Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1913 — FLOWERS FOR DINING TABLE [ARTICLE]

FLOWERS FOR DINING TABLE

Practical and Lasting Decorations That Are in Most Respects Better Than the Real Article. Permanently scented flowers—roses, violets and carnations —are a practical and lovely decoration for the dining table. These exotics are of the natural sizes and coloring and their perfumes are the same as those grown in garden or conservatory. They are made of a peculiar Japanese fabric which faithfully imitates the appearance of petals and leaves and to go with them are lovely feathery feme that would never be suspected of artificiality. Thu beauty of these flowers is their unfadable quality. After a few hours the atmosphere of the dining room becomes a bit heavy with their perfume, but they never languish under the lights of candles and e'lectric bulbs. With a dozen of these Japanese flowers may be mingled a few of natural growth, to make the Illusion complete.