The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-26
, ROMANCE OF ROSES.


Whence Three Popular 1avoettee
Derived Their Nanes.
Interesting Lessads AttseAsa 20 nsant,
fal Flowers-1aafschaa Nsu's xsesset
20 Empress Eugsnls-The Dea
silenc and Jac@usmlnot.
Then hey for hardy roses
That bloom the litelong yeas.
Tho huge hand bouquet which sea-
son or two ago IVES one Of the I'm
dispensable equipments OF . fashion.
able woman has been revived In all its
former glory. Miss Dorothy NO longer
carries In her hand to the opera, tho
ball or the luncheon her gold-lined bon
bonniere and cut@g.ass viniagrette. but
confines them to her oxydizcd girdle,
while in their stead her two hands-so
big are the dimensions-clasp bouquet
Of gorgeous blossoms.
The favorito flowers, now that the
chrysanthemum season is over, are the
bouvardia, carnations and ever delight
full roses, says the Detroit Free Press.
These are massed In solid senisphesv
and out lined with maiden-hair fern or
other dainty green foliage. OF the
roses the favorites depend upon tho
color, the more intense OF the reds, yel-
lows and what arc called rose colors be-
ing generally selected. OF the inter
mediate or dull shades out few arc
chosen. The debutante, Of course, car
ries white.
Ono of tho pre.tiest Of the reds. and
which enhances the beauty Of the eet.
toilet, now the extreme Of fashion, IS
tho Papa Gautier, its ane, long, large,
red buds makinHit 1t especiaily " we'll liked.
The good General Jacqueminot, Bon
Silene and Marechal Neil will no donbt,
always remain in favor with rose-wor-
shippers, few OF whom perhaps are aware
Of the interesting legend attached te
each and which has been treated by one
of our writer's of fiction. According 10
this writer the Marechal Neil was rooted
from the stem of one Of q whole haslset
of roses presented by French peasun {
to the returning warrior, sick ard
wounded, afrer his noted heroisna IN
Italy, whom France aided Victor Eman
uel in driving out the Austrians. T:ais
particular shoot continuing to grow,
Neil determined to keep it, and return
ing to France placed it in tho hands a..
noted aoriculturist. and tho ncssi
spring it bore four Of the loveNest, paic
lemon-tinted roses the world has eycv
seen. After having been awarded ats
cross Of the Legion of Honor he was iu-
vited to reception by tho then En-.
press Eugcnie, to whom he preser q:
one Of the roses, when she obsers.
"And SO you have proved the truth CT
what tho old abbc used to say in his 'er-
mons at Pau about casting tho brc;sa
upon tho waters! Dear me, but he " Is,
tedious, that good able" continued her
Majesty, with the softest look Of retro
spection in her lovely dark eyes. Nc
NJ. le Marechal," said she, vivaciousl,s
81 shall christen this rose for you"
The Bon silone is said to i,sgo
sprung up from tho cleft Of brol>e,,
statue to the ancient Bishop Silenus
AS mono of the fathers had ever SER.
such rose, one Of them said: "Lt s.
be called the -ose of the good Si,en.,s.' :,
The Jacqueminot is . trife Mor.
fanciful in origin. An irate father -i.,,.
the lover Of his daughter, upon Whit.
shc died of a broken heart. There w;.s
clump Of Louis Quinze roses growing
by the seat where tho lovers were whes.
the General found them. These raea
branches were red with the you /, S
blood and the girls father ordered them
cat away. The next spring green sho;'ta
grew from tho roots again, and one day
the gardener said:
"Monsieur, will you come into the
! garden? There is miracle to b.,
secn.'
Truly it seemed miracle had beer,
wrought. One splendid stem had
grown up, and on it was bud hal;
opened. 1t was not pale pink, as tas
parent had been, but q cardinal, velvcil
red-a royal ros:a, full Of grace and
beauty.
] The man who had never fincbed 81,
! the charge of the wild Arab when he
rode side by side with Klebcr, and stood
the shock of ten of the Hungarian and
I Polish lancers, put his hands to his eyes
and wept like q boy, and tho old garden
er turned his face away that no NIGH
not see tho others grief, while no softls
whispered prayer for the soul thnt llaG
gone to God.
''Shall cut IT. down, my master?'
said the old man softly after 9 few
minutes Of silence.
mo; II is the flower Of God, and let II
grow"
ltgrcw and f,ourished, and this is tn,
story told OF the origin Of the queen o
roses, which sprang from . lovers blood
An extremely beautiful rose bouauc,
is formed of American Beauties. On
carried by New York young woua,
was marvelously fragrant and lovely
And we'll 1t might be, for the sum paiS
for 1t was 800. Fancy handing over te1
shining golden eagles for roses for Oh,
lovely young woman to carry in he
hand one evening. This bouquet VIZ
tied with six yards Of pink ribpon
which reached to the gropnd.
Ropes Nsds g Ws0sn's Hsie.
Speaking before 8 meeting Of tt.
Methodist ministers, Bishop Fowl
told Of . new heathen temple In til:
northern part Of japan. II IL Of encr
nous size, and the timbcfs were hanles
to and placed In their present position
by ropes mado from che hair Of shl
women Of the province. An edict wen
forth calling for the long hair Of th.
women, and enough Wxa obtaiuci t,