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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_26_2 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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6 The Weekly Florists' Review. Septembku 8. 1910. the li^^litcr cdlors inij^lit lie jiliiniicd liko tlicsc: \'fll(i\v cliiirdii with ^I'Jiy for white cHiiiat idiiN; ciraiij^r witli white t'or I'apcr Wliitc narcissi; Nih' yrocii with viuU't I'or Kastcr lilies; oraiijrc and moss gri'Cii for (ioldeii (iluw and tlio doepcr yellow clirvsantlK'niuins; lij;ht yellow and moss ' tie of dotted chif- fons, using lavender, yidlow, j)iidv and red. They should be laicl one over the othi'r and be tied without separating the ('(dors. It is tlie efl'ect through t lie different layers tiiat will gi\'e the desired touch. It is like the mixing of ))aints; what would not be har- monious as the colors would lie side l>y side, would make a wonderful color mixed. In this ease make a tie of all bows, so as to keep the coloring under i-ovei-. for if they were allowed to tly in streanu'rs the coloring would be iiMi apjiarent. Chiffon and Veiling. (hilfoii as a veil can lie worked in x'lith iKMutifnl eft'ei-1 now anil then. ()\ir a large spray or casket co\'er of a ricji, (lark color throw two oi- three flower or among the foliage, and let the ends fly out freidy. A veil over a solid piece is a good color help if correctly used. lu the case of a pillow this might be ex- tended over the coni;>leted design and allowed to remain from four to six inches longer and wider than the pil- low. Tnder this as a liorder, set in a fringe of adiantums. Over the center of the piece lay a loose spray without a tie. or scatter a few roses promis- cuously over the surface of the pil- low, over the veil. Something new? Tor a child's funeral sjiray a large, loose rosette of liaiiy ribbon in the center of u chitVon tie gives just the simple touch wanted. According to the flowers used, this may be either pink or blue. \Vith all white flowers the blue seems jtreferable. For the Sake of Variety. Have you tied sjirays with scjuare bows, or short bows with long ties, until you fear the public will tire of the same old style? Then tie one more with generous loops and extra long ends for a double spray. (."atch the ends of the long ties with baby ribbon and attacii each "ml toward an end of
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A Well Placed and Appropriate Tie. long ends of wide chitl'on nr \('iling id' a light, contrasting tint; a'^. with h'lch- mond roses use Xile green; with pnr- )ile asters use light yidlow oi- white (diiffon. Catch these long ends in place with a tie of bab\ rildidii undei ;i the '"iiray. o!i" end f;illing lodsejv (ucr the lliiwers, and the opposite one pass in^ under I lie ll.iwers am! reaiipeaririu ■•It the end iif the sprav. l,.-t the loops where they aro<ecniei; on the c('nter of the -;ii;iN -land up i;nite noticeablv. Embroidered chiffon over ribbon is a good addition to an otherwise plain, rich piece. It must be remembered, however, that this kind of a combina- tion changes the color of the ribbon, and while the ribbon might be a good blend with the flowers by itself, it might not be so good when dulled some- what by the veil of chiffon placed over it. The veil lightens and dulls a bril- liant color and sometimes entirely changes its tone. Here is a place where the critical eye must not grow sleepy. But this rule works both ways, and while the veiling with chiffon may dull a brilliant color too much, it may sub- duo an overbrilliant color to just the )iro()er softness of tone, and thus re lieve us of some ribbon stock which has been otherwise difficult to And a legitimate use for. Dotted and embroidered chiffons are especially good with garden heliotrope, gypsophila, stevia and other flne, show- ery flowers. Drapery for "Window Decorations. Window decorations of the conven tional type often lack a flnish and com- jileteness which only a soft drapery can give. Several lengths of wide chif- fon, caught in light festoons over the top of a mirror, or a few strokes of silk drapery, or a velvet background. gi\c a character of distinction which nothing else can supply. A light clus ter of long bows from the high handle of a b.-isket gives a delicate cast over the flowers and is the nearest approach to an atmosphere which can be cre- ated in fabrics. It has become quite a jiractice to use chiffon among green g.arlands in wed- ding decorations. In such a case (pian- tities of wide chiffon should be used, to avoid a stringy appearance, ))ar- tiinilarly if the room is large. The softer greens, like greenhouse smilax and asparagus, are to l:)e preferred to the wootiier kinds, like wild smilax, hu(d<leberry, etc. The use of chiffon and veiling in decorative work of this kind is really very iudpful, both as to its artistic value .•md its chea))- ness. ■Wedding Bells. Bell frames are hard to sell and ex- jiensive to fill with flowers, but they wii; always be wanted in wedding decorations, on account of their beau- tiful sentiment; then why not experiment upon other material than flowers for lining and decorating them? Leaving out of consideration a reasonably, but only reasonably satisfactory covering of green, why not cover them first with cheesecloth inside and out, of the ;)roper color, and then add another covering of chiffon of the same color? So f.ar. neither ^^ bad nor so good. I'.lit cut enough long streamers of wide chillon of the same color as the cover- ing to make a generous shower, like a lot of bridal veils hanging suspended from one point on the top of the bell. Toward the lower ends of the stream- ers put on a few bows, loops and chif fon butterflies. One largo bell or a group of different sizes may be treated the same way. When suspended over the bridal altar, catch up some of the ^'tr.amers with strings of smilax which have proceeded from the same point as the chiffon streamers on the top of the bell, and after a while you can look nil into a soft, cloudy canopy of bells

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