The Chrysanthemum.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1139, 22 January 1903, Page 4

The Chrysanthemum.

"Got any specialties to write up V , The speaker was a stranger to us, who 'had penetrated into " Sifting*' " sanctum without the usual formality of sendto gin his card or being announced, lit was a young man, of hungry air anil seedy as to his apparel, ami there was •an odour of old rye hanging about him. " Are you a specialty writer V" we asked.

" I am," lie replied, " from the word go. No nraltor what the subject may be. I am ready to tackle it. .Will you give me a try '!"

Now -wo liuvi' been asked why \vc didn't print something about theehrysauthemum. All tli-o papers arc doing ii. But unfortunately there is no one on our regular stall' who is posk'd about, this popular flower thai •blooms in the—blooms in the—hanged if we know when it does bloom. Consequently we have caught at a disadvantage. But here wan a specialty writer who might know all about it. :We would try him. "Do you know anything about the chrysanthemum '!" we asked. "The chrysanthemeum ! AVhy. my dear sir, we went to school together. There is nothing about the ehrysauthe mum that. 1 don't know."

" Here, - ' said we, "sit right down ami write an article about it while we go 10 lunch," and we seated him at our own desk.

On our return, an hour or so after. \w found that th» specialty writer hail gone, after collecting live dollars of the the bookkeeper, leaving his article on the desk, which we print, although we know so little about, flowers that we are not sure that lie Is correct in every parti-

cular : HAVE YOU A OHWYSANTIIEMUM V No home is complete without a chrysanthemum. The tiest kind L-? bevelled on the edge*.-and can be turned up or down at pleasure. People are cautioned against blowing it out on retiring. Those that, shut up during the daytime and at night can be let ilmvu to form a lounge or bed, are economical and growing in favour. The light-running domestic chrysanthemum is provided with a tucking machine, extra bobbins, a corder ami buttonhole attachment, a hemuier. aud a feller. The latter article will lie best appreciated where there arc a large family of girls. In many of our besi houses the upright chrysanthemum is taking Uie place of the square. Besides n quiring less room, the tone is believed to be clearer. With proper care it won't require tuning oftener than once in six months. Housekeepers will welcome a new kind of chrysanthemum that has been introduced for kitchen use. It is provided with a wringer, and can be run with half the amount of fuel required by the old variety. With a (slight alteration it can be used as a stepladder—" Texas Siftings."