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The exhibitor can in no other way learn to do it 

 correctly. 



No one but the judges and members of the 

 committee should be allowed in the hall at this 

 time. It is distracting to the judges and unfair 

 to the exhibitors. 



In the case of flower arrangements, it is wiser 

 to have an entirely different set of judges. The 

 points of the dahlia blooms are not as important 

 as the general eflFect, and an artistic rather than a 

 scientific eye is necessary for placing the awards. 



Table decorations and flower arrangements 

 should be by themselves. The former as we see 

 them at most of the shows are unsightly in a 

 hall on account of the glaring white tablecloth 

 supplied. Let me suggest giving the exhibitor 

 a bare dark table, letting him supply his own 

 covering, glass, and china. It will not take 

 long to revolutionize these exhibits. Half the 

 beauty of a table decoration is the arrangement 

 of quaint china, unusual candlesticks, and soft- 

 toned covering — either rough crash embroid- 

 ered in dull colours, or old lace on mahogany. 

 The flowers on the table can then be made to 

 harmonize with their surroundings. 



Take, for example, a table decked with old 

 Spanish china. Four twisted dull-green candle- 

 sticks stand on the four corners of a brown Unen 



