Evening journal., 1913-06-17
TRIM WITH
FLOWERS
BY MRS. MccUNE.

n HE most important trimming for
gowns at present Is flowers
made OF silk, velvet or satin.
Small bits of these materials are
folded, twisted and rolled into shapes
resembling leaves and blossoms.
These are used in preference to the
artificial flowers with their tinted pet
ais, reproducing the natural flower.
Chiffon, fine nets and gauzes are also
utilized to fashion flowers, not forget
ting the roses, which are crocheted
from colored wools. When making
flowers, consider the material to be
trimmed before selecting that for
fashioning the flowers. For evening
frocks of lace. chiffon, silk or silk
mulls, roses of silk or chiffon are In
good taste.
Bands Of these miniature flowers
make effective trimming for the neck
and hem OF these frocks. II pur-
chased at the shops this variety of
trimming will prove very expensive.
but when made at home they cost lit
tie besides the time spent upon the
fashioning. Purchase light green cord
to answer for the vine foundation. or
narrow green ribbon If preferred. For
the chiffon roses, take a strip 12
inches long and IL inches wide.
Fold this lengthwise through the
center, and, starting at one end, roll
il loosely round and round itself.
When IL is all rolled up. wind the end
with the raw edges with sewing cot
ton. Small pieces Of green silk are
shaped TO represent leaves by folding
and taclSing the corners in place, and
these are arranged with the roses at
equal intervals along the strip Of
stem.
The roses and leaves can also be
arranged in clusters, wreaths, fes-
foons or in compact little bouquets to
catch up draperies or fiounces From
tiny roses Of silk or satin, buckle pins
and other ornaments are made To
fashion a barpin, take a piece OF fex-
ible wire tape two or two and one
half inches In length and cover Il
with green silk. Select the color you
desire the roses TO be and allow four
inches Of half-inch ribbon for each
rose.
Fold IT lengthwise through the cen
ter and roll into a compact little
rose, the selvages at the bottom. For
each leaf take one inch Of green rib
bon. Attach these to the bar and place
safety pin to the under side To
form a buckle, for a girdle, cut a
foundation from buckram and cover
with green ribbon Make enough tiny
roses to have double row down the
center and border either side With
leaves.
This makes an effective trimming
for the evening gown, especially II
the roses are fashioned of a contrast.
ing color.
Sash ends are attractive when
trimmed with a double border or
fringe made of these tiny silk or satin
roses. Larger flowers are made BY
first forming a center Of cotton over
which the silk, satin or chiffon is roll
ed
Petals are then formed by folding
the material and cutting a piece two
inches square Fold the two upper
corners over and tack them in place
Run a drawstrlng through the lower
portion Of the petal and attach It to
the center When the required num-
Der of petals have been tucked to the
flower, form calyx of green silk and
attach it to a stem formed of thin
wire covered with green silk. Using
strong thread, sew the finished rose to
this and supply the stem with foliage
made of silk or purchased at the MILL
ners. Buds are fashioned by using
folds Of silk and shaping them to rep
resent the natural flower
A pretty bow can be made of one.
half yard Of velvet ribbon one-half
inch in width. A fat bow is formed
of two three-inch loops and two ends
of the same length are tackled through
the center. and from this is hung
loop and two ends. Three small roses
and leaves are sewed to the center of
the bow. Make the roses from bias
strips of soft silk four inches long and
inc inch wide. golded lengthwise
through the center and rolled to form
the rose.
Attach a rose TO each Of the ends
hanging from the bow When select
ing the color take particular care to
have the tones harmonic. Straw-col-
lored velvet ribbon with the three
roses of yellow. pink and lavender
silk respectively is a delightful com.
bination Of colors.
These articles of roses make lovely
gifts for almost any occasion. and you
will find It fascinating work II re-
quires little time and materials can
frequently be picked from the scrap
bag.