The Washington times., 1905-07-06
NOVEL TABLE DECORATIONS
MADE OF WIDE RIBBON
Bright Natural Colors Used and Developed in
Artistic Effects---All Flowers Duplicated

Flowers fashioned from ribbons
broad narrow or medium in width, are
a result OF an art developed so to in
clude pretty nearly every blossom IN the
artificial fowermaker's repertory.
There are roses in all of the natura.
tints and the full gamut of color that
old Dame Nature employs in this direc-
tion. There are chrysanthe1nums with
their ragged petals; violets, both white
and blue: ragged sailors, orchids. forget
me-nots and host OF others: but above
and beyond them all the queen rose
reigns supreme
Big Hopping Leghorn. chip and erin
straws of the summer time are ex-
quisitely trimmed with montures of
those ribbon roses. Pink, blush, tea
rose, vivid American Beauties, delicate
nipheton, Bride roses. the Catherine Mer-
NETS. ali are USED. and a fruther air of
verisimilitude is achieved in borrowing
from the flower maker those little arti-
fetal parts needed TO make the ribbon
rose = success.
Artificial Foliage.
The foliage to those charming wreaths
is, OF course. artificial; and the velvet
maidenhair fern is tucked in in loose
spra.s here and there, and does much
to Tighten the effect of the large and
heavy roses. Big wreaths for the top
cE the hat. and smaller ones to be
tucked in against the hair on the ban
deau tnat is such an essential part of
The summer shapes in headwear, may
mount A girl VINO is clever with her
fingers. however. finds the fashioning
of these for herself one OF the most
fascfna ting pieces of fancy work that
she has ever undertaken. 1t only re-
quires a good eye for color, the seIec-
ton of the right shape, some wire and
a pair of nippers, such as the profes-
sionel flower makers employ, and she
is equipped TO produce the most charm
ing conceits at a fraction of what the
smart shops demand for them
Sprays of flowers that are fashioned
TO be worn in the coiffure are positive
ly bewitching in their daintiness. Roses
ard rose buds are naturally faVoriteS
for these, and when the flowers are
gemmed with the little rhineStones that
come for this purpose they glisten de-
lightfully in the sparkle Of light. 9th
ers again are sprayed with diamond
dust; and very effective scheme il is
TO sew on the little rhinestone dewdrops
to the roses, and cover the foliage with
the diamond dust, so that :he whole
spray glistens and giftters in the arti-
fetal light.
For a Decolletage.
very delightful device employs a de-
colietage trimming, and long sprays to
be !aoped on the skirts of the evening
gown. all to match with those of the
cotffure ornament. The decolletage
trimming is either laid fat or to form
a frame for cleaning white shoulders.
and the line is sometimes very cleverly
broken by having little sprays of vel
vet maidenhair pulled up tritic so that
they lie fat against the skin.
The long sprays that are supposed to
trim the skirt must be planned so that
they will lie IN lines that accord with
those of the gown. Where the frock
Is fiounced the sprays are planned TO
head at least one fiounce, preferably the
TOP one; or where the gown presents an
,1nbroken line, as in a princess model,
then the spray Is extra long and laid so
that il passes from the left hip in a
somewhat spiral line down TO the right
side and around to the train of the
gown The stems, or the long con-
tinuous branch upon which the howers
and foliage are strung, are often ma de
of the little collar 9eatherbone covered
with green. This gives the wreath or
spray some stability and aids consider
ably In it's adjustment. Wire stems are
sometimes used, but they must be cover
ed with ribbon. tiresome and q tedi-
Gus task, that the silk-cOvered
featherbone has many advantages. Add
ed 10 which ii can be pierced by the
necessary needle or pin to hold it in
place without dragging or tearing the
hlmy material Of the skir,. or corsage.
OF sastes OF ribbon, of girdles, Of cein