Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-05-30
G:RlS AID FLOWERS,
One Girl Who Sells Them shrewdIy, and
One Who Uses Them Curlously.

One Girl Who Sells Them Shrewdly, and
One Who Uses Them Curiously.
A genial old gentleman was buying
viclets from the flower girl on Broadway.
"WeIl, I'm getting TO be pretty old
customer, Ell. Katie" he observed, as he
arranged the flowers in the lapel Of his
overccat.
You've been buyin' flowers good
many years, sir, but you're not old yet
replied Katie, with the shrewd hattery
of her sex. Il like to see q gentleman
wear flowers, especially a middle aged
gentleman. That shows his heart amt
CROWN old, an it shows he likes what's
sweet an clean l notice a lot of the
gentlemen lose their grip in that way
when they get along"
"How do you mean they lose their
grip, Katie:" asked the gentleman.
''Oh, they get over carin' for vi'lets
when they get married and has fam
lilies" replied the flower girl. 81 see a
lot'of young fellers dressed up fine goin
along here for a few years, an they ali
wear flowers in their coats. They are
all bright, Just like the flower, and you
Ctu l lic1p ilhlI lOI IT, 4hdt . "ACh
they're Washers an when the girls care
for 'em.
''Then they get married, an the first
thing they drop is the flowers from their
coats. That takes away all their bright
ness, an then it does seem as if they go
sort of dusty, an as if their hats were
old or not brushed. Once in a while,
though, gentleman gets married an
grows little old an still he buys vi'lets.
like YOU do, sir. Then / think he must
be nicer sort of man than the rest, an
probably is very happy at home with a
good wife an children"
The old gentleman blushed, and
hemmed and hawed.
'.Humph. Haw-what's the price of
those roses. Katie? They look very
fresh"
1.-TWO dollars dozen sir, and they're
fresh cut this morning"
"Humph! Haw-well, pick out two
dozen nice ones and send them to my
wife. Here! This is my card. Good
morning, Katie"
That's nice gentleman" said Katie
to herself, as the customer walked away
Il guess / reminded him of his wife
though. That's the way with the best
of 'em. They never forget their own
buttonholes, but they think a woman |
don't 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 nementoes oi |
their regard has many strange and pc
etc ways of disposing of her superfuous |
bouquets. In the first place she never |
gives any preference to one over another |
but selects the one she 10 10 CRY by ad |
vancing With her eyes closed TO q r.Tgt |
table, upon which they have been indis-
criminately scattered by servant, and |
selects one at random. This, she de |
clares, saves the trouble OF thinking the
question over, and gives an equal chance
to all her admirers.
She then has her maid pluck all the
petals from the roses that are left, and
these ara saved until the next morning.
when, after coming ont of her bath, they
are poured in a shower over her. and she
stands among them while her toilet i
All the violets are collected |
together each night, and after they are
thoroughly mixed the dainty maiden
makes up small bunch, which she fa3:
ems at the neck OF her nightgown. Those
that are left arc tossed over her bed after
she has retired. The orchids are made
into rs large bunch as possible and
from the chandelier of her
bedroom. York Sun.