August 9, 1917. 



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Asparagus and Spreogeri, per bunch S5 



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proveineut on some other man 's work. 

 I liave often gone into some emjjty 

 church where I would have a job for a 

 wedding with an illustration gotten 

 from one of the trade journals in my 

 mind, and with it for a working basis, 

 studied the chaneel — this perliaps fi 

 week before the wedding. During that 

 week 1 would add to or take from the 

 original ])lan, always keeping in my 

 mind 's eye the finislied job. When the 

 day for the actual work came around I 

 had only to put the material in place. 



It is often the work of the floral deco- 

 rator to cover sonu' \insightly spot, but 

 it is just as much his busiiiess tOjk»e on 

 the lookout |or some ^ioco of fUriMtjIre, 

 ornament or fixture that he can bring 

 out to better advantage. 



I recall a job at the old Baltimore 

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 tention. It Mas for an "open house" 

 on New Year 's day, and let me say 

 riglit here that building tried tlie ])a- 



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