New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-16


IN dry time.
fLowERs-The world is full Of fowers-in the woods
on the wid praires Of ,be West waving like sea Of
Towers in tie ncadowon the Old bills Of the pas
u'e-creepng along The stone wallclimbing the ROCKS
Ewing or tres. the wild flowers ab,undinc e,ery
wheree'erywhere sending forth their fragrance free AZ
".c morning AR. bothef doors 10. sold by nature
al me rate OF hundred scents for onehey are free In
civilized countries, wherever high degrees of cultivated
taste Around flowers planted in gardens parterres
ront yards, and back yards al around the house To
giadden the eye and please the oactory nerves Then
egain what Thousands OF dollars are expended upon hot
house conservatcries forcing Nature to produce n,wer
out of place and out of season that we may be yrat6d
with their sight at all times Of the year-on our mantle
piece in window, everywhere indoors or ont wher
ever find spot to set little pot with its ittle
stem end single bud But that bud will bring flower
that flower viii bring SMILE joy, holy, happy feel
ing, and perhaps prayer of Thanksgiving to Him who
opened that bud, and spread its beauty and fragrance
abroad for the great, good, glorious gift of flowers
Right across the from where write this paragraph
there il whole Of hoverpots in window-seven Of
tbem-we know the number well, for We have counted
them over and many te and they are tended by
a fair hand guded-we have doubt Of tha-by good
heart who snatchos a moment from her daily to-she is
a bookbinders gir-to tend her favorte fOwers. Well
VIC only hope they gladden. her heart as much as they
please eyes. They blooming nov right opposite
our window We have often watched delicate hand as
it comes out to pour little in the pots take
of them into the to set her table where she works.
Blu. we have never her face-.hat remained con-
ceaed behind the painted Opaque glass; but VIC fancy
how it looks--that it is sweet as her flowers.
Here somebody throws down the paper and exclaims
ooh pshaw what stuff about thing nobody fer."
And he threw down the paper in utter disgust, and
picked UP" the Of Com. Hons destruction of
the boe-nosed sharks at Boreand Bay lie snub
nosed bottehoding lover Of free fight lie did ntlove
flowers
"Bah, at this about aowers-he idea of pray
ing over a flower. 1t is blasphemous.'
That expression came from a tall, dark haired. black
eyed sallow skinned aud sunken checked Church member
who bas found himself lately very short in New-York
&C. and Haven" "a rose by any other would smell
d" as sweet to him He don't like flowers. He
prayed over a flower. Others have. Lowell Mason
prayed the other night fower-hearly, sincerely
thanking God for the gift Of flowers and most particularly
that he had planted garden Of them in of the most
deserted dark wilderness places in this city, Do you
think if that Is not ashamed thank God for such
gift TINT you need be.
"Who gave him the AowersP'
The question implies that "perhaps ii account
I" of the donor" So it was But the gift came not from
was simply little boquet of artificial howers-yery beau,
tfu to be sure and neatly arranged and those who made
and gave them simply said to the friend who took them
Tell Mr.. Mason sent them"
Who is eve" that the old should have been
obliged to wipe away tear that came do Hn his cheek
he gazed upon that little boquet and said, IL it pos
"sibe r. And then he said to the friend who gave it to
him. al have had presents of valuable books, watches
" and chains and ell sorts Of testimonials of appreciation
" Of NY labors but that touched my heart like
"this. Let us thank God, who has instiled into the
"hearts of and women the sweetness of natures
flowers till they have gone do Sn into the Five Points
80 NewYork and planted there gardcn--a moral gar
"de-hat spreads its fragrance abroad that region
" Of restitution And let thank Him FOR sending that
"good lady Mrs. Van Vaerl to teach those poor neg
elected girls who gathered in the House of ministry
chow to ply their little fingers with ready skill, and out
"of little bits Of wire paper cloth and paste to COM
"teeit the formation of these beautiful flowers
that cannot but weep and bless God that he is raising
cup friends Of the poor to make desert places blossom
" like rose, and send forth fragrance like the tree OF
"heaven | will 90 tomorrow 10 their workshop, and if
cannot snuff their fragrance in the gardens Of the
erich, feast my eyes upon the sight Of flowers
"whe my heart will glow with gratitude 10 this new
source of industry for the poor girls OF the City who
"persh for lack Of productive industry Let US thank
GOOD too for the moral influence of flowers. How can
"thOse whose fingers minds, hearts souls are engaged
in such work as this be vicious Let man say that
"ths boquet only beautiful to the eye, but hat tis
"perfumeless Sir it smels-not of the reekng filth of
"rum-debased dens of pollution in the Sixth Ward,
"houeh it cane from that locality, but it Smells Sir of
the gardens Of paradise. Tell them" we'-who sent
"i-po will 90 to morrow and tell them myself how
their little token Of remembrance he's been received
chow l appreciate it as a gift of promise OF precious
gifts in store for them.
Reader did YOU ever see artificial flowers made No.
Then go and see, and then say Bah at this nonsense
about fowers-if you can.
We have been there-we have seen those nmbe fingers
at work picking green leaffrom this dish and pink one
from that or white one from another bud here and
stem there; making stem vine Of cloth and wireand
Joining all together to make flower that in all but rag
rance-and now we taught that has that-mghtrvd
the one that boomed by the garden-wal This is new
trade for the children of the House of Industry which they
are lust earnng-a lady having furnished the materials
and instructor for months tuition, and then after TINS
short apprenticeship they will work for wases-ow to be
sure like all of womans wages but better than making
shirts at six cents apiece and far better than nothing to
do" And why should not all this work of making arti-
fetal flowers be done in this country Do you've mean
Won sir with your gray has Of wisdom peerng through
your gold frame spectacles at the news while your
5spper is buying IS worth of wreaths for her hat
do Won know how much few thousand just such unwse
eonle IA Won pay 10 foreign countries for those flowers
while at the same time you publicly supporting 5000
almost idle paupers and criminals and privately twice as
MANY nv cbaryl We cannot state the amount because
our tables of imports cover up under the mead OF I'M
enumerated articles" The figures, ii we could give
them would no doubt astonsh many who wonder thai SO
MANY females are suffering SHINING for want OF Just such
t ma this manufacture Of flowers Of CLOTH paper or wax,