Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-06
HOMEMADE PICTURE FRAMES AND HANGING

HOMEMADE PICTURE FRAMES AND HANGING
BASKETS.
First get carpenter to saw out frame OF
the shape you wish. Gather together some
pine cones, and few nuts Of different kinds,
such as Brazil nuts, hazel nuts, hickory nuts,
almonds, acOrns, and the like. Dark colOred
nuts are generally considered best.
Take some of the largest pine cones and cut
the leaves off, glue them around the small end
of cone or the cup of an acorn, in the shape
Of a rose. One of these on each side of the
frame will de. Then glue thickly around the
outer and inner edges of the frame these leaves
of the cones, and fill in the remaining spaces
with the nuts, small cones and pieces Of leather
made to initiate oak leaves as profuseIy as pos
slble, leaving no part of the frame uncovered.
Good taste in arranging them will, Of course,
add to the beauty Of the frame when finished
After this is dsse, glue around the outer edge
Of the frame some of the smaller cones so as to
extend over the edges. A bunch of raisins on
each side will sometimes add to the appearance,
but good taste will dictate as TO any additions
After the glue is dry the whole should be
vanished with soft brush at least twice with
good furniture varnish and left to get perfectly
dry before being exposed TO the dust They
should be covered when the room is swept, as
the dust is very difficult TO remove.
Some prefer a simple piece Of pasteboard cut
into the desired shape, but such frame is
liable to bend and then loosen the pieces glued
to It. The incest frames are made on founda-
tiOns swelled from the outer edge toward the
center The shape Of the foundati makes a
great difference in the appearance of the frame
The glue should be Of the best kind and kept
quite hot while in use. A great variety of mate
rial may be used in making these frames, which
are quite pretty, and cost only about one fourth
the price usually asked for them where they
are sold.
The baskets for dried flowers are made in the
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The smaller ones should be used for this
purpose.
FRUIT HINTS.
have met with decided success in using to-
baeoo stems as a preventive for the peach.
borer. Frequent examinations since early last
sprlng have revealed but one borer. / renew
the supply of stems as often as deem adVisa-
Bile, and find no injury to the roots from them.
have also acted on Miss Morris's hint rela-
tive to the application Of sslpetre, alum, or
SALT as special manures for the peach, and
with promising results. / sprinkle them on
the soil to within about foot Of the trunk of
the tree.
Ny trees, which were inclined to be sickly
and Of puny growth, are now in splendid con-
dlhon, and this season made very strong,
healthy growth, and from summer pruning are
sending out strong, thick branches, some
sweeping nearly 10 the ground, sffording com.
Plets protection to the trunk from the scorch-
lag sun. ---..
Last season, used Gishurst's compound for
slugs on my pear and cherry trees. This sea-
son have used nothing but whale oil soap,
which find quite as efectusl and more bene.
fetal to my trees, as il gives healthy, bright
color to the bark, and keeps the leaves fresh
looking and free from spots I apply il once
aweek or fortnight, as they may require, and
the expense is but little more than that of com
mon soap, costing here FIVE to six and quarter
cents pound. Instead of a syringe use a
"dydropult," which has great forcing power,
and its flexible tube renders il far superior 10
the syringe in application to the under-side of
fOllage.-H. G. Van Tyne, IN Hor.
TO TAKE OUT GREASE PROM THE LEAVES OF
BOOKS.
After having warmed the paper stained with
grease, wax, oil, or any fat body whatever,
take as much Of it out as possible by means OF
olotung- paper. Then dip small brush in the
essential oil Of well-rectifed spirits of turpen.
tine, heated almost to ebulIition flor when
cold II acts very weakly, and draw II gently
over both sides OF the paper, which must be
kePt warm. This operation must be repeated
as many times as the quantity Of the fat body
imbibed by the paper, or the thickness of the
paper, may render necessary. When the
greasy substance is entirely removed, recourse
may be had to the following method to restore
me paper 10 It's former whiteness, which is not
completely restored by the first process: Dir
another brush in highly rectifed spirits of wine
and draw it in like manner over the place
which was stained and particularly round the
edges, to remeye the border, that would still
present stain. By employing these means
with proper caution, the spot will totally dis
appear, the paper will assume its original
Whlteness, and II the process has been en-.
PIoyed on part written on with common ink
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