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FUNERAL WORK. 



Wreath of Magnolia Leaves. 



When it is desired to make a wreath 

 of magnolia leaves the leaves should all 

 face in one direction, or, rather, in two 

 directions. An empire shape of frame 

 makes the nicest magnolia wreath, in my 

 estimation. To make one of this style, 

 moss the frame up quite high, especially 

 at the large part of the frame; then 

 begin with small leaves at the smallest 

 part of the frame, fastening the leaves 

 to the moss with fern pins. You can 

 use the broken up leaves for this pur- 

 pose, as they serve but as a background. 

 Now wire up a lot of leaves to tooth- 

 picks and commence at the small end 

 of the wreath, as before. Stick the 

 leaves quite close to the moss, and work 

 toward the wide part of the frame, us- 

 ing larger leaves as you proceed. The 

 leaves should be placed close together, 

 80 as to give the effect of a wreath 

 hewn out of stone. Spread out as you 

 work along, making the piece larger and 

 larger. Both sides should be made in 

 the same way, leaving a fair-sized place 

 for the flowers at the large end; here 

 the leaves should, of course, cover the 

 moss, as in the galax wreath. 



The flowers on a wreath of this kind 

 should, of course, be of a rich kind. 

 Valley, orchids, roses or some of the 

 finer flowers should be used; otherwise 

 you cheapen the appearance of the leaves. 

 Arrange the flowers in a cluster, using 

 some suitable green between. Several 

 cycas leaves also go well with magnolia 

 leaves. 



In the magnolia wreath in the illustra- 

 tion shown December 26, with the first 

 of these notes, the leaves were ar- 

 ranged as in the foregoing description. 

 Four cycas leaves were used. The ar- 

 rangement of the valley, orchids and 

 lilies you can see for yourself. The 

 large bow of ribbon is of the orchid 

 shade. 



Formal Wreaths. 



Another and decidedly different style 

 of wreath is one which has about two- 

 thirds of its surface made solidly of 

 white, either carnations, or asters, or 

 small mums, etc. In filling the frame, 

 give the moss a rounding shape ; this will 

 aid you in securing a nice, round, solid 

 effect. The balance of the piece can 

 be made up in many ways. A loese 

 bunch of flowers, laid diagonally across 

 the one side of the wreath and tied with 

 a bow, makes a very pretty piece. 



Many Styles of Wreatlis. 



Of course, there are numerous other 

 ways of making wreaths; so many, in 

 fact, that they are almost beyond de- 

 scription. 



For instance, a large wreath of all 

 bhes gives a very rich effect. Or a large 

 wreath may be made up loosely of, say, 

 one-third roses, one-third carnations and 

 the balance of Ulies, orchids, valley, etc. 

 ihe whole should be fastened to an 



easel, as is the wreath in the illustration, 

 and tied with a bow with long streamers. 

 In a wreath of this style I would have 

 the roses and carnations slanting a little 

 downward or toward the center of the 

 lowest part of the frame. 



Easels or Stands. 



The question as to the placing of the 

 wreath on an easel or stand, of course, 

 depends to a large extent on how the 

 customer desires it to be. Some wreaths 



shows up to as good advantage as when 

 placed on an easel. In many cases where 

 wreaths are ordered by the family or 

 a near relative of the deceased, the cus- 

 tomer wants them lying flat. 



The Use of Ribbons. 



The matter of ribbons on wreaths also 

 depends largely on the wishes of the pur- 

 chaser. In many instances a bow great- 

 ly improves the piece, as in a large 

 wreath on an easel or a wreath of all 

 galax or magnolia. 



There is much more that could be told 

 about the subject of this article, but as 

 there really would be no limit to the dis- 

 cussion, we will leave the rest to the 

 artistic taste and imagination of the de- 

 signer. Hugo Schroeter. 



FUNERAL WORK IN CALIFORNIA. 



The craving of the public for some-, 

 thing novel and different from the usual 

 forms is manifest in the line of funeral 



Wreath of Leucothoe, Galax, Valley and Orchids. 



look out of place on an easel or stand, 

 as, for instance, a small wreath of vio- 

 lets or lily of the valley; in fact, any 

 small wreath is better lying flat. A 

 large wreath, on the other hand, never 



designs, as well as in other things. The 

 people of California take kindly to a 

 few innovations that have originated 

 with the San Francisco florists and there 

 is always a demand for something out 



