The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-15

, dinieres of the long. slender kind. Into
these can be slipped a pot of plants.
The flowers upon the plants look as If
just cut and fresh, but really they are
growing. The fraud is never detected
until some one, wondering why the
flowers do not wither in the vase, find
out that they are growing in soil. The
girl artist has her florist prepare for
this by growing roses. chrysanthemums
and feathery green all in one pot: and
when II is slipped In the jardiniere ii
looks like n bouquet
The picture over the old armchair.
which happened to be a picture OF the
baby OF the family. was draped in vines
OF nistletoe. Mistetoe has greenish
white berries and long leaf. 1t IS
different from the vine that people take
for 1.-THE red-berried native holly.
Mistletoe is not very pretty plant,
and IL in demand only because of its rep
utation as maker of romantic merri-
ment
The back OF the chair this girl artist
draped I'm mstletoe, turning the berries
so as to be above the top of the chair
and tying on the branches of the green
with stout bits of green silk. \ home
made rug was next sought out and
placed in front of the chair. and the
old armchair corner became a thing Of
very remarkable beauty.
The girl artists say now is the time
for Christmas trimmings. Christmas
itself IS only ten days off. and if you
walt a week later all the green will be
maued over until none are desirable.
They should be bought now and put in
place at once To keep them huddled
together is 10 invite dampncss. while
stretching them upon the wall dries
and preserves them in the right way.
The best room for trimming is the
drawing room, as that room. being the
largest room in tho house. has less
heat The way 10 begin Is by taking a
double handful OF the green trimming
and tying il 10 the side of the portiere.
If this is done where the portiere joins the
rod near the ceiling the result will be a
graceful dropping fastoon.
4 GOVERNORS TABLE.
In trimming the table for the Christ
mas dinner the girls have invented
many delightful things. One OF the
young ladies, who is called by her
friends Miss c. because she is so clever,
has a simple method which she is going
to adopt for the dining table of an ex-
Governor.
on Christmas morning this clever Miss
C. will take a bevelled glass mirror ana
bushel of holly. The mirror will be
placed upon the middle of the dining
itDle, anu inc molly upon IL.
The glass gives back the holly again
and again 10 those who are dining. and
the result Is perfect labyrinth OF the
lovely stun. After dinner the uncles and
aunts and mothers-in-law will take
twigs OF the berrcd fruit and trim
themselves with them, as souvenirs OF
the dinner
There Is another girl artist who might
also be called Miss c.. because she IL
so charming. This young woman has a
positive genius for home decoration.
Her speciality Is Goorways, and so in
geniousy did she III one out in Brook
lyn that the owner OF the house, COM
ing home TO dinner that night turned
TO so out of the door. not recognizing
HIS own hall.
At the door which opens from hall 10
parlor this young woman had placed
flower stands. one At each side Of the
door, The stands were wire and very
Deep They reached ave feet into the
drawing room. Upon the flower stands
she placed pot after pot Of flowers. and
ended VI By strinsinx esAfhAeR tuft