New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
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II really thfnk" she said. that last summer
was the pleasantest We ever had We spent IL In
town, you know and enjoyed it so much that
We are going to do il again this summer
What made it so enjoyabIe?" asked the Listener
who has an nexhaustble interest in acquiring
facts about other people
Well You see. it this way, There had been
heavy expenses. and it was impossible Tor the
whole family to go: and if any Of US went 1t
would have to a second rate place, with a
SKINNED wardrobe. So Beatrice and just deter
mined to resign ourselves. and try to make de-
sfrabIe summer home Of the house instead
First We packed away everything that would
make unnecessary work-rugs, silver. bric-a-brac.
and so onto save polishing. busting and beating
Then We made some uncommonly pretty slip covers
for the furniture. summery looking French Gre
tonne with pink rosebuds and green leaves scat
tered over IL Cushions nd soft pillows all got
the same cover, and We took down all the neaVy
curtains and hung lengths of airy white Swiss in
their places. with plain green shades. and awnings
outside To keep out the sun our rooms IN thlS
auise with perfectly bare floors and no superhuouS
traps to keep in order. assumed 4 summer cottage
look But Beatrice wanted something more, so
she had big window boxes in every window. full OF
rnignonette and margUerites Dansles. nasturtlun1s
eeraniums bachelors buttons and scarlet sage and
she trained sweet and wild cucumber vines up the
sides of the windows. and they actually blossomed
More than that she used take the Fort Lee
ferry and go incoming around in the woods on the
Jersey shore. and come home with baskets ruIl OF
wdhOwers and vines. which She put al
about the house
In return for her taking care of the rest OF the
house. I assumed charge of the dining room and
kitchen 1 discarded the heavy mat and table
cloth. and served meals the polished. bare
table. with immaculate doilies scattered over It
and some of Bees buttercups and daisies in the
centre I tried make the table tempt the palate
through the eye Then I managed to have
variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, with salads
poultry and no heavy meats. I favored iced
desserts and when the heat settled down ike a
blanket I kept cool drinks tap all the time in
the refrigerator If it's so hot you can eat you
can irnbibe a good deal of uOUTShment in liquid
form. I think papa and VIII never nad 50 COM
Portable a summer before
But wasn't all this lot Of work. asked the
Listener
az We had a fresh lawn or dtullty TO put on Tor
dinner We could 20 about in our morning dresses
aII day there hearrburnfngS because
somebody else in the hotel had better clothes than
our own bath. Just what wanted to eat. ana
the whole house range over. Then there was
nerfaCr rest and freedom. Nobody came TO cai;
nobody knew in town We had no en-
in no weary hours in hot railroad trains
And then continued Jane. there was
F2eatrice'S roof garden That the Crown1ng
stroke of genius. She put lot of flower boxes In
pIautS from being SCOrched by the sun The avn
ing was large that she placed under IL a
hammock A ; o'clock tea table and several steamer
chairs I assure YOU We spent most Of our even
served there. and then the men smoked. We
DIaved the banjo up and watched the sunsets.
Did YOU ever know that New-YOrk has glorious
sunsets? And when that awful hot spell came