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A DAISY BUNCH. 



'I'lic ihiisy l)iincli ;ij;;iiM will lie in dc- 

 iiiiintl. In tlio late wiutrr and early 

 sjiiing buyers seem to turn naturally to 

 the daisy for table arranfjcinents, l)as- 

 kets and bouquets. Where the bride 

 carries valley or orchids, the bridesmaids 

 t'i-e(|uently will be given daisies. 



The at'conipanying illustration shows 

 :i well arranged buucii photograplieil at 

 the store of \V. J. Palmer, Bullalo. The 

 daisies were arranged loosely, yet not so 

 loosely that the bunch appeared straggly, 

 as sometimes is seen. The foliage used 

 was Adiantuni Farleyense, whicii now 

 ran be had cut in most of the principal 

 lliiwcr markets. The supply in many 

 markets is so large that prices have be- 

 i-oiiic (|uitc reasonable and Farleyense is 

 largely used for fine work. The scarf 

 adiled in the bum-h illustrated may be 

 had in any of the large supply houses in 

 a wide range of patterns and values. 

 One of these scarfs adds more than its 

 ciist to jiractically every wedding bou 

 'inct. 



DIFFICULTIES IN SPRAY MAKING. 



Some ^ommon Defects. 



Not oidy beginners, but exjuricuccil 

 designers, often lune troubles of their 

 own in jiroducing a symiiictrii/al and 

 graceful casket buucdi. To the seifoh 

 •serving critic lunuerons deformiti(>s ap- 

 jiear in liolji mechanical and artistii- con 

 structi(m. The s|ii-ay is eitiiei- too Hat oi- 

 too heavy, too \\('ak backed or too pon 

 dci-()us; it is sprawly or too com|iact, too 

 Ininchy oi- too long. There ought to be a 

 iiappy medium style wlii(di would put 

 tortli a loosely arranged s[)i'ay of wliat- 

 evei- design, able to hohl its shape in 

 sjiite of nuudi handling. Jt might b(> 

 ]irofital)le to indicate, first the artistic, 

 and secomlly tlii' iuechani<'ai defects oh 

 sei'xcd at lauihnn. and to suggest in each 

 ciiticism a remedy for the faidt or an 

 encouragement for \alnable work. 



I'nder tlie to|iic. the art ol' tiie s|iray. 

 let us notice the \alue or lack of \alue In 

 the design and coloiing of ;uiy spray 

 ^elected wliei'c you please, your own work 

 or sonu'bo(|y else's work. If it is your 

 iiwn work, analyze your tlionglits ;iliip|ii 

 the spray, |)i(| you lia\c in mind any 

 di'tinilc fdini. into which you (iesiicil id 

 I'asliion tlic spiay.' It' it is another's 

 uoi'k. what e\idiiice <l(i yun ■^ce that there 

 lia- been sunie picture in tiie mini! nf the 

 lesigner .' 



Slavish Imitation. 



The rridst conim(Mi fault is the easy 

 lialiit of con\ ent ionali/i ng, ^\ile^elly the 

 liands (III the wiuk and tin' mental farul 

 ties rest. .\ cei-tain style is lUNented er 

 sudclenly dexclops. It is innnediately 

 .•idojited and u.sed, to~1.he exclusion nt' al 

 most all otlicT' styh^s, though they be e\er 

 -M good. .Mthougli there Tiiay be striuig 

 lensons lor the sudden popularity ot' cer 

 tain st\les. it sniacd\s df cuninidnness Id 



adopt them l)odily. It is not the fashion- 

 ])lat(> dressi'r nowadays who is considered 

 the best a|i]ieaiing ])erson, but it is the 

 dresser who <'liooses and indixidualizes 

 his (dotlies; it is the wonum who jiuts 

 herself into lier clothes. I'.ather than some 

 clothes onto herself. 



Though you see many jx'ople from a 

 so called leading secti(ni of the countiy 

 making their s|uays after a certain fixed 

 tyjx', it does not follow that you must 

 eith(M' adopt the style or he considered 



it yoins'lf. Practice it along with scone 

 points which \i>\\ may he ahle to develop 

 for Vdur-i'lf. 



Discriminative Imitation. 



To illnstiate: Take the tull. Iddse. o\ai 

 spiay now so much in tavor. Let us clis 

 I'over its good and had points, preserve 

 the gd(j(l by fre(|Uenl ii^e, and ignore the 

 faults. In the way nt' ;^ddd puints, this 

 style has not a feu. among them being 

 the c|is|ilay (it' 1iu:l; sienis. the depth of 

 the body of the s]ii,-iy. and the looseness, 

 whicdi develops the individuality ot' the 

 flower anil bi'iugs it out hy itselt'. .\ll 

 this results in a line shuwing \'u\- ttie 

 nnuu\v, anil accounts well fni' the i|nan- 



tity of stock used. ()|ipisinL; these g 1 



points and resultin;^ t'loiii their lieing 

 carried to extremes, we lind the long- 

 stems ti'aiiied in almost iiarallel instead 

 of hranching liiu's. and the llowers are 

 turned up nu'chanically al almost meas 

 ui'i'd distances ai>art. This destroys the 



A Daisy Bunch. 



dUt ol' date. I'.nt when you ohsei'vc some 

 style which is gaining popularity, size it 

 up and down and all around for its 

 good and had features, pick'+iiit its vain 

 ahle puints and aild them to your adjust 

 able lindget of good habits, doing all this 

 in spite lit' the t';ict. a little wounding to 

 Vdur pride, that ynn had nut thought of 



relat ionshi|i ut' one id diheiv nnd tu I hi.' 

 whole spray. 



In the j4rd\iping ot' llowers. each ono 

 slididd lind its own place, according to its 

 len::th ot' stem, size, hend ot' stem and 

 niatiniiy. I ,ong steniiued, slender hiids 

 seem to helolig In the ti|i i<\' the Sjirav, 



while the mure upon, large, lieavv tlowers 



