ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 544, 26 June 1909, Page 11

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.

~.)Almost as interesting;as .the.cultivation of naturalflowers has.become the manufacture of'"(vrtifioial ones (says a Now York: journal); Society .women'aro .learning to twist, bite of 'silk'j'ahd; ribbon into semblances of!real roses, cfiyßanthemoms, daisies, or forget-me-nots, andimany:of .them are. highly... successful. ;\^omei!-who find it-necessary to supplement tho contents; of -tie family purso have taken 'op itSie'BttgKestion.asa matter' of. business, and at the department shops it is as possible to buy a.nosegay of violets, a bunch of cut Sorters, or'a place decoration of a single longsteinmed rose.as it is at.the florists. ,;. ',* In m'achiuermanufactured flowers, those of 'domestic make have A not yet attained to French .perfection. So it is: not unusual to be/asked to,pay 10s. for a bunch of violets from .France.or 85.,f0r /a cluster of lilies of tho Valley, rather than. 3s. 6d. and 3s. for the'same species created hare on, if not in, American soil.'-... It is anticipated that .this will'be a. "flower season" in millinery,' so there is to be a gorgeous, display of blue roses, variegated geranrums, and panties: sobrilliant that their "speaking faces" iwiU.positively shriek. The hand-made flowers are most interesting. 'Ribbon, in\all widths is utilised. ; ,A huge rose,' half-blown, fashioned of neavy satin, makes an attractive centrepiecefor the;luncheon/table. Roses and buds of natural size, with long stems and the correct'foliage, make a charming place souvenir that has : tho obvious advantage of. riot fading./. Small wild roses, violets, and other flowers of moderate sino.are strung together or massed_ in any-desired way,:to give ah effective-bodice trimming, or aro -usecf with'good effect' as panel decorations. Coronotsand'clusters of violets arc wired,' and form very .'appropriate and smart hair ornaBSs4fc: ; "r: