, 1881-10-02
CUT FLOWERS.
The FavorftA and Their Co<t-T1.e
Rage for Flower Baskets.

The Favorfts and Their Co&t-T1e c
Rage for Flower Baskets.
Probably very few persons have any idea
how much money is spent during the social
season in Chicago, or any other large city
for that matter, in the way Of floral dccora-
tiulI. The business has grown to large pro-
portions durins. the last five or six years, anu
if the statement Of 4 wcl!-known local florist
is to be accepted without any discount, the
average annual expenditure for flowers in
Chicago is III the neighbor1ood OF the very
respectable suln Of $4,000. The social
season is yet young, but the Chicago florists
are confident. from Indications FURNISHED by
their fall orders up to date, that the demand
will be fur In excess Of that Of last year. As
long as people HARRY and are given in mar
riage, lis long as funerals are conducted
with as near an approach as possible to the
average horticultural shown short, so
long rs flowers lave their day aud continue
to form 50 important Il part IN scenes Of
happiness and i'll times Of wo, there is little
danger that the florist will lose his custom.
or cease be a highly-tonotcd member Of
knows it. In fact, his cgotisln-or, rather,
the esotisln 0f ut least one of him
partakes of the sublime. With display Of
superiority which would be absurd If it were
moi amusing lle tai lSes one into his confidence,
assures one that his work is vastly better
than that uf anybody else, refers to cx-car-
pcnters and eX-dry-goods clerks, low grown
Immensely rich, us his cultured patrons, and
s,1eers at Chicago for being years behind
New York and Boston in floral productions
and floral designs.
"1T MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN TIE
WORLD"
said this voluble and exceedingly frank
young fellow, "wllo you deal with. You
see, some vi these 'ere rich folks III pay any
1f
lunches run all the way from - cents to $40
Il bunch, and baskets filled with flowers all
the way from $ to so. Wedding decora-
tiol.s rim from go UP to $1,000"
's And funerals ~
:WeIl, don't tlo mucl, in funerals. Still,
if anybody comes in and wants something
particularly touching, make it l1p for 'ell
But tile lunch, dinner, and wedding business
beats 'tm I'LL. Some folks want little, and
some want Il great deal. One wedding may
bring me $50 Another man will WANT Ills
house full of stuff, and ynu can run it up to
81 ,UU0 us easy as nothing Here's couple
Of wcdding-anniyersaryd designs-sonethlng
that nobody here cali initiate: because they
flowers from New. York and Boston-that
brought int 500 apiece"
And the flower artist hauled out couple of
designs, largely: ma.lc up Of cupid bows,
figures representing The number Of years Of
Wytl.le,( bliss. ur otherwise, which had been
enjoyed by the couple WHO could lay out 500
in flowers TO celebrate their anniversary, mon
osralns, ETC., etc. Just why nobody else could
have worked up similar OF even better de-
signs, ana just why Chicago couldn't furnish
tile flowers with which to execute the1l, tie
Young lnln tailed to explain, and the reporter
lla.l to take Ills word fur it, albeit with some
misglyinSs.
You seer he went OIL, sits big thing
to have people Of taste and plenty Ut money
for your customers. Now, i'm working not.
only for myself,
but FOR THE PUBLIC
'Oh," broke in the reporter: "Tell that
to some one who doesn't know YOU"
''Wcll, mean," said this specimen phila1l-
thropist in trade. while lis red hair grew
redder, and he discovered that he actually
co uld blush, - mean, you know, I'm trying
to build I'D 4 good class of trade. THAT'S
all-''
From another and less windy source the
Information was obtained that the demand
was already large, considering the fact that
the season. had hardly opened, and that it
To be greater than last year as the