The Ottawa free trader., 1885-01-17
FLOWERS IN NEW YORK.
A Complicated Busincss--A Pretty Little
Romance.

ed than one would AT frSt suppose,
said an old florist, as he deftly twined
a spray Of smilax in and around
bunch OF roses, SO that lines of delicate
green separated the rich colorS.
How SOP
why in Keeping a stock on hand
which will CRAFTY a variety OF tastes,
II is easy enough 10 have an abundance
Of the fashionable flowers, even though
the fashion seems to change in flowers
lust as il does in dress. The fashion
able flowers are used, OF course, in re-
ceptions, lunches where each lady has
bouquet placed at her plate, and in
funerals, But when you come TO indi-
vidual tastes, when ladies want flowers
to harmonic with their dresses, or
with their china, and when people want
their favorite flower, which perhaps
have gone ont Of fashion, why, you can
never tell what kind o! flower is
going TO be asked for-and that's where
the complication comes in. Some peo-
pie wear flowers simply because its
fashionable. Others love some particu-
lar kind of flower, and want it whether
they wear it or not. Then, if you
haven't got the flower, they get dis
pleased, and when they have q big re-
ception they 60 TO some other florist;
So you see, we have TO watch the
private tastes OF our customers These
buds here were all the rage two years
AGO, and, although they are all out OF
the fashion now, we have to keep q
stock on hand for certain customers,
who call for them every day almost"
How do ordinary baskets of flowers
sellPn
'.Oh, from S. to s25 Sometimes
they run much higher We sent one
out not long ago which cost $3.50. You
can have no idea how the custom Of
sending flowers has grown. All the
young people buy them when they can
afford Il, and just now the wealthy
Young men are beginning to pour In
and get flowers to send TO their young
lady friends who have Just gotten in
from the summer resorts. Whenever a
young man takes a young lady TO 8
party or 10 the theatcr nice bouquet
is one Of the necessary accessories.
Flower 20 ahead of all other gifts in
winning woman's heart and every
young gallant knows that. y
why sop
We'll, nearly all women love
flowers, and there is something so deli
cate, 90 much unsaid yet suggested in
flowers that the simple gift of one is
always appreciated by woman-not
to speak of the different sentiments
that are associated with different kinds
of flowers. 1t is very interesting to
note how differently people regard
flowers Why, | can tell almost the
moment a woman enters whether she Is
fond of them. Women who lovo
flowers always have sweet faces. soft
ways and gentle dispositions. One OF
that kind rarely asks for the fashion
able flowers because it is fashionable.
She loves flowers for their own sake,
and consequently she Is almost sure to
call for her favorites, whether in fash.
ion OF not. The woman who cares for
flowers simply because they arc fash
ionable, is generally one of the cold,
naughty, airy kind. She will look
f,
pull il out of the bunch, sometimes
breaking off a leaf or catching one OF
It's thorns in another rose and tearing
the petals. That's the difference, you
see. The other lady handles them with
a gentle caressing touch, almost as II
they were human.
Did you know that the ladies use
flowers for portumeryP In France it is
very common, and it is getting quite
usual in America. They take a bunch
of viOiets and place them in the bosom
of the dress. No manufactured per-
tumc can comt up to the odor Of the
flowers, yor know. Every morning,
rain or shine. an old doctor comes in
here gets bunch of violets, unbuttOnB
his vest, places them next his heart,
and walks out. l often wonder If he
does it for the perfume. guess it is a
case of sentiment, however.
"Thc florist ssos plenty of pretty lit
tie romanccs. Very often young
man has flowers sent to a certain house
in this city every morning; then there
comes biz order, the marriage, you
know,-and then they dwind e down;
he comes less and lc s often, until
finally he ceases altogether The old
tale, YOU know. Last spring | used to
notice a couple going by here, a fine
manly young fellow aud girl pretty
and dainty, with lovely brown hair
and dark blue oscs. The didn't know
each other, but when the young man
-u.Dt tp Lu-.up.- tln viri was sure 10