New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-03
INTERESTING HOME ITEMS.

Ants are a plague which during warm weather
are visited upon the housewife for her sins. All
sorts Of remedies have from time to time been ad-
vised but Lord Avebury, the well known authority
on insects, doubts If there Is any infauible cure
for, them. A moist sponge. dipped in sugar or
t.@I5 = nsbe5 c+ +1,fce dav IN bo,ng wa Ter
AS these little pests abhor strong odors Of any
kind some people dose them with strong solution
OF carbolic acid while others try TO drown them
out with an infusion OF tobacco or bitter aloes.
nests then place quiclrne at the mouth and wash
ii with boiling hot water
English housewives who dismiss their domestic
servants are often subjected to curious form OF
annoyance at the hands Of the latter. Instead OF
packing up her traps and departing in peace from
the house whose inhabitants she has scoUrged with
her insoIence and disobedience the indignant Sarah
or Mary now takes out county court summons
against her late employee either lam ns n"ce
When the case is called no plalnth appears, and
boYseSiYe has been held up to public scorn has
had the trouble of attending court with her wit
a aW,yer The practice seems 10 be nothing more
or less I amnover through nervous horror Of the
publicity OF trial PAYS the s9IvaLL cA1in' 81
though often an aosoIuIe4S' DASe4SSS JIG
picture framing IS art says recognized
authority on the subject. Back IN the beginning
Of things picture frames were merely architectural
r1o11ldings surrounding mural painting, and were
-r.6ra1Iyy changed TO their present myriad forms
bv the creation OF panel pictures These We're in
+roduced by the Greeks and were seen sometimes
IN wall inches and sometimes sngly on easel-like
sI,norts There is no record Of the separate franz
ing Of such pictures until the DAYS OF Pompell ana
I1o} until the Renaissance did frames become
InIentff11I and things OF beauty on their own &C
tccI+n+ TThev then began to be richly carved and
eenecisuv designed for the pictures they were TO
t-rToee They were stiu architectural IN treat
-nent however and frequently resembIec WINDOW
narirqe in FORM seldom being alike IN design and
bas on an four sides It Is not until WITHIN the
- baIf century that frame mouIolnss were mace
90 iaToths TO be cut up Mt any size or picture
No. go vas evolved by the same money saving
rafr +bst PRODUCED the stock houses, STOCK rurnl-
80 and stock stamped carving
there has recently been growing desire 70
49, esch Niece Of furniture. orapery, book ahd
-tct1Irs an original creation IN a way each a wore
~ ort in q harmonious whole. No law can De
%, dovn 70 govern the framing OF any one class
eF n;rtTrres a few years ago, "2IeTCoIor meant
o. ptahiI white mat and narrow gold frame. To-
- II Is question Of what harInonlzes psst WIN
90 LII A. is 10 hang on. and brings out the qe-
the "at " II ~ ~, the picture Itself But no rules
ELI, can be given. each picture Is stuoy IA u
Ieft-S redIIires as much taste 70 frame as II
5i5 70 raint IT. II may be suggested uoMeVStr
~ :, General Z fat decorative picture shoeIo D9
tll with the same tone IN picture mat ana
800 one with perspective viii usuaIy De penez
e.r+ -, a contrast. In using coIOfeo mats sId
sr~es' however great care shouid oe ItAeIi tntl
49, 40 Tor deaden detract from the picture
100 cen is one OF the hardest coLoTs % use
- a,,a ~ the most effective when IL Ihe Ilsut re-
i+Soy Browns and grsys are less u1L4seL ous ~
- ba,de OF amateurs, and the nlaIAel no" ClL04S
ecod mats in all these tones