Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
FLOWERS in NEW YORK.
A Complicated Business--A Pretty Little
Romance.

1.-THE flower business is o rather Gu.
rious one, and little more complicat-
ed than one would at first suppose"
said an old florist, as he deity twined
a spray of smilax in and around 4
bunch of roses, so that lines of delicate
green separated the rich colors.
How SOP"
"Why in keeping stock on hand
which will crafty variety of tastes.
1t is easy enough to have an abundance
of the fashionable flowers, even though
the fashion seems to change in flowers
lust as it 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 ndi-
vidual tastes, when ladies want flowers
to harmonize with their dresses, or
with their china, and when people want
their favorite flowers which perhaps
have gone out of fashion, why, you can
never tell what kind of flower Is
going to be asked for-and that 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
thew wear it or not. Then, if you
haven't got the flower, they get dis!
pleased, and when they have big re-
ception they go to some other florist;
4 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 a
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who call for them every day almost"
''How do ordinary baskets OF flowers
sellp"
ooh, from SIS to 1926. 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 it, 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 young lady to a
party or to the theater nice bouquet
is one of the necessary accessories.
Flowers 20 ahead OF all other gifts in
winning a woman's heart, and every
young gallant knows that"
'Why SOP"
well, nearly all women love
flowers, and there is something so DELE
cate, so 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 woman enters whether she Is
fond of them. Women who love
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.
3 She loves flowers for their own sake,
: and consequently she is almost sure tc
l call for her favorites, whether in fash.
4 ion or not. The woman who cares fol
: flowers simply because they are fash
i ionable, is generally one of the cold
t naughty, airy kind. She will look
around critically, seize some flower and
q pull it out of the bunch, sometimes
3 breaking off leaf or catching one O.
Q it's thorns in another rose and tearing
q the petals. That's the difference, yol
> see. The other lady handles them will
Q a gentle caressing touch, almost as
3 they were human.
8 ''Did you know that the ladies us'
flowers for perfumery? In France it il
@ very common, and it is getting quit
o usual in America. They take bunch
: of violets and PLACE them in the bosom
s of the dress. No manufactured per
fume can come up to the odor of tn
$ flowers, you know. Every morning
rain or shine, an old doctor comes ii
here, gets bunch of violets, unbutton
9 his vest, places them next his heart
:. and walks out. often wonder II b.
does it for the perfume. guess it is {
case of sentiment, however.
, "The florist sees plenty of pretty Lit
tie romances. Very often a young
in this city every morning; then ther'
comes big order,-the marriage, 20,
know,-and then they dwindle down
he comes less and less often, unit
finally he ceases altogether. The ole
tale, you know. Last spring I used tx
y, notice a couple going by here, a fin'
u manly young fellow and girl prett.
8 and dainty, with lovely brown hal
. and dark blue eyes. They didn't know
y each other, but when the young mar
;. went to business the girl was sure tx
= y be somewhere around where she eoull
e sec him. She lived right round tn
u corner, and she used to come in here
Il and pretend to be examining the flower
l.. as he passed. Then she would look W
i and watch him as he went down thu
!, street. One day as he went by sh'
= looked up and said to me: %, what {
. funny hat and then carelessly, as sh'
- began picking among the flowers, {.
wonder who he is?' 1 came very nea
laughing, for the previous day the
q young felloW had had been to ask me wh'
= She was, and had sent her som.
! flowers. About week afterward Sd!
came in with friend, and heard he
telling the friend how somebody hat
been sending her flowers every morn
ing, and she did wish she could find on
+ who it was. Well, the best part of i
!, all came afterward. One morning b,
came in as usual, and the gardener tool
him. back into the conservatory
While he was there the girl entered ant
stood near the counter looking towarc
+ the window. Presently he returned
:, and as he started for the door briskly
Q he said: "Well, send those flowers, a!
: usual, up to 24-- street." Neithe'
knew the other was near, and, hearing
e the number of her house mentioned
: she turned around, and they met fac.
to face. Well, never saw such al
= embarrassed couple in all my days
She had big Jacqueminot near hel
3 face, and it would have been hard te
tell which was redder, the rose or hel
: cheek. She turned to the flowers ane
0 he passed out. They didn't come any
! more, but not long ago | saw then
going by together. They both looked
in, and when they saw me he laughed
: and she blushed. N Y. Times.
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