i 3 o FLORAL DESIGNS. 
a simulated bough of smilax, white chrysanthemums or even carnations 
will answer. Canopies are not used as much as formerly, other designs 
taking their place. 
For suspended designs, we have Bells, Lovers' Knots, Monograms, 
Four-leaved Clovers, Wish-bones, Hooks and Eyes, Horse-shoes, Yokes, 
Balls, Parasols (representing protection), L.oek and Key (emblemizing 
marriage), Horns of Plenty, etc, to choose from. For Bow and Arrow, 
Lovers' Knot and Horse-shoe, see pages 91, 87 and 71 respectively. 
Other arrangements can consist of a monogram, one letter in white, and 
the other in pink or scarlet flowers ; or a bow-knot, formed of marguerites 
with long loops and ends ; a clover-leaf, filled with white carnations or 
lily of the valley ; a wish-bone of Bride or Jacqueminot roses ; hook 
and eye of white carnations or chrysanthemums ; horse-shoe of white 
carnations, with crescent arrangement of L,a France roses, instead of lilies 
and pansies (see page 71). Any one of these designs can be used in con- 
nection with the bower. Bank plants around the sides and base of your 
mirrors, and this part of your work is complete. 
Garlands of flowers are sometimes used very effectively. Large 
flowers, such as hybrid roses, pansies, gladiolus, tulips and hydrangeas, 
are especially adapted for a showy decoration. Small flowers do not count 
in this work. Silver draperies, of silver cloth, fringed with lily of the 
valley, caught back with clusters of the same, make an ideal chaste 
arrangement for a wedding. An arrangement of this kind was also used at 
a silver wedding, and, in place of lily of the valley, ivy leaves covered with 
frosted silver were used. This picture was thrown into strong relief by 
clumps of dark green palms which stood on either side. Other forms of 
the bower are also used, as also a simulated tent, the front gable of a house, 
and other ideas too numerous to mention — anything within the limit of 
good taste is permissible in a wedding decoration, and judicious origin- 
ality is in demand. 
OTHER ACCESSORIES. 
Among other floral accessories, hassocks of flowers have been used ; 
rugs of flowers to kneel on ; wedding wreaths of pink roses, tied with 
ribbon of the same. 
An "old-fashioned " decoration could be made of marigolds, candy- 
tuft, hollyhocks, deutzias, buttercups, mignonette, pinks and daisies, 
arranged with grasses and placed in old-fashioned vases and jars. 
Golden wedding decorations consist largely of golden or yellow blos- 
soms. The two dates of the wedding is a popular device, as 1S3S — 1888, 
The figures can be made of buttercups, carnations, Perle roses, or ivy 
leaves covered with frosted gold. Monograms are appropriate and pretty 
formed of yellow and white flowers. Crolden cornucopias of chrysanthe- 
mums, pouring forth golden blossoms, have been used successfully, and 
are very rich in effect. 
