(3HAPTER V. 
MEMORIAL AND FUNERAL DESIGNS. 
Designs for Infants — For Young Persons — For the Prime of Life ; Ladies — For the Prime 
of Life; Men — For Aged People — Special Funeral Designs — Military and G. A. R. 
Designs — Society and Lodge Designs — Inscriptions for Memorial Designs. 
r\ L,L FLORISTS are frequently called upon to prepare these silent 
r^ tributes of love and esteem for the dead. Such work demands our 
/ best efforts. 
For the sake of convenience, we have sub-divided the funeral work 
into classes suitable for different ages. 
DESIGNS FOR INFANTS. 
Simplicity must be the key-note — everything sweet and lovely, but 
nothing gaudy. White is childhood's own color. Use fine, fragile blos- 
soms, not large — an absence of large flowers should distinguish this class 
of work. 
The selection of suitable arrangements is limited. The following is 
a partial list : If a very small baby, the best way is to lay it out in 
flowers. To do this, it is necessary to go to the house and arrange your 
work there. Place some delicate ferns, or even smilax, for foundation ; 
arrange in effective relief against this Mignonette roses, lily of the 
valley or sweet peas and rose buds — any fine white flower will answer. 
The cover of one of these little caskets was formed entirely of freesia, 
with the name of the little one in blue forget-me-nots. Another was a 
cradle of blossoms with the little one laid in it, with a cover-lid of white 
cashmere covered with Roman hyacinths, the corner turned back and faced 
with marguerites ; an exquisite fringe of lily of the valley finished this 
beautiful receptacle for the baby's last sleep. 
