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Enquire within upon everything
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Robert Kemp Philp
871
The
appliances
required
for
commencing
the
making
of
waxen
flowers
will
cost
from
20s.
to
30s.,
and
may
be
obtained
at
most
fancy
repositories
in
large
towns.
Persons
wishing
to
commence
the
art
would
do
well
to
inquire
for
particulars,
and
see
specimens
of
materials;
because
in
this,
as
in
every
other
pursuit,
there
are
novelties
and
improvements
being
introduced,
which
no
book
can
give
an
idea
of.
2527.
Petals
and
Leaves
of
Wax
Flowers.
Petals
and
leaves
of
wax
flowers
are
made
of
sheets
of
coloured
wax,
which
may
be
purchased
in
packets
of
assorted
colours.
2528.
Stems.
The
stems
are
made
of
wire
of
suitable
thicknesses,
covered
with
silk,
and
overlaid
with
wax;
and
the
leaves
are
frequently
made
by
thin
sheets
of
wax
pressed
upon
leaves
of
embossed
calico.
Leaves
of
various
descriptions
are
to
be
obtained
of
the
persons
who
sell
the
materials
for
wax
flower
making.
2529.
Models
for
Wax
Flowers.
Ladies
will
often
find
among
their
discarded
artificial
flowers,
leaves
and
buds
that
will
serve
as
the
base
of
their
wax
models.
2530.
Natural
Models
for
Wax
Flowers.
The
best
guide
to
the
construction
of
a
flower--far
better
than
printed
diagrams
or
patterns--is
to
take
a
flower,
say
a
tulip,
a
rose,
or
a
camellia.
If
possible,
procure
two
flowers,
nearly
alike;
and
carefully
pick
one
of
them
to
pieces;
lay
the
petals
down
in
the
order
in
which
they
are
taken
from
the
flower,
and
then
cut
paper
patterns
from
them,
and
number
them
fron
the
centre
of
the
flower,
that
you
may
know
their
relative
positions.
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