Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-07
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Color winch VIII harmonic well With the paint
ing on the slate. L saw bouquet OF held daisies
and grasses on one, and the effect was very
pretty.-N. ]. Post.
TBB USE OF VARNIsH.-No one knows until
she has tried it how much she may change the
aspect OF things about the house by using
little vaInlsh. on a sunsh1uy day take the old
chairs aid tables OUT on the porch or Dy an
open door. and after thoroughly busting and
wiplDg of with damp cloth apply thin coat
OF vaInish and SO cover =, up ~, scr rH and
snort time, and you will be surprised to see
how much good you have done. A flannel
cloth with very little lnseed Oil is good TO
rub furniture with, but the greatest care must
be exercised to prevent any Oil being left on
the wood 10 attract dust. It must be rubbed
until you would not know, except by the Inn.
proved appearance, that any oil had been
uSed--S J.. Post.
GROW The HoLLYHoCKS-It Is pleasant to
see that the old fashioned hollyhock, improved,
Is gaining favor In many gardens. We hal a
row OF the N last season that were really grand.
ans attr acted great deal Of atten ion Dthllas
cannon BE- mentioned Ia the same week with
Them They are perfect 10 their blooming, and
displsy a s .iTe of beauty that no other plant
Voucbs aes except the gladiolus, and they 10
not ccntiBue In flower more tnan half as long,
Where tie roofs cannot De had the seed should
be sown ar d can be up to the IS 5h Instant, but
they will not bloom until the second year.
Trey produce, however. abundant seed, and
there Is nothing 10 prev ent repianting OF ed
80 as always 10 nave a fresh bed OF them. 1t Is
better. however. that the seed should be
Change evtry few years, Or It Will be at the
rfsk OF less perfect DlOOm3.-GeTHlant Otrn Tcie.
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To PREvFsT PAINT Fsoa CRlCzrEG.-Let
every part Ct The wood be thoroughly primed
with good fresh printing; prime inside aud
cut, or use sluSh on the inside which Is lust
: as good as printing, so that the water cannot
act on the wood. Let the printing get per-
fectly dry then mix every coat OF lead so that
1t will dry hard. Mix the filling with japan
and val nfsh; so that this may dry firm aud
hard; use DO oil In IL. Have every coat dead
color; do not have them with a gloss color:
winch Is very deceiv1ng, appearing dry. but
Mnen me SUBSEQUENT coats are put On. 1t goes
INTO what Is known as color cracks caused By
me under coats not being hard Do not apply
Inc coats too heavy; have them as thin a..
poselole 10 answer your purpose. AMI let eacn
get thoroughly dry before putting on another.
Place eDOugh coats On 10 I'LL the grain of the
WOod, making perfect surface. Then you
Will have on body OF paint hcmly bouad TO-
gether. and thoroughly dry. When paint Is
thoroughly dry, IL Can Shrink no more. as It
Only shIinks when ia the process of drying,
and II 1t does not shrink 1t cannot crack; also
In this Kind OF body OF paint, there is no
moisture CT OIL 70 sweat out a1d 55IrJy the
lustre CT the v4rniSh.
To kEEP VERY SHADED PLACES GRYgN.-
Especially In the front yards OF dwellings,
both ia town aud country, wnlcl ara much
shaded, we often see the ground CO noleJely
bare. lot a living thing being percaptiole.
g.ing limos lying upon the ground or very
near II. which are uns!ghtly aud every way
worthless, that ought TO be cut away. TaiS
pn or Tne 1 that he ToH 1s sdsos
TO Ii, and which would not only cover
the naked spo5 and make lt civ
much to the general appearance OF the premi.
ses. The best vine for this purpose is undouot-
edly the perlwinkie. IL will grow almest any
where In me shade If the proper attention is
IL q
full vine and Will densely cover the ground
producing nearly the whole season a very pref
" blue flower. Weeds, however, are Its deadly
enemies IL cannot fight them. Steadily they
Will encroach until they drive away our favorite
and occupy the field Of battle. A little help
now and then, however, VIII defeat the common
popular evergreen for many years without re-
Wal-Gern.anto,CR 7ete graph.
How TO DRIVE A NAIL--If any one not ex-
pert at the art has occasion, as most people
will some time or other, TO drive nail In re-
pairing something, let him see to it that be So
lects good sound enc. Some nails are
first bow. Ard If 1t Is to be driven into any
wood harder than spruce, let him sharpen 1t
like a coo chisel at the point. Almost any
mouse can furnish some kind OF file that will
answer for this operation. Aud let him rub
the nail with beesWax. 4 nail thus prepared
Will penetrate most kinds of wood without
sifficulty. aId has little tendency to split the
wood. a hole should be bored when the
means OF doing so are at hand; bat this may be
neglected u otner precautions are duly taken.
A suitable hsmmer IS not always az hand. The
race OF The: typical hammer OF amateur prac-
tlee Is usually worn and rounded. which aug
ments The difficulty greatly. But whatever
hammer ); u use rub Its face vigorously upon
brick OF piece of sandpaper, or upon some
sand or gIsvd upon board. This Will clean
the face sharpen the teeth, as tt Were-and
By attention 10 these and other sucn precau.
ucLS as CT nmon sense may suggest, any one
may successfully accomplish the veX itIo1s
TASK OF C!i'iig nail SO as TO do the most
goOo--HCt'Se decorator ana ScltpJi % Design.
SUGGESTIONS FOR SUMMER WoRK-A pretty
carriage apron may be made OF sage green
monte cloth. with a narrow border OF shaded
and light green leaves worked in crewels (wooD
about thrt e inches from the edge. The apron
Is lined with deep maroon meriuo, and Wnen
thrown BACK looks exceedingly pretty, 1t has
the apron TO nook on to the buttons on the
carriage Serge for the material Is often used
for the purpose. and looks well. A border
turned over of dark green or black leather Is
sometimes used. edged with narrow worsted
braid. The apron is generally made OF
c COLI TO correspond with the lining OF
nave blue apron, or one TO 60 With 1t, say
dark brown or dark gray. Occasionally the
apron is OF the latter color, with lining OF the
same shade as that OF the carriage Mono
grams are frequently worked In silks or woods
at each low ct corner OF the apron, or else with
SIX Diaid or darker color than that OF the
apron. A chocolate brown apron lad the mon
ogram worked in orange co.ored braid, and
another. in navy blue, was embroidered In
white. A ccucn rug may be made with stripes
OF cOloTed IIbbOn velvet, about four inches
wide, and alternate stripes OF monte cloth.
The stripes OF monte cloth should have an
easy running pattern traced on which
Is worked IN either chain or common cross
stitch, In colored Berlin wool, down the center.
The work Is quick and pleasant and very
enectlve. The stripes should be Jined by q
cha1n-stiteh row, In gold-cOlored Killing silk
Ruby. or rich blue velvet ribbon Is part1cu-
larry pretty. with the pattern on the cloth
worked In pirk or pale blue. Coarse lace the
color OF The cloth. Is best for an edginy: and IL
the worker likes she could use uD the remains
OF the wool by running It 10 and out OF the
pattern or The coarse lace. like Russian lace
IL has also good effect to work the whole La
gold coloTed ilIiing sllk.-Art Amateur.
FOOD AND DR. ISK.-Dr. j. A. Russell gave q
series OF popular lectures, on health. In Elm
burg, last winter. From one OF these lectures
that on Food and Drink"-wegive con-
densed statement OF the chief practical points
AS regards flesh meat, DIR. Russell Is OF Ooin-
lon that it Is not only expensive, but that per-
feet health may be maintained, and hard work
can be done without It Taken, hawever once
day, IL forms an agreeable variety, aud can-
lot De said 10 do harm. Oatmeal wheat -four
peameal. maize or Indian corn. and many
others, supply The place OF meat, and with
these. and rice, butter, potatoes. fresh vege.s-
OlfS and W na