The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-20

in place of knit. when there are mas
culine callers of an afternoon
MONKS CHAIRS.
Interspersed with this hide-bottomed
simplicity carved black oak furniture
is bought up by the weil-to-do women
who have some rooms to redecorate,
and, strange TO relate in parlors in
process of doing over. rosewood, carved
and upholstered in green silk rep is the
furnishing desired. For the first time
in the past 20 years old mahogany is
not sought for, though il is considered
IN exceilent taste for dining rooms still.
Black oak is what every new country
house owner signs to put in her hall.
and she who rejoices ia a set of monks
chairs for ner hallway is considered
blessed indeed. These are enormously
heavy, though small. and most uncom-
Portable seats, of oak, grown black with
age, and deeply carved. In the back of
every chair IS cut the figure of some
saint, but the special recommendation
of these seats of little ease is that they
are part of the tradition, handed down
from certain old monastarieS that the
chairs were made so small in order to
enable only the slenderest of the monks
TO occupy them. Directly a brother
round 1t difficult or impossible to
squeeze his way. between the narrowly
that he had been indulging too freely
n the pleasures of the table, and need
ed at once TO be put on a severe peni-
tential diet
Genuine monks chairs must of course
be imported, but excellent copies are
now made to satisfy the country house
demand. Aside from the oak and rose
wood, rustic green furniture dominates
every room, and the prettiest and new
est bedroom sets are made of Ameri
can bamboo, enameled in the favorite
color and upholstered in wood fibre
tapestry. or q material woven just like
Japanese mating. though of course
much finer. The American bamboo is
cane only about as large as a child's
little finger, and in the south, where il
comes from, is known as cane root, as
it grows chiefly under ground. The
slender, long. flexible rods are braided
in charming rustic patterns for chairs,
tall fancy work stands, round, low tea
tables, etc, and enameled handsome
green, prove charmingly useful. Beds.
dressing tables and waShstandS are
built of Japanese bamboo, enameled in
green, and the chairs are fitted with
cushions covered with a new weave of
jute. or the equally pretty cocoa mat
ting, striped or figured.
MATTINGS AND SHADOW PAPERS.
All of this is meant to harmonic
with walls, newly paneled in split bam-
boo extending TO within four feet of
the ceiling and from there up covered
with Japanese shadow paper, with
the clear green cocoa mating, striped
in white and lighter tints of green and
with the green Delhi net window hang
ings. Last year these very same rooms
were done al in blue and white, or in
pompadour fripperies, with a wreath
and medallion wall paper.
Undoubtedly green and white is very
grateful TO the eyes. just as the new
balcony and lawn chairs are comfort
ing to weary bones. One novelty chair,
useful in any part of a house. is surely
the invention of American brains, for
tbs nothing more than double rock
ing-chair a deep-seated. broad-armed,
high backed seat for two persons, and
built of rattan or willow. Faceuous
owners have subtitled them Irritation
seats and have adopted them for piazza
use, in place of the ong-enjoyed Next !
can hammock.
A NEW CHAIR.
Just as enticing for weary. friendly |
folk, on a hot JuneI day. Will be the |
Darby and Joan chairs, also of rattan. !
but made exceedingly pretty by their |
decoration of colored silk fringes and |
tassels The Darby and Joan is chair !
for two to take maps in, or the broad !
cane platform between its arms offers |
resting place for tete-a-tete tea, for |
fancy work and sewing materials. BY |
a system of small steel springs. how
ever, these two chairs can be separated !
and the little. cane platform folded |
down. for ore of the recommendations |
of the new summer furnishings is that /
it nearly all folds neatly up, or takes /
apart, to facilitate transportation, |
even by a child.
The best OF the bamboo or rattan tea 1
tables are collapsible. shaped like the /
small wood tuckaways, and have a |
basket arrangement beneath the top to |
hold the tea equippage Another COM /
port is the folding writing desk, that /
shuts up so neatly one can carry 1t !
about under ones arm and transfer |
literary labors from the library TO the !
piazza, or from the piazza to a shady I,
nook on the lawn, just as the spirit of
directs. Short Of the beds |
attractive country house furnishing /
seems designed for easy transferance,
on an instants notice, to the veranda
or lawn. There are lately made the
most delightful jute and mating rugs
that can ornament the Sitting-room
floor, but when lifted up disclose a set
of narrow straps, on which they roll
handily out 20 spread over the grass.
PALMETTO CUSHIONS.
The best of summer footstools are
round or pillow-shaped. their tops or
braided palmetto and the under sides
faced with rubber. TO protect ones feet
from the damp ground when taking tea
late in the open air. These palmetto
cushions usually accompany the pic
turesque lawn reading chairs that,
though made solidly of wood and built
square. rather resemble the rattan
beach chairs sold at the seaside. Such
lawn chairs as we have now are chiefly
meant for invalids. who must take sun
and air without glare or drafts. They
are enameled green. are supplied with
springy. cool palmetto cushions, and
have little round glass peepholes let
into the sides and back, and are shaded
prettily by small green muslin cur
tains. AS With a sedan chair, the top
of such a seat lifts off. and some of
them. in place of being wood built
solidly TO the top. are completed with
green umbrella cloth hoods that can
10 to emit tho LIGHT cp6 heat