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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

COX alled with smaller ones. The box
construction enters in to nearly every
piece Of furniture.
The box may be an excellent example
OF skill in cabinet making, with dove
Jailed or mortised joints, or II may he
II exceedingly simple construction The
simplest form Of box Is the packing
case, with sides nailed TO each other or
TO braces that strengthen the piece.
The construction OF the packing case
need not be despised by the amateur
craftsman Simple and useful boxes
ran be turned out Of the home work.
shop, approaching very nearly 70 the
packing-case type. yet we'll made in
their way and OF interest TO the work.
er. They are sure to be useful about
the house. Large or small, boxes are
used 10 contain their owners possess
sions, and are valuable in every depart
Tiient OF the household A scrap box
is useful and may be a beautiful
adjunct 70 any living room or library.
A shirtwaist hox Is easily made, and
can be covered with pretty figured
linen 10 match the curtains or hang
ings. AS for small boxes, a number OF
varied uses TO which they may be
put will readily suggest themselves.
At this time Of the year the garden
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

Because of the method OF fertilization
IN use in many Of the foreign counties,
cooked fruits'are used thnre,muUh more
freely than raw. Almost all fruits may
be cooked together in q syrup and
served MS an agreeable accessory or
course In meal The berries soon
cook soft, and must be treated care-
fully TO preserve both shape and flnvors
but strawberries, plneaPple. cbcrrtes
and anricots arc delicious together.
Cherries, plumbs and apricots; cherries
and apples; cherriea, pineapple ana
rhuh1rb; rhubarb and prunes, or figs
or dates, are all good cooked and
served together. -
IL ls beat at all times to present food
in an attractive manner II is posi-
lively necessary during the warm
months that 1t should be cooked ana
served IN such a way az TO incltc sna
assist tho appetite. Remember tnat
variety does not mean cooking hve
different kinds Of vegetables at one
meal but presenting seven different
linners during those several days and
not monotonously repeating them on
the same days tho following week.
Meat must be reduced In quantity
fruits and vegetables substituted, II
IS far better to have q dinner Of n
good soup, vegetables and fruit than
one in which meat plays too greSt a
share. Ut.tI
When pies are to be made, make tho
pnstry the day before and le. II re-
main IN cool place until morning.
Thcn mako the pic carly In the day
when the oven is in good condstion
and the cook fresh and ready for work.
10 a coal stove must be used, learn
to run 1t so that the heat ~ held in the
'stoYe and oven and not permitted q
radlate into tho room. a rcdAhot
stove Is heating all the air about II.
but not the oven in Il. Ds
When fresh fruit "a not available
for breakfast. use marnalede and the
leftover canned fruit, which Il bet
Use the chafng dish for sunday
night teas. and plan the weeks work
ahead so that time energy aud money
may be saved and vou aarN ime 20
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

sheet Of thin copper. This can be
done with pair OF heavy shears. The
braces, which form a foundation for
the wooden brackets are tackled to the
box with small copper-headed nails.
They can be hammered to give them
an interesting surface. 10 take away
the raw color of the copper, they can
also be treated or burned over a fire.
The simpleat way TO do this is to re-
move the lids. from n Kitchen stove,
placing The copper directly over the
fire. In two or three minutes the
copper shows tones of green and dark
red. Care must. of course, be taken
not TO leave tho copper too long. The
same wax finish can be used on tho
braces as on the box. The wooden
brackets ht underneath the edge of the
box and arc fastened TO the apron or
the window. The box Is lined with
zinc so that no moisture can leak
through tho box. A wire Is inserted
in tie upper edge Of the zinc. The.
plants arc fiut Into ordinary clay flower
pots six inches high aand ak inches
diameter which gan be lifted ont od-
casiqnally 70 water the plans. and tp
clean out inc box. If preferred, THE
zinc lining tsgay~be left otit and the
box itself iillaA with eni'th. -IL
The box may -ho colqred with an oil
stain, mixed with turpcnNuc. If the
Dutch tiles are used, thc box might be
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

sawed off at an angle, and then scrcw-
ed into place. The bottom OF the tub
is sawed off on it's edges, so that II
fits the sides of the box, and II is
further supported by two clcats tackled
Wderueuth It. The tub Is fastened to-
gcther throughout with round-hcaded
screws. These should be well oicd TO
prevent rusting from exposure TO rain
or damp Care should also be taken
To procure well-seasoned wood for this
OF for any outdoor piece Of wood
work. The wood used I'm the posts and
sides is three-quarter inch stock as
somewhat heavy appearance Is de-
slrable in a flower tub, as well as real
strength and durability Either gum
wood or bass wood are recommended
as material.
The traditional scarlet paint which is
usually chosen for flower tubs rarely
harmonizes with the flowers they con-
tain. A stain is to be preferred ns
showing the grain Of the wood and
preserving its natural appearance. \
stain must be used which VIII with
stand the weather. and VIII look we'll
on gum wood, bringing out it's soft
qualities OF tone and color. i'or
brown stain, get some asphaltum at
drug store. That procured OF paving
companies is not sufficiently good in
quality for the purpose. Put tho as
add linsecd oil and heat until dissolved.
Thin with turpcntine and apply with
a brush. If n darker color IS desired.
add black paint ground i'm oil 20 tho
mixture. The tub should be well sandcd
before applying this stain. A thin coat
OF shcllac can he put on after the stain
Is dry. Then sand again and apply a
coat OF wax finish. rubbing with
piece OF soft checsecloth. The wax
finish is made by dlssolving n lump OF
beeswax I'm pint Of turpentine.
II green stain is preferred for the
tub, a forest green stain may be pro-
cured at a paint shop and mixed with
turpentine, using Il In the same man
ner and with the same shellac and wax
finish as the asphaitum stain.
The window box shown in our other
Illustration has a facing OF Dutch tiles.
A plain box on the exterior OF a house
has an uninterosting appearance. while
one that Us decorated with these tiles
gives color and beauty to the whole
exterior effect, For a Colonial house
that is painted white, these imported
Dutch tiles. which are white with n
pattern in duh blue, soft green and
red, would be especially pleasing. For
a shingled house In modern style, tiles
in a solid dark color might be proicr-
able, and an American tile that has a
dull, glazed surface can be procured
at a moderate price. Rough floor tiles
in dull red might also serve the pur-
pose admirably. The tiles are slid into
the false front OF the box in narrow
grooves in the top and bottom pieces.
The strips OF wood that separate the
tiles are made OF the same height and
thickness and are slid into place in the
same way as the tiles themselves. |
II the tiles show q tendency TO rattle. |
pack them with pieces OF paper 80 that
they fit tightly and perfectly. Af,er the
tiles and wood strips are IN place the
ends OF the box are screwed on, hold
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

The old-fash,oned howers are all ir
fashion for bouquets. Ten weeks
stocks In punches OF various pale coll
ors are a royal gif;. one day In late
October, 1903, we came upon Geld
OF deep-blue aaters We gathered a
bouquet end tringed II with some last
buttercups and Queen Nnne's lace. so
that Il looked for sall the world Hike
an old-fashloned ruching Now the
old-fashioned paper ruchlng as a bou-
quet holder has come back into style
and can be used with effect in ccionial
houses. with modern pottery WI,
must, however. keep TO less artificial
ways. t.t -.s-a.r
To treat 1owers sraciously, we must
That is, after all. where the best fior-
lists and decorators learn their lessons.
The arrangement OF flowers should be
continuous household e occupation
which simply reaches elimination
upon those occasions OF special Joy
whore we can best express our senti-
ments with lavishness OF greens and
flowers A beautiful and useful FAM
lly custom IL 10 spend a day or an
afternoon In the Zelda and woods each
week In search OF plants and flowers
for the house. This provided an excel
lent educational Advantage for tile
children and Keeps us Ail young in
our love of natural things in the
spring we bring home the blue hepati-
cas-, the pink-velned spring beauties,
the woolly saxifrage. the dainty Cory
dalis. the fo,ir-petaled bunch berry. or
the fringed PolYgalA always, / may
add, scrupulously leaving the roots
undisturbed). They are flowers foi'
the tea table or the writing table. full
Of springtlme hopes But All through
the summer the fields can initiate us
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

with a wall color to discover all its
color preferences. A golden brown has
"A partlality for pale-pink carnations,
for the pink Towering almond, for
PINK toXgloves, but In early spring you
would think IL loved nothing so well
as the jonquils, and again toward mid
ghmmer II develops preferences for
deep-blue larkspur, for the cornflow-
ets, and later on for the pale-blue
Wild asters.
Flowers have a color something that
eludes definition and defles rules anu
regulations. You can use a color touch
with flowers that would be amiss with
any other medium. This alone makes
tho arranging Of flowers an eVer-in-
crcasing delight. At first thought, for
iEHtlnce, you would not put lavender
pihk cosmos into a dark-blue room
with deep-red rug, but II the flowers
Chcnce into the room, they VIII give
a unique and absolutely charming
cn'or touch. lovely wedding deco
ration for n blue room Is pink sweet
peas, lilies Of the valley and violets.
sweet peas In themselves offer many
color schemes.
one OF the most charming fashions
TIE past winter was the sending OF
dover baskets with water-tiBht yes
rels. Bunches OF seemingly unrelated,
flowers, like prlmroscs and heliotrope
.or prlmrOses and pink heather. were
placed side by side. Some Of the
bnskets were long and narrow, aome
more square, and stif others quito
found, but there was nothing artin-
einl IN the placing of the flowers. The
lovellest baskets were those Of colorcd
wicker. Now that our gardens Pro In
bloom, we can send our own flowers
grouped just as they wero picked from
the garden.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17
DIET FOR Rl.... .
Sur1r1ER
Desserts Should Not BE
Dispensed With-Suit-
able Food for Warm
Weather

GT is approaching the season Of the
4 year when the work OF cooking
\ must be planned in relation TO the
heat generated In both our bodies
and kitchens. Continual cold meats are
neither appetizlng nor entirely health
full, but to spend hours over the hot
range is eXhaustlnG and To a certain
extent wasteful. The dolly meals
should be 30 planned as 10 permit as
much as possible OF the cooking 10 he
done In the early part Of the day
We have had reason to know that
the doctrine OF aboiishing desaert ia
regarded as rank heresy one feels
eXcommunicated from the fellowship
of the elect after she has dared ad-
vance the theory in public. As a mat
ter Of fact. the time TO do away with
the dessert Is I'm winter, when the en-
tire days meals are composed of
concentrated foods 10 which the des-
sert adds unnecessary labor, expense
and amount of food But the spring
and summer desserts should In gen-
oral be fruits. raw. cooked or entering
into the composition Of tho dish.
Fruit and vegetables can hardly be
ueed too freely at this time.
In planning the bills OF fare. boGla
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17
ORIGINALITY is NOW
FASHION in FLOWERS
More Freedom Now Permissible and Indivdualism is
a Mark of the Best Taste
BY ANToINETTE REHMANN PERRETT

tlon for the arrangement OF flowers.
Lavishness in flowers is never out Of
place upon social occasions unless we
stoop 10 artihclality. To have great
bowls Of roses or 10 cluster blooming
tubs OF laurel and rhododendrons is
but sign and symbol Of hospitality.
But to rope roses and laurel and hang
them like strands Of beads and shells
for festoons or portIeres is flower
cruelty.
There was time when II was the
fashion before entertaining to dis
mantle the mantel. 10 take down the
hangings and to send the family chairs
and tables attieward then to cover
up the disrobed house with greens
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17
WINDOW BOXES AND
WOODEN FLOWER POTS
Can Be Made at Home-Should Be Carefully Designed
and Constructed According to Scale-How
to Stain or Varnsh
By LOUIS SHRIMPTON

and its needs have a prominent place
lin the mind Of the householder. In
the country or village garden the
amateur wood-worker finds ample
scope for her craft in the making OF
boxes and trelllses. Even in large
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

stained 10 mrtcn the green in the tiles
which is soft rather light tone. or
a regular ghiugio stain could he used.
The oil stains are applied quite tnin
with o brush, and it Is unnecossary 20
rub them I'm with cloth. unless q
very light tone RS desired.
Tnis oindow-toX design may be
modi9ed ia a number Of ways. a row
OF similar boxes can be made to nt
a porch sailing, and filed with flower
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

with the idea that work over q hot
stove and I'm hot kitchen is to be
reduced ms far az possible. Bake
bread on the days. whru meat IL to be
roasted. If made desserts arc desired.
make them on this game day. Very
few people tire evcl OF single variety
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

ing the tiles firmly. II other than FIVE
Inch tiles are used, the proportions OF
the box may need some alteration The
wood strips could be broadened and the
box made slightly higher If larger tiles
are substituted for those shown In the
plans. Three or four tiles miFht he
used instead Of a larger number. giving
an effect Of small panels in n wood
front.
The copper braces are cut out Of a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

FLOWERS are not fashion free, but
the flower fashion now Is free'
Its only dictum is originality and
individualism. This freedom ap-
plies even to weddings. At recent
fashionable wedding yellow Mimosa'
white star flowers and pink roses were
the bridesmaids bouquets with yellow
acacia and pink Japanese plum bios
SONS for decoration.
Use what colors and what flowers
you Will Every color combination is
fashionable. No flower is too small to
be used with eclat, This flower free
dom gives a new zest TO sociability, a
new freshness 90 social occasions II
s.'-,rlates us all 70 a greater apprecia-
90 -0~eSzss-. oe<[e sSlSos%ss
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

A LARGE part Of cabinet work con-
AN sists in the making OF boxes Of
u various kinds. as many pieces of
furniture are really nothing but
,oxes A bookcase IL a box divided in
% sections; a desk is merely big
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

of fresh fiuits, and Strawberries can
be used frequently. Rhubarb should
be freely used stewed. baked, In COM
potes. puddings and PIES. II IS good
cooked with other fruits.
Never throw away the sma'legt left-'.
over portion Of fruits OF any kind.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

into the harmonies OF Natures floral
decorations.
Sometimes our lives are so engross-
ing they make us blind to our. eTlvi-
ronment. But one day last September
was sitting on rock on the river
bank, with not single Thought OR
desire TO detract my attention from
tho sloplng bank. Under the hop horn
beam tree was a flower fringe The
joe-pye weed wss a faded lavender in
the sunlight, and crushed raspberry
IN the. shade, The boneset had the
same flower softness In white. with
these delicate masslngs was the con-
trastlng brightness OF the sunhowers
and the goldenrod White asters grew
under the trees with the dark green
leaves Of the rnododendrons as a back
Rround. On the shore were some
daisios and wild carrots. The tremu-
lous blue Of the harebell and the
chhoeerinesa OF butter and eggs rose. out
az the rocks. Turtlehead grew here
and there like rare white Rentiaf.
Even tho thistle and bouncing Bet
took part In the lovely flower medley.
The only flower that was In uncons
genial color-clashing company was thA
brilliant cardinal flower, which showed
a disturbing peep OF itself here and
there. The cardinal flower Is an arls-
tocrat, a river recluse. that likes 10 ~
left alone with the green OF the trees
ond the brown earth hues that give
distinction to Its vivid coloring Here
II only accentuated the general cohs
genlality Of the flower groupings
While | looked at the flower fringe
and wondered l seemed TO discover the
secrets of our present flower fashion,
For Nature Is as free and. ip truth,
much freer than our nower fAshioAd
now. fi4
81 - 49,. Ia r,~a. :. a..i =.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

Ing plants or with vines. will give n
delightful effect to an entrance, as well
as anordlng a screen. A high wall o"
fence In u clty-yard can he topped
with boxes, securely fastened on. A
charming arrangement can be made I'm
front OF a group OF windows. giving
each box Of the requisite width
Mill Bill OF Lumber for Window Box.
Mil Bill of Lumber for Flower Tub.
MILL BILL OF LUMBER FOR WINDOW
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

browniah tirgo OF the Nhlto doggood.
with th" dOgwOod I'm high vases and
great bowls, The wild geranlum is o
delicate and gracious Hover for the
dining room. Tho receiving party can
carry arnfua OF lilocs.
otaoin nov ih t1red hrdl now 30 tho
A beautiful wedding deCor1t tion -
lavender l'acs Cor the rooms, tan
American ucautles for the brides
maids and white lilacs for the bride.
IN early June tho blooming laurel can
be used with the mhldcnhair ana small
pink roses. The crimson rhoaoden-
drons in dark tubs can be grouped
with sword ferns and the bridesmaldH'
bouquct3 BE forget-ne-notg. PINK poo
MES can be used luXuriously, and with
them for table ccatcrpicccs thric car
be the dainty. onamol-lke blorsomI %.
tho bluets. Rambler roses end pan-
sizes are an Interesting combnoii ~,
ana SO are Bo nbler roses ald Nlplas.
IN using panciCs for n table piece. /.
gives them % new charm 20 use dainty,
long-atcmmod flowers Ike tho 0ne-
mones or the grass ilowcrs that can
nod above them. A flower scheme Of
great dignity is one Of iris ana mar
Euerites, with maasingB Of sweet ferns.
The brides bouquet OF white iris 81 pn
rare truly as one OF white orchids. The
color shades OF the bridesmoleo' bQp-
Ducts can be from pale yellow and n-
vender TO the richest violet bile.
Flowers Defy the Rules Of Color Gem,
bination.
In mentioning d living rQbn with a
graylsh-green wall, we have not meant
10 exclude other o0lors from the walls
A golden brown has much effective
ness as a background You must live
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

enjoy Gods out-of-doors. There are
times when the sight and sound OF the
birds arc better for you and yours than
when one needs to be Mary choosing
the better part than Martha encuCi-
bored with doo) many things. =
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17
Flower5 for the Decoration Ct the
House for May and .vns.

Take, for instance, a living room in
dark brown oak with green burlrp on
the walls and velour hansinEg. n
would hardly seem room for enter
taining, because Il is simplicity itself
Perhaps, however, that IS tho very
reason II takes so readily TO q festive
garh. You can have a weekly day az
home in such a room and never repea 1
your decorations. You can have a
whole succession OF receptions and
weddings IN the heydays OF May and
June and never lack a suitable color
scheme. The second week In May
the rooms can be sweet with apple
blossoms and vlolets. Walls OF ncu-
tral color bring out every VARYING
touch OF color. Tho grayish-green
wall seems 10 have special gonlality
for the pinkiah white of the apple
blossoms and the reddish rose of the
buds until the very next week. II
shows the same geniallty tor the faint
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-17

and flowers. Al that has passed.
Now a house must have an innate
graciousness. It's very quality of honl-
ness makes II m for every company
occasion. one of the greatest surprises
Of our modern living room, with. lta
strictly utilltarlan furnishings nndNts
color restfulness IS its decorative pos
sbiility. II fairly courts festivities
and blossoms forth at the slightest
provocation. The vases and bowls
only need filling TO change the every
day atmosphere 10 celebration, while
the tubs Of blooming plants or ferns
are so arranged as TO give new love-
llness 10 the architectural values OF
the room.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-06
A Bad P%redicament

YESTERDAY afternoon a husky man, with youth and strength,
came before Commissioner Edwards o N 4 charge OF white slavlng, OF
procuring girls for a house OF prostitution. With him was a woman;
she has youth and good looks, health and good clothes, and shows re-
fncment. She is accused of the crime. 1t a a pnabe and sickenng
sight The mn with a wealth 81 strength; the woman, fragile III her
feminine hnery and plumcs, and both accused OF II o the most degrad-
ing crimes that is punishable.
morality is pracGced tod day as at any time in the worlds history.
Women 20 wrong. Excessive use OF liquors help it along, bad com
panions finish the job and eventually the women find the level that Is
u to follow such a life. Prostitution under many names relgns, and
the world is filled with it. 1t will go III til the end OF time, asb both men
sure as child is born OF woman.
In this case the rocking section OF the story is that a mar is ac
cused OF entcing young women to his house OF prostitution. lie, a
healthy, able bodied man, living from such a means, is almost beyond
belief. If he is guilty Of the crime, or is connected with prostitution
for a living, it is hoped that the courts will send him to a prison and
keep him and such others with him.
There has always been al excus made for women. They are re
garded IS the weaker History tells OF such conditions since history
vas writer or carved, but when a man overburdened with health and
strength, falls to such a calling he is certainly entitled to a life in pB
on Or some such Punishment from his fellow man He is beneath the
contempt OF the average fellow citizen and the Government. is right II
taking him from the social surroundings OF the people.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-06
The People Squirm

THE application OF the railroads for an injunction to prevent the
application of lower freight rates. as ordered by the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission, is making the people squrm. They were in hopes
that the big roads were to loosen their death grip o the peoples
purse and body They are acting like the leach, they must be pricd
off. .
1t is such shortsighted actions o the part Of the railroads that
has caused all the denunciahon OF their actions, has weaned the people
from them and is making the question of Government ownership more
imperative daily Should the roads manage to yoke their high rates
mt the consumers by the last move it will make retaliation the object
Of every a who is gouged II II a dollar.
One OF the best and brightest things we cal give, is kind words
They have been well Ikened to the bright flowers OF earth's exist
ence. Use them everywhere, but especially around the frcsde; they
will make a paradise II OF a hovel. Nothing "a heal a wounded
heart, or cheer a crushed spirit like kind words. Let us not be sc care
full how W C use them, for they are the greatest blessing earth a give