Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-01
Porch Jardinieres.

An axious little wife, armed wiki q
formidable shopping list, met her dearest
friends in the basement of department
store, according to the Philadelphia In
quirer.
"Oh. dear" she said, 1--WE have ta.en
a cottage in b Ia popular suburban
town land l have so many furnishings
to buy that / do not know where to be-
gin
Well" said her practical friend. take
my advice and look well to iardinieres
and tubs for your ferns and rubber
plants. BY them will your new neigh
bors judge you"
There is more truth than righteousness
in this terse remark. The porch furnish
ings of a household are the first to at
tract the criticism. favorable or other
wise, of her new neighbors, and particu-
larly in jardinieres does she betray her
taste, or the lack of it,
Some porches, or even summer steps
in town. resemble japanese auction
shop, while others radiate a homelike
feeling and an indetinable atmosphere of
good taste and gentle breeding. 1t is a
grand mistake to mix many wares in
jardinieres, and the market is now so
rich i'll offerings of this sort that wom-
an Will have no difficulty in picking up
harmonious collection of howerstands
and jardinieres.
One of the novelties of the season in
porch receptacles for ferns either grow
ing or fresh from the woods, is built
from sticks of gray birch to match the
popular rustic furniture. 1t stands a
little over two feet from the floor. and
IS topped with a long. narrow trough,
lined with copper or zine. Small split
sticks of birch inclose the sides of the
zinc basin, which is supported by
heavier limbs of birch TO match
wicker furnishings. all sorts of colored
porcelain jardinieres are covered with
woven straw, and look almost like bas-
kets.
When straw frames are not used,
stone or porcelain jardinieres are most
attractively decorated in the richest of
DELFT blues, old rose and shaded browns.
One enormous palm vase in deep blue
shows Shakespearean scenes against a
gold ground. Another displays quaint
country scenes in pink. standing out on
white ground But the shopper does
not have To turn in dismay from these
magnificent and costly jardinieres, for
Just beside them are vases with the
same artistic c0loringS in simple design
Tor less than half the price. Noteworthy
among these is a brown vase decorated
with golden brown flowers in perfect imi-
tation Of the more expensive brown p9g-
cry.
.!ardinieres resting on porcelain stand
ards are more popular this year than
ever with the woman who has spacioos
porch and well-lined pocketbo0k
Among the most striking Of tie new de-
signs u II vase four feet in height. ii "A
rich blending Of deep sapphire blue ard
leaf green. Water lily leaves are sent
tered gracefully about the standard and
eliminate ia n rose-shaped vase showing
few leaves and an occasional white
lily. which is extremely natural
Standards OF hammered brass are also
enjoying decided vogue, though they
are more generally used in halls and
living rooms than on steps or porches
The jardinieres which accompany them
have enormous brass hoop handles and
are often hammered in hue.-,Ie-iis or
lions head designs
Lovely beyond description are the
vases of ItaIian faience pottery. Large
basket shaped receptaces Of highly
glazed porcelain have grapes or peaches
of natural size and in natures own col
oFing hanging over the sides. These are
not painted. but are moulded Of pprce-
lain in perfect imitation Of the fruit IL
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