The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-21

weddings.
Everybody is talking about the
beautiful interiors of the new coun-
try club houses in the vicinity of New
York. The Nassau" at Glen Cove,
Long Island. has a grand new build
ing. Many Brooklynites, including
the Pratt colony, gather here, when
Golf is the chief topic of conversa-
ton.
The ''Sleepy Hollow" opened re-
Gently with a grand reception. This
mansion was formerly the residence
of the late E. F. Shepard and is in
the Italian Renaissance style, stu
ated in the midst of magnificent
estate, surrounded by pergolas, sun
ken gardens and velvet terraces,
with fine view of the Hudson and
distant hills. The old house con-
tains over seventy rooms, and is
about thirty miles distant from New
York-just a pleasant little motor
trip for dinner party. On it's list
of 500 members are some very
wealthy men and the object in the
renovation of the property has been
to preserve as far as possible the
feeling OF home while giving resi-
dent members all the privileges of a
club. Those who visited the house
in the day of Mrs. Shepard say some
OF the rooms have not been changed
at all. This is the case of the large
living room and the little Louis XIV
reception room in salmon pink.
The reception hall is in white and
red and there are some beautiful
stained glass windows over the stair
case. The library is in unpublished
mahogany with leather and tapestry
covered chairs. A white and gold
room shows some rare yellow tapes
tries with gilt furniture and cut
glass chandelier. Many of the lady
guests would like to carry off some
OF the old black oak chests.
Private country house furnishings
are very much to the front in all
the department stores. Most allur-
ing TO the women of small means is
an advertisement like this: Sum
mer furniture, at Reduction from
Regular Prices, 20 per cent. to so
per cent. Our entire line is includ-
ed"
NO woman who loves fixing up a
nome can resist that sort of appeal.
IN she goes to see what the line in
cludes. Sometimes each piece has
two tags, one with the former price,
and one with the marked down
price, but truth to tell, she needs to
be a good shopper to make sure she
is not paying more than the article
is worth. Without doubt, though,
there are real bargains late in the
season in all kinds of willow, reed,
rattan, rush and grass furniture.
Novelties in this direction have
been numerous this season. Willow
has been combined with mission oak
and even with white enamel. Some
nome makers use only wicker furni-
ture for the whole of the first floor
of the summer cottage. A side
board in willow is a decided novelty.
but then so is a dining room, fur
nlshed entirely in this light, cool
looking furniture.
Shoppers ask what is the differ
ence between willow and reed, and
the terms are often used indiscrim-
inately. Willow is coarser than reed
and stronger. Reed furniture is
more closely woven and finer look
ing. Both are durable enough and
the term wicker is often used to COW
er the whole assortment
For porch use nothing could be
better than this kind of furniture. A
broadway store is making a great
display of chairs, all shapes, all
|sizes, with pieces ranging from S1.98
Tor little rocker to $50 for a high
packed winged affair.
Beach chairs, copies of those used
foreign beaches that keep off the
n and the rain sell for $24.00.
Armed rockers, big and high back
with pocket at one side are
eal either for the living room or
orch. Without cretonne cushions
II ne such can be had for $40
Reed tea tables with shelves are
mong the luxuries, but a cute little
iuffin stand for $3.50 is nearly as
onvenient if not as elegant. Be-
T. des, muffin stand sounds inviting,
- nd If real English muffin is among
r he goodies apt to be supplied at
ladame's o'clock tea hour, she
&tyill never be without guests.
A Tea table wagons or carts as they
pre- variously called are delightful
E ldJuncts to a big porch. They cost
bot less than $500.
Prairie Grass furniture is different
rom willow or reed, Like the
Jrex'' mattings, the chairs are dur
ble and often in good designs.
Greens prevail here.
Lucky the home-maker, has
some old rush bottomed rockers. Do
not hide them away in the attic, for
the new rush chairs are not nearly as
desirable as the old heirlooms.
However, the manufacturers knowing
Athe rage for antique designs in fur
Aiture, have done their best to copy
n old examples with the result, that
You can buy Queen Anne fiddle
back with Gabrielle legs and rush bot
3rom, No matter how shabby the old
rush chair, it is worth renovating, for
he wood under the paint is often
yell preserved and the rush in good
condition. Ii was Sheraton who
Xmade use of rush in connection with
his cheaper painted pieces, hence
uite common are antique chairs
ith backs painted with fruit and
bwers and rush seats, but not al
ays do the owners appreciate them.
Wicker bird cages are other porch
Novelties. They are just like the