The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-26
GIRLS AND FLOWE Is.
One Girl Who Sells Tnem Shrewdly
and One Who Uses Them CurIously.

One Girl Who Sells Tpem Shrewdly
and One Who Uses Them Curlously.
rpm the Nei0 York Sun.
A genial old gentleman was buying violets
from the flower girl on Broadway. "Wel.
I'm getting to be pretty old customer, eh,
Katie" he observed, as he arranged the
flowers in the lapel OF his overcoat
you've been buyin' flowers a good MANY
years, sir, but you're not old ye,n replied
Katie, with the shrewd flattery of her sex.
II like TO see gentleman wear flowers,
especially middle-aged gentleman. That
shows his heart aJn't CROWN old, an it
shows he likes what's sweet an clean.
notice a lot Of the geAtlemen lose their grip
in that way when they get along
"How do you mean they lose their grip,
Katiep asked the gentleman.
30, they get over carin' for vi'lets when
they get married an has families, =" replied
the flower girl. 81 see a lot OF young fol-
lers dressed up fne goin' along here for
few years, an they all wear flowers in their
coats. They are all bright, just like the
flower, and you can't help Iikin' 'em for it,
That's when they're mashers an when the
girls care for 'em. Then they get married,
aud the first thing they drop is the flowers
from their coats. That takes away all their
brightness, an then it does seem as il they
go sort of dusty, an as if their hats wore
old or not brushed. Once in awhile, though,
gentleman gets married an grows a little
old, an still he buys vi'lets, like you do, sir.
Then think he must be a nicer sort Of
man than the rest, an probably IS very
happy at home, with good wife an chill
dren.h
The old gentleman blushed and hemmed
and hawed.
"Humphl Haw-whal's the price of those
roses, Katiel They look very fresh"
Two dollars dozen, sir, and they're fresh
cut this morning.
"Humphl Haw-well, pick out two dozen
nice ones and send them to my wife.
Here! This is my card. Good morning,
katien
"Ihat's q nice gentleman said Katie TO
herself as the customer walked away 81
guess I reminded him Of his wife, though.
that's the way with tho best of EN-. They
never forget their own buttonholes but they
think q woman DONE need any more roses
after her hair begins to get gray"
A girl who Is such an extreme belle and
favorite that the men she knows burden
her with floral mementoes of their regard,
has many strange and poetic ways Of dis
posing Of her superhuous bouquets. In the
| first place, she never gives any preference
| to one over another. but selects the one she
is to carry by advancing with her eyes
closed to a large table, upon which they
! have been Unfortunately scattered by q
1 Sci NduG, anu beIbClS OLb az RAMON. ms,
| she declares. saves the trouble Of thinking
the question over, and gives an equal chance
to ell her admirers. She then has her maid
| pluck all the petals from the roses that arc
| left and these are saved until the next
| morning when, after coming out of her bath
they are poured in a shower over her, aud
she stands among them while her toilet /.
| completed All the violets are collected
| together each night, and after they are
| thoroughly mixed the dainty maiden make,
| up a small bunch, which she fastens at the
| neck of her nightgown. Those that are left
/ are tossed over her bed after she has retired
| The orchids are made into as large a bunch
/ as possible and suspended from the chande
| lier of her bedroom. But if there are pansies
| they are treated best Of all. She has never
confessed her preference for these by nc
| means fashionable flowers, but she has bel
maid look carefully through each bououe
for them, and when they are gathered
| together she kisses each one sonar
| ately and then arranges then
with her own hands in a special vase tha
stands on her dressing case Only thes,
are allowed to remain in the room longer
than over night, all the others being taker
away in the morning by the maid who il
permitted 10 wear them or TO throw then
out as she chooses. The pansies, however
when they droop are placed by the fai
lRdy's hands in tin box, which she keen
for the purpose. Since babyhood she ha
had this sentiment, and II tbs men VIII,
sued for hes favor would learn how 10 lea,
her ~ the altar they should prepare pas,
way Of pansiss that would smile upon he
AZ she went, and 80 assure her she was doinl
well.