Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-02-08
ROMANCE OF ROSES.

WI VI V"O uBO was ono OF In0 III
dispensable equipments of fashion
able woman has been revived in all it's
former glory. Miss Dorothy no longer
carries in her hand to the opera, the
ball or the luncheon her gold-lincd bon
bonnicre and cut-g:ass viniagrette, but
confines them to her oxydized girdle,
while in their stead her two hands-so
big are tho dimensions-clasp bouquet
of gorgeous blossoms.
The favorite flowers, now that the
chrysanthemum season is over, are the
bouvardia, carnations and over delight
full roses, says the Detroit Free Press.
These are massed in solid semisphere
and out ined with maiden-hair fern OF
other dainty green foliage. OF the
roses the favorites depend upon the
color, tho more intense Of the reds, vel
lows and what arc called rose colors be-
ing generally selected. Of the inter
mediate or dull shades but few are
chosen. The debutante, of course, car
ries white.
One of the prettiest of the reds, and
which enhances the beauty of the red
toilet, now the extreme Of fashion, is
the Papa Gautier, it's fine, long, large,
rcd buds making j t especially we'll liked.
The good General Jacqueminot, Bon
Silene and Marechal Neil will no doubt
always remain in favor with rose-wor-
shippers, few of whom perhaps are aware
of the interesting legend attached to
each and which has been treated by one
OF our writer's Of fiction. According to
this writer the Marcchal Neil was rooted
from the stem of one of a whole basket
of roses presented by French peasant
to tho returning warrior, sick and
wounded, after his noted heroism in
Italy, when France aided Victor Eman-
uel III driving out the Austrians. This
particular shoot continuing to grow,
hcll determined to keep it, and return
ing to Franco placed it in the hands Of
noted fioriculturist, and the next
spring 1t bore four Of tho lovcl;cst, pale
lcmOD-tlnted roses the world has ever
seen. After having been awarded tho
cross Of the Legion of Honor no was in
vited to reception by tho then En-
press Eugene, to whom he presented
one OF the roses, whom she observed:
"And so you have proved the truth of
what the old abbe used to say in his SER
mons ct Pau about casting tho bread
upon the waters! Dear mo, but he was
tedious, that good abbe," continued her
Majesty, with tho softcst look of retro
spect;on in her lovely dark cycs. mo,
NJ. 10 Marechal," said she, vivaciously,
81 shall christcn this rose for YOU"
The Bon Silcno is said to have
sprung up from tho cleft Of a broI1on
statue to the ancient Bishop Silenus.
AS none of the fathers had ever seen
such rose, one or them said: "Lct it
be called the rose Of the good Silenus."
Tho Jacqueminot is trifie moro
fanc!ful in origin. An irato father slew
tho lover Of his daughter, upon which
she died Of a broken heart. There was
clump of Louis QuinZo roses growing
Ivy tho scat where tho lovers were when
the General found them. Those rose
branches were red with tho youths
blood and the girls father ordered them
cut away. The next spring green shoots
grow from tho roots again, and ono day
the gardener said:
"Ionsieur, will you come into tho
garden? There Is miracle to be
seem"
Truly it seemed a miracle had been
wrought. one splendid stem hid
grown up, and on it was bud half
opened. 1t was not pale pink, as Tho
parent had boon, but a cardinal, velvcty
rcd-a royal rose, full of grace and
beauty.
Tho man who had never flinchcd at
the charge of the wild Arab when no
rode Side by side with Nlcbcr, and stood
the shock OF ten OF tho hungarian and
Polish lanccrs, put his hands to his ewes
and wcpt like boy, and the old garden
or turned his face away that he might
not 500 tho others grief, while he softly
whisr red prayer for the soul that had
gone to God.
"Shan L cut It down, my MASTERY"
said the old man softly after few
minutes Of silence.
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