Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw00amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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New Year's Floral Style OST of the handsome Lcorations made le pat.t fortnight h i\ e been in red ind E;reen the col- ors oi the em))k-in- ilic holh Holly Is so admirable this sL isou and is pol- ished and handled «ith such care that dinner embellish- ments with it are highly effective. vSprays are selected and wired together to form a band from six to eight inches wide. If the table is round the wreath is fitted exactly to it. In the center is placed a low vase filled with holly. Around this is a row of ardisia and solanum; the design is finished with a fringe of poinsettia and camellia leaves. Dinner arrangements with hybrid roses are simph' gorgeous. The table cover is rose-colored satin. On this is laid a cushioning of Asparagus tenuissimus in light chains, .so that the color of the satin shows through here and there. There is space left for the covers free of this foliage bed. In the center a low, flat basket is concealed, ill this are placed long stem roses. Jacqueminots, Beauties, Anna de Diesbach and Magna Chartas, ven,' loosely arranged. In the foliage over the table are laid long-stem hybrids, which are dis- tributed as favors after the repast. Sage green satin table covers are being used both for foliage decorations and those made with La France roses, which are now coming of extra size and elegance. Decidedly the most elegant ornamenta- tion made this week was that made in a Madison avenue mansion, where there is a gold service, including candelabra. The table cover was of gold colored rep silk. A long garland of Marechal Neil roses, very artistically made, was laid diagonally, and like a richly blooming \'ine, through- out the table. The candelabra were placed at the ends, diagonally opposite where the vines finished. These golden branches were covered with the rich yellow roses. The favors were handled-baskets of yel- low Bohemian glass filled with Marechal Neils. Yellow appears to be very favorite for room ornamentation. Delmonico's ball room was decked last evening with Japan- ese pouches of all the shades of gold, from that of brass and bronze to canary color. The filling of these pouches was done with cloth of gold chrysanthemums, calendulas and yellow daisies, ferns, ivy and asparagus being the foliage used. An elegant effect at one end was made with a large curtain of asparagus, which was caught up gracefully with a large button formed of calendulas. German favors are very handsome and costly. Thorley made sixty-five of these to-day, which were cornucopias of rush- straw work. They were filled with se- lected hybrids, and tied with sage green ribbon. It requires from two to three yards of ribbon for each of the cornuco- pias, which are laced about with it, "chained" with it, and a large bow to swing over the arm. Another novel favor is a corn husk, or, apparent ear of corn ; where the cob would naturally be a box is introduced. This is filled with damp moss and in it is placed corn flowers, bluets, pink clover and white daisies. The ear of corn is tied with ribbons to match the color of the husk. These corn iiower-holders are very fashionable for gifts. Hand-painted buckets are very fashionable for both souvenirs and Ger- man favors. They are filled with h3^a- cinths, narcissus, daphne and tulips. By the way, I observe a very neat little fashion in Brower's. With every cut- flower collection a bit of Daphne odorata is tucked in to give its incomparable .scent. Work baskets of rush straw are very useful and handsome for favors. These are lined with satin, and when filled the inside is first protected with tin foil. But one variety of flowers is put in them; Jacqueminot roses, tulips, mignonette or daisies. Hampers that will' hold two bunches of violets are in the shape of champagne baskets. These are lined with \iolet-colored paper and then ■vl^tll waxed paper, after which the bunches are placed, the cover fastened down with a straw wedge, and the box tied or Neils, Perles, Sunset, Gloire di Dijon, are loosely tied together with a flaming clus- ter of Mde. Capucines at one side. Jac- queminots, Bennetts, Douglas and Dukes are combined with a cluster of scarlet berries, or a poinsettia. HanftBros.' newest funeral design is the richest and most graceful I have ever seen. It is a Grecian urn, very artistically proportioned, and the flowers are so filled in as not to mar any of the most delicate lines. The urn stands four feet high, and the base is four feet in diameter. The entire urn is composed of selected roses. La France, Marechal Neils and The Bride predominating. Maiden-hair ferns are the foliage, excepting on the handles, where rose leaves are the only kind used. The gorgeous bed of roses at the base is starred with clusters of marguerites. The base on which the urn stands is a glorious combination of crotons, ferns and 1
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GRtC\KU V)R^*. strapped like a trunk, with a sash of satin the color of the modest flowers within. Many hand bouquets have had small clusters of holly and mistletoe in the sashes, and those carried New Year's will have these emblems of the season for the finishing touch, which gives the stroke of sentiment to the arrangement. Tulips are \ery fashionable in combination with cypripediums in hand bunches, which are made larger than ever before, for recep- tions and the opera. The blushing Cot- tage-maid tulip forms two-thirds of the boucjuet. Cypripediums and the uncol- ored sea moss comprise the remainder of the bunch. Combinations of Papa Gon- tier and Bon Silene roses are very choice for these large hand bouquets. How unlike these flowers are can then be dis- cerned. There is a strong inclination to combine roses of the same tint, but of different shades. For instance, Marechal These are all growing plants. In a wide band of white carnations among this kaleidoscopic growth here is inscribed in violets, "Farewell." The waxen orchids are extremely ap- propriate for funeral decorations, and have been in demand for these occasions by those who spare no expense. A pall of royal purple velvet had one corner, which swept over the front side of the casket as it stood in the church chancel covered with cattleyas, which were sewed on. The pall was caught up by an im- mense cluster of heliotrope, and there were no other flowers exposed. This was simple and superb. Funeral wreaths are more in demand than other designs. These wreaths are placed on baskets, and are flanked by two palm leaves. A very rich arrangement is a wreath of large white roses, fringed with ferns and lily of the valley. This stands on a table the

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