FLORAL DECORATIONS. 
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be made with dry moss and Everlasting Flowers, as shown 
here. Tie the moss over the face of the letter as evenly as 
possible, then cut the stems of jtlie flowers short, leaving 
only about half an inch. Dip the stem in a little paste, 
and insert it in the moss, and when dry it will remain 
secure. 
In the same way, 
crosses, wreaths and var¬ 
ious emblems can be 
made and ornamented. 
Easter is another sea¬ 
son for the use of flow¬ 
ers freely in the church, and affording abundant oppor¬ 
tunity for the exercise of skill in displaying them emble¬ 
matically . Whatever may express love, compassion,purity, 
joy, hope, faith, truth, goodness of any of the better quali¬ 
ties of the soul may fitly be used. 
Decoration Day, the day set apart as a national holi¬ 
day for revering the memory of the patriot dead, is another 
occasion for the diseriminative use of flowers ; bouquets, 
wreaths, crosses, anchors, crowns, harps, initial letters, 
and other devices admit of the display of skill in the selec¬ 
tion of flowers and tneir arrangement and combination for 
