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Title: The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Hill, Janet McKenzie, 1852-1933, ed Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.)
Subjects: Home economics Cooking
Publisher: Boston : Boston Cooking-School Magazine
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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Mrs. D. C. Percivals Veranda at Marblehead, Mass. Some Interesting Verandas By Mary H. Northend PROBABLY the present and ever-increasing desire for out-of-doorliving has had much to do withthe evolution of the veranda, and helpedto make all the difference betweenthe narrow, covered platform, or dimin-utive porch of former days and thehandsome, large, partly shaded roomswhich are seen on summer residences,and are called by that name. Es- pecially true is this of those houseserected by the wealthy colony alongthe now-famous North Shore of Massa-chusetts. Its members have changedthis from the dwelling-place of simplefishermen and farmers into a pictur-esque locality with luxurious homes. The verandas on these houses areoften oddly constructed, sometimesfitting a bit of the front or jutting out 408 The Boston Cooking-School Magazine
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Veranda of Mrs. John C. Phillips House at Wenham, Mass. from some nook in an artistic manner,and they are built as carefully as thehouse itself, and always with an ideaof the architectural effects to be gained. The furnishings of these out-of-door living-rooms are as carefully se-lected as are those of my ladyschamber or of the drawing-room.Simplicity reigns, but it is combinedwith an exquisite taste, which makesthis entrance to the house as attractiveas any room within. The floors are ofhighly polished wood, cement, or brick,and are often covered with rugs, whosebright colors add to the beauty of thewhole. Tea tables are frequently seen onverandas, where the favorite beverageis served every afternoon; for thesecool, outdoor rooms catch every breezefrom the ocean, and are the pleasantest places possible duringthe heated term. Raffia, willow, hick-ory, and rattan, allare good for furnish-ings, as they are proofagainst dampness andare not injured by sud-den showers. Some-times, however,

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