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when beautifully trimmed with flowers and fine greens. 

 For parlor decoration, high stands, with or without 

 branches, small, pendent baskets, or hanging baskets of 

 flowers, or of plants with rich flower sprays hung around 

 them, are frequently used to advantage. Balls of flowers, 

 like hanging baskets, are best displayed from the centre 

 of an arch or folding doors, and with festoons of flowers 

 looped from centre to sides the effect is greatly height- 

 ened. Festoons of green suspended chain-like from the 

 top of a plain chandelier to each light, with festoons of 

 flowers from the centre underneath to the same points, 



Fig. 43. HAND-BOUQUET. 



make one of the gayest of floral decorations. Wreaths 

 of flowers or of bright green leaves, or of both, around 

 circular or oval framed portraits may be used on spe- 

 cial occasions to advantage. A ball, or hanging bou- 

 quet, loosely arranged, suspended clear, in -front of a high 

 mirror, and with rich festoons of flowers, from the 

 same, point looped to each side, makes a splendid dis- 

 play. 



The circle must be taken as the line of beauty in all 

 bouquet making, apart from those loosely arranged. 

 Whether it is a table or hand bouquet, or basket, there 



