The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-11-10

these giant, odorous pines. There seem
to be two kinds-one is smooth barked,
the other is rough. The smooth suits
my purpose Look closely, and you will
see round, fiat blotches about the trunk,
of rich green color. " What of it?"
| Well, upon examination, you will per-
ceive they are like delicate sea-moss
when spread upon moist surface. Now
take your penknife and loosen the edge
of one of them; then peel it gently off;
it is real foliage, you see, and exquisitely
defined. We want quantities of this.
Take plenty of it. Now we will stroll
along again. How slippery the path,
and how pleasant to walk upon! This
brown, glossy carpet falls from the pine
trees, and country people call it pine
trash. We will take some of them they
make excellent rail fences.
Here we come to birch and maple
trees, where the leaves are just begin
ming to dress in bright colors-dark yell
low and golden brown. A little of Grim
son will be of use also. The brown
makes good roads, and the yellow and
crimson serve for distant shading.
/ think now you have sufficient in your
basket to make fine landscape. MAKE
fine landscape out of these things?"
Certainly; as effective as many an oil
painting; and then you can make it your
selves. A piece of water is an improve
ment in pictures; so when we reach the
barn we will find a nicely mildewed corn
husk-it makes better imitation of
lake than oil paint.
This IS the fruit l promised; but re-
member, you have only gathered it yet
by and by you shall taste it. We will
return and prepare the feast. Sit you
down by me at this table and observe.
take a square of drawing or card
board and few crayons-blue, yellow
and white. l sketch sky on the upper
half. 1t is well to represents morning
or sunset sky, concentrating the deepest
yellow in small space upon the horizon,
shading it from straw color to blue, with
few scattered white clouds. Now dip
the corn-husk in water, to make it flexi-
BILE, and place it lengthwise upon the
card board, letting the edge meet the
edge of the sky. Use mucilage to cause
it to adhere smoothly and firmly.
Here is foundation for a lake, harbor
or river. We will call this the sea, al
lowing sky and water to meet within
sight of opposite land, make fore
ground thus: Select some of those dark,
dry leaves, and fasten them to the card
below the water, all along the bottom
and up the sides as far as the corn husk
reaches, allowing the jagged edges to
protrude into the sea, as irregularities of
hn oh Stick nf n aplyp (
moses to the leaves, leaving such spaces
between as you wish for road or bare
ground. You must use your judgment
land nice, artistic judgment, too) as
regards shade, turning the darkest sides
where, if you were painting, you would
shade your picture. Quite by accident
you now find promontory near by
formed by the pointed end of leaf
which was surely meant to support 6
tree. Therefore erect your little brancheC
stick upon it, carefully gluing the inside
to the picture. Pull some of the moss
apart, and you see that, separated, it be-
comes little bushes, and even weeds, tC
pldnI dDO~O tho PrVInUnCOry, anC
around the roots of the tree, to hide any
awkwardness that may appear. Now is
the time to use those exquisite bits OF
foliage that we peeled from the smooth
pine tree. Separate eacn little branch
and Join them to the twigs of the tree
let them droop and hang over the water
AS the foliage advances you begin to see
the sky between the rich branches. Il
will finish into fine elm. "The oppo
site side needs our attention" All right
it shall have it. See, that gray leaf ha!
taken the appearance of bluff. Now
is the time for our castle. Slip it dowI
behind, only allowing the turrets and {
part of the edifice to appear. There il
the blue sky again through the vacan
castle windows. The effect is extremely
good. If we separate some of this green
est moss we shall find that each TIM
stem represents holly or pine. Set these
about the rocky bluff and along one side
of the castle
Now use your good taste and say where
spaces may be improved with stem TO
a dead tree, or a faded bit of leaf for
distant hill. Scatter about in crevice
scraps of cup or coral moss. Here is
little space that looks like road leading
from the foreground to the water; put
rail fence on each side. An island vii
look well in the distance Now we hav,
not spent much time over this, so it il
but rough little landscape, though ricl
in color and effect. But | have seen tn,
inventor, or originator, of these produce
splendid pictures of country scenery
with hill and dale, forest and field, cot
tage and barn, men and animals, loads O.
hay, and vessels and boats-and, in fact
everything that lends to the variety ant
beauty OF pictures, only on much large
scale than we have attempted. l have
seldom seen any artistic fancy work Sc
beautiful. A few touches now of black
crayon to deepen the shadows and oul
picture will do.
Take from that wall the horrible por
trait of Gen. What's his-name, or that
pretentious chrome of an impossible
scene on the Rhine-the frame is toe
pretty for the ugly thing-throw it out
and put this picture-made-up but very
etfective-in its place. Then hang it up
Isn't that decided improvement? A
little more practice, and really marvellous
effects can be Produced NJ B., ST
Nicholas.
She had just returned from visit tc
a married couple, and, as she threw hel
hat on the sofa she turned nm her noea