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THE TIE. 



The Last Artistic Touch. 



The attainment oi botli defiance and 

 >imple daintiness, which is far removed 

 I'rom fussiness, is the ideal to be kept 

 :ii mind in floral desiguiny. The choice 

 !il' llowers, the manner of their coming 

 'ogether, the added foliage, and the 

 Miaterial and style of the tie all con- 

 tribute to the character of the piece. 



It is pos.sible, but scarcely prol)al)le, 

 iliat a well designed piece may lie 

 spoiled by poor taste in the tie. The 

 nt of floral designing and the art of 

 tabric drapery seem to be very closely 

 .'onnected. Floral arrangement often 

 springs into a new dignity with just 

 'he right drapery addition, or it may 

 lipcome a sodden mass smothered by a 

 heavy color and excessive quantity of 

 'ven so light a material as chiffon. The 

 lie, projterly selected and happily 

 placed, belongs as truly to the floral 

 design as the foliage on the stem; or, 

 if awkwardly added, it may l)e a color 

 Mot or deformity. 



When Not to Use Ties. 



With .-1 little serious study, it will 

 lint he dillicult to formulate a few priii 

 - iples which will lie found useful in 

 'veryday work. In the first place, it 

 is important to know at a glance 

 uliether to use any tit^ or drajiery. 

 There are many times when a collec- 

 tion of flowers a|)pears to better ad 

 vantage without a tie. To illustrate: 

 Where considerable variety of color is 

 used in one spray, the tie may be dis 

 pensed with; where a great number 

 of sprays and jdeces are sent to tiie 

 same funeral, a good proportion of 

 I hem should be planned and finished 

 without ribbon or chiffon; where the 

 style of arrangement does not reipiire 

 » tie, do not add one just for the sake 

 '>f habit; a tie must have the appear 

 I nee of a binding together, else it is 

 superfluous; it is seldom needed on a 

 solid piece, unless a spray is added; it 

 ■should not 1)0 used where a color is not 

 It hand which will harmonize with the 

 llowers to lie used; it would be well for 

 'he patrons of some flower shoiis to 

 jiay the artists (?) to keep ribbon and 

 'liilTon off their work; it is a false no 

 lion that white can be used with .•my 

 color — as a rule it can be, but there are 

 'Exceptions; where the setting or receji 

 iicje IS deciileilh- nistii'. use no rili 

 lion or chiffon. In the form of bows 

 '»r streamers, ribbon and chiffon do not 

 jiroperly belong with a vase of flowers. 



Should Seem to Be Useful. 



How conspicuously may a tie be 

 placed? Let it stop on the modest 

 side of the conspicuous. It is the 

 punctuation of the sentence, the bind- 

 ing cord to the sheaf. It must occupy 

 the position of a serviceable addition 

 in the design, which does not bar it 

 from leiiiL; ni'tistic antl gi-aceful in 



color and form. The setting which 

 holds the gem must be in proportion to 



its rarity and value. The tie must be 

 of a worth which measures the li(\auty 

 of the tlovv(>rs it holds. 



In colored work let the tie be of a 

 harmonious, but lighter tint than that 

 of the flowers. With white a delicate 

 Nile green or violet is preferred, or 

 either of these colors with white itself. 

 With a handsome, large piece of all 

 white, if a tie is required, all three of 

 these colors in one tie would lend a 

 touch of life so often lacking in white. 



Good Color Combinations. 



(itlicT colors for all white flowers and 



The Tie is an Ess»'ntial in this Piece. 



