Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-04

the young society woman is to spend her
pocket money buying her dear boy button
hole bouquet This may seem like trivial
affair; but then the fashionable buttonhole
is something whose cost is staggering, con-
sidering all things.
"Well, Mau-ud, what arr you going to
buy me to-day?"
This was his request as they strolled. arm
in arm, past the sWagger floral shop The
darling girl takes the hint at once. She in
vites him in. She gravely goes up to the
counter. She studies his clothes, his COM
plexion and his cane. She makes up her
mind what color will harmonic with his
appearance. She closes her eyes and con-
siders pansies, violets, lily of the valley,
roses and white pinks. She selects at last
buttonhole of white pinks. The bouquet
is of enormous size It is good thing that
her escort has a strong spine, else he would
droop under the load of sweetness she now
is pinning on his lapel.
1t is the fashionable bouquet for chappies.
1t is as large as plate. The swell thing this
season is white pinks The bouquet is stun
ming in size and stunning in cost The
swagger girl buys her chappie bouquet
every afternoon.
Miss Millions Roses.
Little Miss. Million receives roses in
They cost, in Fifth avenue, 81 90 per rose.
That is SIS a dozen. Maybe she gets two
dozen day, In big blue-and-gold box.
Cholly pays for these.
''There are hundreds of high-rollers in
Gotham, says the exclusive florist, "who
spend enough each season to keep family
spend it on flowers for tbs giddy queen of
the foot-lights and upon their lady loves.
1t is not uncommon to receive an order
from some young dude to deliver to his lady
friend bouquet each morning, say for q
month. He will plank down $3.50 with the
order. For this sum we are to send little
Million bunch of selected roses for 80
mornings There is to be an air of romance
over the gift 1t is to be sent to the house
promptly at 9 o'clock each morning. No
note or name is to accompany it. Little
Miss Million is not to know, you know. OF
course be will call each night and see his
flowers on the piano. Maybe, one night,
he will be rewarded by seeing her wear one
beautiful rose in her yellow hair 1 am,
sure that is worth $50 to any young chap
pie"
"Do women ever do that sort Of thing
leave money for fowers?"
"Well, 1 cannot say that they ever do"
The Seasons Favorites.
The flowers that are to receive the sanc-
tion of the 'inner $50" this fall and winter
have now been selected. They are white
pinks first, then violets, then roses Or
chids will also have Q call These are very
expensive, indeed. Would you like to
spend 81 bill for single orchid, along
about December? Maybe you would con-
slider it cheap. At any rate that IL the
price.
Most fashionable people wear their hov.
ers on Saturday. No one knows why this
-. . af h. 80.
Gotham's wealthy class in the matter of
flowers, their use and abuse.
More flowers are sold on Saturday after
noon than any other one day of the week.
Madame drives up in her carriage; Mercury
runs from the shop tosher carriage door;
what will it be to-day; yes, some white
pinks; yes, we will send them BY messenger
at once; three large baskets, at $50 apiece;
very well; oh, certainly, we will charge it
certainly, certainly.
Then comes the young dude; then the old
chappie; then the gray dandy; then the
pert young thoroughbred girl, with the
fine eyes and the peaches-and-cream COM
plexion, who always speaks of her gown az
Q "confection.
Hour after hour the dazzling trade rolls
in.
As for the swells, they are all "broke."
Flowers for Funerals.
There is no limit to the money that may
be paid for floral decorations for a swell
Gotham funeral The late lamented Patrick
s. Gilmore's funeral was made memorable
with offerings whose value run up into the
thousands; but it is sweet to know, however,
that many of these flowers came from the
common people, who loved him so we'll in
life. General Grants funeral was graced,
swell florist say, with more flowers than
New York ever saw before or since.
In Gotham the ''foral emblem holds full
sway in the matter of appropriate tributes
to death.
In Gotham, II you are an athlete, your
friends will probably remember you with
pair of ''foral boxing gloves" st your
demise.
In Gotham, II you die ct $50, your friends