Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-07-15
From Miss Leslie's Magazine for June.
THE SUMMER HEARTH.
BY MISS LESLIE.

SUMNER blowers OF handsomely ornamented
iron arc now much used to conceal the empty
crate dnring the season of warm weather.
Like chimney boards, they are supposed by
many persons to render the room too close by
Ientrely excluding whatever fresh air may is
sue from the chimney. In bed chamber.
certainly, il is best that the fire place should
always be left open in summer. A frame
made exactly to fit, and having open Stats like
a venetian door, is good screen for a sum
mer hearth that is without CRATE: This
screen is still better, if divided down the mid
IDLE like pair of venitian shutters. one or both
of which can always be left wide open at night.
tTc sleep 10 a room from whence all external
air is excluded Except in very cold weather.
lis extremely injurious TO health. AT any sea-
son il is best if their is close chlmney-board,
10 remove them at night The least objection
liable chimney-boards, Except the venetian ones
above mentioned) are those of strong black
gauze. These are generally ornamented with
vase of flowers cut out of wall paper, and
pasted on the gauze. A frame with open wire
work like cage or wire fender, (eher of
bright brass or iron wire painted green) is
still better, and will last many years. The
frame in which the wire is set may be Of ma
4 hogany, walnut, or maple. A chimney board,
of course, can only be putup in an open fire.
place where wood is burned in cold weather
On the hearth of a vacant Franklin stove, tits
usual to set a large jar of flowers. which
should be renewed daily.
Where there is not summer blower, II is
customary to decorate the empty CRATE with
cut paper. This may be done in very pretty
manner by obtaining sufficient quantity fcol-
ored glossy writing paper, of such iinis as will
harmonic best. For instance, green aud lilac;
green and light pink; pink and brown; blue
and buff of cream color; blue and light yellow;
two shades of green or two shades of blue, one
shade much lighter than the other. cut this
paper lengthways into straight slips. IN breadth
about three or four inches. Fold these slips
Ilengthways and evenly; and while double cut
their edges with sharp scissors into fringe.
Then wreath these double frnges thickly and
closely round the bars of the CRATE, securing
them we'll with pins. There mus, be two
wreaihs of different colors or two shades on
each bar, twisted or wrapped together so as to
conceal the iron entirely; beginning the first
twist or fringe from the left hand, and crossing
or en,wining it with one of another color or
shade commencing from the right. If well
arranged, this mode of decorating CRATE has
an excellent effect The bars should previous
lly be well cleaned. and the back and whole in
terror of the crate well BACKED. Tissue pa
per is too soft and thin for wreaihiug the bars
Of CRATES. Coored writing paper will be bet
Ter, or indeed any thick smooth colored paper
that is the same on both sides
Tissue paper Hearh-curtains There is an
Infinite variety of patterns far the tissue paper
drapery to conceal empty coal-grates. The
most simple is to take a sufficient number OF
long sheets of this paper, fold each sheet
Ilenghthways in four or six and cut through the
edges of the fold with scissors so as to form
scolops or points when openened out leaving
a space at the bottom of each sheet 10 be cut
into deep fringe. Having opened out the
sheets, have ready part of the handle or stick
of an old broom, cut to fit the length OF the
slit or aperture left at the back of the CRATE for
the draugh and covered with cloth or baize
sewed on tightly. Sew or tie the long stream
ers Of cut paper to this stick. gathering them
at The top SO that they may hang down full
and double. Then lay the stick in the apar-
lure at the top of the grate-back. fasien il Sc
cDrely and let the paper fall over the outside
of the bars.
The following is very handsome way Of
arranging hearth curtains. Have ready SUI
fcient number of large long sheets Of tissue
pink. You may take your pattern from some
thing in muslin work, Powered ribbon. furni-
tore chintz, or wallpaper. The more open II
is the better. Torender it accurate cut out
model in stiff paper, having first drawn the
outline thereon. Lay this model upon sheet
of pink tissue-paper spread out on a smooth
common table, and kept down at the corners
by weights. With pencil trace upon the
sha nrftira If al a fr,tai and with
a sharp penknife or scissors afterwards cut il
out with grea, care and nicely. If you use a
penknife. keep the iissus-paper stretched out
on the table, while doing it.
Next take two more sheets ofthe pink paper.
and cut the upper part of each into the form Of
Gu riain falls, fesioonde at the top and descend
ing long and low at the sides Ornament them
with a cut pattern, and scolIop the edges.
The white tissue paper is not TO be cut or or
namented with an open pattern or Towering.
Il is 10 form lining for the pink, through the
homework ofwhich il is 10 appear. The form
or arrangement Of the white paper is TO fit or
correspond with that of the pink, only that is
TO be allowed two or three inches deeper at the
Iedoe that il may project ont beyond the pink.
These projecting white edges are to be cut in
no fringe. Additional fringe is to be made
Of white tissne-paper, and twisted together
SO as 10 represent cords; the cords to be finish
with ,asseis made Of rolls Of paper fringe. and
fastened 10 the cords very neatly with needle
and thread. Observe that none Of the white
paper is TO be cot out in flower patterns. 1t
lis only TO furnish the lining, fringe. cords and
tassels. Observe also, that the fringe edge Of
this white lining is to appear beyond the scol-
Hoped edge of the pink outside.
When all is ready. strange the whole hand