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THE ANCHOR. 



The anchor here illustrated is one of 

 the series of funeral designs hj C. H. 

 Fox, Columbia avenue and Twenty-first 

 street, Philadelphia. . This is a good eX' 

 ample of the cheap design, so frequently 

 demanded where the affections are strong 

 and the purse light. It may be made up 

 either in white or in pink and white, as 

 the taste dictates. It cannot be recom- 

 mended from an artistic standpoint. My 

 recollection is that Mr. Fox shuddered 

 when exhibiting this design. Phil. 



SOME WINDOWS. 



Appropriate Backgrounds. 



Eeviewing, for a moment, the classi- 

 fication of window designs — landscape, 

 water and special design — ^we shall be 

 able to see at once wheu it is necessary 

 to put in extra work and thought on the 

 proper material for the i^ackground. Be- 

 yond doubt the appropriate setting for 

 a landscape window is the very material 

 that would be found in the natural spot 

 which it is designed to reproduce, as 

 moss, grass, lichens, leaves, logs, bark, 

 tree trunks, ferns, etc. For a water 

 window, nobody wit'h sense would think 

 of introducing any material except rocks, 

 sand, water plants and all such objects 

 as are found in these localities naturally. 

 Special design windows ore the place, 

 and the only place, for fabrics like chif- 

 fon and ribbon. EibJ)on should nOt be 

 used in rustic effects, like twig baskets, 

 any more than a fine vase should be set 

 against a stump, or ice cream be served 

 with salted peanuts. To anyone who 

 thinks at all about the common sense 

 j)art, these little proprieties will occur, 

 and require no debate as to their adop- 

 tion. 



It is often quite a help to introduce 

 some object as a center to tie* to in a 

 decoration, although a poor ffed to in- 

 dulge in too often. It may orNmay not 

 be much in evidence in the finished pic- 

 ture. As a rule, it is best to keep the 

 object largely hidden or inconspicuous. 



Various Designs in Roses. • 

 Given several dozen roses, carnations, 

 peonies or several hundred cornflowers, 

 peas or daisies; problem, to find a sug- 

 gestive plan for display. What do roses 

 do in their habitat! For one thing, some 

 of them climb. Then provide something 

 for them to climb upon, as a trellis, arch, 

 arbor, garden gate or wall. The first 

 three may be made of bronzed or greened 

 poultry wire. If an arbor is attempted, 

 let it be placed so that the observer 

 may look through, and not at the side. 

 Bring the entrance close to the glass, and 

 make the arbor as deep as the window 

 will allow. Fill in underneath with 

 primroses, cinerarias, begonias, or other 

 low-growing plants, whichever happen 

 to be in season. tJse long-stemmed, full- 

 blown roses, set in slender vases close to 

 the sides of the arbor, inside or out. 



Weave stems in and out of the meshes 

 and see that the lower ends reach the 

 water. Trim the arch irregularly and 

 not very heavily, and bank ferns or jars 

 of short-stemmed roses around the base, 

 covering the, vases and pots with moss, 

 but not with artificial pot covers. Here 



the other. A trellis the shape of a lad- 

 der or a tennis racket can be made and 

 trimmed in the same fashion. Roses so 

 placed and left undisturbed will last(sev- 

 eral days, even though nearly full blbwa 

 when first put in. 



Another plan for using roses in some- 

 what of a natural fashion is the making 

 of a hedge by loosely arranging a num- 

 ber of low bowls of roses in a thick line 

 resembling a hedge. Conceal the vases 

 behind some cut foliage or low plants. 

 Place a few vases of long-stemmed roses 

 or other graceful flowers behind the 

 hedge and let some fall over the hedge, 

 while others stand high to resemble 

 plants growing in a garden beyond. 



Roses on G}Iumn8. 



Another: Cluster a number of vases 



The Anchor. 



and every other place, always be careful 

 about the coloring. 



Roses on Arches and Trellises. 



A more simple design of the same 

 description can be made of one or two 

 arches set side by side or one behind 



of long and short-stemmed roses mixed, 

 and loosely placed in vases about the 

 bases of two columns. On the top of 

 each column place a basket of loosely 

 arranged roses, some of which fall nearly 

 far enough down to touch those clustered 

 below. Cover or bank up the vases 89 



