FLORAL DECORATION

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21088, 13 February 1934, Page 15

FLORAL DECORATION

TO THE IDITOB OF TH« PiJE3S. Sir, —I have been hoping an abler pen t'han mine might have written to your valuable paper on the comments of the judge of the decorative section at the Canterbury Horticultural Society's gladioli and dahlia show held last week. ! This judge remarked that the exhibitors had a lot to learn on colour blending. In my opinion, as an old experienced exhibitor, I think the exhibitors could teach the last judge the art of flower arrangement. Balance, and the lines of the compositions were not taken by her into consideration at all. Two of the entries were very badly judged. One was the bowl of dahlias which received the first award being about one-third flower arrangement and two-thirds container. Second, in the presentation box of llowers, a wonderful box in palest pink, with water lilies inset in the lid, and arranged in such a simple manner that any artist would have been proud to display it to the public, was passed over and the award made to an exhibit lacking artistry and the blending of colour so desired by the judge. Why? These exhibitors spend much time, thought and motv\<- on their work to please their fello,. -members and visitors to the show, and in my humble opinion they should have a competent and reliable judge, who can teach them how to improve their arl. I believe that the ladies' committee selects the judges of the decorative section. If this is so, the members should have an opportunity of voting for this committee and perhaps the decorative section would then be better represented.—Yours, etc., A MEMBER. Feoruary 9, 1934. [When this letter was submitted to Mr H. L. Darton, secretary of the Canterbury Horticultural Society, he said that he had no comment to make, 1 except that it was not uncommon for . the judges of the decorative section at j the society's shows to be criticised. ] After all. it was a matter of individual j taste, and it was almost an impossi- ( bility to please all tastes.J <

TECHNICAL SCHOOL HAT RIBBONS TO IHi IDtTOR ''J THE PMSI Sir, —The only true comparison is by comparing cost price with selling price, not comparing with what other schools charge. It would be very interesting to know the wholesale price of Technical School hat ribbons. I wonder if Dr. Hansen would be so kind as to let the public know.— Yours, etc., WORKING MAN. February 7, 1934. [The only people concerned were the parents of pupils, Dr. D. E. Hansen, principal of the Technical College, said when this letter was referred to him. He had extended an invitation to the correspondent to call on him, and that invitation still held good.]