The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-20
FLORAL FANCIES
FOR THE HOUSE
Cosy Corners of Growing Things a
New Idea-Vine Umbrellas
Swinging from the Ceiling.

There is no reason why flat or an
apartment. or even a house, cannot be
transformed into a bower of leafy fol-
Wed, if plans are well laid, and the
housewife has patience.
First OF all, she will familiarize her
self with those plants which will grow
in corners where the sunshine rarely
comes. The ivy is such one. and can
be used for all sorts of decorative ef-
fects.
One idea is to make a cosy corner
near a window. Have the carpenter
erect high built-in ends, leaving an
open space, which should be connected
by a curtain 2ole. The built-in ends
should resemble doors. inasmuch as
they have panes, minus the glass. When
completed, have the carpenter make a
window box on each of the shelves, and
plant English ivy therein. In due time
the plants will thrive and glow until
they Chamber over the built-in ends
across the pole. The tendrils, too, will
hang down over the doorway. forming
a portiere handsomer than any which
could be devised.
1t will be necessary to watch and
train carefully the ivy around the open
panes, to give the desired porch effect.
Instead of the built-in ends, a regular
lattice work of wire may be used,
leaving an oval or square place for a
window around which to train the vine.
Another quaint idea for a cosy cor
ner can be easily carried out Suspend
over the seat or couch large Japa-
nese umbrella, handle downward. Above
this hang, with invisible wires, shelf
which, with ingenuity, can be placed
so that 1t will not be seen. On this set
a fat box of variegated Wandering
Jew or Asparagus Sprengerii. In a
short time the floral umbrella will be
covered with the vines. which will
hang over the edges and Chamber down
the handles.
Or the carpenter can build corner
seat with an umbrella covering over
il. and the vines trained on this in
stead. The pots or box containing the
plants will soon be concealed with the
mass of green.
A conceit to hang in a corner or in
a window is a dampened sponge over
which rape seeds have been sprinkled.
The seeds lodge in the apertures, and
in a few weeks the sponge Will be
mass Of vegetation.
II the living room is of good
size, two or three pillars can be set
up at one end to form retreat for
those who wish to read. These should
be painted to match the woodwork,
and will be especially effective If
white. A pot of ivy at the base of each
pillar. trained around the posts, will
soon cover them, and be beautiful the
year round.
Even a fire escape has possibili-
ties where space is limited, and a gar
den can be established on the window
ledge. A few bright-colored gera-
NUNS, a box of pansies, or a row of
sweet peas will add greatly to the
attractiveness of the window which
oVerlooks the escape.
The kitchen window can have box
Of morning glories to shut out the
view of some back yard, and to give
the restful glimpse of green to the
naid-of-all work. The handy man
can stretch canopy of wire netting
over the window for the morning
glories to Chamber over.
A box Of parsley in the kitchen
window serves a double purpose, as
1t is not only handy for garnishing
salads and meats, but also makes a
garden as well.
There are compensate to the
tenant who has access to the roof of
the apartment house or house she oc-
cuples, for IL can be transformed into
a garden that will be n delightful spot
on warm evenings a trumpet vine
arbor, n few potted palms and ferns,
bright-colored ilowering plants and
window boxes will help 10 bring about
this change. A large rug or two,
steamer chairs. rockers and tea tables
will do the rest.
one corner OF the roof should have
low shed IN which 20 store the
furniture and rugs in case OF storm
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said the waiter 20 hie employer. ITS
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