The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-30
FLOWER HOLDERS
MADE FOR EITHER THE WALL OR
THE TABLE.
Thev Take the Place Of the Old
Fashioned Flower Baskets and
Are Graceful and
Charming.

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 |
network of dried grass, RATA or
kcord are the newest sort Of wall peck
cts. The shape Of these hanging vases
Is not exactly that of q 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
vases 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 grass
in which they are hung soften the
colors of the vases. A loop of the
rata or cord is used for suspending
them from a 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 in the
windows, especially when there is
window of some size.
A delicately beautiful vase for the
1nble, in which for informal occa-
lions flowers may be effectively ar
ranged, is a slender silver upright,
from which branch out the most grace
full and beautiful morning glory cups,
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
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petals of a white morning glory. The
silver upright, which is mounted on
an unobtrusive silver vase, Is made
to represent slender shrub stem, and
around this is q silver morning glory
vine, which twines itself with all the
grace of nature.
, The bells, or cups, are Of course t.
! be filled with flowers, and the silve
upright may be Joined with delicate
green vine to make most charming
. centerpiece.
1 Sweet peas, morning glories. lille
= of the valley, with asparagus vine
a tiny moss roses and smilax, garde
b pinks ragged ribbons, the delicate hot
r house narcissus and innumerable othe
Q swell and graceful flowers, who's
d stems are not stiff, are charming !
9 these vases.
g For table vases also there are lotu
bowls, which are useful for anothe
n sort of blossom. These bowls al
It dull green in color, and are made of
a. heavy dull finish. with grayish sugge
II tons in all the tones of green. The
II are decorated with slightly raise
lotus blossoms, leaves and stems. .
in the color Of the bowl and forme
i. into a conventional pattern.
= The bowls are quite large and vel
y low, being almost entirely open
n the top. A wire stand having cow
lutions of wires to hold the separa
:. flowers is placed in the center Of Il
~ bowl. Such q vase Is suitable I
~ an arrangement Of roses, chrysanth
- NUNS, Queen Marguerites or earn
- tions.
- There are also rather eccentric ne
~ vases, suitable for a child's room, b
"A hardly attractive for an ordina
~ apartment. These are In the sha
y of frogs, fish and kittens. In who
:. open mouths the flowers are place
Il, These vases are all in very viz
~ colors, and are rather grotesQue tn
- attractive, although they are no dou
,o+ very much liked by children. Tn
!. would be very suitable prize gifts
,r q children's party, and either boys
ma girls would probably be delighted WI