The sun., 1889-11-10
ABOUT FLOWERS.
A Florist Says We Are Getting to Good
Taste In Their Use.

A Florist Says We Are Getting to Good
Taste In Their Use.
A Fifth avenue florist is authority for the
information that several new varieties OF roses
may be looked for the coming winter season.
Just what they are to be he was not himself
fully prepared to state. as they are not yet in
bloom but they are Of q variety not before in
troduced For the moment, according to the
same good authority, chryssnthemums are in
high favor. and 1t Is expected the demand for
them will continue for some weeks. until. in
deed. the new roses have declared themselves.
Our good season has already begun with
the autumn weddings" said the Same florist.
I'VE have been very busy with them, ard have
orders booked that will keep US busy until the
real rush begins. This is hardly before J anu-
ary. though the first half of December is not
bad. After the middle of that month Christ
mas interferes with the flower trade. With the
exception Of green's and potted plants for the
churches.we do very little for about fortnight
Funerals? oh! yes. people have q way OF
dying at all times, but 1 do comparatively
little OF that sort Of business. My clientele
don't believe In 1t. Loose flowers provided by
the family are now considered the only ones
needed in the house OF death. and whereas
to fifteen orders for set pieces at one funeral.
now It is only occasionally am called upon TO
fanera fiowers % Than @ ever beiore % to Z the % mind a
reader Bishops funeral sent piece OF bril-
liant red flowers, and only this morning sent
out O wreath OF La France roses TO lay upon
coffin. This Is a sensible departure. Why
should the stiff. waxen camellias and tuberoses
these flowers are 30 indissolubly associated
with death that seen at any time they only re-
sae nseded II 10 the ns With fss
loving touch and gracious softeninR of the
grim outlines; there Is more tenderness In the
nnfNn NJ ma In nnFA nl
fort in single spray OF Catherine Mermets,
than In forty stifl. inodorous japonicas."
use flowers , more more senslbiy. The absurd fash. h.
ion OF loading a young woman down with a
dozen or more huge bouluets, every one meas
no longer In vogue. That atrocIous custom
died ofits own ihappropriateness. It is possible,
to a mass OF fragrance and beauty before him,
which are the essence OF grace and rennment
"Th ho large corsase bouquets which were so
popular two or three years, seem to have van-
tshed, not to reappear. from the very reason
This is true as we'll OF the bunch OF flowers for
the street dress rs the ball toilet; Flowers are
Rerated use when they got out OF the hands OF
G be 9tS hosS f
faces. The fashionables now permit them
when 4 craving for flowers cannot be stifed,"
the IN sn & aoat tRnH &c.
They may In their Intimate circle be KNOWN 70
them and use to DECORATE their houses but Il
iS the florists who introduce tho fashions in
tS%s4d SwS s6SSEa sSeSs Leader sy DO much
tinnally at work In their greenhouses perfect
ing old and developing new VRrieties of bloH-
soming nlants ana two or three leading mem
bers ol the trade can establish the reign OF any
one variety IN a short time"
Like the big orders for an Aator wedding or
q Vanderbilt ball? Yes. OF course we do. Still
the trade that keeps US is the even, legitimate
demand Tor flowers among the moderatey
even a reception throughout the season. but
who do give great many dinners, and who
have flowers regularly served to them two or
three times a week. Such. too. often have
small eo1seryatorles OF choice plants which We
stock and take care OLA profitable branch OF
the business. This and the ihnumerabie and
constantly recurring small entertainments
lunoheon9, supper parties, little dinners where |
iitteen dollars worth OF flowers suiflces are
what. what Keep the fgrists children 10 shoes and