The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
Lewiston (Me.) journal.

Lewiston (N1e.) Journal
The out door life mania has revolution
ICED the porch. and wonderfully sensi-
BILE and delightful crane 1t is. People
just about live on their porches now from
April to November. and some enthu-
siaSts even have glass partitions arranged,
and sheltering chairs with curtained sides,
and Jap Stoves" to keep the feet warm,
and read their favorite magazine or take
a cup of tea In their out OF door sitting
room at Christmas time.
IT Is the fashion to sit on the porch, to
eat on the porch and to sleep there event,
and we might as well be out of the world
as out Of fashion. President Roosevelt
takes his meals-a great many of them
on his porch. He invites Senator Hanna
and others Of his eronies to luncheon or
breakfast there. They have corned beef
hash. Presto! We all make a rush for
porch tables and order corn beef hash.
1t didn't take the manufacturers long
to realize the new state Of things. and
they have put on the market such seduc-
tive and fascinating things in porch fur
niture that no chatelaine can resist them.
For instance, there il q diyan shown hav-
Ing In the center little stand on which
you may place favorite plant, a tea tray
or use 1t as writing desk. Underneath
| may repose your last novel, There are
other little closets or shelves arranged
high up on the sides, which are handy
This seat comes in soft pleasing green
or bright sealing wax red, and also in
! the natural white wicker.
! Then there are the sedan chairs, with
wicker sides part way up. then a rail.
the space between filed in with gray
curtains, 50 the occupant may be shielded
from too fresh breeze. This makes q
| bright bit OF color on a lawn, and is a
| really useful thing for the invalid or ell
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/ Some Of the chairs and settees even
/ have umbrella stands and golf racks, but
! this seems rather a travesty on the uses
Of a porch seat. The high backed sedan
chairs before referred to are sometimes
solid rattan, sometimes have only frame
around the top, from which are hung
curtains OF silk or Indian cotton or denim
to keep or the too officious breezes. These
are very nice on cool days or for the
semi-tnvaltd. who can thus have the pleas
use OF sitting outside. yet be shielded from
| drausi1ts.
These rattan furnishings are warranted
to stand hard use and wetting, though, OF
course, the cushions must be taken inside
II the weather threatens. These cushions
| may be made Of denim the gay India
cottons or art tickings. and add much tc
the color and effect Of the furnishings
Some OF the most beautiful pieces are
white oak frames in simple lines, slghtl!
tinged with d green stain and upholstered
in fine mating, with the same greenish'
white tinge.
! Cheaper furniture, but very smart and
new, comes in wood frames and woven
grass upholstering; also the straight
wooden Stat variety Is much liked.
! Porches must needs be more ample In
these days to accommodate their increased
uses and furnishings. The swinging set
tee, so popular and Chic" takes a lot OF
ROOM It is really only a rattan seat with
out its legs. and hung by chains to the
| ceiling. Such a swinging seat has even
been constructed from a regulation cot
with mattress and pretty cover. 1t is
la rather clumsy contrtyance, however, and
wonder is that no one as yet seems to
have added to these swinging couches the
waving punkah fan OF the East Indian
It would be like a bird Of gorgeous plu-
mage, sweeping back and forth.
I There are many rattan tables shown foI
|pOrch use. and one Of the most novel is
a table fitted in between two chairs, which
| are arranged back to back, like the old
English counting chairs Books and mag
azines litter these tables or bit OF fancy
work or a smokers stand.
Floor cushions are popular seats for
piazza use. and are often used In place OF
chairs. Fancy ticking In gay stripes is a
good material for these floor pillows
Cushions for the porch steps are handy
things to have about, and pretty bits Of
color besides. A rug laid down the steps
lis great addition both to comfort and
appearance. "