The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-20
OCTOBER SOUVENIRS.
FOur-Leaved CIovers, Wishbones
and Pressed Flowers.

The heart loves to cherish tiny ferns.
blossoms, and fairy tangles, whose
fascination helps make the woodland
what it is. Carefully pressed, adorn-
ing cards with suita BILE inscriptions,
they are mute reminders of many
joyous day. Besides, they serve as
cards of congratulatiOn or remen-
brance, and upon festive occasions
they make charming souvenirs.
Flowers, leaves, tiny vines, bits of
moss and grasses, are placed between
a double thickness of sheet wadding.
held down by very light weight. 1t
is a serious mistake to use heavy pres
sure in pressing flowers. The object
is to exclude every possibility of air
and moisture, simply to dry, not to
flatten or press the flower DO not
disturb until thoroughly dry, and then
place in a covered box for future use
In observing these simple directions
flower and leaf retain their exquisite
tints without assuming that stiff ap-
pearance peculiar to ordinarily
pressed flowers.
For mounting these dainty trophies
of rambles and strOlls, regret cards
are convenient, as are also the cards
of different size used by amateur pho
tOGraphers, and which may be secured
where SucH supplies are SOIu- Large
cards permit of the most gratifying
arrangement of flowers Seven by five
inches is good proportion. The best
way of obtaining this desirable size is
to have a sheet of heavy cream card
board cut into cards of that dimen-
sion One sheet makes sixteen cards
All printing of dates, suggestive quo
tations and the like are done in artis-
tic lettering. This is most effective in
metallic water colors, although in In
dia ink it is pretty and of far more
rapid execution.
An artistic fancy is to first paint on
the card a quaint jug or vase. From
this drOODs a cluster of airy WildlingS
of the wood. nesting in a delicious
green of lovers tangle. As occasion
requires print the words. MANY
Happy Returns" BEST Wishes' "a
Glad New Year" or whatever happens
TO be the compliment of the day
Another dainty conception is to sim
ply glue branch of any one flower in
! the upper corner of the card. and
/ seemingly, tie with a loosely knotted
/ ribbon, painted in water color In
( scribe the flowers Specification below
/ and on the back of the card print a
/ verse descriptive of its distinctive
I charm.
A design breathing of the idyHic is
: lHlS- liItS QlGlly, anu uldSOIdIly 0OWI IL
1 the upper half of the card glue the
daintiest of flowers as if falling from
above. Between this shower of petals
and blossoms print the lines:
Alas" said Love, and dropped his
flowers.
"Tve lost my time in idle play;
The sweeter l would make the hours.
The quicker they are passed away"
This charming conception is com
pletely represented by painting a rosy
Cupid, with his mischevious weapon,
in the act Of scattering Ills floral toys
In graceful arrangement glue sew
eral long-stemmed clovers to the card.
frightening each with touches of old
gold, copper-red, and dull blue metal
paint. In like colors print the words,
Health, Happiness, Prosperity"
Somewhat similar is a wishbone card.
Rather than break it in t'R ATTEMPT
of charming the realization Of wish
spare it for the prettier fate of grac-
ing a card. With narrow tri-colored
ribbons tie three wish bones. each
painted different lustre, across the
longer end Of the card. Underneath
print. in the same three tones, this
message;
Three wishes wish I thee.
Health, wealth, prosperityi''
The words are first outlined in pencil,
then in each letter touched, in turn,
with the different paints
If hostess is TO prepare for few
guests al the eleventh hour" and
time forbids. floral souvenirs. she can
quickly compose this aesthetic salad
by substituting poetry descriptive of
natures manifold beauties. On each
card she neatly pens verse illustra-
tive of the time present Or, per con
ira. she makes summers heat seem
less oppressive by pen pictures of the
cold, dazzling splendors of winter, and
chill winter appear less desolate with
word paintings of the summer queen S
radiance.
Emerson, Lowell and Southey have
dedicated most beautiful odes to Win
ter, and innumerable are the rhythmic
gems rejecting the charms of SPRING
time, vernal showers, a rare day In
June, and autumnal reveries. Noctur.
nal meditations, lengthening shadows.
evening clouds. dewy morns, calm
nights, mirthful zephyrs, and signing
winds, all are expressive of ~senti-
ment graceful for such mementos
and each theme is prolific of the
poets inspiration.
ANNA HINRIRICHS.