The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-06


ers May be Decorated With Natures Art
Works.
HOUSEHOLD DECORATIONS.
If you live in the country, love nature, have
taste and def fingers you can convert your
rooms into bowers of beauty by utilizing the
lovely color pieces that Nature turns ont with
such lavish hands from her grand studios Of
the hills and plains.
There are the exquisite ferns, delicate as
rare laces. You can gather these, lay them
carefully between newspapers or strips OF mus
lin. set them away and put weight on them.
After few days change them to dry papers,
and keen this up until they are thoroughly
pressed You can make up quite package of
these, holding them until after Fail cleaning
is over, for Winter decorations.
Then, the lovely Autumn leaves. so gorgeous
in color-yellow, orange, saffron, red, infinite
shades of russell and brown! What lovely
effects they make when carefully pressed and
grouped together.
Garlands for picture frames may be made of
them. leaf pictures. picture frames themselves.
They may be arranged with ferns for bouquets,
or with dried grasses. which are lovely and of
great variety.
Leaves may be pressed between newspapers
or in books that have no lasting value-GOv-
eminent reports, for instance. Only be careful
to change frequently, or they viii become dis
coored.
The dry licbens which grow on trees make
lovely picture frames. They can be stuck upon
any kind of rude frame, wood or heavy paste
board, and glued.
When gathering grasses for bouquets do not
forget the colored berries that grew so pro-
fusely in some parts of our Countrywide lovely
bittersweet the brilliant wahoo, the mount
ain ash. the sumack.
Vines, too, like the red-leaf Virginia creeper,
press beautifully and may be used in deco
rations with fine effect. Large branches of oak
leaves, of the rich russell hue, may be put upon
the wall and viii keep without curling long
time.
There are some who varuish leaves to keep
them bright and fat, but this is not necessary,
since at the Christmas holidays one usually
likes to take down autumn colOrs and fill the
house with evergreen-and holly, when it can
be had.
With little taste and forethought jewellers
among the rocks and hills. in green fields and
in country places, may eli their houses with
succession of natures beauties.
Every locality has its distinct decorative
material, from the pine cones of New England
TO the hanging moses of Florida. When
Nature is so careful to cherish every bud
and twis. and displays such a bewildering
luxuriance of leaf and blossom, why should we
not use our talents in Frightening and diversi-
her less perishable beauties?
CURIOUS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
/. When was the grasshopper war?
Ans. In 1920, when two Indian boys got into
dispute over agrasshopper. Their respective
tribes got into war on that account.
2 Who was called The Watch Dog of the
Treasury?
Ans Gen. Francis E Spinner, the great war
Treasurer Of the United States, whose sigma
I'LL
3. Who was the first woman in the United
States to devote herself to literature?
Ans Mrs. Hannah Hemans. Can anyone
tell what she wrote?
T. Who was called "Old Fuss and Feathers? ?"
Ans Gen. Winfield Scott, whose presence was
very imposing. and who was accused of caring
more for show than for action.
5. Who was called THE schoolmaster OF the
Republic?
Ans. Noah Webster, compiler of Webster's
Dictionary.
THOUGHTS OF GREAT AMERICANS.
The music that can deepest reach
And cure all Ill is cordial speech.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
II man empties his purse into his head, no
man can take it from him. An investment in
knowledge always pays the best interest,"
Benjamin Franklin.
Search thine own heart: what paineth thee
In others, In thyself may be
All duet Is frsiI. all flesh is weak
Be thou The true man thou dost seek.
john q. Whittier.
Keeping Christ's Commandments keeps the
eye clear, and the temper sweet, and the will
submissive. and the affection pure; in these lie
the rich rewards.-T L. Cuyler, d. d.
have been driven many times to my knees
by the overwhelming conviction that / had no.
where else to 60. NV own wisd ON, and that of
all about me. seemed insufficient for the day
Abraham Lincoln.
q small beginnings, We are great and strong,
bass OiI "a faithful heart and weariless brain,
re buiid tlie future fair, We conquer wrong,
He earn the crown and wear il not in vain.'
James Russell Lowell.