New-York tribune., 1903-01-11
WEDDING DECORA TIONS.
Effective Designs for Home and
Church.

What is the fashion In wedding decofatlons'
asked Tribune reporter Of the florist There Is
no fashion in decoration" was the reply Every
design must be individually conceived to suit the
place and the occasion, but grant you theTe mas
been change of recent years. chhhge ioi tue
better. for count it Improvement that we are
achieving all the time natural effects
But as for ashton with florists. there IS slight
change from year year. They have the same
mechanical methods which are carried out by men
, who work. like mechanics. according to set RUE
with a result which is melancholy, and it is only
here and there, artist may seize upon situ-
alton. that something like beauty of design may De
produced
If the florist was a bit pessiustic that after
| nocn tire photographs of his collection whlcn
showed the designs of several years past were eVl-
dence that each season there are graceful eff
| fects and simple forms which have some resem-
| blance natural growth.
Some of ,..e most costly wedding decorations
| of a few years ago." continued the florist. were
! stiff and inartstic as compared with more recent
! efforts. Fussy and crowded effects, which must
| always be avoided, gradually being done away
| with. and the Increased of palms as a back
he's added dignity to to the h sS%rnS of or the
| churches no other foliage has the necessary pre-
ferns esseT ornaments superb effects easily
attained Any artist may add the flowers
FLORAL ARCHES.
No arches not going out of fashign f11my dhsy
Of aisle decoration, However in church 9thfnt where
| a
rangement is used the arches should always be
t9dS sa shoGsn and fo n perfec VISTA to the altar
tersecng arches have the effect OF nc oow@T bnc aae
fastened to any surface by strong wire cord
ep fs boasens Rs fresh where aisle decoration
Of any sort is used it must t. ead up Surcb 20 eT
large clusters OF roses on the pew d1GTs g t6eq b
front of the church showed almost utter lack OF
flowers, and, although palms we're nassed ass IN "a
and transept there wanting artistic finish to
Where there are no altar and arches, in
some Presbyterian churches, q floral terminus may
sign which has been carried out on several oc-
casions, but with different flowers each timeEpinS
was snowballs and dogwood that were used. A
e sFShas and and faRog s o n@pa
was aked on either side sde ~f9 vi be1s t
design was carried out was more recently trimmed
arches along the aisle were upright punches of the
flowers set on standards SO hgh & tnat n '4ss S bem
each bunch of roses was hung with sIailaF tbs ms
dower punches which hang from the pew doors
with ribbon are apt to look like funsral neral though ign
upright clusters. ana at times these ribbons even
used 6'fRsS fRan in Hffs the ys5dng wash
or5teiy but artsticaiy decorated that time with
ssSSh agRcent fS bloom was Produesd groaping the
lilies with green about the bases OF the arGhes s as
were used with the tall clusters at each pew. ana
again in the chancel, but here the RIBBONS were
wider. and formed one gisantic lovers Knot the
strearners of which extended far to the sides
"A unique effect after the italian garden Is
achieved by the of clipped bay trees ana lall
standards to hold the flowers, which would pron-
ably be lilies. The dark green or tne pay sss uHs
needs be discarded. The design is somewhat sun,
but not inappropriate for chancel. which may
Country Churches which by their very barren
lend themselves happily to am9St any Ssh smRle fb
scenes of some beautiful weddings. The very pos
sibilities of the countryside, whether IN sprlhs'
green of the woods. excite in the artist dreams OF
t'The recent use of chrysantherlun,s with oak
leaves suggests resource of the mis- IN COM
they must be cut with lavish generosity quaint
scheme OF a country wedding Whch pore cur LIZ irs
conceit of old time garden was proouced Will
A double aisle decoration of hollyhocks. Tan anu
hedge to border the path of the bride TO the altai
With foliage to Oft the color effect g. great va.
riety OF flowers might be used in this way. Apple
blossoms are always beautiful as wedding decola5
fions and the boughs be cut in winter and
forced to bloom in early spring ANY or tns now
erins shrubs may be brought to bloom IN TINS way
and effectively used for Easter weddings. because
there is nothing so appropriate in floral arches
They have the grace Of natural growth and ocCd-
sionallv flowers of similar color added TO the
SPRAYS of bloom enrich the color schene Inus
daffodils are attractive used with other noWerlne
yellow shrubs.
HOME WEDDINGS.
For the home wedding floral decorations have
great possibilities If used with judgment, and the
simplest of homes may be TRANSFORMED into a very
chaneI The refined beauty of flowers well used
dignfdes the honeliesT surroundings, but details
must be studied with the greatest care Decorat