Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1887 — Wedding Flowers. [ARTICLE]

Wedding Flowers.

For recent weddings some beautiful floral designs have been made, some of which are novel. At one. the bouquet of the bridq was composed of Lily of the Valley, several hundred sprays being used in this one bunch. The bridesmaids’ bouquets were of Crimson King Carnations, fringed with “Maid of Guernsey” chrysanthemums; each bunch contained IbO carnations, and the edging of the wild white petals of the chrysanthemums wax exquisitely lovely. At a charm:?': wedding the bride and bi-fdogroom stood under a wishbone of flower.. . ... .. ,ub w hich was swung from o: end ol the draw-ing-room from a h m "fringed with autumn !*• \ •>. The top of the wishbone was studded with brilliant carnations of La Purete variety. The ends were also of this flower. "'The limbs of the wishbone were woven with white carnations. Smilax garlanded the banisters. The plant decoration was small but choice. The bride carried a bunch of Mermet roses and the bridesmaids’ bouquets were of crimson King Carnations and Pcrlo ties Jardin rosebuds. For another wedding, a lattice screen was made to cover the long mirror before which the marriage took place. This scre en was composed of coils of smilax plaided, and the effect of this light lattice was very beautiful. Over the top was snspe ded a large basket of roses and spring flowers. There was a straw vase filled with pink rosebuds and mignonette, with a cluster of Jacqueminots at the center. The novelty in ornamental growing plants for the house is tin, imaging shell of Lycopodium, which is extremely pretty. Some of the shells are ordinary conch shells; others are male of glazed plaster, and colored with foam tints. The moss is arranged to droop, and it has u light and ja freshing effect. Brackets tilled with Lyi podium add grace and cheerfulness to any apartment. The only care required is sprinkling as often as the moss dries. Growing fet.,s na the fashionable ornament for the table. Becent adornments for an evening relieption consisted of a floral piece representing a musical score, the bars woven in flowers on a white background, the whole supported by a floral harp. Over the mirror was a network of delicate smilax, which crossed the glass hi deep festoons, on which rested tiny humming-birds and butterflies. Against the wall, on one side, was a lyre, oa the other a harp. Around and on the mantle were arranged handsome plants; amid which stood a piano made of flowers. Over the folding doors leading to the library was suspended, from cordons of smilax, a flower violin and flute. Birch-bark canoes, lined With tin and planted with ferns, or filled with cutflowers and trailing vines, suspended from the chandelier, have a very pretty effect, in conjunction with other decorations, Jfor evening entertainments.— Floral World.

Save the Forests. — Under this heading the Mechanical World truly observes that it is not only the timber supply that is endangered, but the regulation of the water supply, the navigability of rivers, and the conditions of soil and climate necessary for successful tillage are also very seriously involved. It has been shown, beyond the possibility of dispute, that the cutting away of the forests in a mountainous region subjects the country below tc. greater extremes of heat and cold, to alternate droughts and floods, to loss of arable land, and to interference with commerce by obstruction of the streams, Europe has afforded numerous examples of this desolating process, especially in the country adjacent to the French Alps; and enough has already been observed in America to show that there can be r,o question as to the actual effect of this wholesale clearing of large areas, and especially of timber slopes. The destruction of the Adirondack forests has been vigorously carried on for some time, and its disastrous effects are plainly visible. The rivers flowing from that region fall to a lower and rise to a higher stage than formerly, the soil in which they have their source no longer acting as a reservoir, and by its constant humidity equalizing the supply. Already an increased deposit of sediment is observed in the upper Hudson and its tributaries, and it is predicted that the navigation of that great river will be so far impaired, unless preventive measures are soon enforced, as to injure to a great extent the commerce along its banks.