Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-01
FLORAL FANCIE
FROM THE PeRfUMe-FRElGHreD AIR
OF CiNcINNATpS EXPOSITION.
New Notions and Novel 0esigns-A Gains.
borough Hat-The Star SpangIsd
Banner-Stars and Creseents
loose WorR'-Ti-
tania's Sword.
The BEAUTIES OF NATURE AND ART

and fingered for two or three hours,
brought with it to the city large num-
ber Of country citizens from all direc-
tons " ho had accepted the prospective
auspicious time OF visiting the EIposi.
ton.
Shortly after the opening hour large
number had passed the turnstiles, and
the mana gers were furnished evidences
for believing that big day was upon
them, but the slow drizzling rain which
began to descend about IL O'Clock yes.
terday morning and continued for some
hours, set to rest the belief that the day
would prove in the way OF attendance
to be an extraordinary one.
Yesterday was the sixth floral day"
and there was one OF the finest display
OF flowers ever in Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Floral Company
occupied the tables nearest the west
side OF the vestibule. A number OF their
designs were old, but one, new, that
attracted considerable attention, was an
immense Gainsborough hat, which was
composed entirely Of balsams, the top
white blossoms, exquisitely worked and
dotted with maiden-hair ferds; the IN.
der lining of the wide brim OF red and
white, and the inner lining OF pink. IL
was q gorgeous piece, and with its gay,
blue plume and cluster OF. marchal MEL
buds at the upturned side, it was really
beautiful. Il found place upon an
upright stand, the base OF which was
formed entirely OF ferns and crotons.
The Stars and Stripes were repre-.
sented in two designs similar in execu.
ton. The stripes were OF red and white
balsams, and the stars OF agerstum and
white geraniums, on a sky-blue bed Of
heliotrope, the whole being edged with
alternanthia. The stalls in both ban
ners were of moss and smilax. In the
second flag, stars OF white geraniums
peeped forth from bed OF agerstum.
A beautiful panel similar in execution
to design shown by that company a
week or two ago, was to be seen, the
body OF altermanthia, bordered with
pink, white and scarlet balsams An
urn of white balsams upon base OF
ferns, rosss and some handsome speci.
mems OF the alamanda scotti, large yel-
low shaped flower, held cluster OF
rosebuds and ferns. A land tortoise
whose lined back was made up OF divi-
sions OF pink scarlet and white balsams,
with head, feet and tail OF geranium
leaves, was rather n bit larger than life.
Two scarlet geraniums formed its eyes
Tn table upon which this design was
placed was seemingly Floral Natural
History Department" for near by was
an enormous butterfly, with head OF pink
balsams, eyes Of tuberoses and body oI
white, pink and scarlet blossoms OF the
same growth, heliotrope and tuberoses
The wings OF white balsams were fringed
with the dark leaves OF the alderman
thia, and the lines which formed theil
many hued decorations, were o
scarlet and pink balsams, scarle,
geraniums and rosebuds. Upon eacl
a cluster OF ferns and roses, about an
alamanda schotti. completed the work
Continuing the line OF natural history
were two conch shells, both pretty, and
one "a new Species" as far as design il
concerned. Both were OF alternanthis
with lines OF scarlet gersniums The
inner portions was OF pink and white
balsams.
An open parasol, though by no means
new, was very beautifully gotten up
The divisions, separated by imaginary
ribs, were alternately formed OF tube
roses, scarlet geraniums and pink, white
and scarlet balsams, and upon each one
a full blown rose shed its fragrance. The
top was of leaves and moss. The round
base, upon which was this protector
from the sun, was composed OF rose
buds, tube roses and slternanthia. A
pin cushion, not a bad piece either, was
tastefully made. The suppositional
silken divisions which made up the
cover, were OF scarlet, white and pink
balsams edged with geranium leaves
and tube. roses. A pretty fern kept
each OF the four corners in place, and
diamond shaped cluster OF rosebuds
IOunu place III tne CeuttT.
Kentucky" that was the word which
in letters OF purple immortelles seemed
TO have been throw against rounded
shield OF white balsatns, edged with A..
ternanthia. A wreath OF roses was en-
tyined among the white. The piece wal
really one OF the poorest exhibited
Other designs OF the Floral Company
were in basket shapes.
A. Waits & Co.
Faith, Hope and Charity hang at thu
head Of the tables; heart OF scarlet bal
SANS, an anchor OF white balsams an,
cross OF same. Zach galleried with Pear
des Jardins buds.
A horse shoe with corker OF scarlej
balsams was eupatorium, balsams anC
Hermosa buds. 1t rested on base o
full blown roses. tuberoses, balsams
maiden hair fern and morning glories
A wreath-wreaths are seldom symmet
rical-though they must be pretty wher
foral-of balsams, tuberoses, browaliia,
rose buds and fern.
A lyre With alternate bands OF scarlet
balsams, eupatonium, pink balsams anC
white, forming the frame, strings OF siI
,ir trimmed with smiIax; the foot
solld mas- of white balsams, backed with
legonia; the body backed with smilax
A star and crescent were full o.
the sweetest OF flowers composing
other pieces. A center piece OF more
than usual grace was OF crrscents sur
mounted by stars. These crescents
four in number, were respectively scale
balsams and yellow tea rose buds, white
balsams and tuberoses, white balsami
and Hermosa buds. Each star bore ir
i:s center a rose in bloom, its point
OF scarlet geranium and tuDeroses
The summit was q bunch oi roses
begonia, fern ani tuberoses. An ease
bore the weight Of white ba.sam palett'
galleried with rose buds. Around thu
outer edge line OF scarlet biisams ran
and where the paint decorated thnmt
OF Mr.. Artist is wont to pertrude, tbef'
is shield OF scarlet also. This was
pretty coneeit. The centre pieces on
these tables were all lovely. bu
one magnidcentiy proportioned anc
filled deserves special mention. A
least five feet in hright. Of siriest wick
ersork, filed with many rare hJwers
the apex Q snowy ball studded viii
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