Flowers That Fade Not (1922)

Intertitle reads: Making floral decorations for festive parties is an interesting pastime. The flowers are made from crinkly paper and wire. A woman sits at a table and cuts floral shapes from crepe paper. These are then threaded on to a piece of wire to create a chrysanthemum. The petals are curled by means of a sharp tool. A daffodil is then made. The woman arranges some of her paper flowers in a vase. An intertitle reads: The flowers that bloom on the stage tra la . This is followed by shots of women with bizarre head dresses representing flowers stepping through a large frame. This is the same setting as Picture Frocks in Stageland so is presumably part of the revue Put Take (see record for Picture Frocks in Stageland ). The second headdress is opened out in C, U to reveal the woman s face inside the petals (lovely shot ). Darning wool is used to make the centre of a poppy. C, U of poppy being made. Note: The negative of this story has a direction to insert