December 21, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



30 J 



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THE RETAIL 



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FLORIST, 



WORKING WITH WILD SMILAX. 



I'lillow III": till' i-haiic'rl (locorutioii ;i.s 

 sliiiwti ill til'' illustration in last week's 

 i;i;\iK\v, uo linil anotlicr distinct type 

 ni decoration mh the eliaiieel rail and 

 ■_;;illcrv desi<:;ns as seen in today's pie- 

 iiiie. Wild sinilax Js too often seen 

 -.ireifhed, trimmed and rearranged into 

 Mii're ropes, and festooned across a room 

 diagonally, and i-rossed from opposite 

 rniners. There are eMonyh other materi- 

 mK in yrcen which can lie used as festoon- 

 ji:_r only. 17se wild smilax in just the 

 -hipc tiiat it comes, in large Hat sprays, 

 t.ipciing from its \videst span of several 

 ]V.t to a graceful pointed tip. Thus 

 Mlh.wed its liberty, ami fastened securely 

 ;it llie li..;i\y end, it will take its own 

 |.(i<iticin and n'main there with little aid. 

 S.t :i nut her spiay in the oi)posite direc- 

 lii'h ;ni.! t'asten the <'nd at the .same 

 pi.iiit> .I- the lirst and you have a eom- 

 I'lci.- \iiir. ;is it were. 



All nf tiie fastenings, in the gallery 

 designs, of which there are very few, are 

 made on the l)a('k or under side of the 

 u.illtTy wood-work. The spray ends 

 wliicli follow the surface of the pillars 

 :iiv ill the position which they assumed of 

 ih'ir own accord on being suspended 

 from the gallery. Often two or three 

 piii-es may be wired together to make one 

 large spr.'iy. ur what appears to be one 



I'lie left .ud of the supposed vine 

 br.iiiches, one part ending as it hangs 

 "V( r the chandelier, and the other climb- 

 ing to the organ pipes above. A little 

 i'Mst the center ctf tlie gallery section 

 -'■.■n. :i spray falls down to the chancel 

 i.iil and ti;iiN along the top part of 

 'lie jMilpit and o\er to the steps leading 

 Jiiio 111., ch.'inccl. 



What few ]ialms were used were of 

 'M. dinni iieight. so that when set on the 

 iloor they could not obscure the bridal 

 I'Mty duiiiiM the ceremony. 



^niilax not only makes the best ap- 

 l":iiance when used in some style simi- 

 l-if to tliis. hilt as the Yankee cook has 

 "• "goes farther."' Tn this case one 

 lit'ty puMiid case decorat<'d the chancel 

 Hid two lonu' ualleries. which is as much 

 '^ '-oul,; )iossiM\- bo done with the ex- 



'"■"ditni-e ..i .•( like ^;,„„_ 



(iKIiTRUDK P.I All;. 



THE HILL BANQUET. 



' '"■ i'.-ll'.jllrt ^IVrll to .lames .1. ||iji 



"' ■■'■'iiImi ] \ i,v 111.' citizens of St. I'aiil 

 '■'" ^Mi'iont doul.c the tin.-st from the 

 '"'^" st;indpoiiit of any function given 



I' ^t. i';,ul sine.- the fir-t llorist estab 

 ''-hed hiins.'jf iliere, and it was ni.aiiy 

 |eMis ae,j ^\l|,•n tlie pioneers. A. II. 

 ''>""''•• K. V. TAiiike ami a partv bv the 

 "■"'"■ ef i'.eal beoaii in the business'. The 

 ''";•" Xortheru b'aihviiv and its dilVerent 



livisinns wee niaj)pe,rnnt on the tables 

 "'_ 'li'' l'aiH|n.r liall. in the fiuan of rail- 

 ''^!""l tracks ot wjiite caiiiations and ties 

 "' -aw son .-.M nations. The railway em- 

 ''■"ikinent nas tuiir inches high, of gro<Mi 

 '"■'■'■' '""-^ .-.A-ivd uitii green <rala\ 



leaves, the embankments showing the 

 proper sIojjcs. .\t intervals of a few fci'l 

 were electric lamps showing alternately 

 red and green lights. Opposite each cover 

 and pinned to the slojie of the embank- 

 nient was the name of a (Ireat Noitliein 

 station, large gold letters on a w idi' col- 

 ored ribbmi. Mach euest, as he came in, 

 e\chaiige<l his dinner card for a coupon 

 ticket, whi(di contained in (luplicate his 

 track or tabh'. I'our of the (ireat North 

 em JJaihvay condu<tors wearing railway 

 lull dress, armed with railway lantern^ 

 and punches, collected the coii|.oiis and 

 indicated the dire<-ti<ui of the track to 

 which each guest wis assigned. The 

 tra(ks were shown by lioral boards lei 

 tered witii white carnations and bibertv 

 loses. ()ri the two center tracks were two 

 complete lioral trains made of c;i mat ions 

 and roses and all lighted with eiei-trie 



blllb^. The eligil.es Were lie;|(|i(| for the 



Upon whi<di was lettered "St. I'aul — .1. 

 .1. Mill." 



The |)illars in the large dining hall 

 were profiiscdy trimme<l with wild smi- 

 lax and studded with jioinsett ias, jiio- 

 diicing a brilliant elfect. The laree 

 windows of the dining room W('r<' In/avily 

 draped with wild sinilax and drawn up 

 like curtains, to wliicdi wen; atta<die(( 

 Large bunches id' roses tied with ril:iboii. 

 At the end of the hall was a large steam- 

 ship to repres<'nt the steamship Miniie- 

 sola. h'lags of all nations were li;iiigiiig 

 through the ro(mi .and when the lights 

 were iurneil <in the sij^lit was ^rand. 

 I'iverv detail w.as looked afli'r and L. I.. 

 May iS: < ii. with a score of men worked 

 M\ o ilays .ind one night yetting the dcH'o 

 r.alion put .ip. I'alms wrri' in abiiml- 

 aiice ;iml tile dining room was nothing 



slloll of ,1 boWer ot' foli;i^r ami bloom. 



which with ."iini coloreil elcciric Ijohts si t 

 il off to perfection. The siohl lu the 

 iiliesi must ha\e been M'IV siinil;ir to 

 f;iirvland. \il the lloii-t'- in i|i,. ,-ii\ 

 called to ex.imiiie il c;i n-t'ii 1 1 \ and souie 

 I'l'li'i -eeiiiM it hurried to M..| ihi'ir lietii-r 



lial\is 111 look the s|| li;i I lull o\rr. Tlh\' 

 all prollolllK-ed il lo be lie line-; dis- 

 pl:i\ Si. |';iiiI 1i;is ever had. 



Ill the corners of the l;:r^e diiiiii:^ li.all 

 Were imnieiHc <.iroiips of p;ilnis raiseil 



flnm tell to lit'lerli fei'l .-iboVe ihe lloor 

 and i nlc|-^|iel seil with i-olore(| e|e<•tl[^; 



Work with Wild Smilax. 



head table. ;,| whi.li Mr. Mill sal. I )i 

 rectlv in front ot' him w;is .-i round limise 

 thirty si\ incjies in di;imeti-|- made s.iii : 

 of white carinit ions and I Jridesni.aids. (hi 

 the roof of the round house was ;i I.-hm,. 

 star of l,;iv\-iui carnatiims on uhidi w;is 

 lettered "(;. \'.. ' ' an<l at his si,|e w,-is a 

 H) inch heart of w h ite ca rnai i.piis |,i,.|rcil 

 " itli an arrow of red c.-i m.-u i,,i - and 



b-l.l~. The si,.anibual and ll,a-s \\..|,. 

 fMri:|slM,| liv JlMlin \ <»|s,,n. TIm- li..al 

 vi^i- m.adi- iif ll,-irlow.-i i.h'n '-.a rn;. t n iiis. 

 vi'!|.iw (-hrv sa III lieiiiniiis, immoiielle- aiel 

 capo ijiiwrrs. I'h.' lla;;s wo-e made >,{' 



illllllollelles. ;in,|, w hile tlieV W i ■ re Iio.il I V 

 liade. the ipiestioli .arises, (jii.'S il p.-n to 



iiii\ e\erlas|ii.u iliiweis with natiir.al llow - 



els .' Tin- i-.l r.-,pi.|M|c||l is ,|, sir. Ill- nl' 



