The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-01-02
Flower Selling in New York.

From the New York Times.
sThe flower business is q rather curiou
one, and a littlo more complicated than on,
would at first suppose" said an old florist, al
no deity twined a spray of smila1 in ant
around a bunch of roses, 80 that lines of deli
cate green separated the rich colors.
GLOW SOP"
why in keeping . stock on hand which vii
crafty a variety Of tastes. 1t is easy enough
to have an abundance of the fashionable flowers
even though the fashion seems to change il
flowers just as it does in dress. The fashion
able flowers are used, of course, IN receptions
lunches where each lady has q bouquet plac
ed at her plate, and in funerals
But when you come to individual tastes, whe,
ladies want flowers to harmonic with thei
dresses or with their china, and when peopl
want their favorite flowers which perhaps hav
what kind Of . flower is going to be asked TO
and that's where the complication comes in
some people wear flowers simply because
ID fashionable. Others love some 'p%articulH
kind Of flowers, and want it whether they weG
it or not. Then, if you havn't got the fowe
they get displeased, and when they have q bi,
receptlo. they go to some other florist; 30
you see, We have to watch the tastes of ou
customers. These buds here were all the rag,
two years ago, and, although they are out O
slO hoAl4o W We AA0to ~ hCO - ~ vi
hand for certain customers, who call for then
every day almost"
Glow do ordinary baskets Of flowers sell?"
"Oh, from IS to $25. Sometimes they run
much higher: We sent one out not long ag,
which cost $3.50. You can have no idea hov
the custom OF sending flowers has grown. Al
the young people buy them when thoy can at.
ford it, and just now the wealthy young mel
are beginning to pour in and get lowers t.
send to their young lady friends who have JUS
| pptfan in from tho ,1rp M raaNrfo Wharava,
q young man takes q lady to a party or to thu
theater a nice bouquet is one of the necessar
accessories. Flowers go ahead OF all 9TH
gifts in winning a woman's heart, and eve
| young gallant knows that
"Why so?"
"Well, nearly all women love flowers, an
there is something so delicate, so much unsai
yet suggested In flowers that the simple gift o
one Is always appreciated by a woman
not to speak of the different sentiments that are
associated with different kinds of flowers. U
is very interesting to note how differently PEG
pie regard flowers. Why, ] can tell almost th
moment a woman enters whether she is font
OF them. Women who love flowers alwayt
sitions. One of that kind rarely asks for thy
fashionable flowers because it is the fashiona
bic. She loves flowers for their own sake
and consequently she is almost sure to call fol
her favorltes, whether in fashion or not Thu
woman who cares for flowers simply because
they are fashionably is one of the cold, haugh-
ty, airy kind. She will look around critically,
seize some flower and Dull it out of a bunch
sometimes breaking off a leaf or catching ont
or Its thorns IN another rose and tearing tha
petals. That's the difference, you see. The
other lady handles them with a gentle caressing
touch almost as if they were human.
Did you know that the ladies' use flowers foI
perfumery? In France it is very common, and
it's getting quite usual in America. They take
a bunch of violets and place them in the bosom
of the dress. No manufactured perfume can
come up to the odor of the flowers, you know!
Every morning, rain or shine, an old doctor
comes In here, gets a bunch of violets, unbut
tons his vest, places them next to his heart
and walks out / often wonder if he does it fol
the perfume. l guess it is a case OF sentiment
however.
"The florist sees plenty Of pretty little 70.
msnces. Very often a young man has flower
ing. Then there comes a big order; the mar.
riage, you know, and then they dwindla
down; he m less and less often, until he
ceases altogether: The old tale, you know.
Last spring l used to notice q couple going by
pretty and dainty, with lovely brown hair and
dark blue eyes. They didn't know each other,
but when the young man went to business the
girl was sure to be somewhere around where
She could see him She lived right round the
tend to be examining the flowers as he passed.
Then she would look up and watch him as he
went Down the street, One day as he went by
she looked up and said to me, 'Oh, what a fun.
ny hat and then carelessly, as she began pick.
ing among the flowers, Twonder who he is?' ]
came very near laughing, for the previous day
the young fellow had been in to ask me who
she was, and had sent her some flowers. About
a week afterward she came in with a friend,
and l heard her telling the friend how some.
body had been sending her flowers every
morning, and she did wish she could find out
who it was. Well the best part of all came af.
terward One Morning he came in as usual
and the gardner took him back into the con.
servatory. While be was there the girl en-
tered and stood near the counter looking
toward the window. Presently he returned,
and, as he started for the door briskly he said,
Well send those flowers as usual up to A.
street Neither knew the other was near,
and, hearing the number of her house men,
toned, she turned around and they met face to
face. Well ! never saw such an embarrassed
couple in all my days. She had a big Jacquemi-
not near her face, and it would have been
hard to tell which was redder, the rose or her
check. She turned to the flowers and he
passed out They didn't come any more, but
not long ago I saw them going by together.
They both looked in and when they saw me he
laughed and she blushed