Many houses in Shanghai nowadays unfortunately have n> gardens Jard the inhabitants if they want Essing greenery have to cherish plants and ferns in pots in the ouse a eke they cai one wes the cit figure of the home is havea tevin habit of fOrget= -fesen the Meat ant. they:
But to relieve the strain upon the Ame a cand memory that this tending of plants meang to those left there is a way sway) doy 1 SyuETA avy gars. selves supplied with water for five weeks until they are remembered ain. Put a piece of sponge ints drainage Hole of the fox por inside a larger vessel, must by nearly filled with water, in a way that there is a space tween the bottom of the pot ana the bottom of the vessel, and th fern will keep uniformly moist for sine time. A simple method her indoor plants is to put a pice of ordinary brick in water,—and stand the plant pot on the brick, which will remain wet as long na the water Insts, the plant absorbing th ie is a good plan to for a day or two hati ning Jewellery Water is injurious to hoti jet an and powder shsaild "not applied {0 either. A Little olive of is best for Jet, and ornaments of pink and white coral ear be cleaned with soft tissue paper, an elf stile handkereliet bette used after Water or chalk can he jwle without fear of amacringg 1, Lovitation pearls mast he Kept quite) dry, rubbed powdered i polished wi Enamel t washed water, bat as brittle rear eave Designed and eae for the "Novth-Chinn Daily News.
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