Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-02
EVENING STAR.
A0NDAY............0 October q, Is7S.
winter window aarde..
MONDAY

hssCr Wh9oOw Sof0eoa.
me autumn woods decked In their eor-
sevue array OF crimson aud orange, scarlet
anu yellow; the clear, sharp air of the froSLy
w,,h sna the hazy, softeuing light, that
nsht tnese, and many other signs, portend
tne oeatn OF summer, the decay OF blossom
sna verdure, the departure OF warm sun
oeahs ana genial oreexee. Now nom
mountain and seaside, from summer nome
and rural resort, the surgine mass nj hnnan
NE, which mas made these places busy aud
winter bones and, whether these De the
palatial mansions OF the wealthy or tine
cosy cottage OF the mere plebisn, n oehooves
those who make &c "home" TO strive 10 rem
DER IL . spot worthy Of the name. and around
which the hearts OF one aud all. old or
young, will cluster with yearning fondRess.
And no one thing will render this home
shrine more bright and lovely than flowers
and verdure. To those who, with well filled
purses, the making OF a room a bower OF
blooming beauty, is but TO ''order aud the
thiDg Is DONE" 10 Is but a simple matter 10
send 10 the florist and have baskets and
vases, Jardipieres and Wardian cases, filled
AND arranged with artistic taste; but there
10 another class who, with just rs great q
love for the beautiful and perhaps nner
appreciation or true artistic taste, have not
me means 10 crafty even comparatively in
is sddre seed,
10 city or country some one sunny window
IN every house may be male "a thing OF
beauty and JOY forever" with more or lie ss
outlay OF money and labor, as the person
may feel disposed. A bay vindovs ~
course better adapted for plants than a single
ole, Dut either should first be provided with
q plain ceal box the length Of the windog.
from 10 four feet wide, and At least al x inches
de- y. Have holes bored In the bottom aud
place upon IL an inch OF broken pottery
charcoal and pebbles 10 insure drsiDage'
Fin with rich, friable soil, and in IL plunge
the pots OF gersniums, fuchsiss, heIiotrope
&c then plant tradescantta, coliseum Ivy,
sedurns, &c. along the edge and soon the
wnoie surface Will become mass OF various
shades OF green. intermixed with the bronzy
purple or tradescantia, zebrina, aud the
golden flowers OF the musk plant, or exQui-
site lavender OF the delicate aved Ivy dina
ria cy odaria;) while N q German or Eug-
ilsn Ivy has been placed In each corner, the
long festoons will soon hang TO the flower
ana The tendrtls 60 clambering up the win
dow frame, and reach out arms that appear
70 be pleading for some support From the
upper part OF the window frame may depend
various baskets and changing vases" or
"amples," filled to overhowing with the
or1ghtleaved "foliage plants for center
pieces; and trailing over the sides, m deira
vines, ipomea, ivy leaved gerauiums, yell
low gazanias, mesembry anthemum, the par
fridge vine, dew plant and tejrinoides. TIE
common ferns such as the msiden's hair, dsv-
allia pentaphylla, adientum cordatum and
fadyema prolifera, are all nne and appropri-
ate for this purpose. A bay window may
De beautifully arranged as . grotto, with q
deep, rough box billed with earth and rocks,
piled up and grouped In picturesque confu-
sion, with ferns, vines, mosses &C. planted
IN the recesses and hanging In long, graceful
fe2toons from the rocky projections. TreIltses
OF cedar with the bark remaining are suita-
Die Tor such window; And tn bs plan ted with
Ivy, ampelopsis victchii, COLOR scaudens,
climbing roses or other climbers placed on
each side OF the window and trained 10 "a
arch over the window, form q beautiful
frame for such sylvan picture, and is east
~ cared for. Rustic baskets OF wire, filled
with moss and suspended by grape vine
branches with delicate vines trained around
mem or covered with moss, are beautiful
hung from the ceiling of the window, or
from hooks or moss covered brackets. Toe
entire ceiling may soon be made a bower of
greenness by fastening long vine branches OF
wire In arches from side 10 side, add plant
Ing Madeira vine or German ivy In boxes
covered with bark, moss, lichens, oak leaves
and acorns placed on the sides OF the win
dows. Suitable hanging baskets for such a
"woOdland window" might be made of co.
coanut shells, wooden owls, covered with
pine cones or gnarled twigs and roots, or log
cabin boxes, made by placing messy sticks,
one crossing the other, IN I'll of desired height,
then fastening with nails TO q square board
with holes In each corner for cords, and filled
In with moss (between the "logs.'D-IGer-
ma1toacn Telegraph.