Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

M, NN@ decorative purposes, and
EVAS are truly works of art with
in reach of everybody. Good
little incomes are made in the cities
by those who make them for hotels
and cafes where they adorn lamp
shades and simulate growing flow
ers. The hostess at a private house
will find it a fascinating task to fash
ion them for her own use, and they
are a delight to her guests as we'll
Nothing is so beautiful and effective
for SO little money.
The art of making paper flowers
for decorative purposes is simple
one, and demands but little care and
time. We have given. in the accom-.
panying illustrations. separate parts
of the single poinsettia and the chry.
anthemum before the construction of
are included in the illustration
shown here.
In the instance of the poinsettia, r
No. 1 crepe paper is used for the
petals, and G No. tissue paper for
the center. The center of the poin-
settia, unlike that of the chrysanthe
mum. is loose and fringy. and extends
quite out among the petals, instead of
being half hidden as in the chrysan-
themum. We show drawing of the
shape of the petals, and after fashion
ing cardboard pattern of this
shape you will be able to cut as many
petals as desired. For one flower,
there must be three sizes of petals.
One very large. as Fig. 1, four medium
sized petals, as Fig. 2, and two small
ones, as Fig. 3. After the petals are
made, tiny red wire must be run along
their centers for mounting purposes,
and sufficient length of end left, as
set forth in Fig. 8. A long wire is
used for the stem, and to this the
center is attached, and the petals
pasted. A strip of the tissue is
fringed and attached to the wire, and
around this the petals are placed.
Starting at given point, the two
smaller ones are pasted first, then the
two medium sized ones on each side
The very large one is pasted last, and
the arrangement of petals can be bet
ter determined by reference to fin
ished flower in illustration. This must
be permitted to dry, after which the
petals are opened and pulled out to
represent the straight direction of
the natural petal, as in illustration.
The stem is then greened and this is
done by simply attaching strip of
green tissue paper, about three-quar-
ters of an inch in width, at the top,
and twirling the stem around until
IL nlita 1nwn n hot
This operation will arrange itself very
nicely after two or three trials. 1t
may seem little unwieldy at first at
tempt. but 1t will be a very simple mat.
ter before you finish your first dozen.
Two leaves are made like Fig 4. and
these are wired and attached to the
stem by being caught in the winding
of the green. AS the green comes to
a place for leaf, the leaf is just
caught in and the winding continues.
The illustration shows at Just what
point of the stem the leaves should
be placed. The poinsettia Is very at
tractive. and because of its popularity
this season as decoration In mil.
Iinery would be highly appropriate
for window display.
In making the chrysanthemum OBJ.
tain Y No. 3 tissue, and taking Ia
sheets at one time cut out circles six
inches in diameter. Each circle must
be folded five times. this folding to
consist of simply meeting the edges of
the circle, and again, and so on. until
you have nothing left except an al.
most straight line of folded paper, as
in Fig /. Then with very sharp
pair of scissors. or n sharp knife, II
within reach. two incisions are made
at the inside edge OF the paper, cut
ting OFF the ends, as 1t were, and
forming sort of a triangle at top. This
is to shape the petals. The paper Is
now opened gradually, and the Incl
sions made more pronounced each
time, until you cut about half way
down between each petal. Fig. 2
shows the circle with the petals shaped
The next step is the curling OF the
petals, and this should be done on
rubber mat. II 1t IL impossible to Sc.
cure rubber mat. use that portion Of
the knee to work on. right above the
cap. A buttonhoOk Is a good enough
instrument for curding. and should be
soaped now and then with common
scrub soap. This Is said to infiu.
ence the facility OF curling. and really
does assist. The end Of the button
hook is run along the petal until II
reaches the edge. when It 10 brought