The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-22
Mseful aud Curious.
EASTER DECORATIONS.
Seine suggestisus rs 20 Hsme and Church d
eoraiiens for ife Coming Festival.

The March number of the Art .ImateHr con-
taius the following suggestions: Decorations,
such rs wreaths, texts, banners, crosses and 9TH
er designs, may be carried out with great snc-
cess with flowers. For text made in flowers,
an economical vet very effective plan is to cut
the Iitters out in cardboard and paint them over
with the same color As the flowers Won propose
using. When dry wash over with strong liquid
glue, and before this dries take the heads of the
flowers only and press on the letters, taking
care to cover the cardboard entirely. A flower
may be broken or torn, and will answer just
well as the rest.
For a banner or device on n wall. ground
work might be made entirely of the petals Of
of scarlet geraniums, the letters or designs of
the white flowers. Ifyou wish TO keep your de-
sign for future use, small everlasting flowers
would be best. Moss forms the best green
ground. White is essentially the color for Eas-
ter and lilies the flowers of all Others for deco
ration. We have seen small banners made
tirely of them. framework was covered with
white cardboard; on this sprays of maidenhair
fern, so that the ground was lightly covered,
two sprays overlapping each other; on these a
cross Of lilies was placed the full width of the
frame. Wreathing for Easter may he made by
sewing moss strips of paper cut the right
width and length; and flowers and leaves are
sewn in; if plenty of good damp moss is used,
the flowers pill retain their freshness for great
length of time.
Few country churches have reredos, and as
inc east tuu u tue Que uIbDn WHICH tue greatest
taste and skill should he expended it may he
useful to suggest 4 temporary decorative one,
which. with some decoration the front.
would be sufficient for small churches. Let
framework of thin lath be made. the length of
which should reach from one side to the other.
and make il two and one half feet deep. or What
ever depth may be necessary To fill the space.
Divide this into three parts. Make the centre
twice the width of the Sides aud on each side
of this centre place a lath. 81 that they will he
forced four five inches apart; cover the whole
frame red OF white. You shonld now cut a
cross or any other suitable device, and cover it
with flowers on each side over the frames. and a
similar PANEL on the two ontsIdes, omit the
centre panel and have only the outside one; then
add a wreath, made very neatly on paper, round
the whole. A very pretty ornament of this
kind may be made with little needlcwOrk at n
small cost. Take a piece of red white serge
cloth the size required. trace on it your design
in the centre, fioriated cross or lilies and pas
sion flowers or n hOriated medallion and the
cred monogram. and work over with arrasene.
This is excellent material for quick, effective
work, and far less expensive than silk. Two or
three shades of green, and two of gray. and one
of yellow would work centre of lillirs. The
arrasene may be worked like crewells. in long
stitches of nearly an inch in length, or laid on
and sown down with cotton; this latter method
is the best for the border. Texts made in the
same manner in handsome letters. would be eff
fective. and any simple ecclesiastical scroll,
worked in two or three shades, would more than
repay the trial.