The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
THE FASHIONS IN FLOWERS

Brides bouquets Of pure wttts Nepae'os
h,,d, or hride roees and lilies of the valley arc
covered 90 with mist With white tuiie.
Crimson Jecqucrrinot and Bennett rose''
the new Papa Gontier and American boauty,
both rich, rosy pink; the creamy .larecnai
Mel and pure white Puritan arc oil iavoriOes
OF fashion.
Tho sensation Of the s,ason he's been crsatcd
BY the An,sricsn Beauty rose, FIRST placed o.
fore ito public year ago. The o!oo,Is arc
superb, rneasuring six inches across tiai1 d
dozen form largo bouquet
There Is faucy Just now for tho delicate
puro white flowers Of tho daphne odo9a'
whose fragrant blossoms are IN fu!I bloom AZ
this scasou. Set against their lustrous green
leaves thoy form c5arnlng.y graceiuI leu
quots.
A style Of table decoration that Is not
strictly new, yet Is very pretty and graceful,
is that Stimulating shower o. roses. sprays
OF light groon depend from the chandelier, 10
which arc dcftly fastened roses IS though
abou; TO fall Single roses arc scattered over
the cloth and cluster laid at each plate.
Tho .achiopable boutonniero is either q
single rose or bunch OF violets, or may
hap % many as threo buds. Ut large
and cepmoaicu5 dinners, where tavcrc arc
laid ct every plate, each gentleman fnds ct
bis single rose or other flower matching The
corsage bouquet ct tho plate Of the lady lie
taSo5 out.
There is perfect iurore over tho wonder.
ful orchids that grow without earth and 1.-Two
upon air, and those who can AFFORD it carry
a. grand entertainment; hand bouquets Of
t,eso brilliant blossoms. They arc expensive,
bouquet costing from s2j % so. The
ronrc OF cctc-s II these rare flowers IS mag
niGcent and their fragrance exquisite.
At !uncheons, dinners ard ell entertain
uents at which the guest; aro to be seated,
table decorations take the form ot Cat ban.s
or mounds Of flowers in tho center, the
ulantel banked with flowers and sI:lilaX, or
asparagus vine draping the chandelier \
few handsome ornamental plants about the
roocas arl in the hallway complete the
decorations.
Roses gro s.ill tho cdosen flower for per-
sonal sdognment, coroago oad hand bou-
quets. Tor corsago bouquets they Gro cut
with very loag stems, tie leaves ana thorns
left Just as they grow. The co!c-s are never
mixed, but ono variety forming q bouquet,
and it Is not uncommon to SEC them With
stems hall yard long. From three to a
1cZca buds are worn, pinned 70 the corsage.
At wedding and othcr receptions at which
sll arc served standing, high Tower pieces
Gre admissible. At teas and informal Gin
ners an ornamental basket holding a con-
realed tin containing growing fcrn9 may bo
placed in tho center OF tho table, and q vine
of dolicato asparagus prettiy arranged upon
The cloth Tee simple green and white con
ttast Is very pleasing. When flowers arc
used they ere OF tho handsomest kind
A ltylo Of decoration imported from Lon
Jon and introduced last season 10 the uso OF
long strips OF plate glass and richly colo;rd
plush In conjunction with Towers upon the
dining table Tho strip Of piush-clinson
old gold or ralo pink-!s edged with gold
Ice ard placed down tho center Of the long
table, With oil round u border Of plato glass
The flowers are placed at the edges and upon
tho glass and plush, with such ornamental
effect Gs taste may direct New York Mai
and Express.