Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-06
a Hint for the Iadies-A rev words
About Flowers.


In the London Society for June there il 40 ar
tcle on "Flowers and Foreign Flower Fashions,
in which the writer describes the floral features
of Paris. and gives these hints about flowers for
the room
81 must record tn trellises that are covered
with growing ivy, i that stand all summer
time in treat Of the empty hearth. In winter ]
have seen them move merely 10 the window.
These long boxes have trellis attached at the
back and ends. A plant or two OF ivy Is enough
TO tvine over the irells, aud then through all
the season, a succession OF flowers is kept up. in
a way that il most effective-and TO me. the
most unsatisfactory But then never can bear
TO think that things have no roots When they
look 10 be growing. A ,ange Of hyacinth glasses.
however are in the box The glasses are, of
course, completely concealed by the moss; and
in each Of these said glasses is tightly bound
bunch OF something's may be asparagus leaves,
az have described just now, or il may be Japan
lilies. or still oitener, gladol. Either of those
flowers il perfect for such uses The tall white
lily also, Ia exquisite in this way only. Of course
Ter n drawing room its perfume il far too power
fui, though, when such things are used, as 10
Paris TO place az the side OF altars, nothing can
be more lovely than these tall and most pure
white lilies.
The blue Michelmas daisy comes in we'll for
these stands too; but as it il always well TO de
scribe one definite pattern that Is known to an
swer. made a special note Of one both good and
attanable. A common green painted box. like
our mignOnette boxes (of course this should be
lined with zinc or at least made without holes
the former plan being desirable for the drawing
room carpet.) about eight inches deep. and say
ten wide. q slight care trells, looking like rod:
for basket work. merely stained dark green OF
the back and ends. coming about "a high as All
ordinary chimney piece; ivy trained over th'
trellis. TO cover IL a good deal, but by no means
thickly, simply 10 wreath about il. especially a
,he edges; then the only flowers in this reall,
effective stand were alternate hyacinth glasses o
blue Mich@lmss daisies and OF scarlet gladioli
with. between them, some pots of fern grass
OF OF asparagus leaves The ivy itself, | wal
told. had, upon emergencies. been cut from th,
woods too. and brought in and put in glasses anC
trained to look all natural And, after all, it il
well to know this for any quickly got up decora
ton. or for a screen 10 set of some unused door
way or ugly view at short notice.
'By the by. too. at this season, ali the trees il
fresh leaf may be used just like holly in winter
by way Of decoration, and only by putting th,
cut end OF the bunch IN jar with water and char
coal. and then closing the mouth with a lump o
potter's clay What can be more lovely than the
horse-che-nut or acacia.
But in a stand like that which | have de
scribed, observe the good management-the tai
flowers, not over recherche. being hlled up will
shrubbery sort Of things in perfect keeping With
their style.
"Bunches of holly, also. remarkably good
and effective in all cases. In fact. for the use
holly one must go TO France for lesson. Il
comes in it At any time, and il used brilliant
hower-and indeed, the bright leaves and Der
ries are such few flowers can deaden.
81 have seen the boxes Just described filled ~
entirely with the ivy grown trels. branches lik,
other small shrubs of holly, some small ant
tapering. others low aud spreading and with
some one white flower, generally the large fringeC
Chinese primroses. :hese being. however com
paratively few--perhaps three pots only put il
amidst the holly, aud the effect Was perfect
warm, and green and graceful and distiRgue--fol
somehow the holly is very eristocratic, anC
adapts Itself TO all circumstances with most per
feet ease and grace.
"Much green with little color is a rule that
has wide rsigI and also il is remarkable how
rarely one sees the color; but crimson and buff
roses, violet and pink, pale sea-green aud rose
color. or any OF these. with white This seems
the prevailing thing much in dresses as in
towers. and as much in rooms as anywhere. But
then. Parisians do compose room. and toilet, and
flowers, all as sort of picture