Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-05
A RUSH AT THE MARKET.
Flowers, Eggs and Spring Lambs Going
at q Surprising Rate.

This city today would seem to have been
transformed into Q veritable flower garden and
| all the flowers that have bloomed this spring
must have been plucked for Easter.
OF the crowds Of people that were on
the avenue all day the large majority were
| decked with posies and the usual number OF
small boys with trays Of violets and other
spring blossoms for sale was largely increased
and pedestrians were met at every few steps
with the familiar cry, "Hy yer y'are fraish vilets
only ten a bunch" and poor was he or she who
supply after all was to be found in the markets.
There all day the flower stands were
surrounded by double rows Of purchasers
and the only wonder was that
ing. How it came about that the flower deal
ers could dispose of their fragrant wares as fast
as they could tie them up and still keep an APP
parently undiminished stock on hand was a
cause Of wonder to every one. Eastern magi-
clans, who are said to have the knack Of max
ing flowers grow from a seed and blossom while
you wait, could have reaped colossal fortune
today.
AFLoRAL MYSTERY.
Where did all the flowers come from? 1t
would be a hard question to answer and the
dealers themselves had no time to stop and
tell All they would say was, Never mind now.
Here they are. What kind? How many? Well,
good day if you don't want to buy. No time to
talk"
Such a crowd as was in the market today has
never been known of before. 1t was a gala &C.
casion for the owners OF stands. Most of them
did bigger business than they ever did before.
Thanksgiving days and Christmasses were far
outdone today
From o'clock in the morning till late in the
day there was perfect crush of people, and
market men say they never did see such a
crowd. And no one was more surprised than
the market men themselves.
THE LITTLE LAMBS.
"How do / account for it?' said prominent
butcher to STAR reporter about noon today.
Il have been too busy to try to explain it. !
think Easter is getting to be more important
institution in this city every year. l started
out with forty nice spring lambs this
morning InorI expecting to have to take
only have four left and a. this rate they will
only last few minutes longer" His stand
was decked out with flowers and on each lamb
was fastened a bouquet. With every quarter OF
lamb he sold he sent home little bunch OF
spring blossoms. 1T doesn't cost much, said
he, land it pays to have things look neat and
seasonable on day like this"
A GREAT SALE OF EGGS
"Have / sold many eggs today?" said dealer
in that staple of the Easter season to The STAR
reporter. We'll, should say as much. This
morning have sold about twenty times as
many as generally do on Saturday. What be-
comes of them all really do not know. Many OF
them of course are taken home and colored,
but these are usually laid in in advance This
week have sold IL, 600 dozen eggs, which is at
least four times many as generally sell in a
week. Lots OF them are bought for distribution
among the orphan asylums, hospitals and other
charitable institutions. One gentleman this
morning bought $40 dozen for that purpose.
st. Elizabeths asylum ordered 700 dozen extra
this morning. So it goes and so it has been
going for some time past. The egg business at
Easter time can't be beaten, let me tell you.
even if the eggs themselves can" And with
this joke he turned to the next in line with the
same old remark: Eggs? Yes, ma'am. How
many, ma am"