The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-05-24
MRS. NEWLYWED'S OUTDOOR
ROOM.
How She Planned and Furnished
It.

Mrs. Newlywed was continually plan
ming ways to make her simple little home
more attractive and comfortable, and she
wanted an outdoor living room or veranda,
so furnished that it could be used for this
purpose.
A summer spent at Bar Harbor had
permitted her to observe the way people
of wealth and leisure furnished and used
the verandas of their summer homes, and
she had stored up many suggestions for
comfort and prettiness that would be quite
as practical for her little house as for their
large ones.
Except for small porch at the entrance
to the house, and the tiny square balcony
above it there was no veranda room on
Mrs. Newlywed' $ house, so she planned to
have one made that. should answer her re-
quirements, at the least possible expense.
The house was square and she wanted the
outdoor room placed on the southeast cor
ner where it would adoin the dining and
living rooms.
She desired wide, roomy veranda that
would serve not only as sitting room, but
as an outdoor breakfast or dining room
when sultry weather made this desirable
A permanent roof 16 #. wide would have
taken away all sunlight from her rooms, so
she had an uncovered platform of that
width made, with tent-like awning of
striped canvas for covering.
This was not only pretty but practical,
| hot
be rooled up fiat against the house, and
taken down altogether when cold weather
came.
1t was besides, much less costly than a
wooden roof and those who knew this
young woman knew that she carefully con-
sidered her household expenditures, feeling
that she and her husband must build for
the future.
Along the top of the simple railing that
enclosed the veranda boxes were made and
filled with earth. These were gay with
scarlet geraniums and nasturtiums, easily
grown, and that last well through the sea-
son.
Splint arm chairs that were comfortable
and cheap constituted the greater part of
the furniture.
For the floor covering Mrs Newlywed
bought several Crex rugs of the same ma
terial as the carpet that she had used in
side for the halls and stairs. These she
knew would stand hard wear excellently,
while they would not be injured if sud-
den shower should drench them, but would
,aI L.
rug form permitted them to be easily re-
moved for cleaning, and the pretty borders
were decidedly decorative.
A kitchen settle of the kind that can be
made into a table with the removal of
couple of pegs was stained green and sup
piled with cushioned seat and many pill
lows of striped cretonne. The same ma
terial was used for cushioning two or three
low rockers and several semi circular bask-
cts were tied to the arms of chairs or
tackled against the house to hold books,
papers and various odds and ends.
The box in the lower part of the settle
was utilized for similar purposes and two
or three small tables were useful when
afternoon tea or evening refreshment was
served
''The Newlywed's Tent" as their
friends called it, was pronounced success
and many were the pleasant informal func-
tions held under its sheltering canvas from
the "camp party" given for nephew of
ten years, to the dainty afternoon tea,
when the grandmother of the hostess
poured" and added much to the pleasure
by the gracious charm of her presence.
ELEANOR FRANCES.