The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-06-25
BEADS MADE OF
PETALS OF ROSES
A Strand of Sweet Scented
Beads Is a Lovely Gift
for the Bride.
From the woman's Homo Companion.

From the woman's Home Companion.
June, and roses everywherel And
have you ever thought of making rose
beads out Of o 8 petals? This is what
the ancients used to do. The old fash
toned rosaries were always made out
OF ros petals, but the art fell into
disuse finally, and tho sweet smelling
beads give place to those carved Of
wood or fashioned OF stone. In these
days, when the wearing Of beads of all
kinds has grown TO be such a fashion,
u am sure girls will love to know how
to make rose beads-perhaps eve
some Of the boys. There could hardly
be a lovlier gift than'one made Of June
roses and the love and patience that
70 to making OF rose beads,
First of all, the roses should be
gathered In the morning while the dew
Is on them, N this in itself Is a
lovely task. The petals are to be re-
moved fEom the stems and the hard
substance on the inside tip Is cut away
with a penknife. None of the yellow
centers should be left among the pet
ais, and to make sure, the petals
should be tossed in a good sized sieve,
when all the small Particles will fall
through.
The old fashioned method Of crush
Ing rose petals to q paste with q NOR
tar and pestle takes several days,
and SO i am going TO advise your put
ting the rose leaves through a food
chopper. How many rose leaves? Oh.
a basketful. The finer the petals are
ground the better; and II the small nut
grinding attachment is used, so much
the better. The exquisite, fragile pet
ais have lost their lovely color now
and are only a pulp, but did you ever
dream that so much fragrance was
stored away in them? The whole house
md thu INKan afn nrA AlIn1 Iytfh a.
The pulp should now be spread out
on china platters, and set I'm a sunny
window-on platters, that is, IL we are
planning for the lighter colored+ beads;
for light brown beads 1t is better to
use rose petals Of one color, as this
secures a perfectly even tone in the
beads. For my part, I rather like the
by mixed petals. II you wish 20 make
black beads, the pulp should be placed
In a shoot iron baking PAN. The, pulp
should be stirred several times a day,
so as to allow zach portion to como
in contact with the pan. Stir In a little
moist and to prevent any crust form.
fng.' Keep in the sunlight. In about
three days the pulp should be a shiny
bet black, from contact with the pan
and should be ready to work" or
mold. Roll q small pieco between the
thumb and finger: II 1t is elastic to
the touch like light foamy bread
separating, 1t is time to roll into
beads.
1t is a good idea to use q marble
slab on which TO knead bread fand
roll and work the rose dough until II
Is soft and springy and fit for mold
ing.
AS the dough dries 1t, will shrink
about one half, so measure your beads
accordingly. Roll them lightly between
your palms, and let them stand a while
until they harden Just enough to take
an impression easily. II. by mistake,
they get too hard, dalnpen your fingers
slightly and rework n reroll them.
Mark them In any fashion you Ike
straight or crossed fines with a PEN
knife, or circles with a key NOW take
very large pins or hat pins and run
one through the middle Of each bead.
then through q board or cushion, to
hold firm. Set in the sun for a few
days, until they are perfectly dry and
hard, then string on linen thread. It
alternated with a small pearl or cut
bead. Large rose beads for bracelets
are very pretty.
Pulp left on china platters will be a
light brown when dried. Colorfng may
be added to produce other shades.
In case the beads are not nodded
when the dough Is just ready, If some-
thing else takes your attention and you
cannot attend to them, It is well to
know that they may be allowed to
stand until they ferment and sweeten
again, which requires from one to two
weeks to accomplish. It Is best,
though, to make them up just at tho
right time, as the second process re-
quires more time and care.
Once you have tried making rose
beads you will delight in 1t. Not only
can rose beads be mada of rose petal
pulp, but little heart shaped amulcts
Ito Q OIL a ribbon about Tho mock
or to put in among handkerchiefs can
be fashioned from 1T and make very
lovely little gifts. Indeed, Of all the
many things ! can think Of to do
in june, this seems to me one OF the
most lovely.