MaUCII 18, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



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'" ^T »* florists whose cants appear on tbe paees carrying this bead* are prepared to fill orders 

 '"-*-- from otber florists for local delivery on Uie usual basis. 



ftrii to various Australian sorts. Sus- 

 penilod electric lights of high jtower 

 5j]0^^'i'<l the auditorium decorations to 

 full :ulvantage. 



All improvised dining room was 

 gcreined off with smilax and foliage, 

 plants and flowers of every description 

 weri' arranged in baskets at each of the 

 sepii'ate booths. 



Ah one precaution against the pos- 

 sible destruction of the valuable exhib- 

 its liv fire, all of the smilax and other 

 grei'iib used iji the decoration were 

 treated with a fircproofing dressing, 

 wlii'li, however, did Jiot affect their ap- 

 nea i;ince. 



TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OFF. 



The removal of restrictions on tourist 

 tra\il to Europe is greatly increasing 

 the number who are making the ocean 

 trip. Tlie military control at the Brit- 

 isli I iissport bureau in New York has 

 bcci! abolished aiid now there is no 

 Joiii." r iieed of tourists giving five days 

 noti'c, but they may have their pass- 

 ports vised at tlie consulate in a few 

 iiiiiiiites. Otlier restrictions have been 

 ■hill iped, with the result that tourist 

 irav.l has been greatly accelerated. 



All the berths on vessels leaving New 

 York are taken long beforehand and 

 tluir is in addition a waiting list to 

 take advantage of last-minute cancella- 

 tions. The hotels in London and Paris 

 are r. ported to be so crowded that reser- 

 v.'itii'ns must be cabled from this side 

 if cue docs not wish to walk the streets 

 after he arrives there. 



At the present time the New York 

 florists who cater to such trade are en- 

 joying; good business in steamer orders, 

 whiiii seem to grow constantly. Of 

 course, it is not back at the old pre-war 

 lovcl, but with the resum])tion of tour- 

 ist travel as of yore and renewal of 

 florists' efforts to develop steamer busi- 

 ness, this branch of trade gives indica- 

 tion of climbing to a high mark this 

 '•ortiiiig season. 



DINNER-DANCE DECORATION. 



''•eorations for those who dine may 

 ne iiiought of as intensive decorations; 

 (lei, .rations for those who dance, as ex- 

 teiisivc. In one case, the jieople are sit 

 till!,' down and their attention is fo- 

 f"s< (j mainly on that part of the tal)lc 

 11 I'ront of them. In the other, they 

 •^re eitlier moving around or sitting 

 ^'nere their gaze may wander over large 

 ^•'li' spaces. In the first instance, the 

 •nlividual flowers are likely to l)e scru- 

 *in; -ed; in the second, the mass effects 

 ^\'ili make a more general imi)ression 

 °" the observer's mind. The room in 

 ^'iieh the dinner is given mav be light 

 P'l -'iitircly from the table i'tsclf, thus 

 iicfiasing the prominence of the table 

 '^'■'■"rations, while tlie ballroom is al- 

 '""-• certain to be lighted from the 

 \\'!iil.s or ceiling, or both, thereby spread- 

 '1- the attention over all the interior. 

 J decorating for a dinner-dance com- 

 °ii:es the two problems. An interesting 

 •1'" :t solution of them is illustrated on 

 ''■ following page. These deco- 

 ^•I'li-ns Henry A. Siebrecht, Jr., of Pas- 

 'Jena., ('al.. designed and executed for 

 I' iinner-dance given March 1 by Mr. 

 *^' • Mrs. Charles Canfield, of Chicago. 



WHAT I LEARNED ONE SUNDAY 

 RIDING DOWN HILL 



The Sunda.v after that last snow. 1 

 looking for something or otlier for 

 r«ainst bui my old sled. 



The little old red and blue sled that Da 



was iirow 

 my wife. 



lini,' around in ttie garret, 

 wlien what should 1 run 



f,'a\c me o\cr thirt.v years aiio. 



Say, do you know what happened next ' 



In tiflecn minutes that sled, antl a pair of rubber boots with mo iu-ide of 

 them, was scooting liekety-brindle down Deacon iladden's bit; lilU. iusi 

 as he was roniinf,' home from church. 



The Deacon waited for nie to come putting and blowini; back up the hill 

 and kind o' took me to task for "a man of my ajic doint; so unseeiiil.v 

 a thins on the Sabbath day." 



Hold on, Deacon, says 1, ilon't you KO and spoil the most fun I've had • 

 since Carlo was a pup, by pokinyany of your tiiv-and-brinistone .Subbalh 

 day stuff at nie. 



Furthermore, r\e got a more important matter to talk to you about. 



See that old sled ? KecoKni/.e it V ' 



You don't '.-' Well, that's the \ery sled you made for me o\or' thirty 



years ago last Xmas. 



I'll bet there are ten more of them m.ade that same year, that are hanging . 



up in garrets or wood sheds right now. 



Yes. and a hit more besides, standing on their runner ends, waiting for 

 tomorrow to come so they and their little owners can go whooping- and 

 hollering down this very hill. 



.Sleds that their Dad used to ha\e when the.\ were boy.^. 



Sleds that .V (U made. Deacon. 



You sure did know how to make sleds. 



Well." says he. 'wliatever I build in my life. I try to BL'ILD TO LAST, 

 whether it's building sleds, or buildinu' the sled busini'ss. 



Reckon it's a pretty safe way. 



Say, (Jeorge. you'\e made me gol dai-n pleased, sayini.' what you said 

 about them old sleds of mine. .S>'eiiis like 1 ain't been so do-;-gone liappy 

 in many a day." 



That night, when toasting my shins before the open tire. :,'i)l to thinkin -■ 

 about us II )rists and wouderinu' how m inv of us are Imi Iding our business 

 the way the old Deacon built his : 



in the palm room of the Hotel Mary- 

 land, Pasadena. The tastefully ar 

 langeii centci]iiiTcs of ilaiTodiis, raiii- 

 l)Ow freesias, tulips, snowdrops, ranun- 

 ( ulusi^s and anemones, with adiantum, 

 gave eacli table distinct attractiveness, 

 ispci-ially when the delii-ate flowers and 

 grc'Micry were seen by candle light, 

 l-'rom the dancers' jioint of view, the 

 gmieral .appearance was tliat of a gar- 



den, an .ijipearance which was strength- 

 ened i)y the changing lighting effects, 

 from sunset glow to twilight and starry 

 night. 



In the center of the room stood a 

 blooming jieach tree, with a spread of 

 twenty five feet; its base was sur- 

 rounded by ferns. On all four sides of 

 the room were specially constructed 

 walls seven foot high, covered with rose 



