The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-12-03


ference in the work Of the two per-
sons, you ask. The answer is a sim.
pie one. One has that "knack" for
the arrangement OF such things,
''knack" being simply another name
for good taste, and the other has not
One must have a good eye for colors
an instructive knowledge OF what is
correct in form, and be an observer
of natures way of doing things. to
he successful in arranging flowers
Certain colors should never be used
together. Those whose eyes are not
good judges of harmony in this re-
spect always fail to make a good bou.
quet They will have blue Astor
and red Rose side by side. and get
quite a. much satisfaction from the
arrangement as they would from an
artistic grouping of colors. while TO a
person keenly sensitive to harmony
in color the effect would be absolute.
~ painful.
All kinds of flowers, too. should
not be used together. Try to group
Geraninms and Roses together and
note the effect; it is entirely unsatis
factory Put each flower by itself
and you see no cause for dissatistac-
ton. Why is it that they produce
such disagreeable effect tog her
and do not when separated? Simply
because they are not in harmony
with each other. Instead of blend
ing :heir respective beauties in one
harmonious effect, they exaggerate
their differences, and you get the i'm,
preston OF incomratibility, This in
compatibility, be it CT temper, color.
or quality, should afford ample
ground for immediate divorce.
AS general thing flowers look
best when by themselves. A vase of
Roses is generally most effective
when nothing but Roses is used.
know Of out one flower blooming in
Rose time which combines we'll
with tie Roses and that is the Flow
ering Sumach. This has large. point
ed clusters of pure white featherv
flowers, which not only harmonize
we'll with Roses, but add to their ef.
feet, because of the contrast in color
and del'cacy of appearance. The
effect produced in my mind when
these two floweas are used together
is always the same as that which re-
suits from seeing beautiful silk gar.
ments with lace. The Sumach' s
feathery clusters, in their airy, deli
cate grace, are the lace on the Roses
sl.kel garments.
A great mistake is made in think
ing one must have large quantity
Of flowers in order to produce good
results. A few flowers lightly put
together, with the proper quantity
of foliage, will give much better sat.
isfaction than large number crowd
ed into a small space. In order to
bring ont the individual beauty and
color of flower, it must have room to
display itself in. If it does not have.
you get a confused impression Of
colors which may as we'll result from
patchwork as from flowers. One
Rose with a few leaves, and perhaps
a bud. in slender vase, will glorify
a table, while score of Roses in a
small dish so crowded as to hide all
foliage and smother all individuality
of flower, will not be admired by
anybody, because there is nothing
striking or effective in the arrange
ment. One women will make dress
out of rich material and attract not
the least admiration when she APP
pears in it, while another woman,
with cheaper material will fashion
a dress that challenges every ones
attention, 1t is the same with bou-
quet making. 1t is not so much the
material you use as it is the taste
with which you use it, that produces
satisfactory results.
Flowers should always be selected
with special reference to what use
they serve, or, perhaps | ought to
say, the dish chosen should be of
character suited to the flowers they
are to contain. Tall flowers, like
the Gladiolus, should have tall vases
given them. Short stemmed flowers
appear to the best advantage in shall.
low dishes. The less decoration a
vase has the better the flowers appear
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