The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
FLOWERS FOR EASTER.

] Blooms for One and Pink for the Other.
! New York Tribune
| The great clusters of callas and ascension
lilies that rear their heads in the broad windows
| OF the florists shops uptown, say fragrantly
| that Easter is near. The paHsies purple and
gold, the saucy yellow Jonquils. and the graceful
sprays of white and purple lilaes that have
! bloomed during the past week, have almost put
| the roses to shame, with their luxuriance and
brilliant coloring. Thousands of swaying valley
| lllles with breath OF spring in every tiny bell
| azaleas, pink and white, and crimson, gaudy red
| and yellow tulips, with dewdrops in their deep
| cups, and even the modest violets have come to
| town to deck the churches and dresses for
Easter day. Flowers have not been so plentiful
and beautiful FOR several years, and the florists
| are glad to have them so, their profits being
| greater than during the winter months. Their
| only the wealthy can secure these fragrant bios
| SONS, but at this season every one buys flowers.
| Most of the cut flowers purchased by the
| florists from wholesale establishment uptown,
| and the scene about the store early in the morn
ing is most interesting. Box after box of wood,
or heavy pastehoard, is taken to and from the
| wagons, and q subtle fragrance steals up and
| down the street bringing scores of ragged
| children to peep into the window at the masses
OF roses and lilies. Several florists have their
own ot-houses out of the city, and in the classic
| town of Hoboken are situated many Of the
| finest, while at Sing Sing are others, where the
rare Baroness de Rothschild and Gloire de Paris
roses grow in the pink perfection of size and
beauty side by side.
| Roses are plentiful just now, but take rather
| second place, the first choice being the spring
| flowers suitable for decorative purposes. The
bright red Jacqueminot with it's velvet petals is
| perhaps the most sought after as it has been
somewhat timid in blooming during the last few
months. The huge dull pink Magma Charta, and
| the Baroness and Gloire roses, both large and
| pale pink blooms, come next in choice the little
| rose-pink Bon Silenes. which have been low in
price all winter are still in great demand, and
| all kinds of white and cream roses are sure of
| finding nesting places in the crosses, crowns
and bells for the churches
| Azaleas have been grown TO such perfection
| during the last few years, ana effective
| for massing, that they are highly valued for
| their decorative qualities as well as for their
| delicate coloring and dense bloom. Their plen-
| tifulness and cheapness added attractions,
and few parlors are without tree of these deli
cate blossoms, that cannot live If separated from
| the parent STEM A handsome decoration in one
| of the churches for Easter Sunday will be
| cross below the chancei made out of pure white
double azaleas with a bordering of delicate
maiden hair ferns. White hyacinths, and those
| in pale purple, hlaes, Parma, Russian and wild
| violets Syrnga, apple and peach blossoms,
golden-hearted daisies and purple and white
pansies Will be among the flowers
used for church decoration; with a
| few roses of more brilliant blooms.
| The Episcopal and Catholic churches will of
course have extensive floral offerings st.
| Thomas's, in Fifth avenue, besides decoration
of plants and cut flowers, is to have the chaneel
rail fringed with dropping white roses, lilies and
lilacs and fringe of lilies of the valley about
| the font. Grace Church is to bloom with pur-
| pie. white and delicate pink blossoms, and
| great cross of roses and Ilacs will stand at the
| foot of the chance
| At dinners, weddings, receptions and other So
| cial entertainments flowers play an important
| part. Odd designs are in great demand, and the
florist and hostess must always have several con-
situations before an entertainment. just now
the fancy is to mass flowers of the same kind to-
gether, and the old fashioned nosegay. contain
| ing bloom of many varieties, would be thought
| in extremely bad taste Quaint jars in oriental
| and Persian shapes and colors gilded baskets
| hats and wheel barrows, silver bowls and trays
| and even tiny water-jugs, are prominent
/, in these decorations. For the dinner table
baskets epergnes of spring flowers have lately
| taken the place of bowls and jars of roses, and
| single rose is now placed beside each plate.
| Shadows bowls filed with purple and yellow
| pansies, crimson and yellow tulips, are placed
! in the center of the table. Bronze and yellow
Japanese bottles holding single choice flower,
| the slender neck held by satin ribbon, are
placed as favors, and little bronze slippers filled
with bright blue forget me-nots also find favor.
| Maiden hair and farleyense ferns most
4 effective in their feathery green beauty, but the
/ close atmosphere is so detrimental to their
| fronds that plying florists have substituted
| carrot heads instead These are just as delicate
| and almost as pretty.
Fashion is so whimsical, and, now that a large
bouquet costs little, it is in good form only to
| carry a few loose flowers, or single
| big rose fastened at the belt of the
walking dress. The English fashion Of wearing
big white boutonnieres has found favor
| with fashionable young men, and they prone.
made the Avenue with a half spray of hyacinths or
a cluster of lilies of the valley in the button
| holes of their overcoats. Those who are expect
| ant Benedicts wear orange blossoms, which are
/ coming from Florida the branches stuck IN raw
potatoes to keep them fresh and white
A florist has designed some effective pieces for
after Easter weddings. One is magnet made
| of bright crimson roses bordered by those of q
delicate pink tint, and needle of forget me nots
| clinging to it, A veil made entirely of lilies of
the valley. fringed with gentian blossoms and
| caught back by rope of pale pink roses. is to
be placed in front of bower of ferns and palms,
and great wedding bell of pink and white car
nations with tiny silver bells abont the edge and
a rope of small white bridal wreath is another
| nrefty device