September, iqt.S 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
their hall of a formal character, and for 
such a stately decoration would be several 
long-stemmed sprays of snapdragon in 
shades of yellow and magenta, or a cer¬ 
tain odd tint of purple placed in a tall, 
slender brass jar with a rounding bottom 
and a tumbling Japanese dragon at the 
neck. Such a vase should hold a few tall, 
white and yellow daisies, or a single rose 
spray; but for hall decoration, flowers 
should be rather large. In the autumn 
several high sprays of red and yellow 
leaves could be effectively arranged. For 
a small hall of more intimate character, a 
cluster of red and yellow nasturtiums in 
a low, wide-mouthed jar gives a homelike 
feeling, and for a very tiny vestibule sev¬ 
eral nodding poppies in a candlestick glass 
vase give an effect that is truly exquisite. 
Flower decorations for a dining-room 
should harmonize with the color of the 
table appointments. A single, large, flat 
bowl of sweet peas, if they go well with 
the general color effect, or a large jar of 
yellow and red nasturtiums, if the dining¬ 
room has a color effect of brown, yellow 
or tan, will be not merely effective, but it 
is simple and dignified. For a bedroom, 
the smaller, more intimate varieties of 
flowers are in place—a cluster of violets 
in a glass bowl, a single rose or carnation 
in a slender vase, a flat dish of pansies or 
a spray of light-yellow nasturtiums. When 
placed on the dressing-table these flowers 
give a bedroom a charm distinctively its 
own. 
Decanters are charming for a single 
flower, and especially so for roses. Pan¬ 
sies are delightful in one of the little glass 
baskets used for the purpose, if they are 
properly cut. To pick them so as to give 
the best result, do not clip the flowers 
separately, but take both flower and leaves 
—almost as much as a plant slip—and 
place the leaves at the base of the flowers 
with the flower stems rising high above. 
If picked this way and placed in a pale- 
yellow or iridescent glass bowl the colors 
blend charmingly and the flowers seem as 
if springing from their natural green bed. 
Black, purple and yellow pansies form a 
good contrast, and if you give them plenty 
of room, each tiny velvet face will nod 
smilingly, as if just waiting for a little 
friendly gossip. 
A copper jar or bowl is a difficult thing 
as a flower holder, since copper takes the 
color out of any flower not brilliant 
enough to vie with it. Yellow is its com¬ 
plementary shade, but red, unless skil¬ 
fully combined with yellow tones, should 
not be used. Brass and pewter vases or 
bowls are good for the heavier flowers, 
such as snapdragon and golden glow, and 
a charming arrangement for a tea table or 
taboret is a few yellow coreopsis and rag¬ 
ged, blue sailors in a light-green vase 
about six inches high, with a lip top and 
an inlay of silver. 
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