It is a mistake to throw away old boots as useless, or to waste them
on newly-married couples. A most charming effect can be obtained by
planting a fern in the heel and hanging the boot from the ceiling in
the window. Any kind of fern will do.
[Illustration: NO DOUBT OF IT.--_Daughter of the House._ "Here come
Mrs. Massington and her husband."
_Lady Smart._ "Ah, she's strong-minded, of course!"
_Daughter of the House._ "Can you tell that by just looking at her?"
_Lady Smart._ "No--by looking at him!"]