Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-04
FORTUNES FOR FLORA.
How Young Swells and Old Dandies
Annihilate Their Pocketbooks.
THE FASHIONABLE POsIEs NOW.
Even ths Girls Are Purchasing in the Nest
Profuse Manner.
SOME ROSES THAT COST 81 80 EACH

CORRESPONDENCE or THE DrsPAToH.1
NEW YORK, Dec 2.-'I want to be hung
up"
When q dapper young "blood" or an old
Gotham dandy comes into floral establish
ment in Fifth avenue, some bright fall
afternoon and uses the above expression,
ut the came time winking the other eve,
the tradesman knows that the customer Is
in love, and that this is perhaps the begin
ming of a long campaign, in which the prin-
ripal scene is to be Cupid dallying amid
the flowers
Maybe she's an actress
In that case there will be no limit 20 the
hauging-up matter. Every swell Gotham
florist knows that his customers seldom pay
cash for the floral decoration to their love
affairs. There is plenty of risk in the busl-
ness. but the profits are so large that the
tradesmen take the risks.
You would be surprised at the number of
men in swell circles who play 'broke" to
their florist.
"Chase me, chase me-"
This is what they say when the tradesman
presents q bill.
Flowers for the Ballet Girl.
Thousands and thousands of dollars are
spent yearly by the young dudes and the
old chappies of Gotham on their favorite
actresses Maybe Cholly goes to the
IrBlack Crook" some night, and there, on
sight. falls under the fascination of the
chorus girls fatal beauty. She has long
blonde hair, fine as spun gold If you love
her devotedly and truly, as does Cholly.
YOU will readily believe that the hair is her
own. If you are cynical or dyspeptic, you
will have your doubts about her age and
her hair, but Cholly is in raptures all even
ing. especially when the lime light is
flashed or when his beauty is enveloped in
the dizzy and bewildering rainbow tints of
light through parti-colored glass under the
big calcium reflector
Next day ne goes to the florist, takes that
worthy aside and tells him all about It
al think hundred-dollar basket will do,
sh?"
Cholly mods
81 will make you q basket four feet high.
1t will be delivered over the foot-lights
promptly 9 o'clock. 1t will be decorated
With yerv wide mink and blue satin ribbon
avard long. For hundred extra I will
put couple of doves in the basket, con-
cesled amid the roses. The doves will have
oatiu ribbons tied to their feet. As the
basket is handed over the lights, the attend
ant shakes the souvenir and out fly the
doves All, old fellow, what do say to
that. eh?"
"Ver-ry well, hang me up for-r two
hun'ned, on'tchewknow."
Awfully Expensive Posies.
This is about the way the average
Gotham heavyweight opens the fall season.
He will keep sending flowers week after
week. until his fond one taxes fight to
another town, or until his eye is entranced
by some new beauty. If he is madly in
love. he will follow his darling over noun
taips. rivers and States 1t is often done
by the giddy boys of New York. They
uSuaIlv return wiser and tanner chappies,
though.
1t is a common thing for q swell New
York florist to prepare a $500 basket for
Iome actress. To order q 500 basket is q
commonplace.
A $500 basket usually consists of culled
roses. generally American beauties," of
rare size and sweetness The flowers are
cut gith the stalks, and when placed in the
rold-tinted basket stand four feet high.
THE Offering is tricked out with great
widths of blue, gold, pink or yellow ribbon.
In the center of the bouquet space is LETT
for a satin or lace box. The usual protesta-
tionvof regard are written on scented note
paper.
There's Q new fad this fall It says that