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POMPONS FOE TABLE WORK. 



Pompon cbrysautlioimima uro again 

 beginning to make their appearance in 

 considerable quantity and during the 

 next few weeks will be more extensive- 

 ly used than ever before. Larger quan- 

 tities are being grown than in any pre- 

 ceding year. 



The popularity of the pompon is of 

 comparatively recent date. A few years 

 ago it was scarcely ever seen, but the 

 success with which some retail florists 

 used it in decorative work was so great 

 that the small flowers sprang into im- 

 mediate favor and were in large re- 

 quest. 



For table decorations few flowers are 

 finer than pompons. They are adapted 

 to ])ractically every kind of arrange- 

 ment wliich is possible on a dinner 

 table. The accompanying illustration 

 is reproduced from a photograph of a 

 dinner decoration arranged by George 

 H. Cooke, the well known Washington 

 retailer, and is an excellent example 

 of graceful arrangement after the high 

 style. It will be noted in this particu- 

 lar, that Mr. Cooke used an extremely 

 tall, thin-stemmed, glass vase, thereby 

 elevating the heaviest part of his ar- 

 rangement above the eyes of the seated 

 dinner guests and thus avoiding the ob 

 scuring of the view across the table. 



theme, may be introduced, pcrliaps one 

 each day; for instance, by adding yel- 

 low, white or bronze chrysantliemums, 

 or the heliotrope or pink mums. Or, 

 use the pink cosmos with a good IiUmkI 

 ing color of jiink mums, witli ur witli 

 out the violets. 



For another change, scatter wood 

 bine leaves all over the floor and use 

 the same vine to trail along tlu' lenci' 

 on one side. Against tlH> other side of 

 the fence, and in the corner, set ;i 

 quantity of white or cream clirysantiic 

 mums. In the open spac(^ toward tin' 

 front of the window, use liampers ot 

 smaller mums and white grripe-;. 

 Another: I'se oak leaves for the lloor, 

 and cornstalks, with yellow ami l>roii/e 

 mums, for the largo central group. Tliese 

 should be grouped in striking masses, 

 with a few scattering out from llir 

 central ])oint. Another: Hron/.e iind 

 vellow mums, with cat tails tor tiie tall 



THANKSGIVING WINDOWS. 



Importance of Good Displays. 



Among the preparations for Thanks 

 giving none is more important than tlie 

 decoration of the window — or, better 

 still, the windows — for the week or ten 

 days preceding the festive occasion. 

 Two or three windows, or changes of 

 window decoration, are not too much 

 for this period. All the time one can 

 spare is not too much to devote to this 

 work, and if trade is not what it ought 

 to bo, then something new and better 

 should be devised for the window dis- 

 plays. 



Of course, mums are the principal at 

 traction, with violets as a close second, 

 while the old f.'ivorites, the carnations, 

 keep their steady patrons. All these, 

 then, with the roses, must be displayed 

 to good advantage — not all at onci'. 

 however, nor yet any one flower too 

 exclusively. No Thanksgiving window 

 is complete without the addition of fruit 

 or grain. Cornstalks, oats, or wheat 

 sheaves, autumn leaves, pumpkins, cat 

 tails, all have wonderful capacities for 

 developing the flowers just mentioned. 



A Fence Corner, With Frequent Changes. 



A window which represents a corner 

 of a field, with a rail fence against 

 which you may set a large group of 

 cosmos, with tall ferns to hide tlu' 

 vase and with a liberal display of 

 violets in rustic hampers, makes a good 

 decoration for fall or Thanksgiving. 

 Numerous combinations, with this as a 



,,|' a ,-iiiri\;ilr,| saiirlv or \'w naln<' 

 \arirties. AMMlnug in that linr will 

 ,|o wlii.di has tiie stvl,' ami length: for 

 e\aMi|ple. foxtail. lildion grass, or 

 natural-eoloicd pampas plumes. II 

 Heeded, so mucli the better. ll<" shy of 

 mueh ribbon or cliitfoii. 



()iie immi'use corn sho<'k', with ;i great 

 v.-ise of mums in the center, is a gooil 

 Thanksgiving window de-^igu ami may 

 be adapteil to church jilat forms or to 

 liinupuM <ir daiK-i' hall decorations. 

 It' sp.ace ])ermits. several sluxdis 

 iiinv 111' usetl at cniiveni(Mit dis 

 tances. Do not crowd them. This plan 

 would make a good co/y corn(>r decora 

 tioii in a large room, lor any social at 

 fair. I'uniidiins, with smaller tlowers of 

 the same color as the mums, may be 

 strewn among 1 lu> shocks to complete 

 the picture. A violet and green window 

 may 1)0 .adapted from the same plan. 

 I'se deep heliotrope miim< in the shocks, 

 and dishes of vicdet-; pl.ac(>d in-<iile of. 

 cabbage heads from which the centers 

 ha\e been removed. 



The General Color and the Background. 



lathe loregoing color |,lan^ liie pinks 

 will be found the more brilliant for 

 evening, .and the \ellow the richer for 

 d.avli^ht decorations. I iii'iile or violet 

 develops a red ting.e in artilicial light. 



.\iiy of the doigrH ib'^ciibecl will be 

 improved by .a l.ackg^oun.l which par 

 takes of tlie character of the ilesigu 



Table Decoration of Pompon Chrysanthemums. 



jtortion against the fence and a ]>ump 

 kin janliniere out in front, tilleil with 

 smaller mums. 



A Complete Change of Scene. 

 Then, to change the entire scheme. 

 have one basket set on .a floor of loose 

 wheat, native or blea(died. Let tlie 

 color scheme for the bask(d lie pink 

 mums or mums and cosmos, with a 

 liberal addition of long grass, either 



itself. To illustrate: I 



of the window a Large 



preferably dark green 



Itorder of cat-tails or 



side wall whicli can 



wheat straws or small 



grass, whicdiever is used in the principal 



dis[d;iy pit^ce. 



Long lea veil P.oston ferns are excep- 

 tionally good with grain stnlks. A 

 ^tiiinp tilled with ;ni immeh-c ch'ster of 



Mace at the back 



•screen of burlap, 



with a spray or 



cornstalks, or a 



be ]iaueied With 



shO;ives, or with 



