The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

irS, fl eTing vine nat will add its bit
Of ccior to her pet scheme.
Bare boards are not attractive. SO she
throws down - Indian blanket or so,
in fact any good, substantial rug that
viii harmonize, but if she can pick and
choose she invariably appropriates
dull green, for it suggests the cool
quiet Of the forest and is a decided
comfort on a day when the thermome-
ter seems inteTt on climbing as high
as possible.
It goes without saying that ham
mscks are the next move. Two of these,
If there is plenty of room, otherwise she
begs. borrows or steals comfortable
willow steamer chair and piles it high
with soft pillows. And, by the way.
her faYorite seats arc the porch
cushions that may be plentifully piled
up in any corner of the veranda and
picked up and moved to suit ones con-
venierae.
Much of this porch girls furnishings
depends upon the state Of her pocket
book, but If she is handy with a paint
brush she can make any old piece Of
discarded furniture loek plenty good
enough for her house OF roses.
A small table with a shelf is a valu-
able ally, for the newest magazines
and books may be within cay reach
Of the hammock, and the idler wants
nothing better than a coZy couch, an
interesting book and-quiet. A chatting
dish and a brass tea kettle, both Of
which do duty not only as ornaments
but in preparing dainties thst insure
miladfs popularity. stand on top Of the
table. so that they are ready at
moments notice when the unexpected
caller arrives.
This philosophical lassie appreciates
the value Of silence, and when the
masculine mind is busy digesting
short story she affects the homely do
mestlc graces, knowing full we'll that
he is watching her out of the corner of
his eye as she brews and prepares
q cup Of tea. She cuts the lemon
TO serve the tea la Russ, places a
few cakes in a dainty dish, sees tl9}t
tic fruit is temptingly arranged with
is own leaves as decorations and then
sits down, folds her hands and calmly
awaits the lord Of creations pleasure.
She's a bit diplomatic in her own
way and thoroughly enjoys playing
with her victim.
When MILFORD is quite ready for his
tea, she attends to him in quite a
motherly fashion, for when she began
10 pl4A her campaign it dawned upon
her that it would not be q bad scheme
TO give the impression that she was
good housewife. Apron strings are not
such bad things to be tied to when their
owner is a good cook.
Then again this porch girl knows the
charms Of music, and when things are
getting stupid she saves the day by
accompanying snatches of songs on
the guitar or banjo or by twanging out
darby melodies until the spirit of the
cakewalk permeates the air.
The wise lassie does not reserve all
her smiles and Establishments for the
SWANS that loiter at this trysting
place, for she knows that daddy will
be certain to seek her in her cool re-
treat and that her big brothers will
drop in on her and, what is more to the
point, bring their chums to have a cup
of Sis tea. So, like the sensible girl
that she is, she dons her prettiest frock
and her most fetching manner and sets
out TO captivate every one in sight
her own family included. And once
within her fairy retreat, which is like
the lanai OF her Hawaiian sisters, all
are lost TO her mystic power. and she
rules as absolutely as any queen that
ever lived. So here's to the porch girl
of 1904.