The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

10 -Eick but q deal Of patience is
uee5el 10 strip -hem from the borshs
ana t0 set them ready for packing
purposes In fact. one never realizes
what gigantic task il is. for while
thce are trees and trees laden down
with the fresh mo1ntainy smelling
needles. they are mean things 10 ham
sic ara they have most uncomfor-
table propensity Tor mating down and
making themselves just as small and
enace as possible
AFTER ore has Iabored al afternoon
and rests serene in the happy thought
that AT least ore fresh pillow wiz be
added % the den couch, the dream is
suddenly interrupted and stern reality
laughs IN its sleeve and straightway
orders the combined force OF summer
fllers out the following day.
Il course, the only beauty % q pine
pillow IS in its odor and for that reason
the covering should be as tain as pos
silIe 10 emit the fragrance But. on the
other hand, II the pillow is to be tucked
among others that are proGd Of their
daily usage. the prickly little points OF
the pine are not the most comfortable
things imaginable. and Of a dozen
pillows. that particular one insists on
remaining sereneIy on top Of the pile
Never I'll a cushion OF this sort 10
its limit IN the first place. the pillow
is unco rlfortabIe and BESIDES the pines
shaking against each other break now
and then and 10 this way the sweetness
IS materially prolonged. Use a good
licking for the inner slip and then in
turn cover Il with thin China silk or
some sheer material whose prettiness
and dalniness VIII more than Offset its
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Potpourri and pine needles are about
s.S Of one and half a dozen Of the
.-her when IL comes TO popularity. so
H-e ought not 70 be mentioned without
-1e other. II is a singular fact that in
this progressive age the art Of the per
f-mer has not fundamentally changed
and IL is 10 be doubted whether the
E-rls Of to-day, aided BY modern
science. make any better ointments or
sweet smelling sachets than did the
Erls Ia the tine Of Moses.
Il is a welI-known fact that there
are no more than eight flowers which
yield oils and that the perfumer must
combine these Il she wishes to initiate
the odor Of any other flower. OF course,
certain people have made a business Of
this ART and have succeeded so well
that there are to-day some sixty odd
extracts On the market that may be
had Tor the mere asking. Every
flower Is represented and dozens OF
names have been utilized and even in
vented, 50 that each and every one OF
the delicate odOrs may be distinctly
characterized IN some fashion
There are not many pomades or
Eschets that are adv1sable 70 make
az home, but the oId-fashioned rose
jar must be kept well filed and this
most decidedly Is work for home hands.
TIE nrst thing Is 70 strip the roses
Re careful to keep the leaves entire II
you can for they are net only prettier,
but seen 20 retain their odor far better.
There Grs two Ways 70 make a pot
pourr. and one Il Just about as good as
the ether Put absolutely nothing into
roses and salt Rose petals, by the
way. must be used for all foundations.
al nc ether flowers VIII hold the flavor
of itselI Alternate layers OF rose
petals and salt. pressing the salt down
upon the petals When the scent be-
comes evident any other fragrant
flower OF petals or even leaves may
bsna Or gerAniua leaves Cover the Jar
with q tight I'd and after a day or 20
the room VIII be flooded with a DELI
ctous perfume every time the cover Is
removed. and By being little careful
the Jar VIII be q perfect well OF sweet
ness for months at q tine.
Wnd roses gathered during the sum
ner months are most desirable, for
they breathe an odor peculiarly their
own II one cannot collect enough 70
answer the purpose. the petals OF va
nous cultivated roses may be added
and yet there VIII longer be q faint
suspicion of the woods
The other way is a trine more COM
plicated- In the first place the leaves
are thoroughly sun dried and the
greatest ot care should be taken TO
see that they do not gather mold dur
ing this progress. Up and down, over
ard over they should be turned. for
the half-decayed odor which fingers
with mold is anything but agreeable.
The secret OF this potpourri lies IN
mixing the Ingredients The petals are
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alternate layers OF salt. Cover the top
OF the bowl with a plate or something
that VIII ht down snugly. Every
tEenty-f0ur hours remove the cover
from the Jar and stir the contents up
wei Do this each day for one week,
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