Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12


there are all sorts of field and water
fotsam and jetsam to be gathered
in and put aside for very satisfactory
winters reference. If one doesn't want
"churchyard" everlasting, there is lots
of it In other places. From the seashore
one. can gather drift wood and bind into
little fagots for the fire on the hearth
later on. Large scallop shells are fine for
the service of fish and oysters and You
may as well gather your own ais to buy
the china ones.
Bayberries grow along the sound and
ocean and make such lovely, old-fashion-
ed candles or aromatic bits to burn in the
open fire.
A branch with pine cones is beautiful
to hang over the doorways and pine pill
lows make most acceptable gifts at holi-
makes q good cover for these while de-
sign Of scatterd pine needles traced on
with a pencil can be worked out In
browns and greens. If preferred Japan
csc cotton crepe in blue and white with a
branch design can be used as cover as
this washes easily The seeds of the milk
weed make soft, fluffy filings for small
pillows.
In maple regions the trees are at their
best and nothing is prettier for decora-
ton than the exquisite bronze. gold or
scarlet leaves. All that is necessary to
preserve them is to dip them In thin
solution of glue water-a tablespoonful OF
liquid blue to pint of water dry care
fully and pack away smoothly in boxes
until ready to use. Ferns may be gath
cred now to last for several months.
Take the sword ferns, cut from the roots
with shears, lay smoothly in a box. face
down. cover thetop with parafflne paper,
tie the cover down firmly and set the box
in the cellar or icebox until needed.
The lovely trailing ropes of ground pine,
branches Of bittersweet roots of checker
berries. hemlock. twigs and branches, the
satin-lined chestnut burrs, will each and
all bring back visions of summer in the
days when the sun goes in hiding and the
Directions for Making Bayberry
Candles.
Any one who has access to the bay
berries which grow plentifully in mead
ows near salt water can make them at
home. It takes q quart OF berries to
make one candle. Though these direc-
tons for their making were given by a
New England woman and printed IN these
columns some years ago, have so many
requests for the same recipe l am glad
to give it again:
Gather after the first little frost. AS the
berries keep indefinitely, the candles need
not be made until ready. Put the ber-
ries in a preserving kettle, cover with an
equal quantity of cold water and cook
steadily for four hours, filing up with hot
water as the original water evaporates.
After hard boiling for the specified time
push back and simmer gently for an
hour, then set away over night. Do not
remove the berries or disturb the kettle.
as the fat from the berries sinks easily
to the bottom, il disturbed. In the MORN
ing you can lift the hard cake of wax
from the kettle. Now remelr and strain
to free from impurities. Turn first through
a colander then reheat and strain through
cheesecloth.
To make the molds roll paper several
times around a candle of the desired
size, taking care to keep the edges per-
fectly even. Glue securely and close the
lower end with a disk of paper slashed
mold on the circle. turn up the ends of
the slashed border, folding over one an
other in regular order, and melt; pour
back again, then empty at once. This
provides the mold with a coating of wax
that will prevent the more precious bay
berry wax from soaking into the paper.
Now perforate the bottom of the mold
exactly in the center for the wick
Make the wick by braiding candle-wick,
which comes in balls. Wax one end and
thread through the hole in the bottom of
the mold from the outside. Separate the
other end and spread the three strands
out over the bottom of the mold on the
outside, and glue. Another disk slightly
der, is placed over them and the laps are