Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-14
window Flowers.

Now that the summer-green of the leaves is
gone, and everything about us is blanched and
frozen, We feel thousand times obliged to
those good people who dress their windows with
pretty flowers, or set some little green thing in
conspicuous parts Of their dwellings, whereon
the travelling eye may dwell Germantown has
always been famed for its winter floral attrac.
TORS of this kind. 1t has been said that the in
troduc ton OF heaters and gas is inimical TO this
style of gardening, and that it disappears where
these great modern conveniences come in,-but
either there is not SO much bad conseQ uencas
follow them as people represent, or else the
Germantown folks have found out how to anti
dote the evil. Certain Ii Is that the weary
traveller through its streets can find many an
inviting floral treat to feast his eyes upon.
Almost every one who sees these CHEEKY look
ing windows so home mentally resolving they
Will do likewise, and ii Is indeed prising that
more OF this simpls gardening is not done. Any
thing green gives a cheerful look. Ii it is
nothing more than bit Of green parsley, stillit
Since the introduction Of hangine.oaskets
much more may be done in making a window
gay with flowers and green leaves than could
before, as pots are not alwas convenient in the
window-sill. kenilworth, ivy, moneywort, sax
ifrcges, spiderwort, and many of these we'll
known plants are easily Obtained and seem to
make themselves quite at home in these modern
hanging conveniences. Besides this, brackets
can Do made fast to the window frames and a
few pots with hanging vines be made fast there
on. Some we have seen with very simple floral
liar root is taken. turned bottom upwards. hoi-
lowed out 20 a. to hold water, and then sus-
pended In this way. The leaves then com
mence % push, and. turning upwards, embrace
and elothe the bare root with foliage. Others
merely take pine cone, and filling very little
earth between the scales, SOW grass seed or some
other easily sproutine green thing. Some very
pretty and unique window ornaments are made
in this way. The sweet potato, II put into the
mouth Of . hyscinth glass, and this suspended
in . warm room, will sprout, and hanging down
make graceful green spray. Most Of these
things, however, need light. The common
greenivy IL one Of the best things for general
purpose plants" one can have, because 1t will do
In either sunshine or shade.
There are many little things which any one
can do to make rooms cheerful in this way: and
this, too, without any great outlay Of time or
money Germantown 7elegrdph.
~It occurred to Danbury scholar, while
writing composition last week, to make the
remarkable statement that Gan OK does not taste
~ good as m oyster, but 1t can run faster"
D0"Where are the men OF TOP" shouted q
Newtovn'orator Sunday evening. "Dead," re-
ePonded . sad looking man In the middle AISLE
The Newtown orator was surprised at the INTEL
ligence Of his audience.
ga lady called on witty friend, who was
not at home, and finding the piano dusty, wrote
upon It "elattern." The next day they met,
and the lady said, "I called on you Yesterday"
""fes, saw Jour oard On the piano."