The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-10
Look in the Garden

The other day little wayuan opened
her fancy work bag, sighed long and
YEARLY and said Wei. here 20 on
my rose hunt again" ii seems that
1 everything in her hand efnbroidered
collection Is butlt around tne rose.
/ Wild or tanned, ana she Is growing
/ tired Yet this little needlewoman has
/ garden and can get all the iuspira-
tion that she needs II she i II but uss
/ her eyes Her fingers are clever
enough 10 sketch or adapt any de-
signs that she wishes.
Forget -me-nots are delightful to the
woman who likes the medium OF
French knots. The little petals arc al
most rs small the centres of tho
flowers. 50 ono knot IN the centre and
the rest surrounding it VIII give
Hover. In white or color. this Is es-
peclally effective and. when working
on caps. dresses or carriage httings
FOR babies. these blossoms are particu-
iarly Appropriate
Spirea and Wild carrots are also good
for the French knot tiend." The small
flowers in white thread can be made
NJ clusters OF knots, some little. some
large, and quickness Will be soon ac-
CURED from practice
How about nasturtIums? They can
be worked IN outline with the turned
edges solid and the leaves filled in
VITA seed stitches or darGiaS stitches
after being outlined.
Pansies. IN outline. with radiating
lines from a solid centre arc beautiful
Sweet peas IN solid work, because the
petals are small. and w!staria worked
the same way, make effective decora-
tons.
Tho wild daisies, asters and all Aow-
ers composed OF many petals around
a disk can be quickly worked with
either straight lines OF silk or coarse
thread. The lazy-da!sy stitch, which
Is loop OF thread held down by
little stitch at tho outer end. Is an
other aid to the woman who is striv-
Ing for hand-work without giving
much time to the making.
Ragged robins in blue are made by
lines OF thread radiating along the
petals. some longer than others.
French knots form the centres
Peonies should be done in long-and-
short stitches from the ends OF the
petals, the rest o. the ovals being out
lined.
There! Let these few flower hints
lead YOU away from one blossom that
Will In oft-repeated form grow tire
some.
A New Floor.
Pine. maple, birch or oak should be
used for new floors or these woods.
pine is the cheapest and oak perhaps
the most expensive. The latter is tho
best in appearance, though n floor OF
good pine. In the narrow two-inch
boards. Is much more TO be desired than
carpet Many prefer quartered oak.
because 1t takes n better polish, but IL
one be anxious to economic. the
straight oak is n little cheaper and
usually quito satisfactory.
Be sure to get q man who will lay tho
floor well. for in Its evenness lies much
CT Its beauty. In ordinary cases 1t is
best TO lay tho new floor directly over
the old one. y layer of heavy paper
between the old and now floors Will do
much TO deaden the sound. rs we'll as
TO insure warmth. and TO keep out dust.
After the floor has been planned and
carefully wiped with dry CLOTH il is
ready for its final treatment And
whatever else you may do to your new
floor do not varnish it. The black cor
ners and white spots which see on
many n floor are due to tho fact that
the floor has been vanished, and this
evil can never be overcome Instead.
| get mixture OF equal parts OF linseeL
oil and turpentine. with n little Japan
drier Any dealer In paints will mix
| them for you and will know better
than an amateur just the proper pro-
portion of drer to use. Apply this
| mixture with broad brush. taking
caro- to have tho floor wiped free from
| dust with n dry cloth. Let this dry
overnight and the next day put on an
| other coat. When tho second coat Is
i
| polishing. Some persons like to use
! over this wood filler which closes all
the pores OF the wood. The use or this
| insures higher polish. but unless very
| shppery floors are desired 1t is not ne
ceSSnry.
The next process is the polishing.
| For this some good noor wax should
be used. Some housekeepers prefer
! to make their own. using q mixture
OF beeswax and turpentine. but the
| prepared wax OF one OF the standard
grades which your dealer will recon-
I mend lis just as good" the home
made and much less troublesome. This
wax should be applied evenly over the
floor with wooden cloth and allowed
to dry over night. Do not make the
mistake or putting on too much wax,
for II too liberal supply be used tho
WAN, will not rub In we'll and dust
will gather. II this should happen
the dust ana wax may be rubbed of
by means OF little turpentine. When
the first coat OF wax has thoroughly
dried. apply a second And when that
has dried 80 over the floor with Il
weighted brush and Il WOODEN cloth
Rub until you have a good polish. and
always rub with the grain or tine wood
good pol,shcr may he made ar
hople by covering 4 block OF wood
with several thickncsses or heavy
wooden cloth. Put handle on this
block. leather strap viii answer II
nothing better can be found. and rub
the floor we'll y floor having ordi-
nary wear need not be waXed oftener
than twice 4 year. All that IS neces-
sary IN the meantime is a careful
wipins and brushing each day and a
polishing once week. OF course.
dry cloths only should be used on the
floors.
Footwear All
If a smart tailored suit he not COM
plctcd BY good looking and appropri-