The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-06
SUMMER FURNITURE.
Hints For the Woman Who Is Open
ing Her Country House.


Hints For the Woman Who Is Open
ing Her Country House.
Dame Fashion not only says what
we shall wear and how we shall wear
it, but she wishes to dictate what kind
of furniture we shall have in our city
and country homes. What viii do for
one will not do for the other. In the
first place, country houses-not the
millionaires' palaces, but just the
houses Of the ordinary well to do peo-
pie - must be papered with burlap,
chintz or cretonne. Burlap makes a
rich covering, and the designs are so
artistic that no one can be blamed for
liking it. Soft greens in old style de-
signs and reds in several shades are
among the handsomest. These are for
the hall and dining rooms, but the par
lors must have chintz in some old colo
NAL pattern. The bedrooms are hung
cheerful colors. The ceilings are deco
rated with little stenciled pattern in
the corners, matching as closely as pos
sible with the chintz. A strip of gilt
holding around the walls for pictures
gives them brightness, and in some cases
there are panels made with strips Of
the gilt molding. This makes it almost
obligatory that the bed coverings, cush-
ions and also the drapery of chimney
and bureau all should be in some color
to match Where there are several
rooms each is made to have a special
scheme of color, and the room is then
known as the red, blue. pink or yellow
one, as the case may be. All ribbons
match, and much lace is used to edge
all the different pieces, like counter
panes, pilloWcases, etc.
For the dining room of the country
house oak cane seat chairs are better
liked than any, and, in fact, all the din
ing room furniture is of the same kind.
1t is cool and looks So The parlor sets
have the usual number of chairs, but
this season they are upholstered in
grass cloth and are finished in green
and soft woody browns There are
tete-a-tete sets, two rockers two side
chairs, a couch and a pretty table, all
made in the same way and upholstered
in the cool and pleasing grass cloth.
Mating is laid on the floor when any
carpet at all is used.
But, after all, it is on the porch that
the greatest care and style are found.
Nearly all porches now are closed in
by wire netting so fine that no mosqui-
to can wriggle through it, and the
vines are trained UP outside of this.
The porches are wide and roomy, and
here is what fashion says must be put
on them for the daily use of the family
and visitors:
First, porch set, consisting Of table,
two big rockers, one side and one arm
chair and tete-a-tete. Hammocks are
hung wherever there is room. Swing
ing touches and steamer chairs are
also useful, as they can be folded like
the Arabs tents. All these are uphol-
stored in grass cloth and are made Of
weathered birch and finished in Elem
ish style. The woven wire swing
touches, covered as they are with the
cool grass cloth, are ideally Perfect.
They sustain and rest one all over.
There are bamboo tea tables, bamboo
hanging racks and no end of other easy
chairs, all made with view to COM
fort and GOODNESS. Besides all these
things calculated to fill the summer
days with GOODNESS and pleasure, there
are numerous devices for keeping the
masculine element in the fold, chiefest