Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16
Lemon Trees

Lemon Trees
1t is a simple matter to drop several
lemon seeds in a pot or box of rich sandy
soil. keeping it in warm place. and water
ing it occasionally, yet, in a short time,
these seeds will sprout, and grow into as
handsome a plant as could wish for the
embe lishment of a room. The leaves are
exquisitely clean and glossy, and in few
years the miniature lemon tree will have
developed into quite a pretentious BUSH
hardy and strong. which may be trans
ferred to a larger pot or tub like those
used for palms and rubber plants Orange
seeds grow likewise if subjected to SINH
lar treatment as the lemon. And strange
il may seem. these dimnutive, sugtropi-
cal shrubs will in time bear natural fruit.
Date seeds, too grow in this manner, re-
warding the planter after an extended
period of waiting. with genuine date palm,
which the florist would charge a pretty
sum for if one went to him.
The green top of pineapple planted in a
pot of soil the same as that used in the
foregoing, will amaze one by its CELEBRITY in
taking root and its fast growth afterward.
If one chooses she may AL a box with the
tops. placing them g short distance apart
The foliage of the pineapple resembles
greatly the century plant in smaller way
and for both house and table decorating Is
exceedingly picturesque and effective. A
pyramid of these little potted plants peep
ing up from a bed of vines or rocks is as
attractive a centerpiece for dinner or lunch
con as heart could wish
Pencil
And paper most valuable aids to- the
housemistress and to her servants. If she
is wise she draws up a schedule of the
week, with the duties of each day set down.
This is for her own use, but a similar one
prepared for each active helper in the house
Is also wise.
1t is great task to keep in ones own
mind the various complications of days out
the maids washing and ironing the silver
and brass cleaning, not to speak of the
sweepngs and cleaning of the living and
bed rooms. There are also the exigencies
of the range. When the bread is made In
the house there are limits to the useful
ness of certain days for other cooking.
The schedule for each maid would include
only her duties divided into morning and.
afternoon work. The schedule for the
housemistress would embrace the divers
duties to be performed by each one of the
domestics and those things to which she
must personally attend. She should reserve
certain day for inspection of the cup
boards and pantries, and have a housekeep-
Ing morning in which all loose ends are tied
up-the mending of all broken articles of
furniture, all the ever recurring darning
OF curtains and tides. the lacking on of the
chair gimp which has just begun to pull
on, the pasting on of fresh lots of paper
where the wall has been married
These all are things which need only a
few minutes for executing, but which IL
they have no appointed time get no atten-
ton. 1t is the neglect of such things that
makes bad housekeeping. II attended to at
once the machinery moves on smoothly. If
pegected they work great mischief. With
the stated inspection morning there is a
settled time for these things. Hence they
likely will be done.
Linen
BY good rights should be dried only enough
to make ii possible to ring it we'll 1t is
well nigh impossible to iron out wrinkles
that have once dried in: even with good
sprinkling this is a difficult task, as any one
who has tried may know.
After the linen is washed and rinsed I'M
til clean, let IL hang in the sun if possible
until just dry enough to iron nicely.
Iron the linen before IL is dry, and iron ii
then until it is perfectly dry. This insures
perfect work.
Have the iron hot. luke-warm iron
will not do. Fold the cloth lengthwise IL