The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-08
dhe Marietta yournal.
LEAD PENCIL SKETCHES.

love to wander thro' the woodlands hoary
In the soft gloom of an autumual day
When Summer gathers no her robes !
glory,
And like a dream OF beauty gIides away
How grahdly beautiful are tn,
woods at this season. The chang
ing leaf shows tints never found OF
the artists palette. The ground il
one rich piece of embroidery il
golden bronzes, and superb reds
However it is not my intention t
go into ecstacies or write a prose
poem, (even were | capable OF Sc
doing. | simply desire to suggest
to the lady readers of the JOURNAL
the advisability of securing a few
richly tinted autumn leaves and
treating them for preservation.
Procure from the druggists smooth
cakes of fine spermaceti. Pass a
moderately heated iron ever the
spermaceti and then over the leaf,
first one side and then the other,
until it is as dry as paper, stem and
all. Then apply a thin coat of clear
varnish. They look very pretty if
sprinkled with diamond dust before
the varnish is dry. With some az
tistic taste and an idea as to the
blending and harmonizlng of colors
one can almost have oil paintings
made of these leaves They can be
arranged in gracefully curved
vine and attached 10 the mantel
lambrequins or lace curtains or ar
ranged as a cornice by sticking with
mucilage to a piece of muslin. Last
fall | prepared the handsomest col
lection OF leaves | ever saw and pre-
sented them to my friend, Mrs. DR..
William King, of Atlanta. In a
few months Afterwards | was in her
parlor and saw how artistically she
had arranged them. There was d
light thin board about a yard square,
possibly not so large las this. The
board was covered With rich black
velvet stretched tightly across con-
cealing the sides. In the centre
the leaves were arranged in the
form of a bouquet, each leaf show
ing to the best advantage. They
were tackled on with needle and
thread. The frame was suspended
by rich silk cord and hung Just
like a picture. Attached to the
cords hanging loosely from orna.
mental nail head were fluffy chenille
balls of light and dark bronzes,
green's, gorgeous reds, in fact all
the colors to be found in the bou-
quet of autumn leaves. A lovely
affair that was far exceeding in
beauty any rich oil painting.
1T is strange that ore attention
is not paid nowadays to vocal mus
ic. a young lady will go ahead and
use every endeavor to perfect her.
self in instrumental music without
seeking to discover whether she has
good voice or not. One thing il
certain, vocal music is far more APP
preciated than instrumental music
At the pleasure resorts wher,
crowds are collected the young la
dy who will sing the old melodie
like Danube River Robin Adair
Home Sweet Home will Away
have crowd OF admiring listener
gathered about the piano. AHotl
err may play the finest Instruments
music for hours and attract scarcel
any attention. There are very fe
people who are educated up to tn
standard of scientific and operati
music. There are those who max
pretense of appreciation, just
be in the fashion. Down deep
their hearts is sincere and never
dying love for the old songs. Mu,
ic in the home is refining Unfit
ence. No better way to pass a
hour or two of the Sunday ate
noon than in singing sacred hymn
with organ accompaniment. III
guitar is a musical instrument n
appreciated as it deserves to be-
Any one can learn in a few lesso,
all they need to know about Il
guitar. Just learn few Choir