Arizona republican., 1898-06-12
WOMAN'S INTERESTS.

Ordinary wicker and willow chairs and
couches look quite old-fashoned this
year in contrast with the novelties in
wood and mating and enamled reed Old
shapes and unusual tintS have good
deal to do with the admiration which
these new summer furnishings inspire in
the beholder, but comfort and conven-
fence are also combined in them in
most ingenious fashion. For instance,
there is a couch of green and white Wo-
ven grass as cool and pretty for hall or
a piazza corner as a couch OF rusheS.
The ends of the couch are big, roomy
lounging chairs, wi broad arms to rest
ones book or cup or work, while between
the two seats in an arrangement of
shelves where can be placed the cups and
plates of the afternoon tea-set, DOCKS,
writing materials, or the pipes and CT
garettes of the smokers paraphernalia.
The shelves are graduated, the highest
being the smallest thus making it easy
to reach whatever Is needed.
A set of piazza furniture in red, gold
and green enameled reed has cushions of
red. yellow and brown striped linen.
The low, high-backed chairs have broad
arms and little receptacles for books or
work at the sides. The table is round
and low. with an undershelf. and the
broad couch is ease and comfort person
flied. These sets in enameled reed have
taken the place of wood to a consider
able extent, but birch, bird's-eye maple
and forest green and white enameled
wood are very pretty, with cretonne and
chintz upholstery. A forest green set.
with cushions Of pale green scattered
with huge scarlet poppies. is very smart
and effective and for very daintily ap-
pointed cottage nothing more charming
could be imagined than white and maple
furniture upholstered with pink and blue
or white and yellow chintz.
The slim, cool looking chairs and
couches upholstered with figured mating
are very pretty for summer drawing
rooms. They are a bit hard and unyield-
ing, and consequently not the most COM
Portable seats in the world. but their
beauty is undeniable, and they have the
advantage Of never becoming wrinkled
and untidy, as the certonne cushions are
apt to.
Piazza swings are luxuries which lovers
Of summer comfort think as necessary to
happiness as good beds or good golf
links. They are made of wood or enam-
eled reed and are suspended from the
porch roof by four strong iron chains.
The seat of the swing is about three feet
broad and three and a half feet long.
Three sides are carefully fenced in SO
that cushions aud occupant cannot be
spilled out These swings are fdea1ized
couches and glorif1ed hammocks and with
their wrought iron chains and decorated
seats are extremely ornamental as well
as useful. In green or dark wood adorn-
ed with copper or wrought out designs,
they cost from $35 to $50. In colored reed
they cost $55.
A practical leather dressing with
folding flaps and Of the most convenient
size to drop into the ordinary travelling
bag is q gift none would despise. The
brushes are mounted in ebony, the cry
stall bottles and boxes have silver mount
ings and the steel furnishings are of the
best. while the mirror Is beyond criti-
cism. The price of this case is s13 so. A
perfect case on the same plan but exclus-
lively for mans use, with raZors, strop,
etc. besides being two sizes larger and
larger number of furnish
lngs as well sells for $50
Inside.