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places, in corners of the house on some pedestals or grouped 

 in banks according to the room. 



You are now through with the plant decoration, see that 

 the chandeliers are festooned with asparagus or smilax. 



If there are some lai^ge open doors or arches they can be 

 improved on by some drapery of asparagus, also the stairway 

 draped with the same material fastened to the railing in loops 

 which can be improved on with a few bows of white chiffon or 

 ribbon. 



Now to the dining room table which may be a small round 

 or square table more used for the ornamental part than the 

 serving. This table can be decorated very nicely with a 

 center piece of roses, carnations, or any other flowers in 

 season the top or corners of the table can be draped with 

 smilax or asparagus a few candelabra placed at various 

 places will improve the same as well as a few bows of chiffon 

 ribbon all of course to be the same shade and colors keeping 

 in harmony with the shades of flowers or shaded lights of 

 the rooms. 



If a large table, you can place a mound of roses or carna- 

 tions in the center in somewhat the same manner as the 

 smaller table with additional smaller vase of flowers placed 

 at the various corners of the table where it makes the most 

 pleasing effect, if plates are laid for the serving of the guests 

 a small bouquet or boutonniere at each plate is very appro- 

 priate. 



This form of table decoration can be applied as well to a 

 reception or any other banquet and also the parlor decora- 

 tion by leaving out the bridal stand. 



In decorating you should always place the main decoration 

 around or about the center attraction of the function. If in 

 a hall, around the speaker's platform, as well as in a room of 

 a debutante or a party receiving callers, a pulpit or altar of a 

 church. 



Always place the flowers and plants in the most natural 

 position in a way to avoid obstructing any of the views of 



