CONSTRUCTION OF BOUQUETS, ETC. 223 



to each light, with festoons of flowers from the center 

 underneath to the same points, make one of the gayest of 

 floral decorations. Wreaths of flowers or of bright green 

 leaves, or of both, around circular or oval framed pic- 

 tures, may be used on especial occasions to advantage. 

 A ball, or hanging bouquet, 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 display. 



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

 bouquet making, apart from those loosely arranged. 



Fig. 51. HAND-BOUQUET (IN FASHION 1887). 



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

 must be a certain rounding of outlines in the segment of a 

 circle. Hand bouquets admit of the most formal arrange- 

 ment of flowers, and the tendency of all cultivated tastes 

 in this direction must be admitted as proof that for this 

 purpose something more than a mere bunch of flowers is 

 required. The American, French, or English lady never 

 figures, even in a book of fashion, in evening dress, hold- 

 ing a bunch oi flowers, or any odd shaped bouquet. 

 Crude forms, pyramids, balls, etc., can never supersede 

 the slightly rounding bouquet (fig. 50), which is likely 



