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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Septembku 8. 1910. 



the li^^litcr cdlors inij^lit lie jiliiniicd liko 

 tlicsc: \'fll(i\v cliiirdii with ^I'Jiy for 

 white cHiiiat idiiN; ciraiij^r witli white 

 t'or I'apcr Wliitc narcissi; Nih' yrocii 

 with viuU't I'or Kastcr lilies; oraiijrc and 

 moss gri'Cii for (ioldeii (iluw and tlio 

 doepcr yellow clirvsantlK'niuins; lij;ht 

 yellow and moss <;1(mmi for the lijjhter 

 corn colored varieties. 



With a, lavender sjiray of mums or 

 asters, try a rainliov>' tie of dotted chif- 

 fons, using lavender, yidlow, j)iidv and 

 red. They should be laicl one over the 

 othi'r and be tied without separating 

 the ('(dors. It is tlie efl'ect through 

 t lie different layers tiiat will gi\'e the 

 desired touch. It is like the mixing 

 of ))aints; what would not be har- 

 monious as the colors would lie side l>y 

 side, would make a wonderful color 

 mixed. In this ease make a tie of all 

 bows, so as to keep the coloring under 

 i-ovei-. for if they were allowed to 

 tly in streanu'rs the coloring would be 

 iiMi apjiarent. 



Chiffon and Veiling. 



(hilfoii as a veil can lie worked in 

 x'lith iKMutifnl eft'ei-1 now anil then. 

 ()\ir a large spray or casket co\'er of 

 a ricji, (lark color throw two oi- three 



flower or among the foliage, and let the 

 ends fly out freidy. 



A veil over a solid piece is a good 

 color help if correctly used. lu the 

 case of a pillow this might be ex- 

 tended over the coni|>leted design and 

 allowed to remain from four to six 

 inches longer and wider than the pil- 

 low. Tnder this as a liorder, set in a 

 fringe of adiantums. Over the center 

 of the piece lay a loose spray without 

 a tie. or scatter a few roses promis- 

 cuously over the surface of the pil- 

 low, over the veil. Something new? 



Tor a child's funeral sjiray a large, 

 loose rosette of liaiiy ribbon in the 

 center of u chitVon tie gives just the 

 simple touch wanted. According to 

 the flowers used, this may be either 

 pink or blue. \Vith all white flowers 

 the blue seems jtreferable. 



For the Sake of Variety. 



Have you tied sjirays with scjuare 

 bows, or short bows with long ties, 

 until you fear the public will tire of 

 the same old style? Then tie one more 

 with generous loops and extra long 

 ends for a double spray. (."atch the 

 ends of the long ties with baby ribbon 

 and attacii each "ml toward an end of 



A Well Placed and Appropriate Tie. 



long ends of wide chitl'on nr \('iling id' 

 a light, contrasting tint; a'^. with h'lch- 

 mond roses use Xile green; with pnr- 

 ]ile asters use light yidlow oi- white 

 (diiffon. Catch these long ends in place 

 with a tie of bab\ rildidii undei ;i 



the '"iiray. o!i" end f;illing lodsejv (ucr 

 the lliiwers, and the opposite one pass 

 in^ under I lie ll.iwers am! reaiipeaririu 

 ■•It the end iif the sprav. l,.-t the loops 

 where they aro<ecniei| on the c('nter of 



the -|ii;iN -land up i|nite noticeablv. 



Embroidered chiffon over ribbon is a 

 good addition to an otherwise plain, 

 rich piece. It must be remembered, 

 however, that this kind of a combina- 

 tion changes the color of the ribbon, 

 and while the ribbon might be a good 

 blend with the flowers by itself, it 

 might not be so good when dulled some- 

 what by the veil of chiffon placed over 

 it. The veil lightens and dulls a bril- 

 liant color and sometimes entirely 

 changes its tone. Here is a place where 

 the critical eye must not grow sleepy. 

 But this rule works both ways, and 

 while the veiling with chiffon may dull 

 a brilliant color too much, it may sub- 

 duo an overbrilliant color to just the 

 )iro[)er softness of tone, and thus re 

 lieve us of some ribbon stock which 

 has been otherwise difficult to And a 

 legitimate use for. 



Dotted and embroidered chiffons are 

 especially good with garden heliotrope, 

 gypsophila, stevia and other flne, show- 

 ery flowers. 



Drapery for "Window Decorations. 



Window decorations of the conven 

 tional type often lack a flnish and com- 

 jileteness which only a soft drapery 

 can give. Several lengths of wide chif- 

 fon, caught in light festoons over the 

 top of a mirror, or a few strokes of 

 silk drapery, or a velvet background. 

 gi\c a character of distinction which 

 nothing else can supply. A light clus 

 ter of long bows from the high handle 

 of a b.-isket gives a delicate cast over 

 the flowers and is the nearest approach 

 to an atmosphere which can be cre- 

 ated in fabrics. 



It has become quite a jiractice to use 

 chiffon among green g.arlands in wed- 

 ding decorations. In such a case (pian- 

 tities of wide chiffon should be used, 

 to avoid a stringy appearance, ])ar- 

 tiinilarly if the room is large. The 

 softer greens, like greenhouse smilax 

 and asparagus, are to l:)e preferred to 

 the wootiier kinds, like wild smilax, 

 hu(d<leberry, etc. The use of chiffon 

 and veiling in decorative work of this 

 kind is really very iudpful, both as 

 to its artistic value .•md its chea})- 

 ness. 



■Wedding Bells. 



Bell frames are hard to sell and ex- 

 jiensive to fill with flowers, but they 

 wii; always be wanted in wedding 

 decorations, on account of their beau- 

 tiful sentiment; then why not experiment 

 upon other material than flowers for 

 lining and decorating them? Leaving 

 out of consideration a reasonably, but 

 only reasonably satisfactory covering 

 of green, why not cover them first 

 with cheesecloth inside and out, of 

 the |)roper color, and then add another 

 covering of chiffon of the same color? 



So f.ar. neither ^^ bad nor so good. 

 I '.lit cut enough long streamers of wide 

 chillon of the same color as the cover- 

 ing to make a generous shower, like a 

 lot of bridal veils hanging suspended 

 from one point on the top of the bell. 

 Toward the lower ends of the stream- 

 ers put on a few bows, loops and chif 

 fon butterflies. One largo bell or a 

 group of different sizes may be treated 

 the same way. When suspended over 

 the bridal altar, catch up some of the 

 ^'tr.amers with strings of smilax which 

 have proceeded from the same point as 

 the chiffon streamers on the top of the 

 bell, and after a while you can look 

 nil into a soft, cloudy canopy of bells 



