Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30
WICKER FURNITURE HAS
BECOME MORE POPULAR
Many Porches, Yards and Gar.
dens Furnished With
These Models.
PROVE VERY ADArTApIp
DfVers1ty offered Buyer by DIFF
feront Kinds, All Covered With
Various Sorts OF Cloth Waterfall. TO
Suit Tastes.

Kind has made n possible for the
progressive furniture shop to offer
tho home furnisher wioker designs
~ botter artistic and CONSTITUTIONAL
merit than ever before.
Today wicker furniture plays an
important part in Tho furnishing Of
our entire homes. yesterday II was
considered correct only for porches
and Eardens and quito out OF place
nhoore
In the accompanying Illustrations
wicker furniture Is shown In It's
various uses within tho house
Before considering In particular
he merits and fitness OF wicker In
'hrse variou. SURROUNDINGS let usun-
Irrstnnd JUS, what is properly in
GUIDED in th' term wicker furnI-
tnre." Tn term liz most elastic
In every day psriarce II In ussd
N designate an furniture made Of
intsrwoycn or braided materials.
strictly spehkine. wicker furniture
may be divided INTO four general and
separate classihcation, mono Of
which should De confused with any
81 tho othcrs--rattan, WILLOW. reed
and nber
Desired shapes.
Rattan . any variety OF the climb
me length attained by their eeems
which ar" very tough and serve nd
nirably for forming furniture in al
most any desired shape.
When willow II ment.ousd ones
mind Immediately pictures the per
'-ctly familiar weeping variey. n,
~ not 1hib however that Yields tn.
'"ngn. pliahlc shoots used In basketry
and furniture. but the various osicr,
IA
no" successfully grown in this coun-
Try
Tn" reeds are variety o, tan
loint.n grasses not SO commonly
known to Americans. though most
varieties are found IN marsnes in the
temperate regions o! tho country. The
best reeds however. are imported
ne 49," most highly priced FOR
bnsk"fry wnrh
F'bor ma> mean number %
nlrss eparse reed spi, up into ,h.n
strips. relatively hrs Grasses o., even
NEhi ly-fWist"d paper buil, NJ on
wood franz.
While ;he rapid development, .,
wicker 'urni'-re has n,,ed IL for o,her
purposes 4 was originally mad, FOR
"lidoor uFo exclusively and s,iii 70.
mat use
M chinese hour gias. chairs and
'NDle' with which ~e are all familiar.
gre, perhaps. the most pleasing and
W!thai the most serviccabie articles
~ furniture that could be used 90
'9's particular urpose. Being made
~ ra'ian, such pieces arc I!sh, and
'HH'iy carried about The lawn or gar
don
Good Example,.
For The greatest divers;,y o, u..
however 10 must look 10 furnl.ur.
~ vito" and resd Indoors or out.
~ the s'eeping-roon or on the porch
IN ;hc living room or sun parlor. /,
may be used to create the mos7 sat,s.
actor results In furnishing. o,
ms al N" accompanying illu.tra-
ions are interesting examples.
= r"'ds no rpecIally trained ~.
discern M SUITABILITY OF the
u.ec'' Win "hich tho sun parlo-
'hn"1 above IS furnished fn- II is
obvious tha; Tia frrt itur4 helm. ia
ling about 'n- a. - brightness ana
-a%c', tn" rsfreSning armospher,
so THeh - be desired In the sun room
pr Enclosed porch
mn sense OF restraint is sr-
0imted IN Tn" placement OF the com
narat'vely Few piecss employed
7ne sense Of proportion, too. for IN.
ai.eee seem 20 n the room: and
while there IS dignity in their ar
fansemcn,. there Is nothing to sus
Heet formaity nor 10 lessen tn.
rheerfulness Of the room.
Had they been required. a ..Iec.
hon might have been made nom
dozens ot orher things for various
USES Tor there is today almost no
limit 10 the number Of decorative.
and tasteful forms tina, are aysIIshI.
some OF the counrrys most able de-
S!Sners have devoted their hest .r-
Forts to the production OF reed ana
willow furniture, and have sought in
Spiration from the material Itself as
Vol as from the excellent work o,
nose VINO arc creating artistic wicker
furniture in the Old World
The view OF the well-arra,ced ,iy
'ns-room. above, Introduces wid.-
variety 81 pieces Here GOOD 20,
toe. a convenient desk good table
"Sreeaole chairs and moor lam,
nlt wen disposed, help to furnish a
dei'ghrfuiiy informal room.
General Use.
The use OF reed and willoU With,
the house is by no means confined 70
certain rooms. In fact. n Ia No,
an unusua 70 md wicker furniture
IN practically evary room IN ~.
house. especially In bungalow, ava
summer homes '
Occasional wicker pieces ma, ~
used with pleasing effect almost any
"nere; crdonne covered chairs ana
rockers being favored for the ned
room. sowing stands and baskets tor
miiadys sewing-room. flower stands
and lamps and tables for all rooms
ga wagons and other article. To-
facilitating service for the dinine.
room.
One OF the most distinctive jn,o-
Va.ions In wicker Is the complete
SUITE for the breakfast-room or
aicove. This has been worked out In
many delightful ways and the furnI-
.ure seems to carry out the break
iast-room idea more appropriateIv
ana httinsly than any other styIe n,
furniture yet made for this particu-
lar purpose
mention has been made Of cover
Is really this matter OF coverings
ents one Of the most importon,
,.a,..te,ione and one that allows !
~,N.naal taste the widest latitude !
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