New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16
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HOW TO ARRANGE FLOWERS FOR THE
TABLE.

TABLE.
A great many women excel in arranging mowers
for the table The reason they do so Is Dec"uSe
they avoid all str-set effects and mass MOWERS %"
the natural stems wthou; using wres
Our best florists have finally learFcd to 90 'he''
work In this way, though there are SIN Sinai si''p'
which stem their flowers with wires and make them
Into the absurd bouquets which nave happ'i' w
come a thing OF the past in refined society IL Is
bur q short time since a single florist OF the
city drew 10 himself the custom Of the scciai Wofld
by arranging flowers In natural manner ihs'ea'
OF wiring lovely roses wooden toothpcHs ana put
ting all manner of discordant coors ana powerful
perfumes In a set bouquet. he chose flowers or a
faint delicate fragrance and maze point OF mount
ing together masses Of one kind he left the roses
on their lovely stems merely clipping the briars on
and tied then in loose. graceful bouquets VIII 'o
bon OF the same color in delicate contrast.
The idea at once pleased. and no o;he- way CT ar
ranging flowers Il accepted to-day by persons VI
taste. The florist who dresses the rooms o. iash-
lonable house mus; be an artist IN the use VI O''
or his work s failure.
II was the rule OF the florist who intro!uce' 'he
natural method OF arranging flowers 10, Only u
mass flowers 81 the same kind together. oui 10 use
their own foliage with them. wherever 1t was POSI-
BILE to do so. color chosen fer table dec "a
ton and this was carried out IN me table htlhgs'
The cande-shades and the flower selected for the
keynote was OF this color and mounted with It's
own foliage or with delicate maden-ha!r ferns or
some decorative green plant Ike Norfolk Island
pine. The green used by one Of our best horis's
when It Is not the natural foliage o; the flowers
used Is always Of GONE delicate or fine decorative
character. ~,
In decorating table it is safe rule TO AVOID all
strong colOrs except when demanded for special oc-
casions. like Christmas. when flowers, berries CT
leaves in holy-red are properly used.
While flowers. II they are OF lovely texture hnu
without perfume, successfully used on crrta!h
occasions with abundance OF green though on ac,,
count Of the funeral suggestion OF this color tnte
flowers especially In roses are preferred Pale vel,
low and pink probably the most successI VI
col)rs Some exceedingly beautiful table decora-
lions have been carried out IN pale purple orcnIs
with fern or in fern with violets. The latter bios
usually has 700 much perfume TO be USED sue
cessfully on the table.
Pink gloxnia, with maiden-hair fern. makes A
charming decoration. Some wild flowers are some
times effective for this purpose !; OF a decided
enough character Ike that Of the water lily Massed
in mounds on mirrored plateaus. with It's lively
green pads or leaves the water lily makes most
charming picture a, a midsummer table.
Green Is Of the best c)lors for the summer
table II II IL carried in fine malden-ha!r ina
delicate foliage plants. with palms growing IN pots
In such the entire dinnS-rcom should nave
a bower-llke look.
Od-fashoned pink and white sweet peas. WIN
maden-hai- or apple blossoms their bo1ghs,
have been used by florists with the greatest artistic
Not all flowers. however charming they
may be by themselves a success In decorat ION :
but always lovely for this purpose II OF
delicate color and properly massed