Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-28
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TABLE DECORATIONS

Inc tact that the daily use of flow.
els on the home table has grown IN
De almost universal among SOM, class
| eS Vi 'he American people. argues well
Tor their appreciation of Tho, u.sth,t;,
| ana the artistic in combination with
the more material things OF life
| Flowers always exert a refining IN
i huence, and it is well To rs. them
| where this influence will he most
| effective among the younger portion of
| the family; ana at no place abo1,t IN.
mouse do the children seem To com.
| INTO closer companionshiD than NJ the
table. Martin Luther knew whereof
he spake" when he said that 8, ,,.,n,
| III The window was powerful enough 10
keep the devil outside. Let the. child
come TO the breakfast-table and
| nnd himself face to face with a. flower
| or a bit of green things growing. .
an" he VIII have pleasant memory
! OF the morning to carry with him
throughout the day. The housew ife
/ who neglects To make use of flowers
literally in the daily administration OF
| the affairs of the household overlooks
| a most potent factor for good. Make
| IT a rule always To have something on
the table beside china and cut glass
| and silver. to brighten it and make it
| more attractive than these things can
| \ few flowers. or growing plant
! Will make the table of the poor man
| pleasanter than the rich mans is
| without them.
1t Is an excellent plan TO grow some
! plants having fine foliage and a low.
spreading habit, expressly for table
use. writes E,ben f. Rexford. an au-
thority on matters Of this kind. in the
! Country Gentleman. Some Of the
Adiantum ferns are exquisite for this
purpose. \ reference TO the cata-
| logue description OF ferns will tell
! which kinds are best adopted for use
on the table. The smaller low grow
ing sort will be found better than the
tail ones. They should be planted so
| thickly that their foliage entirely
covers the soil. There must be a solid
mass Of greenery. 1t is we'll to train it
in such a manner that the pot is also
covered: bat if this cannot be- done,
pretty coverings for the pot can easily
be made, or ornamental dishes can he
used to set the pots in. Some of the
Lycopodiums are fine for the table.
SO is Il Rex besona, with perfect
| foliage; or Primula obconica. starred
all over with its pale blooms. sug-
| gestive of the woods Of spring by their
delicate tints and delicate odor; or a
| Chinese primrose in fun bloom. a Ro-
man hyacinth, an Ardisia. whose thick
dark foliage and scarlet berries remind
YOU Of the holly Of holiday times, an
Otaheite orange. showing fruit or
| a. faii
the gold Of spring. All these. and many
other plants Well adapted to cultiva-
! ton in the window garden, can be
made TO do duty on the table. There
is a great economy in decorative work
| of this kind. in the use of growing
plants, for they can be used over and
over again without injury to them
| selves if they are not kept from the
window longer than z day at time
| 1t is well To- prrlare 2 nilnptt of rIah'S
! for this particular US. In tins way we
| can have variety Bat ferns Will o"
| found the most satisfactory, All things
considered. Of any plants that can be used
! for table decoration. Their beautiful f"h
"g,. makes them vastly more attractive,
! in themselves. than many Towering
| plants are, and there is about them
| Ieliracy and refinement tfltt LEV ttiti
| plants possess. We never tir" oi them
! II may be said by some That plants
| vii ho,t flowers lack the brightness which
the table needs. But this lack eau easily
| be remed:ed. With ferns for a basis. we
can 50 vary the program of table decora-
! ton that 1t need not be alike two DAYS
| in the week. To-day. we can use spray
| of he,iotrope. or a few clusters oi whltc
| and gold lantana among the ferns, to-
| morrow. n bunch Of pink and white or
| yellow cilrysanthemUIns >tMt oay' 4
rose. or Il few carnation men thsEe
will be the srraniums. the begonias the
| hyucinths, the da:Todils and scores OF
| other flowers to draw from AZ different
seasons of thc, year. Not many many MOVERS
| eject which should be aimed at Is not
! So much dependent oil quantity as on
mIaIity. \ few flowers, JudiciousiI used,
on a groundwork OF peau'iiui iolldse,
| viii he vastly more pleasing than a large
! number of them. tortured into SHAPES anu
combinations. which attract notice be
! cause Of their novelty. or some stl1kins
! fe,rurc which has the effect "f making
| n. fnwers seem uf secondary Importance.
| Tho lover Of beauty for beautNS sake
| wiJI never resort to such means 1or the
decoration Of her table. Sne VIII al"dEs
| CONSIDER the flowers themselves as OF
mare importance than the arrangement OF
| Them. and aim 50 to dispose oi each one
| that it's beauty and its indlviduai.y VIII
tight. but make il always subordinate TO
! he flowers you make use o.
| The use of fern dishes containing
| growing plants. makes II poss,bie Tor us
- - rrnduc. the most ar,.stic effect in the
easiest manner. because IN. stems oi rhi me
| flowers can be thrust into me SOIL ms
M M, mi only Keen them fresh. bat it
furnishes n support for The flower which iht,n
| we cannot always give u IN vases. trus ,
enabling To dispose OF II raluraiiS- me
| 1se OF cut flowers in combination with
! growing plants of the most GeSirdple
ferns is to be encouraged lor !. "pens
| areat possibilities in the DECORATIVE line
STithout much expense. There need oe no
nmen.ss no rnon0tony in the ornamen-
,a,ion of the table if these suggestions
are followed. ., ,. -,
IN, ~ naJn,s ma be used effectively as
sii'e..at central al plant The Cocos palms are
Charming for this purpose especiauS
yWadue ,liarla with its dainty. Piuiny ioi-
we Kentia belmoreana and X: los
terana. Dracena sanderla,hh' ena nna ar,ant .m"
| "andanuses can be used with me erect,
I. M too large The combnat tion All
be Changed TO sait the taste of Of nIae,e 5ae aee
orator # she has q stoeh ~ i'""'s |"
| q" she should nave