette, he said. in a
h~esitating voice. II believe you are right.
i should have had a bushel more of them
There are always awkward periods in the
life Of every boy and girl and these times
are a sore trial to the parents. There is q
period. which girls have to go through. and
that is the scowl period One can rarely
walk on the street and not see a girl with
this malady. She scowls as If there was
nothing joyous in life. as IL all the cares
OF the world were on her shoulders and she
carries an air which seems to indicate that
people in general would not be impressed
with her Just Importance IL she should look
gay and careless. Added 10 this scowl Is
a walk where the shoulders bear an i'm
portant part. The walk and the ssow,
yrnafl1 h fae,nw. 10 a. xx~nr. 49, g. III
There is hope for the young girl. however.
for she Will come out OF il all right. She
would be cured of il sooner if she could
see herself in a glass or as others see her.
but she has a kind OF blindness also for a
time.
An occasion which Is often made an event
OF Importance is the christening OF the
baby. In some families there are large
parties Of relatives present for a christen-
ing Dime or some kind of a family gath
ering. At these the baby is, of course. the
principal character, in fact the baby plays
the star part and the others are merely
satellites. Novel features are sometimes in
PRODUCED. At a christening in this city a
few weeks ago each one present WIS given
a piece of the fruit cake. manufactured
for the occasion. which was tied with q
ribbon, as a souvenir of the event. The
young mother of the child has placed a
piece OF the cake where il viii be safe and
she will give the child a small piece a;
each OF it's birthdays until IL is of age or
IS married. With this little custom cele-
btated each year. there will always be a
Personal and Society.