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Show Makes Fine Imitation of Artificial Flower The artificial flower trade, In which thousands of persons arc engaged, has within the last few years been completely com-pletely revolutionized, both here and abroad. For a long time the petals were made of muslin, silk, satin and even of velvet, colored after nature and successfully manipulated into the semblance of blossoms. Of lale years, however, there hns been employed a substance that puts the most delicate textile materials ever manufactured completely In the background. It consists of the thinnest thin-nest of thin shavings from the Inner pith of an oriental palm that grows In Formosa, nnd can be compared to nothing so well us the almost transparent trans-parent petal of a white poppy or a delicate tea rose. A Illy petal Is heavy In comparison with this substance, ' which has all the sheen and translu-cence translu-cence and even the slightly frosted appearance ap-pearance seen In some white flowers. It enn be tinted far better than silk or muslin and Is virtually Indestructible. Indestruct-ible. In wet weather It gives and becomes be-comes a little limp. Just as real flowers flow-ers do, but w hen the sun comes out It crisps, reasserts itself nnd takes on a new lease of life and beauty. |