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THANKSGIVING DECORATIONS. 



Table Pieces* 



Usually the most profitable and prac- 

 tical part of Thanksgiving decorative 

 work is that of the table pieces. Some 

 demands may be made for fruit decora- 

 tions exclusively, and it is well to have 

 a few plans in mind for these, and also 

 to suggest the use of green and flowers 

 or blooming plants with fruit. 



Dinner table decorations, of course, 

 will be the mo3t called for. Mums are 

 naturally the Thanksgiving flower, and 

 it is often no easy proposition to use 

 a good quality of mums conveniently 

 and gracefully on a dinner taH«M. The 

 principal difficulty is the leng tem. 



One is often tempted to rule t. . , ;ong, 

 large mums out of medium and small 

 sized decorations on this -lount. If 

 they are used high above the eye line, 

 they must be carefully selected as to 

 gracefulness of stem and sparsely placed 

 in slender vases. When so used, the 

 diners are sure to lose some of the beau- 

 ty of the flowers after being seated, much 

 as they may enjoy the view upon enter- 

 ing the dining room. 



A Low Decoration in Mums. 



So, while Ihe beauty of ^stem and 

 foliage may be preserved in tall vases, 

 we must make opportunities for show- 

 ing the faces of the magnificent flowers. 

 There are several ways of accomplishing 

 this. . Onjy a few kinds of mums lie 

 gracefully upon a flat surface. There 

 are a ^ew of the incurved ones, whose 

 stems happen to be more 6r less bent 

 oflf a straight line, which will fall into 

 easy curves if a little pad of green be 

 placed under the stem near the head, to 

 raise it slightly from the unyielding sur- 

 face of the table. Let several lines of 

 these mums start from the center and 

 take their direction toward the end of 

 the table. Let the lines be connected 

 in theory, but really broken here and 

 there. Starting from the vase as a 

 center, trail a sash of wide satin ribbon 

 of green, to correspond with the, foliage, 

 or some color which blends with the color 

 of the mums used. Let the ribbon wave 

 easily under the loose mums and end near 

 the extremities of the table. Finish by 

 gathering the ends of the sash into a 

 pucker, and draw a mum flower into the 

 puffi Scatter a few fern fronds con- 

 nectedly with the main lines of the 



decorations and abmat the base of the 

 vase. 



Fruit and Flowers Together. 



The Thanksgiving season 9^ords *a i 

 good excuse for using fruit siria flowers 

 together. For a high piece, fill a large 

 punch bowl with medium length mums 

 and ferns. The easiest way to hold them 

 in place is to fill with sphagnum, after" 

 lining the bowl with green if it be of 

 glass, and stemming as for basket work. 

 Hang clusters of grapes around the edge 

 and trail with some loose mums and ferns 

 down to and around the base of the 

 bowl. For a long table have a series of 

 bowls at intervals, with connection of 

 fruit and flowers. Heliotrope or yellow 

 mums, with Farleyense ferns and grapes, 

 make charming combinations. For a 

 daintier table use a lower bowl or bas- 

 ket, filled with violets, as a center. On 

 the table tie clusters of violet cord, at- 

 tached to tiny bunches of violets and 

 clusters of grapes, with some light green 

 foliage to develop the color. Violets 

 and grapes' can also be relieved by the 

 use of a delicate, warm pink, like Camot 

 roses. Golden Gate or Uncle John. 



If you want to use apples, select 

 a twig or bark basket of low plaque 

 style and high handle. Put the fruit in 

 loosely with fern leaves and cosmos or 

 medium sized mums. Other fruits in 

 yellow will combine with Bonnaffon or 

 Golden Wedding mums. For a long table 

 use an oblong birch' box and filt with 

 adiantums and brilliantly colored fruit. 

 A plant is worth dozens of cut leaves. 



For window decorations use some of 

 the foregoing on an enlarged scale. 



Church Decorations. 



From the time decorations were known 



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A Thanksgiving Gift -Fruits and Flowers— Arranged by Charles Henry Fox. 



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