14 The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Dbcbmber 8, 1910. 



edge of the ring, so that it will stay 

 in place in handling. Set in firmly 

 through the green and wire it from 

 each side, so that it can not possibly 

 be misplaced. 



The Shower. 



The ring proper is now completed and 

 we will proceed to the shower, which 

 may consist of two drapery groups. 

 Let the first be a cluster of loops fast- 

 ened under the rose, the ends all 

 caught and tied with a short piece of 

 the same ribbon, first gathered into 

 one tight knot and then fastened 

 around the stem of the wreath under 

 the foliage and not around the foliage. 

 About a bolt of No. 3 ribbon in satin 

 or gauze, caught in loops about 

 twenty-four inches long to allow for 

 the loose drape, will supply material 

 for the upper shower. 



The lower ends are caught and se- 

 cured in the same way, except that, 

 instead of being tied together, they 

 are tied at two or three points, thus 

 spreading the lower part of the drape. 



Two more bolts of No. 3 ribbon 

 will be required to make the lower 

 part of the shower. It is made of 

 lengths and loops of the ribbon drapery 

 hanging from the inside edge of the 

 lowest arc of the ring. The loops are 

 composed of three to five strands of 

 ribbon each, caught together here and 

 there with short ties of the same rib- 

 bon in square bows, which occasion- 

 ally include a spray of valley or 

 foliage or a small asparagus leaf. The 

 top of each loop is fastened to the 



stem of the wreath. Thus each loop 

 is composed of a series of bows and 

 hanging ends of ribbon and the shower 

 is composed of a number of loops 

 hanging parallel but of uneven lengths. 

 The upper portions of the loops should 

 be slightly heavier than the lower, 

 with more bows and flowers. 



To save rehandling the piece, com- 

 plete all the loops to be used in the 

 shower and hang them in convenient 

 places before fastening any of them 

 on the ring. 



The skirt measure of the bridal 

 gown should be in your possession, so 

 that you can allow a few ends to fall 

 even with the bottom of the skirt 

 when the ring is held in correct po- 

 sition, just above the waist line. 



A Heavy Wreath of Valley. 



Another variation of the wreath, as 

 stated in the beginning of this article, 

 is much heavier with valley, both in 

 the body of the ring and in the shower, 

 than the form that has just been 

 described. From 200 to 300 valley will 

 be needed for this heavier and showier 

 outfit. The same amqunt of green and 

 the same process will make the ring. 

 If, when this piece is finished and has 

 been tested, it proves too heavy to re- 

 tain its shape, reinforce it at the back 

 with a spiral strand of No. 21 wire, 

 which will draw the stems of aspara- 

 gus firmly togethe'r and help them to 

 keep to the circular shape. Or, if 

 more convenient, imbed the ring in an 

 empty wreath frame, fasten here and 

 there to the wire and baste a white 

 ribbon or other clean white fabric 



A Kansas City Air Ship. 



against the back of the frame to pro- 

 tect the sleeve. 



Substitutes for the flowers employed^ 

 in the wreaths as described, could b» 

 provided without injury to the design,, 

 as follows: For valley, Eoman hya- 

 cinths, sweet peas or swainsona; for 

 the orchids, cyclamens, white roses,, 

 gardenias or butterfly chiffon bows. 



The time required for the wreath 

 with the fewer flowers would be about 

 an hour for an experienced designer,^ 

 or two hours for a beginner who has- 

 had some practice in making shower 

 bouquets. 



Do not make up bridal flowers and 

 allow them to lie around before being 

 delivered. Do not deliver sooner than 

 an hour before the ceremony, to have 

 them in their best condition. If flow- 

 ers are to be shipped and must b& 

 on hand several hours before using,, 

 give instructions to leave the box un- 

 opened till the time for the ceremony^ 



Gertrude Blair. 



THE REVIEW TELLS MOST 

 Everything — but Why is It: 



That customers never get enough 

 asparagus! 



That "the fernery you filled died 

 over night and the next day was not 

 fit to put on the table, O goodness 

 gracious I " 



That the German folk want every 

 color of flower in the store in that dollar 

 bouquet! 



That the old family rubber plant 

 with four feet of stalk and two diminu- 

 tive leaves at the top has to be repotted 

 and kept in the parlor window! 



That a woman who buys flowers for 

 a poor dear sick friend wants just as 

 few as possible: "I'd rather take just 

 a couple at a time and go to see her 

 of tener. ' ' 



That most people will spend dollars 

 for cut flowers for a day and in buy- 

 ing a plant expect it to live forever! 



That those violets they sell in th& 

 street are only a quarter, and how can 

 they do it! 



That the average male buyer (in New 

 York) is ashamed to carry cut flowers 

 unless carefully wrapped in paper to> 

 resemble anything but a bouquet, or if 

 in one of our up-to-date folding boxes,. 

 it has to be wrapped in paper also! 



And, lastly, why is it that children 

 seem to show the only real love for 

 flowers! Perhaps this covers the an- 

 swers to all the others. • 



Carl Stumm. 



THE FLORAL AEROPLANE. 



It was once the fashion, when a 

 brakeman died, for his comrades ta 

 send a floral freight car to the funeral. 

 Retail florists largely have educated 

 the public to a better appreciation of 

 floral art, but every now and then an 

 order comes in for the freight car 

 style of design. Such a one not long 

 since made its appearance at The 

 Rosery, a Kansas City ^ore. The card 

 to go with the piece was inscribed 

 ' ' National Council of Aero Clubs of 

 America; in loving memory of a brave 

 man," and nothing but an airship 

 would do, the design being intended 

 for an aviator. • The accompanying 

 illustration will show how well E. D. 

 r']llaworth executed this unusual and 

 qiute difficult order. 



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