The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-08
FEATHER FLOWERS.

A. the space ! occupy must necessarily he
limited, will presume only 20 aim at instruction
| IN the s,mpie forms and materials Of this dainty
art.
| For feathers viii no, GO beyond the limits Of
the iarnyart, nor. indeed, need !, IN produce the
most fsttering results To dye in the simplest
manner will need Lannon'S green, scarlet and
yellow anime dyes Select straish ribbed
regularly eur,ed feathers. always rejecting one
sided being useless. Those from the
goose are preferable. and with these alone one
can make "a bouquet of charming variety. To dye
| the feathers, first tie them in small lunches and
wash m strong soap-sris. Then dip in the dyes
until the proper ,ints obtained, Gu, apart. and
allow them tn dry.
| II you prefer not to experiment with dyes YOU
can arrange quite a dainty bouquet by using dry
and tube paints A single tube Of green pain, and
. bottle each 81 yellow. scarlet and violet dry
colors will constitute quite a respectable outfit
Ssamens can be made ~ cutting OF punches cl
glazed spool cotton and dipping the ends in
melted wax and afterwards in the requisite color
Of dry paint. They can however, he procured q,
very trIfng expense. ia addition will be re-
quired fine wire and coarse, one or two shades Of
green tissue paper tor sheet waxl for winding
| stems and If We use tube paint. a eameIs HAIR
\ brush.
| II to paint with tube green. strip the lower
portion from the feather and cut away the stem.
leaving more than half an insh hare. Use very
sharp scissors, cut against the grain Of the
| feather, shape after natural leaf, and notch OF
serrate, il needed. Then lay the color, draw
| ing the brush quickly from the base and toward
| the tips Of the feather With . coarse needle
perfora,e piece vi card-bosr into which insert
the stems and leave the 70 dry.
\ In forming flowers, use the petals and parts ot
natural ones Tor patterns. Always leave portion
IL the stem attached few threads OF yellow
zephyr or q bat " velvet wil often form good
noser-c especially for a rose-
| To make white pink, use petals Of three sizes
the largest outside Fix an oblong bit of bees
wax. IN imitation Of the calyx, upon the end Of a
wire. For stamens, seiect two slender fbers OF
feather, curl the ends and nix their in the centre.
Arrange the INSIDE row Of petals first. After these
are done cover caIyx and stem with the green
tissue paper To make q eolored pink, with the
tip % the finger rub scarlet, dry paint, in clods
and bio,ehes. For pale one, color trine at the
base Of each petal and slightly and evenly over
| the remainder
The Wild aster IL f,vorite with u.s. Fasten on
the wire fiat, round bit Of wax and color il well
with yellow powder. Then mould with q thimhle-
head Cut straight feathers, color them with
violet paint and form = single row.
We should advise the selftaught learner to
commence by making patterns Of rose-eaves until
she learns sell the art Of cutting Afterward she
can try the petals. which are somewhat heart
shaped. and those Of pinks. phlox. syringa and
lily. We must not omit TO say that the stamens
Of lily are best formed Of stripped quill, with
hits Of YAK, covered with yellow bloom, placed on
the tip For an IRIS four Of the little curled
feathers found in pairs IN . drAks's plumage will
! b. found exactly suited The various cciored
feathers Of other birds will suggest themselves for
the other petals.
Clusters Of syrnga are easily made and very
lovely. And nothing can be initiated more salts
sactorily than pink or q scarlet single poppy.
Many instructors teach the pupil to obtain the
correct form Of petal by gently breaking the quill
on the edge Of knife bat cannot advise IL, ~
the feather sooner or later Incliues to its natural
form, and thus the symmetry is lost BY all means
aim to choose feathers which possess the neces-
sary curvature.
Before closing we must mention fsvorite
flower heretofore omltted-the fuchsia- bouquet
Of white flowers with scarlet and white fuchsIa
and an abundance Ct pink and rose foliage, -
truly satisfactory
Feather flowers. like all other delicate work
should be preserved from dust else they will scon
becomed so,Ied and valueless.-Rural New Yorker