Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1912 — REAL LOUNGING PLACE [ARTICLE]

REAL LOUNGING PLACE

MAKS THE PORCH AS COMFORT* ABLE A 8 POSSIBLE. All Manner of Inexpensive Conveniences Can Be Made to Contribute to the Happiness of the Fam- 1. ■ ily During the Bummer. Because the porch of tiie summer cottage is the real lounging placg for the family, it should be made as comfortable as possible with all manner of Inexpensive conveniences. If the master of the house has the ingenuity to rig up a swing couch by means of a set of single bed springs, four stout ropes and a can of paint, be sure to. have one of those contrivances. Otherwise have a couch of rattan with an adjustable headpiece, but lacking the money to afford that, a canvas army cot may be substituted, as when Its wooden legs are painted it will look very well indeed. Next come the lounging chairs, which if low and roomy need not be expensive, provided they are prettily painted in white, with pale green or pink or yellow and have cushioned backs. What makes so many cheap porch chairs uncomfortable is their hard backs, which should be covered with adjustable cushions filled with pine needles—a filling which is cheap and can be periodically replaced. But If cushioned chairs are considered Insanitary or disliked for any other reason, the porch furnisher should get a collection of canvas steamer chairs. The porch table should be a substantial affair which cannot be blown over by a high wind and large enough to. serve a meal upon. Bettef than rattan or splint is the attractively painted kitchen table, whose legs have been amputated a third of their length, so that its surface shall pot be above the easy reach of a person sitting in a low chair. t ” —-3— —. A tall screen of the four leaf order is always a convenience on a porch, as with it any specially disordered corner may be instantly concealed at tiie approach of unexpected visitors. Have the frame of this screen of hardwood so that It shall not easily blow over, paint it in the color scheme of the porch furnishings and cover it with whatever fabric is to be, the material for the dozens of'oblong, square and round pillows which are to be everywhere in evidence.