16 BRITISH FLORAL DECORATION 



in a natural way, finishing up either by twining 

 round a candlestick or losing itself in another 

 floral piece. 



It is not advisable to use growing plants on 

 floral tables, no matter how light or beautiful they 

 may be. 



A retrospect of ten years indisputably reveals 

 the fact that the science of Floral Decoration in 

 England has made more rapid progress than that 

 of any other art, as during that period we have 

 abolished the masses of coloured gauze, ribbons, 

 and silk table-centres which were once constantly in 

 evidence on all smart dinner-tables, and with these 

 French and German methods, mirrors, epergnes, 

 and many other abominations have ceased to 

 exist. 



