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hen entertaining, indoors
or out, flowers can make a
big difference. The beauty
of flowers adds a gracious
accent to your home, patio or wherever
the party is held.
For elegant parties, clear glass and
crystal are now in vogue. Add mirrors
and candlelight and something ex-
citing happens.
Jack Smith, president of the Amer-
ican Institute of Floral Designers and
owner of a florist shop in Livonia, had
a glass centerpiece especially design-
ed for his customers. It's 30 inches tall,
with a flower holder on top. Smith says,
"You can see through it when it's in the
center of the table. The arrangement
hangs down from above. We put it on
a mirror for special effect."
Another option is to use several clear
vases and flowers in water arrange-
ments.

Beautiful flowers,
arranged artistically, can
enhance any setting
party or patio

BY JUNE HICKS

This dinner party centerpiece uses
tall candles to accent the gerbera
and white daisies, miniature
carnations, monkshood, statice, pink
lilies, wax flowers and alstroemeria.

Smith suggests a third option. Place
three to four mirrors down the center
of a large table, with glass vases and
votive candles on each. Light the
votive candles and the flames will be
reflected in the mirrors beneath.
What flowers to use? All-white is
especially elegant, Smith says. On the
large table, you might use white
freesias in one vase, white roses in
another, two tall Calla lilies in still
another; and perhaps four or five white
Queen Anne's lace in the last vase. If
the flowers don't match, that's OK.
Arrangements in glass have become
very popular. As a matter of fact, these
days so many customers want to use
their own crystal containers that the
shop has devised a special way to
carry out these orders. Floral designers
use plastic liners, according to the
dimensions provided by the customer.
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