The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-06
FLOWER HOLDERS
MADE FOR EITHER THE WALL OR
THE TABLE.
They Take the Place Of the Old
Fashioned Flower Baskets and
Are Graceful and
Charming.


The most graceful and charming
flower holders have now been placed
upon the markets to take the place
of the fascinating baskets which have
been so popular that the searchers
after novelty are eager for something
new which may distinguish the floral
decoration Of their rooms and tables
from that to be seen In the houses Of
their acquaintances.
Porcelain cornucopias suspended In
a network of dried grass. rata or
cord are the newest sort Of wall peck
cts. The shape of these hanging vases
Is not exactly that of rconucopia
either, because they slope more grad
ually toward the bottom and are
more rounded than cornucopia. Per.
haps the shape is more nearly that of
one OF those common seashore shells.
round and large at the top and slop.
ing gracefully toward the bottom
The ware used for these hanging
WAGES is a bright glaze and they are
almost all In rather crude colors. vivid
orange, equally vivid green. dark but
brilliant red and bright blue. The
network of brown or tan and a grass
IN which they are hung soften the
colors OF the vases. loop Of the
rafia or cord Is used for suspendlng
them from wall hook. gas arm or
some similar suitable projection.
These hanging vases are suspended
over the table where there Is a chan.
delier and they are most decorative.
ly used in this way. They are also
hung from the doorways and I'm the
windows, especially when there is
window OF some size.
A delicately beautiful vase for the
table, in which for informal occa.
sions flowers may be effectively ar.
ranged, Is a slender silver upright.
from which branch out the most grace.
full and beautiful morning glory Guns.
two on one side and three on the
other. The cups in the shape of morn
ing glories, are of white glass with
delicate opalescent tints, which fitting.
ly represent the pale yet radiant
unts OF pink and blue which flush the
petals OF a white morning glory. The
silver upright, which Is mounted on
an unobtrusiye silver vase. Is made
10 represent a slender shrub stem. and
around this is silver morning glory
vine, which twines itself with all the
grace OF nature.
The bells, or cups, are OF course to
be flled with flowers, and the silver
upright may be Joined with a delicate
green vine to make most charming
centerplece.
Sweet peas. morning glories. lilies
of the valley, with asparagus vine
tiny moss roses and smilax, garden
pinks ragged ribbons, the delicate hot.
house narcissus and innumerable other
swell and graceful flowers, whose
stems are not stiff, are charming IN
these vases.
For table vases also there are lotus
bowls, which are useful for another
sort OF blossom. These bowls are
dull green in color and are made of a
heavy dull finish. with graylsh sugges.
lions In all the tones of green. They
are decorated with slightly raised
lotus blossoms, leaves and stems. all
in. the color of the bowl and formed
into a conventional pattern.
The bowls are quite large and very
low, being almost entirely open at
the top. A wire stand having convo-
luuons OF wires 20 hold the separate
flowers is placed in the center of the
bowl. Such a vase is suitable for
an arrangement OF roses. chrysanthe.
NUNS, Queen Marguerites or carna
tions.
There are also rather eccentric new
vases, suitable for a chlld's room. but
hardly attractive for an ordinary
apartment. These are in the shape
OF frogs, fish and kittens, in whose
open mouths the flowers are placed.
These vases are all In very vivid
ooiors, and are rather grotesque than
attractive, although they are no doubt
very much liked by children They
would be very suitable prize gifts for
a children's party. and either boys or
girls would probably be delighted with
them.