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;inKi'. will hi' rt'tiniri'd. Tho \\ a\ cosis ahoiu 1'.".. 

 I't^. \)vr paoUajrc of l:.' sheets, ami thai an<i the 

 otlief supplies can he piii-chaseil at almost any 

 iaiiri' liriitTstore. If not on hand, the |troprietor 

 will oiilei- it. He oai'efnl to octler pnre white 

 wa\ -not ilinsiy or ei-eam-wliile. 



Otlief eolors may he used if desired, hut 1 

 think a wreatli looks hetler without solid hlne. 

 purple, or pink colors, and hut little vellow. 

 Colors can he shaded hy mixing more or less ar- 

 rowroot with the jiaint. whicli will give a hlooiii 

 or velvety appearance to the !l(i\\(>r. 



Two littli" idund-headed tools to mold tlie 

 petals into sliape will he needed, one of the 

 lieads about as larsre as a hazelnut, and the oth- 

 er the size of a liickoryinit. with handles two 

 inches or so lonir. one sharp-pointed, anil the 

 other rountlinii: also a hunch or two of red and 

 yellow stamens for the center of the flowers. 

 Sometimes those can he found in old artificial 

 flowers in the house. Strips of yellow wax. 

 fringed linely. will answer for many flowi'rs. 

 You will also need live cents" worth of powder- 

 ed mica (called also diamond dust) : one cent's 

 worth of coarse wire, ahout twice as stiti' as 

 broom wire: one cent's worth of broom wire, 

 and tlie same of Prussian blue; English car- 

 niino. a dime's worth: four or five leaf-molds, 

 sucli as a rose-l(>af. a small ivy-leaf, suitable 

 for making a white cross, and some larger 

 leaves, as camelia. pond-lily, and maple. 



The room to work in should be warm, so the 

 wax will not break— rather more than comfort- 

 ably warm in winter weather, choosing days to 

 work w hen the wind is not blowiiig. 



Take natural or artificial flowers and pick to 

 pieces, and cut patterns from them. Hav(i an- 

 other flower, as nearly like it as possible, to pat- 

 tern after, or fashion them after flowers in 

 paintings. After one has made a wreath, using 

 some colored v%ax. then he might learn To paint 

 and tint tlie wax instead of using one solid col- 

 or, as I think flowers thus made ar(> more natu- 

 ral and delicate in color than when of one solid 

 color, which is doiK! by ruljhing the paints on 

 the under side of the white wax petals, or on the 

 center <'nd of each petal, leaving the points 

 white, or just tinted. Do not get any paint or 

 bloom upon the base of the petals, or they will 

 not stick to the stem.s. Colors can be shaded by 

 mixing more or less of tlie arrowroot bloom with 

 the (laint. If the bloom is used, the diamond 

 <lust will not stick well, or vice versa. The 

 diamond dust, or powdered mica, is to give it a 

 spai'kling appearance like frostwork. 



To make a rose. — p'rom three sheets of wax 

 laid evenly together, having first bc-en wet to 

 keep from sticking, cut fifteen or more petals, 

 thus cutting three at a time, with scissors loose 

 in the rivet (although any sci.ssors will answer). 

 Hefore picking the edge.s of the petals apart, 

 smooth them by rubbing around them a little 

 with the finger. For the stem of tin- flower, 

 take a piece of coarse wire, about twice as large 

 as broom wire: loop one end down to keep the 

 flower from being pulled ofT' as it works ofT the 

 wire. In making, cover loop wilh yellow sheet 

 beeswax ijn ssed into a little oblong ball. Stick 

 on to this tift<'en or twenty yellow rose-stamens, 

 or some botighten yellow sheet wax fringed 

 very fine, and firmly wrapped around and curl- 

 ed toward the center. Now stick on niori> 

 pieces of yellow beeswax: then proceed to mold 

 the petals. Lay one by one in the palm of tin; 

 hand. and. with the point of the molder. curl 

 the small ones. The larger ones should be 

 molded with the head of tlie molder. The cen- 

 ter petals should curl toward the center, and 

 the others made to curl gradually outward un- 

 til the last leaves curl toward the stem. 



For half-blown buds, make the same as a 

 rose, only more closed, and leave out the sta- 



mens. i'"or a closed bud. put wax upon a loop- 

 ed stem and a few oetals closed. I'ut iiroiind 

 the buds some green leaves iMit like the letter \'. 

 and rubbed lengthwise wilh a molder so as to 

 curl over the bud. Press smoothly around the 

 stem. .Now put on gi'een wax eiiougli to make 

 a bud-sliajied base for the buds, and pifss and 

 roll until neatly finished. A little natural green 

 moss stuck on adds to its beauty. .loin all to- 

 gether, adding green leaves and one autumn 

 leaf, and cover the stem with strips of green 

 wax. <'oi)y from nature as much as jiossible. 



Canirlia and buds are made the same as the 

 rose, but cut the petals nearly as large again, 

 and as many more. Use camelia stamens, or a 

 little white wax fringed, and dijiped in carmine.- 



l'"or dahlia, maki' a. heading as large as a 

 small acorn, on stiff wiic. with a little yellow 

 or pea-green fringe in the center. I'ut on twen- 

 ty fine petals, twenty a size larger, and forty 

 still larger. Both sides of the petals curl up 

 and around, and touch at top. Press flat at the 

 point where stuck to the stem. A little red 

 paint on the fringes, and rubbed on the under 

 side of the tips of each petal of a white or a yel- 

 low dahlia, is pretty: or. rub the paint on the 

 point where it sticks to the st(>m. sliowing .just 

 a shade of color in the dahlia when finished, 

 leaving the points of the petals white. 



For fuchsia, take a piece of wire five inches 

 long. Cover it with green wax: bend it down a 

 little; loop, and stick on a little heading of 

 green or yellow wax: then six long stamens. on<' 

 in the center a little longer than the rest: or. 

 use fuchsia-centers, then cut four small white 

 petals hollow' in the center, with the small 

 molder; stick them to the stem standing up, 

 showing three-fourths of an inch of the sta- 

 mens. If possible, have a real flower, or the 

 picture of one. to look at. Now cut six long 

 petals: roll lengthwise with the small molder to 

 curl th(>m hack. Lay a little fold in each petal 

 where it touches the stem, to give room for all 

 the petals, and to make them strong. The long 

 and small petals should be of ditterent colors; 

 as, purple for the center, or standing petals, and 

 scarlet for outside; or pink for center, and white 

 for outside. 



Bridal wreatl) is made very much as is ilie 

 fuchsia. It should be of white or lemon color. 

 Leave out the small petals in the center, adding 

 long and drooping stamens. 



In the next issue will be directions for mak- 

 ing fruit-lilossoms etc., and for framing the 

 wreaths when done. Miis. L. C. Axtki-l. 



Roseville. 111. 



VENTILATING OUR HOMES. 



now I»H. (. C. MII.r.EI! "HAISKS TIIp; WIND. 



Some time ago the subject of having our 

 homes comfortably heated and at the same time 

 w<'ll ventilated was discussed in (Ji,k.\xix6s. 

 It seemed a sormnvhat difficult problem to solve 

 — to do this for any thing like a inoflerate sum. 

 Dr. Miller has considered the matter of pure air 

 of so much importance that w(; have always 

 used the o|)en-grate Franklin stove, and on no 

 account would lie think of having a base-burn- 

 er, as he could not tolerate the bad air. 



Would you believcutV This winter he has a 

 mnv base-burjier. and we have taken an im- 

 mense amount of comforM with it too. Hut this 

 stove, tiie Howe ventilator, is radically different 

 from the ordinary base-iuirner in the matter of 

 jiure air. It takes the place of three stoves — 

 heats the sitting-room, dining-room, and an up- 

 stairs bedroom, and could be made to heat more 

 if necessary. It is very easily taken care of. 

 It simply neids to be tilled uii and the ashes 



