Ingredients
- two panes of glass of a right size to fit the frame
- 90 fish scale flo wers
- two edges of the panes being fas- tened together by a tape
- two when joined together
Directions
Have a frame made of walnut, ebony or any dark wood, about four or five feet high and two and a half feet wide, and have two panes of glass of a right size to fit the frame. Upon one of these the ferns can be arranged. Place among them bright-hued butterflies and a few delicate shells. The ferns will be of different shades of green, and a great deal of art can be shown in arranging them in such a way that, when fastened and seen in an upright position, they shall appear to be growing naturally, the butterflies looking as if they were poising on the wing. When the arrangement is perfected a single drop of gum arable under each of the fern leaves will keep it securely in place (mucilage should not be used, as it discolors the leaves), and the second
90 FISH SCALE FLO WERS.
plate of glass is laid upon them, the two edges of the panes being fas- tened together by a tape, which is gummed on, the exact width of the two when joined together. This fern-screen, when properly managed, makes a pretty ornament for a parlor.