Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
THE JUNE BRIDES BOUQUET .
AND WEDDING DECORATIONS
Real. Practical Suggestions
That Combine Beauty and
Economy-Hotu to Fis the
House Atractiuely
And Nouel and Pretty Ways to
Use the FlowerS in Your
Garden or Those in the
Field for the Wedding Party
BY JANE LESLIE KILT

by JANE LESLIE hltT
! Nov that June is here the usual
and this year more than the usual
number of weddings are taking place
Not the least feature contributing Il
the success Of the occasion will be tn,
decorations, so ! am going to max,
some suggestions under that head fol-
the girl who must consider expense
Always remember in planning fol
such an occasion that the simpler the
decoration the more beautiful the eff
! feet Now I do not mean the smaller
the decoration. but l mean that it is
entirely unnecessary 10 have every cor
ncr filled with palms aud every mante
banked with blooms in order to have d
pleasing effect.
Now, the most practical suggestion
can make is that the bride should first
of all decide just how much she can
spend on decorations. Then she must
decide on the color or combination OF
colors Sshe prefers. She will usually
find pink and green wedding the
most economical because there is a
larger number of pink flowers from
which to choose.
Now that she has made her decision
as to the color, the next thing to be
considered is the plan of the house
Just how much room there will be to
devote to decorations. Usually on such
occasions as weddings, teas or recep-
tons of any kind. our rooms are apt
to be ovcrcrowded: therefore, bulky
decorations are nuisance.
Grouping Palms
II is well to place palms in groups
of three. elevating one quite distance
above others, and banking them III
corners. This has a tendency to. in =
crease the size of rooms and make d
pleasing background for the many col
ored gowns of the guests. ~
The Newell Post
The newell post may be covered with
green, as may be the baniSter. but this
isn't really necessary and in small
house takes up room, and where there
are many people with gowns of fragile
fabric and small space, the green is apt
to tear the material of the clothing of
the guests, and this should be avoided.
Never trim chandeliers This is an
old custom and not attractive. Should
you want more green than the green of
the foliage of the flowers you use, let
me mention the wild southern smilaX.
which. to my mind. is far more graceful
than the cultivated. Florists always
order this for special occasions, such as
weddings; but, as it takes them severa
days to get it, they have to have the
order at least ten days in advance.
One crate of it will be sufficient tc
decorate q small house, and. it, costs
very little compared with other greens.
The Mantle
With little pains, mantels may be
made extremely attractive. Florist!
have a device for decorating a mantel
1t consists merely of a nickel rod anC
some flower holders. In these holders
are placed small glass roses. Thes'
roses when filled are very attractive
One of these rods can be rented from
any florist for a small amount.
Now that we have dispensed with th'
large part of the decoration, we conn
to the most interesting part of the wed
ding-the bridal flowers. AS ! am sug
gesting economical ways and means
we must eliminate orchids and Ameri
can Beauty roses, but there are so many
other beautiful flowers, especially il
June, that truly you shall never miss
them.
As I said before, pink flowers pre-
dominate and where could you possibl.
find more lovely flowers than the Jun,
roses?
Think of the possibilities of the Dor
othy Perkins rose. 1t is lovely. Tht
bride will, of course, carry shower
bouquet of bridal roses or any whit,
flowers she prefers. The maid of honor
could carry a bouquet of green maiden
hair fern, wear a white dress with greer
touches of color and white hal
trimmed with green.
Bridesmaids Bouquets
The bridesmaids can carry large arm
i'uho VI NhV tIoiolhs 4 tl Mis- roses hHt
wear pink or white dresses and just
here let me make suggestion that may
strike some readers as ridiculous. but
at the same time let me insist that il
isn't: Trim the white hats that thu
bridesmaids will wear with the natura
roses. They can be attached will
safety pins, and such hats have charm
that will linger long in the memory o.
all who see them. If the flowers arr
gathered in the early morning and KEEP
in water for number of hours previous
to the event they will keep quite fresl
an entire evening.
Now, should the bride have no gar
den from which to gather pink roses
and no friend with garden, she nigh
have a charming wedding with yellow
as the color scheme and daisies as tn,
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