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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
Proper Places for
Attractive Flowers

r. you are fortunate enough to have
/ corner low, lamp and shaded in the
afternoon, that is the place to set out
the beautiful Japanese iris. Cypripedium
acaule and other moisture-loving plants,
while the gladiolus may be given a promi-
nent place in full sunshine. Asters and
other flowers that do not bloom until fall
should have less conspicuous place; they
are SO snowy that they will not fail to at
tract attention, wherever they may be
planted.
Pansies and other low-growing plants
should be set out in the bed next the lawn.
The general effect is finer when only one
kind Of flower is grown in bed. but when
two more varieties of flowers, harmonic
ing in color, are grown together the tallest
must be placed in the center and the others
grouped according to height. Various
plants may be used as edgings, due consid-
Grafton being given to the plants which are
to fill the beds.
mass of one kind and color is more eff
fective than a mixed bed. The beginner
will find that the percentage of success is
greater in growing a large number of one
kind all requiring the same conditions of
soil. moisture and sunlight, than in trying
to force plants of widely different habits to
grow under the same conditions. Hardy
per~nnials, however, not many of which de-
serve an entire bed do very well with sew
eral varieties in the same long bed or bor-
der. and may be SO grouped as to give
succession Of bloom throughout the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
Hints About Pansies.

Set pansies nine inches apart each way in
the bed. Where several strains of pansies
are grown 1t is an advantage to plant each
variety by itself, marking the line of sepa-
ration by two or more rows of some distinct
color; such as pure white, clear yellow, or
black. This enables one to compare the
varieties at glance and form a better es-
innate Of their qualities than would be pos
sible in a mixed bed.
During hot, dry weather the pansy bed
should be watered twice a day-at night and
at noon. Watering the garden in the mid
die Of the day may seem a reckless innova-
ton to many. especially to the professional
gardener but years Of experience have
taught me the value of giving plant wa
ter when it most needs it-and that is when
1t is parched with heat OF course all
plants will not stand water under hot sum-
but pansies are not injured by 1t in any, way
Pansies do not send their roots as deeply
into the ground most plants, but make
many surface roots (hence we place the fer
tiizers well below the surface to induce q
deeper growth. which even a temporary
drying out of the top-soi will injure. A
good soaking of the soil at night will last
until 10 or II o'clock the next day, accord
ing to exposure, and If another good wet
ting is then given with water fresh from
the hydrant or we'll it will remain cool and
moist throughout the twenty-four hours.
The rapid evaporation caused by the hot
sun will create a moist atmosphere around
the plants, producing muCh inner mowers
than would be possible in the dry air re-
sultng from withholding water until night
Always plant pansies in open, airy sit
uation, where the wind can have full sweep
over them. There is no more mistaken
idea than that pansies should be grown in
the shade. The aim should be to get stocky,
upright plants with the flowers borne we'll
above the foliage on stiff stems This Is
impossible when plants are grown in the
shade. where long. straggly branches will
invariably be produced, with flowers at the
extreme end. Then, too, plants grown by
the side of the house, or In protected posi-
tons, where the wind cannot sweep over
them, are much more liable to disease than
plants grown in the open.
Fungoid disease and mildew often attack
the pansy in hot, muggy weather. The
remedy for the former is to spray with the
Bordeaux mixture. and for the latter to
dust with sulphur 1t will be better still
If the disease appear in August. is usual
to remove all the old growth, cutting or
breaking 1t off close to the crown, care be-
ing taken not to injure the tender new
shoots, which will have started by this
time. Burn the old tops The new growth,
being open to the air, will probably be free
from disease, and will quickly fill the bed
giving an abundance of fine flowers
throughout the cool days of fall. From
bed so treated l gathered 800 blossoms the
day before Thanksgiving with no apparent
dimnuton of bloom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
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madras of wash crepon with satin stripe
of any desired color sage green, old rose,
turquoise or any of the more common shad-
ings not only is a sensible bed covering,
but also unique.
The pillows are placed perfectly fat and
over them is laid plain strip of the goods
lined with some stiff material. At either end
is band of lace insertion from which fails
a single fold of the goods which in turn is
edged with d ruftie of the wide stripe.
A dainty covering for a bed for young
girls room is of dimity with d hemstitched
stripe of any favored shade.
Powered chintz. china silk or Arabian
damask can be utilized for the babys dainty
crib Buds and blossoms white or
cream ground are effective.
In themselves each of these coverings is
pretty, but in selecting d particular one
for particular room more than the cover
ing itself must be taken into consideration
IL the best effect is 10 bc obtained. The wall
covering. the carpet and the draperies must
all be regarded part of the whole. The
palmer the drapcries the more dignlfied and
reIoseful the effect. Stripes cross be
tween the plain effect and flowers, and
geometiCal designs are midway between the
flower and stripe Whatever the room.
have plenty OF plain spaces. a room that is
all broken lines and curves soon becomes q
torment TO the person who is finely attuned.
1t is best to conine the sleeping apartment
! to straight lines. leaving the swirl OF
: flowers and vines To the boudor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
THE VALUE OF TREES.

When people move into new house
there is something that they generally neg
lect. or at least leave till the last. That is
the study and care of the trees that are
planted on the street line. AS a matter Of
fact. these should be attended to first. The
garden can be made and remade any num-
Der Of times. The trees are there to stay.
The trees on the street have more to do
with making or marring the effect of a
house than the garden has. in many cases.
See that the soil around the street trees Is
dug deep at least once week and to at
least the depth of half the spade. Prune
them every fall. In the spring trim off all
winter killed wood. Tie a band of cotton
around each one about five feet up the
trunk early in the spring, to prevent cater
pillars from climbing up. Watch for Dor
ers. Five minutes of attention 4 day may
save your trees. And in a few years your
house will be worth from l to per cent
more than one that has neglected trees in
front of 1t.
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should have cold water and little soda
placed in them on the stove and allowed to
boil before using them.
Scrape the dough from your rolling pin
and wipe with dry towel rather than wash
1t.
Steel and silver may tarnish in wooden
cloths chamos skin or tissue paper is
much better.
Do not use brass kettle for cooking I'M
til it thoroughly is cleaned with salt and
vinegar.
In cleaning tinware there is nothing better
than dry -four applied with newspaper.
Do not allow tea or coffee to stand i'll tin.
Pies
Lemon Pie.-Grated rind and juice of one
lemon, one cup sugar, yolks of two eggs,
two tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in
little cold water When thoroughly mixed
add gradually one pint of boiling water or
a little more, stirring briskly to prevent
Jumping; butter the size of an egg; beat
whites of eggs until stiff. add four tea
spoons sugar and little flavoring. Spread
over pie when done and return to the oven
to brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

A Novel
Luncheon for novel readers, patterned after
one memorable book party of which the
writer was a participant, is hereby sug-
gested as a delightful way of entertain
Ing. OF course. the first thing to do Is to
select the guests, just as many as you can
seat at small tables. four at each-then nnd
out in some surreptitious way what recent
books they have read and select your
amusement and your menu accordingly
Those of your friends who do not read
books should not be invited to this party;
they can be saved for another day. such as
the day the golf club meets, or even Tor
Fourth of July when noise can take the
Mace of-dare we say it-eruditon.
Each table should represent a DOCK, the
title of which or some incident therein
could be illustrated by the decoration IN the
center. The menu should include some artl-
Gle of food mentioned in these BOOKS II
one guest at each table be asked to reaa
aloud an extract from the book represent
ing her table the guessing would be easier
without the name of the title; OF course
this is obvious Select well-known books
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

for liberal planting, as they are free from
the vice of suckering which makes the old
fashioned sort SO troublesome. They should
be planted wherever they will be useful as
backgrounds for lower shrubs, or peren-
malls. or in row along lone or fence. AS
the blooming season of the different varie-
ties varies, by judicious selection they may
be had in bloom for several weeks.
Althaeas Rose Of Sharon) have the happy
notion of blooming when other plants do
not. so they are doubly welcome. AS they
bloom from the bottom up, they should
have place by themselves on the grounds,
where they will make quite tall trees in a
few years. The white and light-colored
ones are the more attractive. Young trees
should be wrapped in straw during winter.
and old ones well mulched with rough litter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
CARE OF RHUBARB.

Two dozen good rhubarb roots will sup
ply a large family, will live for years and
yield abundantly. Rich. mellow soil is
needed Spade out bed three feet deep,
fill in with well-rotted manure to within a
foot of the level, throw in the top soil and
set in rhubarb roots with the crowns four
inches below the surface, ffrming them
with the feet. The stalks should not be
cut for use until the second year, but the
first as we'll the succeeding fall some
coarse manure should be thrown over the
crowns to be forked or seeded in lightly
when spring opens. In growing Seeding
rhubarb the seed may be sown in cold
frame in March or April protected from
freezing, and in two months the plants will
be ready to set in rows, twelve inches
apart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
The Mother

The Mother
That keeps young in looks, as well as III
heart has certain advantages All her o"h'
MANY instances are to be found OF hotapie
achievements by people well up in years
when the desire is there. Mrs. Somerville,
the Scottish mathematician, settled down In
Florence and began to study Italian at the
age of fifty, and published her last BOOK
when she was in her ninetieth year. Not
all are Mary Somervilles, but it Is possible
for almost all after forty to take up spe-
cial hobby that makes one independent OF
others for interest in life.
Old age certainly induces stagnation, but
this stagnation need not take place. Mid
dle-aged people appear to have certain
dread of old age. One of the greatest es-
sentials to a happy old age is good health.
And it is important that one be able to keep
away disease rather than to wait for 1t In
the hope of effecting a cure. To this end
frugal diet and exercise are potent means.
There is nothing more important than no
yielding to lassitude No giving in to the
torpor of the elderly. The accepted idea
seems to be that the young should wait
on the old. This may be excellent for the
young who are getting the training, but IT
is bad for the aged.
"Take the Child
From me and tend II, ana Will give tHee
thy wages This is the mothers marching
order. By obeying them she finds in them
JOY and interest. The child, more than any
other gift brings with it hope. The mother
who from want of ignorance or want of
courage is faithless to her calling parts with
a great privilege and loses one of the
purest and greatest Of joys. "a
The wise mother bears In mind that her
children will be the rulers of the next gen.
Grafton and that God has given them to her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
The Sweet

The Sweet
Filling for sandwiches is preferred as a
general rule for afternoon tea, and with a
variety of these dainty sandwiches no other
refreshment is needed. Whatever bread
stuff is used 1t is desirable to have 1t in
the shape of the English bath bun for the
sake of the dainty crust that encircles each
slice when the bun Is cut.
For a raisin and nut filling" use an equal
proportion of each chopped fine, after seed
ing the raisins. Mix together with the
whipped white of an egg. seasoned with a
pinch of salt and Favored with = little
vanilla.
Lemon banana-sandwiches are great
favorite and quite new. The bananas are
sliced round thnly and lemon juice-a few
drops-squeezed on each slice, then pinch
of sugar The slices of bread or bun for
these sandwiches are spread with cream in
stead of butter, and the banana laid on
the half slice in single layer of the pre-
pared fruit.
Tutti-frutti filing is a prime favorite with
young people. This is a medley of fruits
prepared and chopped fine. The following
selections are excellent: Bananas, oranges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28

three fold-first. economy. because the own
er had not decided just what he would want
in his complete garden. Therefore he bought
very small shrubs. which. of course cost
less than those of longer growth and
greater height. His second object to
get the good. strong root-growth and main
branch development which plants achieve
only If the ground around them Is kept
deeply and steadily cultivated. something
that is not always easily done for them
If they set in a lawn. BY setting them
In this side lot. II was possible ia keep the
ground around them dug up AL the time
without making the garden look untidy.
The third object was to eliminate from go
final garden plants that developed scale ur
other persistent enemies or plant disease.
While the nursery garden was thus
growing and developing beauty of its own,
the garden proper was made temporarily
by planting clematis paniculata uhe white
lowered clemats) for "A vine along tie
veranda. AS this vine does not grow as
fast as others honeysuckle was planted
with IT. AT the left of the veranda was
placed large hydrangea. AT the left Of
the stoop line We're planted spiraea Anthony
Waters and spiraea Van de IfouttcL All
these are rapid growers and. as viii be-
seen, made a brave show in short time
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are sufficient to be left in each hill The
superfluous ones should be thinned out
soon they start from the ground. The
old canes should be cut off soon after fruit
ing and burned. The new shoots should
be pinched back at the height of two or
three feet if the plants are to support
themselves. If they are to be fastened to
wires. the canes may be allowed to grow
through the season and he cut back when
tied to the wires in the winter or early
spring.
Blackberry plants sometimes laid
down during the winter in very cold eli
mates. the ops being bent down and
held to the ground by earth or sods thrown
upon them. Good small-growing varieties
Early Harvest and Wilson. Snyder is
rank growing and the most popular variety
for commercial growing, but Agawam,
Ancient Briton and Taylor are better in
every five or six years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
GROWING BLACKBERRIES.

The essential point in growing black
berries successfully is moist soil-not one
In which water will stand. hut one rich
enough in humus to hold sufficient moisture
to carry the plant through the growing sea-
son 1t IS usually best to plant the black
berry bushes in the fall, setting the small
er-gG owing kinds four to seven feet apart
and the larger varieties six to eight feet.
Thorough cultivation throughout the season
will help in material degree to hold the
moisture necessary To perfect a good crop.
The soil should be cultivated very shallow,
So as not to disturb the roots. Breaking
the roots starts a large number OF suckers
which have to be cut out and destroyed.
Blackberries, like dewberries and rasp-
berries bear but one crop on the cane.
That is, canes which spring up this year
bear next year. From three TO six canes
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NURSERY

to train for His service, not for her own
qualification only. -,
Mothers must be the friends of their chill
dren from. the moment OF their plTtn, anu
always show to them a loving and forgiv-
ing attitude while holding high stanuaru
of conduct Parental love Is love or SELF
denial all the way through. 4,
One great desidera tum is sympathy ana
understanding regarding her children. She
must boldly face the Consciousness OF hel
position so that in her old age she may
feel that she has done her best TO iuihii d
great trust.
Parents Cannot
Too early face the possibility of their fos-
tering care being withdrawn. They must
he aware of the road which their children
will have to travel along and they should
make the children as far as possible IA
miliar with its leading features.
AS they make or should make legal pro-
vision for their children, so they should
strive to prepare the children morally and
intellectually to stand alone, and to give
them a sense of the tradition they Will have
to carry on.
The Young man and the girl. too, should
be taught to realize that upon them hangs
the destinies of other lives besides their
own Parents advice need not be mainly
negative; they should not aim to teach what
to avoid and where to draw the line Dut
what to think and what to believe. If the
young people are given the right ideas right
conduct will follow almost as matter OF
course.
Society is strewn with the wrecks of mar
riages split upon the rock of the vulgari-
zation of love and its sacrifice to unworthy
ends. Generation after generation has
averted its eyes in helpless indifference
from the appalling commerce at marriage
Parents should give their children sacred
thoughts about human life. about marriage
its duties and responsibilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
ALL AROUND744E HOUSE

and in the soft brown German wares. In
the German and japanese wares they will
cost about 10 cents apiece. All kinds or
enamaled ware have for their foundation
eith her iron or steel. The utensils are cast
or pressed The articles are then coated
with a preparation which is allowed to dry
and is fused at high temperature The
slightest bend of the utensil will cause the
enamel to crack and chip off These bits
of enamel are hard and sharp, and If they
get into the food may cause trouble in the
alimentary canal When purchasing this
ware examine each piece carefully to see
that the metal does not bend, and that
there are no cracked or broken places in
the enamel. Never use a sharp instru-
ment in scraping it, chain dish cloth
is safe for this purpose. good quality of
this ware is good investment and great
boon to the houSekeeper. because ii is SO
light, smooth and easily kept clean, but
IL she buys poor quality she will find 1t
both expensive and dangerous.
The Best
Thing ever tried to prevent stoves that are
not in use in summer from rusting is lin
seed oil. Neither lard nor kerosene are to
be compared TO this. 1t not only prevents
them from rusting. but ii gives the stove
a glossy, clean appearance. 1t is equally
as good for stove pipes or the sheet iron
part of an oil heater for any tool, or any
thing you wish to keep from rusting. But
care must be taken not to put on too much,
just thin coating, and to rub Ii in thor
oughly. II anything is rusty, a larger
quantity is needed than otherwise. There
will be a little odor from the oil when
the first fire is built in the stove, but moth
ing offensive, and the stove can be black
ened the same as If the oil had not been
put on. After putting on the oil cover the
stoves with table Oil cloth Some old table
cloths that have outlived their usefulness
for covering the table are just as good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-28
PLAN FOR LAWN GROUPS.

A very good arrangement is to put
large bed of ricinus on the most remote
space of the lawn-fOur plants in the cen
ter of a twelve-foot bed-surrounded with
a row of SALIVA splendens edged with Little
Gem sweet alyssum. Nearer, an eight-foot
bed of the -fowered cannas may be in
troduced and edged with coleus or the sec
ond size of caladiums, while a six-foot bed
of ornamental grasses-ATundo DonaX.
Erianthus Ravennae, Eulalia gracillima
univittata-will make a satisfactory third.
Such beds are rich in tropical effects and
give more distinction TO lawn than any
other class of plants.
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Where there is an ample water-surTly
these beds may be elevated a few inches
above the lawn to make them more CON
spicuous; bat where the seasons are hot and
dry and water must be carried, il is better
to set them slightly lower than the lawn.
so that all the available moisture may he
utilized.
\ few inches of margin must he allowed
around the edges of beds on the lawn 50
that the mower may run close to the beds
without injuring the plants though even
then il will be best to use the lawn-shears.
Such beds call for carefully trimmed lawns.
Unless the grass can be properly cared for,
II is better to exclude flowers from ,nis
part OF the grounds entirely.
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To Clean

To Clean
a papered wall. cut in,o eight pieces a large
loaf of bread two days old. blow the dust
off the wall with a bellows and rub down
with a piece of the bread, in half-yard
strokes. -beginainS at the top of the ROOM
until the upper part of the room Is
cleaned: then go around again. repeating
until all has been gone over. Or. better
take about two quarts OF wheat bran, lie
ii in bundle of coarse flannel, and rub 1t
over the paper. 1t wi | clean the paper
nicely. If done carefully, SO that every
spot is touched, the paper Will look almost
like new. Dry cornmeal applied with a
cloth may be used instead of bread. If
grease spots appear. put plotting paper
over the spots, press with hot hatron
Wash Goods.
When slightly stained with fruit, the
marks may b. removed as TO- ows: Wet the
places. then light common sulphur match
and hold it over the spots. when the match
has burned out replace it with another, and
continue until the stains disappear.
Aluminium Ware
OF good quality. although high priced. is
economical in the end. 1t will stand high
temperature. takes a smooth polish and is
light and beautiful 10 work with. The or
/. binary acidities that occur in cooking do
not affect this metal but the caustic alkalis
do. Caustic soaps, sodas, etc, should not
be used on aluminium ware. After wash
ing utensils in soapsuds they should be
rinsed thoroughly. With proper care the
east aluminium Will last lifetime. The
thin stamped ware is not satisfactory.
For small family little baking dishes
will be found useful for buildings and for
escalloped meats, fish and vegetables. These
little dishes can be found in French fire.
SleaDer JaDan hlueS
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THE designers of this place We're con-
frouted with the fact that there was
only small patch of sward between
them and the open. public road. The diff
Guilty was complicated by the fact that
room had to be provided for private
driveway. for the house shown is a lodge
house Of a country seat just outside the
limits of the city of New York. The way