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^Eff GARDENING FOR PROFIT J0j$. N". S. Sawyer of Excelsior Guided by Circumstances, Drifted Into \l th-e New Field of Raising: Ferennial Plants for CutFlowers, ; \J ';:,* \ and to Supply Other People's Gardens. . . \ / * ;. •',. In these days of longing t o .ge t back to the soil, of land fever and of speculat­ing on whether the Intelligent but un­trained person can wrest a living' from the soil, experiments in farming on a small scale and in gardening are of great Interest.

Excelsior has a fascinating example of experimental gardening whose small, quiet s tar t has already met with a moderate success, and could readily be emulated in various lines. Mrs. N. S. Sawyer, a resident of the village 'for eight or ten years, resolved three years ago to see whether her natural aptitude for flower gardening and her long studies and ex­periments for her own gratification could be turned to account. She had abundant leisure, her husband being a traveling salesman for a nursery company, the love for flowers accompanied by strength and. willingness to work among them, and a

are now just in their prime. The pyre-thrum season is nearly over, altho the plants bear a few scattering blossoms all thru the season. ' "

', June Floral Treasures. „ ^ -

The foxglove is a tall, stately plant, with great slender • spikes of drooping thimble-shaped flowers, the throat being beautiful­ly spotted. They range from white to a red pinkish purple. Each plant has a number of flower spikes and they last a-long time. They are effective massed, either alone or. with Canterbury bells. Single specimens show finely among clumps of shrubbery. The Canterbury bells, tho dwarfed, are still large plants. They blossom profusely. There are two distinct varieties, the bell kind, like giant harebells in shape and habit, and the cup and saucer kind. There are also double varieties. The bells come In pure white

but chiefly to see what they were like and to experiment in their oulture, rather than for propagation purposes. She has a nice lot of Iceland and pf oriental, pop­pies blossoming for garden ornaments, but she has a lot of young plants Of both coming on for next season. - In' the same way she has olumps of other plants grow­ing to adorn the garden and to give the gardener a ohance to study them. Among of garden heliotrope, a Rocky mountain of garden heliotrope,- a Rockey m o u n t a i n plant that scents the air with Its delicious fragrance. Mrs. Sawyer's list of peren­nials Includes . columbines,, gaillardia, gypsophlla, pinks, hibiscus, chrysan­themums, flax, lupin,, lychnis, forget-me-not, and coreopsis lanceolata.

The garden has a setting of shrubbery and vines, but these a re ' fixtures In the garden and not a part of the stock in trade. There are various gates and arches over which are trained scarlet trumpet honeysuckle, Hall's honeysuckle, and a variety of clematis. An inconspicuous but interesting portion of the garden Is the beds of sweet-smelling plants, nerbs and ornamental plants, and here may be found many that seem to belong only to old New England and southern ancestral gar­dens and cemeteries.

Asters and Other Annuals. . Perennials have not excluded other plants for which there Is. a demand, either for planting or cut flowers, and Mrs. Saw­yer has put out this spring lor her, cus­tomers and in her own. garden quantities of pansies, asters, salvia and other popular annuals. For cutting she has a libera] supply of sweet peas, popples, bachelor buttons and other old-fashioned favorites.

The two gardens occupy, little more than an acre, but they keep Mrs. Sawyer busy as a bee practically the whole year, for the fall clearing up and covering of the plants Is not completed much before Thanksgiving and seeds for early plants of some varlties are planted in January and a large amount of planting is done before March 1. While outdoor work is going on there Is little opportunity for study or planning, except just the work from day to day. The short interim between fall and spring work and the • comparatively unoccupied time before outdoor spring work can be done Mrs. Sawyer fills wit l i diligent study and In arranging her sea­son's plans. Out of doors she trusts the transplanting of the tiny seedlings and the arrangement of the garden to no one and she spends many days on her knees trans • ferring the plants from the seed boxes or beds to the garden rows. Some of the plants are transplanted three or four times before they are ready for the maket , in orcler that ^hey may have strong roots and make a vigorous growth.

Mrs. Sawyer's love of flowers has been the guide that has planned the garden about her home and made it a thing of beauty as well as a place for raising flow­ers. For this reason it is one of the show places of the village and it will afford a delightful hour to all lovers of flowers.

—Martha Scott Anderson.

GLOVE BON'TS

A C L U M P OF FOXGLOVE A N D C A N T E R B U R Y B E L L FROM MRS. SAWYER 'S G A R D E N .

favorable spot In which to try her hand. The Sawyer summer cottage Is on a

Bide hill and on this slope the garden was begun, but it has now outgrown its original bounds and two large lots not far away tha t were formerly a lake bot­tom have been added as a nursery for the small plants. The cottage itself was one of the sights of the place last summer, as it was completely covered with a veil of maurandia vines. The vine is an an­nual and has not yet made a large growth this season.

Mrs. Sawyer was much interested In perennials and. had grown m a n y of them from seed for herself and had shared her plants with her neighbors. Her experi­ence had taught her two things, that it .was difficult to get good plants of any «xcept the commones t sorts and quite i m ­possible t o g e t m a n y desirable sorts, a s they are not grown In this part of the country, and will not stand shipping; alos .that many of these can be raised, evn by an amateur, with a t least fair success. She knew that there were many who wanted things they were unable to get in satisfactory condition and she suspected |that there were many more who would want some of these lovely floral treasures when they saw them and had seen demonstrated their practicability In northern gardens.

Altho Mrs. Sawyer disclaims .being a specialist and will not even admit favortt-' Ism,-she has had her greatest success with foxglove, Canterbury bells, pyrethrum and hollyhocks. The first three are compara­tively l itt le k n o w n In this part of the country, but they are destined to be garden favorites and standbys, now that they have been brought to notice In this garden and that of W. O. Winston and a few others about the lake. Everywhere they grow they, a t t ract admiring orowds %nd the foxgloves and Canterbury bells

and various shades of blue, pink and pur­ple. The pyrethrum is a relative of large growth of the white field daisy. The spring blossoming kind is in shades of rose color and its very long and strong stems make it fine for cutting. The fall variety Is a large white flower. For a tall border nothing Is more effective and they yield a wealth of blossoms a t a time when there are few other plants in blossom. Strictly speaking, the foxgloves and Can­terbury bells are biennials, altho they will live and blossom somewhat longer than the second season, but they will not do their best . There are perennial variet ies , but they are not altogether trustworthy. The pyrethrum is a. perennial, hut most plants are the better for renewal occasion­ally.

Another showy display in Mrs. Sawyer's garden i s the s w e e t Williams, a n o ld- fash-ioned flower tha t is just coming into its •own again. The new sorts have beautiful colors and velvety texture combined with absolute hardiness and splendid lasting qualities. These are perennials, but run out easily, and one should have some new plants every year If one wants to keep up a fine and thrifty growing bed. Once started, however, they sow themselves and all that Is necessary is to transplant the seedlings and give them proper care.

Among professional gardeners It Is the practice to propagate many of the per­ennials that are difficult to raise from seed by dividing the roots and Mrs. Saw­yer has been told she went a t her work in the hardest kind of a way. A s she be­g a n In a smal l -way and w a s uncertain of her market she preferred raising her plants from seed and this saved' a large Initial outlay on an uncertainty. With many plants the chief item of expense Is labor and the skilled work in the garden is done by Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer.

Mrs. Sawyer has purchased some-plants,

What Gloves to Buy and How They Should be

Kept. Gloves constitute an important Item In

the account of every woman who makes any pretense to being well dressed. Good gloves are expensive, but it does not pay to buy cheap ones, consequently the wise woman takes care of the gloves and makes a good pair last twice as long as does her careless sister. As a sort of guide for thoughtless, extravagant women, a prominent glove manufacturer has com­piled the following list of "Don' ts" :

Do not wear evening or dress gloves ex­cept in the evening or pn dressy oc­casions. I t seems to have become a cus­tom to wear a new pair of delicate gloves on some important occasion and •when s l ightly soiled to have t h e m cleaned, for less Important events, and thoroly soiled gloves are often thought . good enough for street wear or for shopping. This is certainly poor taste, if not bad form. For traveling, walking and shop­ping wear medium weight gloves match­ing the costume, or a heavy mocha castor or dogskin glove of some neutral shade. This will prove more economical than al­ways buying dress gloves, which, when soiled, wear quickly and look so shabby.

Do not put a new glove on carelessly. The first wearing molds the glove to the hand and decides the future appearance. Be careful to get the fingers on straight, work them on. gent ly , l itt le by l itt le each in turn; then put the forefinger in the palm and by pressing outward adjust the hand part. The thumb follows and when the seams on the outside of the hand are even and smooth, the glove may be buttoned or • clasped.

Do not take a glove off carelessly if you want the glove to keep its proper form. In taking gloves off, turn the wrist over the flngersj and draw until the Angers are half uncovered, then the ends may be loosened by the tips. This makes It an easy matter to readjust the glove right side out.

Do not wear kid gloves without sprinkling powder In them, If the hands are Inclined to be moist. Perspiration hardens and stiffens a glove and usually changes its color.

Do not buy cheap gloves. If the in­come is limited, It Is better to wear neatly mended, correctly cut, good quality gloves than a new pair, shapeless , of poor m a ­terial and poor workmanship . -A. g love m u s t b e neither too large nor too small. A perfect fit wears best and is economy. Thin gloves should be avoided. They are made of the cheapest skins, have no strength or durability, and Invariably lose their shape and wrinkle on the back after the first wearing.

A CORNER OF MRS. S A W Y E R ' S G A R D E N I N EXCELSIOR, A N D H E R SUMMER. C O T T A G E CLAD ^ I N M A U R A N D I A I V I N E S . „ vi • . , • . . . . . - . , - - a-- .*•;

'A YACHTING GIRLS IN A WAR OF DRESS|W|^-.; . - , . . . -S N * 1 £ ! ! J L 1 ^ THE "SHAMROCK" MAID—THEIR (kpsf THillR NEC^WEAK^Sl^THE Elfr ^X^ffprg? BLEMS WHICH DECORATE THEIR SLEEVES WILL TELL AT A GLANCE THEIR FAVORITE BOAT. ) r-t.vsr.;

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Lucky summer man! Toil are soon to have the pleasure of meeting the breezy, nautical yachting girl. And then, look -wen to your heart, lest it m a y be stolen from you unawares. . Shv. is not like any yachting girl you have ever known In the past; she Is merrier, wittier and far, far better dressed. She Is a pic­turesque girl and yet she never poses; she . knows how to do - things and does them. She can be the man a t the wheel of a big steam yacht, and she can sail her own catboat—race with it, too, and come out a, winner.

As for. the-., yacht race girl„ she cannot be excelled. Nothing can shake her faith in hePjQwn yacht,, and natbing can equal her enthusiasm, excepting,* an college foot­ball man- Jus t now she ta>Jnterested in the trial races between the,Reliance and the Columbia, and she is planning for and eagerly looking forward to , the big races that are to come.

w n e t h e r she is a Shamrock m a i d or a Reliance girl, during the yacht race days, she-Will be a most witching, altogether fetching young person. And before he meets her it Is well for the summer man to read and ponder over this information, for there is good, common sense in that old, old adage: "Forewarned Is fore­armed."

Credulous summer marl! Of course, you don' t know it, but much of the charm and fascination of this summer's yachting girl will depend upon her clothes. She realizes this and that is why she is pay­ing such special, attention this year to her yachting costumes.

Her new yachting suits all have a trim, smart style ajbout them, and each girl is careful to Introduce in her costume some little, new, original touch, which •will tell a t a g lance her favorite beat .

There are elaborate yacht ing costumes only suitable to be worn aboard a palatial yacht, and there a r e ' waterproof serge suits, with sailor blouse and short skirt— just the correct thing to wear on a little catboat, where the waves keep coming over the sides.

And there are many varied and alto­gether charming yachting costumes be­tween these two styles. They are made of heavy linen, or mohair Sicilian, of cravenette serge, of crash and of taffeta silk. They are trimmed with pearl buttons and pipings, and many of them show the wearer's yachting emblem em­broidered on the sleeve.

For general every-day wear aboard a yacht there is no material more durable, which has any pretentions toward Style, than mohair Sicilian. The girl who can have many yachting costumes should be sure to include among them one made of white mohair. The skirt should be made instep' length and a plaited model is mod? ish with the plaits falling from a hip yoke. With this skirt should be worn a out with long ripple basques. The sleeves would look well box plaited and the blouse portion of the coat should be fastened down the. front with pearl but­tons, decorated with a carved anchor. Either an anchor, a little green shamrock or the Reliance emblem should be em­broidered upon the sleeve. This skirt and coat yachting costume shows the neck a trifle low, which Is one of the very new fads of the summer girl. The young per­

son whose admirers have always told her that she had a beautiful, swan-like throat, will do well to shun this collarleBS coat, for it Is sure to be hopelessly unbe­coming to the girl -with the long, thin neck. However , If her throat is full and her neck short, this style of garment is ap t to be most becoming.

This costume Is a particular favorite with this year's yachting girl. If she pre­fers not to bare her throat to the dama­ging rays of the sun, she may wear a sheer linen and fine lace chemisette and stock collar, the collar being slightly stif­fened with featherbone to hold it in place.

The majority of the new yatching suits are made with the long coat. Sometimes the skirt of this coat flares in a pro­nounced fashion.* It mad have a ripple ef­fect or It may be plaited. In crash, linen and mohair it is seen the longest.

Many fashionable yatching girls will ap ­pear aboard ship- In the jauntiest of silk shirt-waist costumes. Among the prett i­est of these suits are those in either light green taffeta or green and white pin-check silk. Strapped bands and pearl buttons are a modish trimming for these suits. Very novel are the ways in which the bands are decorated. On a pale green taffeta yatchjng dress just made to order for a New York girl, the trimming consists of bands of deep emerald green taffeta heav­ily stitched In white, and on another equally smart looking shlrt-walst yachting suit, made of blue and white pin check, the bands which act as the trimming are piped with black satin. The majority of the newest costumes have the skirt bind­ing a t the hem, and they all show the French curve a t the waist line.

Of course, the all-white yachting girl

will be In evidence this summer, and la selecting her white gowns, she must be sure to have among her collection a t least one typical sailor suit, made of wooltex serge. A. pretty and y e t s imple model shows the skirt made with a wide double -box plait in front, stitched down to th« knees, and then allowed to flare, owing to Its Paquin Interlining. This skirt fit* very smoothly over the hips and is worn with a nautical looking sailor blouse, trimmed with white silk braid. This blouse Is cut to show the throat. It is worn with a shield on which a white silk anchor is embroidered and the sailor collar fast­ens In front with a silk cravat, which ties In a knot, having long, flowing ends.

The captivating yachting girl of 1908 Is very particular about every accessory of her toilet. She will have none of the regulation yachting cap unless It Is spe­cially becoming to her. If it is, she wears It; If not, she selects a jaunty straw sailor with the name of her favorite boat spelt out in gilt letters on the ribbon band of her hat, or she wears a soft .felt or a st i tched l inen ha t w i t h a fe tching flare to the brim and -which can also be bent down to shade her eyes if the sun gets too glaring.

She looks well to her shoes, wearing very often white kid or white canvas shoes. No matter how devoted she is to the high Louis heel when on land, she does not wear It aboard ship. I t Is safe to say that the only sensible shoe which the fashionable girl is wearing this year Is her yachting shoe.

When It comes to her undergarments, she invariably wears pongee or satin bloomers and one of the very excellent fitting Sorosls petticoats.

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VAAT AILDAL^DSON SAYS:

"'Psf O'SIREEf* says he to me,

says he;' T m mighty care­ful how I talk over the telyphone. How do I know

,'t -folks are who they s a y they are? The telyphone may be a great invention, I 'm/not sayin'. it isn't, ' says he, .*but It's one ' t can make folks deceitful an ' 'spicious. You can as t for John Smith bu t how do you know it 's John Smith a-talkln'. to you? - Tell me that, Miss Larson,' says he. ; - , . • • » - '

" 'Weil,'-says Iy *I-al'ys believe folks are honest 'till t hey ' r e proven dishonest. I t 's pleasanter,' says I," 'an' no more work! It 's on" the s a m e principle ' t ' w h e n T can get good apples I don't take specked ones. You'll fln', Mr. Gleason, *t you'll think more of people if you 'casionally 'spect 'em of doln' somethin' good 'stead of bad all the time,' says I, 'an', he will, too. •When-you're puttiri' low value on work, you can' t-expect to double the price all a t once, an ' If a body 'd jes', once a day, for Instance, take to thinkin' somethin' pleasan' 'bout some one, seems if, It wouldn't, do 'em any harm an'^ It might get ' em ' in the .habit. i£:'^i." 'fl. ^ V " '•-'

"It makes me m ^ d d e r ' n a 'dog ' th a tin can tied to his tall to hear some folks talk. You'd think ' t ev'bqdy they knew had been .up "fore the police court an ' those„who hadn't ought tq be. I for one could count on one han' the frien's I've got In jail an ' * have fingers to spare an ' there's nothin' extraordinary 'bout me. Mr. Gleason' mus ' ' have either a queer min' or a. queer lot of. frien's, an* you'd think so to hear him talk sometimes.

"I donno but what he fs sotoe right 'bout the telyphone,, for you can't be bettln' on whos' a t the other end an' be sure of wlnnln' your money. I t was jes ' the other d a y -when I -was up a t Mrs. Andrew.es ' t Mrs. Andrews wasn' t feelln' very well an' some of the neighbors came i n , t o . cheer her up. They asted her If she knew how to play this new 'game ' t lets, folks waste time an' money, bridge-whist, they call it, but seems if It ought to be" hole whist from what I hear an ' the only bridge Is from one fellow's pockets to another for the money to go over. They didn't any eff 'em know „it, not even Mrs. Andrews an' she usually knows mos' things. Mrs. Blakes sa.ys-./t Mrs. Tyron. down In the block beloW' eould play an"

^MrJi .Andrews says shegdV-a. min* to. tele­phone down. an'~ ast" Kef "Co tfotne up. She hadn' t ever been to see Mrs. Tyron, but bridge whist can make frien's as well as bankrupts, seems if.

"Mrs. Andrews gave central Mrs. Try-on's number an' I couldn't hear, what Mrs. Tryon says, but I h«ard Mrs. An­drews when she went back, to the .parlor an* s e e m s 't Mrs. Tyron haetT company, b u t a s soon a s - t h e y w e n t she'd fee-up,

" 'Her voice sounded awful strange, ' says Mrs. Andrews, a-pullin* dut the tables to get ready, an ' forgettin' she hadn' t b e e n able t o ge_t offen_the couch al l day. 'I dunno whether slfe lEought 4t was funny for me to asf tuu-vr not.1 -

"It didn't take - Mrs^ 'Pyon-very long to , g e t r l d of iher/-Com$any an&irislde of five

minutes there was a ring a t the bell an* I went to the door. I showed in a woman an* Mrs. Andrews came forward as if it was her fav'rite aunt come unexpected. 'Fore she srott to the door she stopped. 'Why,' says she, 'I thought it was Mrs. Tryon:' - * , ' ,

" 'No,' says the woman, a-smllln' so you could see what a good dentist she had. T m Mrs. Priam. Did you say you were goin' to play bridge?'

" 'Yes,' says Mrs. Andrews a-lookln' a t her frien's as tho astin ' help, but they didn't see her. Mrs. Priam's a woman from the block below an' she's tried to m a k e frien's -with 'em every s ince she's been In the neighborhood. They hadn't any of 'em called on her, but as I say, bridge whist makes strange combinations an ' It wasn' t long 'fore they were roun' the table an ' arguin' over the cards.

" 'Wasn't It funny for her to come?' says Mrs. Andrews, when she'd gone home, an ' she picked up four ten-cent pieces she'd "won. " T wouldn't think of goin' to a perfec\ stranger's to play cards.

•jWould you?' l "An' they all said they would'nt. "You see,' central had made a mistake

an' given Mrs. Andrews Mrs. Priam's number 'stead of Mrs. Tryon's, ah ' the names are a good deal alike. I t was jes' as Mr. Gleason says an' Mrs. . Andrews didn't know who she'd 'vited. I dunno but what that happens ev'ry day, for you're al'ys fln'in' out ' t the folks you call your frien's are the ones you 'don't know. Mos' folks have more'n one side, an' they don't al 'ys show the same to the same person, seems if."

"I haven't any,object ions to secon' mar­r iages for I dunno m a n y , but w h a t have been good for all concerned, but seems if they were mighty confusln'. I was over a t Mrs. Schmltz' for a minute yesterday afternoon and while we were try in' to de­cide whether Linda's blue dress was worth dyin' or not, Nora—that's the younges'— brought a card to her ma. Mrs. Schmltz can't read 'thout her specs, an' she gave It to me. 'Mrs. John Llndstrom,' says I. ^ ~"

" T dunno any such body,' says Mrs. Schmltz, lookln' uneasy, for she Isn't used to visitors, ' th cards. I dunno what made m e turn that card over but I did, an* on the other side was 'Mrs. Lena Collins.' 'Why you know Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Schmltz,' says I, 'She used to live in the las' house in the block above. She mus' "have' got married again,' says I.

"An' that was -jes' what she had done. She was pleased a s could be to see us an' asted If we were s'prlsed. I tol' her If she was goin' to have her cards written on b o t h s ides she ought-' to h a v e the word 'over' put in the corner, so as folks 'd know there was more'n one name on it. i 'That 's a good Idea, Miss Larson,' says she, 'and I'll do It, an ' I'd be wlllln' to bet ' t she will. She hasn' t sense 'nough to know ' t folks don't mean ev'rythin' they say. ^

" I t was that same evenln' I was "help-in' a t a dinner' a t Glidden's. You^k'now

Mrs.- Glidden's been married three times an ' she's got three- children, Mary Means an' Tom Means an' Mony Gold. Mr. Glid-den 's only had two wivo^, but even that

, counts up a good m a n y for one family. "It wasn' t a very big dinner, jes' for

some swell Chicago frien's of Mr. Glid­den's, an ' all of the children were a t the table. I dunno what got into Molly, but seems If chlldern do get possessed at times. When I brought in the soup I heard her as t in her loud yoice, 'Mamma, is my papa dead?'

"Mrs. Glldden tried to quiet her by an-swerln' In a low voice, but you might as

'well try to stop the thunder as to quiet a child ' t wants to talk. When I took In the roast, she was astln' if Tom's papa

'was dead, an', when the salad was goin* roun' she inquired 'bout Mary's. Mr. Gl iddenwas jes' 'bout as nervous as his wife,, for he didn't know but what she'd commence on his family nex*. B u t she didn't. She pondered things till I took in the dessert, an' then says she, in a sad little voice, says she: 'Seems if papas don't las' very long. I've got my third.'

"I 'spose it was time to say somethin' an' seems If he couldn't have foun' any-thin' more appropriate, but Mr. Glldden says rather quick: 'Where's the angel food, Miss Larson?, says he.

"He's mighty fond of that kin' of cake an' not seein' it on the table, why he jes ' asted for it to change the subjec'. The Chicago folks tried to keep their eyes on the picture of Mr. Glidden's pa ' t hangs in the dinin' room an' 's 'nough to wipe a smile offen a body's face, but they couldn't an* they began to laugh an' Inen ev'rybody joined In, all but Mollje. What 's a puzzle to a chll' Is often an ' 'musemen' to a grown-up, but then a cat don't take the 'joymen' ' t a kitten does outen his tail, seems if."

THE LIGHT IN A CHILD'S ROOM

• The lighting: of the child's room Is a very important matter from a sanitary standpoint and also from one of conven­ience, writes Gardner C. Teall in Good Housekeeping. ' If gas is the llluminant it should never be left lighted longer than is absolutely necessary. If a night light is required, then a little night lamp should be procured, but even then It Is a pity that more mothers do not train their children to be accustomed to sleeping In a ' room without a light. I t Is so much more healthful. Where lamps are in use we far too often see children squinting because the s trong lamplight Is directly on line - w i t h their faces . Their elders seldom stop to think of this from their superior heights. A light should never be placed so that Its rays flare Into a child's eyes. I think one of the most prevalent causes for poor eyesight in young children is this very negligence on the part of their elders to provide shaded lights in rooms where children, are s i t t ing or play­ing. . . >

mm&i ••• •• %mm » . r HAPPY COMBINATIOK FOB* READERS.

The paper cotter is now an indispensable adjunct of the book carer. In one of burnt leather Is a convenient, pocket In one corner to hold the knife, while another has it attached to a ribbon so that It serves the double purpose of a cutter and bookmark.

NEW FLOWER HOLDERS

Vases Are Peculiarly Fitting for the Va« rlety for Which the Design

Is Adapted. New York Sun.

The custom of arranging flowers singly or In groups rather than In set bouquets has brought Into vogue the Individual flower-holder of "typical design.

Thus there is the sweet pea- vase, the orchid glass, the rose bowl, violet or pan­sy holder", hyacinth glass, fern dish, etc. Besides' there are novel pieces for table decoration calculated to set off the s ta te­ly prim-stemmed flowers; as the fleur-< de-lls, chrysanthemum and Bermuda lily.

Cut-glass violet bowls and orchid hold­ers of small proportions are fitted with a plateau or tray mirror, which reflects th« beauty o£ both holder and blossoms. The patterns cut in on such wares have ex­press association with the flowers.

A sweet pea vase of fancy glass has the curled-over edges just blushing into pink, and looks like a magnified pea blossom both In tint and shaping. Such a vas t will cost from $8 to $15 with Its daintf* saucer tray, and is manifestly a treasure.

Beautiful fern dishes and rose bowls a r t made to order In carved glass wrought out of a single piece of crystal. These are the work of genuine artists, t h e ' design! wrought after the fashion of the Wood-hall carvings, only put in level With th« surface and not thrown out" in relief. This permits of their being easily washed and cared for. Such carving on glass takes the same skill and patience that cameo cutting requires. The glass Is as nearly lusterless as such a substance can be. The pictures show out clear a s tho em— bossed. And altho such holders are ob­jects of beauty in themselves they are unobtrusive and well calculated to dis­play flowers or ferns to advantage. They are costly, being worth $40 or $60 when made to order, and are not l ikely to b e -come common.

A glass orchid holder is shaped with the quaint," protruding lip that distin­guishes the flower. The edges are tinted In purplish pink, and the saucer-like vase is mounted on gold feet and has gold handles turned like the twisted curly cue; on a stem.

Plat, low holders for small flowers like lilies of the valley, nasturtiums, etc., are shaped like a shell or a leaf with gliding to outline the veins and underlying fibers. Some have amber l ights and a n e n a m e l e d tracery of gold.

One very lovely sample is in. shaded green, with the stem that runs thru the center of the leaf of a darker t int and having a handle of curiously carved gold.

Some of the table flower pieces have eyeletted tops so that each Individual specimen may have a separate support, or else be spl iced in be tween green l e a v e s or foliage that will show it in relief. -

Bohemian glass Hand painted in deli* cate tints affords , very dainty flower-holders, beautiful. for ferns and fragile flowers. These vases are sprightly look­ing without being in the least gaudy.* De» signs showing , doves, cupids and mer ­maids are depicted on them and the shape* are singularly pretty and appropriate.

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