Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
OUR SOCIAL WORLD.
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 who are inclined to experiment in this enticing summer fashion, so l give them:
 Queen Victoria's pattern is good one, and a keen-eyed little American woman, who from a distance saw the royal faml- ly breakfasting under this simple shelter, decided she would have such one for her own household. She bought her can vas in the bright stripping at 20 cents a yard and sewed two widths and halt upon her machine finishing the Ioul sides of the canopy with fringe at 12 cents a yard Her stakes of oak she secured at length of 15 feet, however, drove them into the earth, fastened on her canvas 3 feet from the ground, and from the half breadth of awning left made four rrlhee edged standards, to 11oat rom lhe top9 oA the tall stakes.
 ",rhis lent bit of inexpensive splendor Queen Victoria's tent room lacked, ana, though the canopy was stretched uiIaeI a tree and over good carpet or green grass she covered the ground Wltn d eounle of rugs One was a red and yellow iute affair that cost $6 and the other | strip of cocoa mating.
 "Considering that in case of violent rainstorm it would be necessary to tahe | down canvas roof and quickly bring un- l der shelter all the furnishings, she de- cided 10 utilize wicker tables and chalfS l for the purpose A breakfast table, 3o | inches in diameter of undressed reeo, | she found she could get for S6 direct rom the country factory, and the chalrs TOT go less For the chairs she covered cush- ions of the bright stout Algerian stripe, and in place of a sofa made or the sau goods a cover for hair mattress easily spared from single bed At the mat tress four corners loops of broad tape were fastened, to enable a lazy lounser Io drag it about to suit his or her comfort, and the pillows were covered with blue and white Chinese cotton crepe. Ihey easily stripped off and went lnto the laundry bag and $2 music rack or wicker work held all the masdHiiieS anu "IIvery day before breakfast this decor >ative and cosy lounglng parlor IS set Tn order by the housemaid and the tamiy take their first meal about the nttle wicker table and spend the remainder or the day reading sewing and mapping uh- der the awnings shelter. Guests are re- ceiyed informally there, tea IS naue III it's shade in the afternoon and at nlght the housemaid carries the mattress ln- doors by It's handles, easily transports the furniture to the narrow plazza aha rolls up the rugs on a light pole. Every week the family change the location or their canvas parlor trying in turn every nook on the lawn and enjoying mean while the f1attery of having their scheme of outdoor living initiated by all their neighbors."
 Nora Perry. the authoress and poetess, died few days ago at Dudley Mass.' after an illness of short duratlon; Al though Miss Perry was reared in Rhode Island she was born at Webster, Mass. As early as years of age she began 10 write, but soon became ashamed or ner childish efforts and destroyed all stories and verses written before she was l0 years old. After achieving success and fame she went to Boston to reside about ten years ago. She was a woman of mag netism and great charm of manner Wlt- ty, vivacous, with remarkaple talent for telling a good story. She was great social favorite in Boston. Her first successful poem was Tylng Her Bonnet Under Her Chin," which was published in a newspaper after having been rejected by the Atlantic Magazine After seeing it in print one of the edi. tors of the Atlantic said to friend of Miss Perry: "If Nora Perry would write as good poem as Tying Her Bonnet Under Her Chin we will pay her $20 for it..
 As a result of this offer Miss Perry wrote After the Ball. poem admired greatly by Longfellow. She published several volumes of her poems and her verses are constantly found in the news papers of the country.
 
 Phoebe Cousins, the famous woman suffragist and lecturer, is lying very i'll at Los Angeles Cal, whither she went hoping for relief from acute rheumatism. Miss Cousins is in a limited financial condition though not absolutely in need, and she has applied to the suffrage as- sociation for loan, but her request has been denied by Mrs. Sargent, president of the suffrage association and Miss Susan B. Anthony, both of whom claim they need all the association funds to prosecute the suffrage campaign in Cal ifornia.