The Washington times., 1905-08-19
BRIDAL BOUQUETS.

When smart girls wed this fall they
viii wear sprays Of organe blossoms
tucked with apparent careleszness in
their hair and caught to the corsage,
and should carry shower bouquets Of
expensive white orchids and lilies OF
the valley tied with satin streamers,
chiffon and narrow baby ribbon.
The size Of the spray of orange bios
SONS Will depend largely upon the age,
size and stature OF the woman. A
young girl should have only susges-
ton of the bridal flowers showing from
the coils of her hair on one side. and
fastened with n jeweied pin to her waist,
while an older woman could wear more
To have the bridal bouduet n good
form the greatest attention should be
paid in selectin" a size that is suited to
the wearer. For instance, a slender girl
should not carry q shower bouquet that
is broader than her body. and small
woman should never chose one with
long shower If she wishes TO apDear at
her best during the ceremony. The best
plan in selecting IS To tell the florist
how you want il made and leave the
dimensions to him, for he knows at q
glance what size viii be an artistic deco
ration. In selecting the flowers for use
in her bouquet bride may be guided
entirely by her own wishes. The bunch
of flowers NAV he almost entirely Of
white orchids, if they are ncL TOO costly.
with only an occasional spray OF lilies
of the valley, or the choice may be OF
TWO or three white orchids- with large
background OF lilies of the valley. de-
cidedly good form for young girls.
Arranging "Shower."
The shower used with these lunches
is made of lilies of the valley tied with
narrow baby ribbon. Another pretty
way of making the bouquet is to ar
range the lilies in & bunch and put a
cluster of three or four orchids on one
side of the shower
These shower bouquets, carried at ali
large weddings. are almost too compli-
Gated TO be made at home, yet an aTJis-
tie woman could make her own quite
successfully if she wired each flower, as
the florist does, TO keep 1t In place.
When a sufficient number of lilies OF
the valley and orchids have been wired
they are fastened into narrow wood
handle with the ends left free. or else
they are well wrapped with heavy white
satin ribbon. so that they can be easily
carried Wide double faced satin rib
bon in white is then tied in four or five
big loops ~ the back OF the handle and
the shower IS started BY tying white
baby ribbon an eighth Of an inch wide
to each of the wires. At intervals OF
two. three or four inches sprays Of lilies
of the valley are knotted into The stream
eTS that end with q bow knot or with q
double spray of the flowers. The bou-
quet may be made even more elaborate
By tying big loops of chiffon over the
flDbon, so that Doth show through the
shower when 1t is carried.
Orchids Combined.
\ shower is not the only arrangement
OF flowers used by brides, for punches
OF orchids and chrysanthemums with
long stems tied loosely with white chif-
fon or broad satin ribbon are effective
and are preferred by many women TO
the more formal ones
Nothing IS handsomer for q bride tilan
4 white bunch OF long stemmed chrysan-
themums with bright green fluffy aspar-
aSus mixed with the natural foliage and
tied with four or five big loops OF broad
white satin ribbon or the sheer fiimsy
chiffon. and it is far less costly than
either orchids or a shower bouquet