The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-27
MIRANDA PARTIES POPULAR
SUGGESTIONS IN DECORATIONS =
 MUSIC Is ESSENTIAL.
Games and Menu should bo seasona-

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 The Yeranda has come to play so large a part in summer life that its furnish ing and decoration are now matter Of careful consideration. In veranda fur niture there is a charming variety from which to make a selection almost an embarrassment of riches, in fact.
 A one color scheme is adopted by some women in fitting the veranda with awnings, hammocks, rugs, cushions and furniture. Green is the favorite for this purpose and the prairie grass fur niture and mattings offer a delightful solution of the veranda problem where green coloring Is desired.
 The color of the house should be taken into consideration in making the veranda effective. Against dull shade bright red fittings are desirable and a combination of red and green can be had in furniture and upholstery. One ingenious woman living in the country where things in this line were not ob- tainable in great variety, invested in quantities of green dye with which she colored her hammocks, ruffies for it's sides, cushion covers and even mating rugs, making a very attractive corner on her veranda.
 Another woman with an eye for har- mony of color arranged her veranda with appointments entirely in red and brown. Cushions in red and white In- dia cotton frightened the brown wood of the furniture. There were even red bound books on the shelves of the piaZ- "a bookcase. Settees and chairs with cushions of green and white cretonne gave a cool, inviting appearance to the veranda of summer home.
 White drill makes pretty summer cushions ornamented with a band of lowered cretonne. Piazza seats are round or oblong and upholstered in lowered cottons, tufted with white cord. Especially dainty is the enam- eled rattan in white or delicate tints and upholstered in cretonne, showing 0 floral pattern on white or cream ground.
 The magazine stand is desirable ad- junct to the veranda furniture, and may be bought in various woods. Especially summery and pretty is one of rattan with four shelves. An effective finish is given by lattice work of rattan which covers three sides of the stand With some bright covered books and magazines on the shelves and a botted plant or big jar of flowers on the top, the stand would contribute a charming and cosy touch to any veranda.
 Tn suburban homes and summer cot tages where spacious verandas pertain, the idea of the veranda party has been taken up with enthusiasm.
 The party may be an elaborate affair, or quite informal; in either case, it Is both picturesque and delightful. There is unlimited scope for the fancy in dec- orating the veranda for this function, the usual hours for which are from five to eight.
 Corners of the veranda may be cano- pied with gay bunting, harmonizing with bright awnings and bamboo screens Palms and plants are disposed to help out the artistic effect and jars filled with wild flowers or branches of greenery. Rugs and generous piles of cushions are strewn about the floor, and possibly gay Oriental stuffs thrown carelessly where bit of bright color is wanted. There will, of course, be some comfortable swinging seats and quan- titles of small tables from which re- treatments are to be served. Over all hang rows of Japanese lonterns and here and there Japanese umbrella. There must be music, too, of lively, pleasing character.
 The menu is to be in keeping with the season, dainty and cold, frozen salads in scooped out orange skins, nut salads in watermelon rind, ices in cut glass cups, fruit punch with sherry in handsome punch bowl. With a vbegy of pretty girls to do the serving, and all the better if there be some gallant swains to assist, and feminine guests in dainty summer frocks the veranda party will be brilliant and fascinating spectacle.
 Where the lawn admits of it, different games and sports provide entertain ments. This is feature which will prove an attraction to the masculine el- ement and contribute not a little to the success of the veranda party.-Brook- lyn Eagle.