Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-17
TIME FOR FLOWERS,
THEIR PRESENCE GIVES BRIGHTNESS
TO THE EASTER FESTIVAL

THEIR PRESENCE GIVES BRIGHTNESS
TO THE EASTER FESTIVAL
rhsv Are Now Carried. Net worn-Ths
Blossom to Again Adern the Head
Of Fair woman-society Notes.
what does Easter signify 90 much ~
flowers? Its glorious advent. after the
long bleak months. Is full OF interest In
countless directions.
The great religious festival it celebrates,
the gayly. decorated eggs. the annual
fishing excursion. and the "loves OF bon
netsn which brighten woman's world on
that day, have each their place OF impor-
lance, hut none are in such supreme as
tendency az the universal fower-show
which opcns now in. every realm OF
fashion aud art. The whole atmosphere Is
deIiclously iinpregnnsed with the ou9f
of Easter OF Ascension mes, anu III
most every window upon the resident
streets there Is the cheerful greeting OF
poisoning plants, giving Its bright Easier
message of Joy 10 every passer,py. Inc
florist shops have been crowded for seve-
raj DAYS past, while their HETEROGENEOUS
have gone hlther and thither through the
streets like so many radiant movable gar
dens There is no city OF ITS size ID tue
Union which can boast OF larger 9r
more lavish flower trade than Richmond,
but as get Il has done none of the ped
ding business of lapse into trade par
lance.
One of the most picturesque aud distinc-
tive features of the great marts OF the
world are the flower booths which DOT the
thoroughfares and brighten the duii ave,
nues of business. The overwrought anu
highstrung fnancier stops long enough 70
purchase bunch of violets thus thrown
in his way. and as he puts them in his coat
feels the subtle magic of thsir perfume In
the calmer beating Of his quick pulse ana
something of q relief to his overstrained
mind as the pure breath OF the Mowers
with most probably some association con,
vey to HIM silently and gratefully tnat
after all there is something else In lie De-
sides cents and dollars.
Just at this particular season OF the yeav
the violet industry Is a most importan.
especially It's trade is largely carried on by
this unique method of peddling. All along
the broad avenues boys, both white and
colored, stand with trays piled high with
punches of white and purple violets. 90
deliciously fresh and dewy are they that
few resist the temptation OF possession,
which is an easier matter for many tnan q
trip to the florist, as they are not nearly so
dear in price as their sister blossoms,
whose sols advantage lies in the worldly
environment of oil-paper and white box
surmounted by stylish florists name In
sho wing gold letters upon the top, out
verify q violet by any other means Will
smell as sweet.
There are few things which are subject
to more fitful moods of fashion than How
ers. In design and color nature has put 1t
beyond the tickle DANES power to inter-
fere. else we might be forced TO sometimes
swear by pale blue and purple roses, ana
choose our lilies scarlet and violets yell
low; but blessed, unbreakable law OF ma
ture. this cannot be. 80 spite Ii lett 10 vent
itself in the rise and fall of certain bios
SONS in favor and the dictates OF their ar
rangement. =
Who can forget the day when by far the
most important adjunct of every bouquet
was the surrounding ruff of lace-paper,
while the poor smothered blossoms, decapi-
| tated and leafless, were laid like mosaics.
| For very long burdens of flowers were PIN
| ned on to the rulnation of both blossom
and gown, but now that vogue has happily
passed away and flowers must even be car
red to the opera in the hand, while upon
| the street a bunch of violets or q single
handsome rose 10 all of floral adornment
that "good form" permits. At present
| the man of fashion has much more liberty
upon this score than has the gay girl.
| Even 1T his business carnation thrust IN
| his coat il quite CONNIE IL fda, while for at
| ternoon and evening wear his Majesty may
| cover as much as four square inches OF the
upper corner of his left lapel with fluffy
Japanese chrysanthemum or fuil-oiown
rose.
| A growing inclination among the fair SCI
TO revive the sweet old-womanly fancy foi
wearing q flower in the hair has finally as
serted itself AZ q decided fashion. With
the chaste, simple part and low, soft knot
now so much affected by girls who can az
ford to be picturesque as well as stylish, Il
is altogether fetching. 1t is type which
men idealize over. and In springtime
moods crave the blossom in the hair. Al
authority from Gotham on this theme
| of flowers in tho hair gives some timely
warning to the pretty maid, that II sh'
does not want to strongly resemble
tousled Ophelia before she has indulged II
two waltzes she must select blossoms thai
will not fade without water in the fewes
minutes. Forget-me-nots sound most at
tractiye az a complement to pale-blut
gown. but in exactly thirty minutes attel
| thew nestle in your tresses they Will o'
simply 30 many little sage-colored rolls o.
foliage. So be wise and choose carna
tions, rosebuds, or some such more lasting
adornment.
Even the shop-vindows. now so artistic
in their allurement. depend upon the fares
| lloo.o,., <or hair Apacf aHaPtQ IN 6lgDlay
The newest fad in Fifth-Avenue milliners
shops shows one or two exquisite hats o.
bopnets. while the rest of the space Il
taken up with a profusion OF cut flowers
But the plate-glass view which attract
the most attention there at present Is sim
ply q large white hat under whose spaciou
brim nestle two perfect pink roses; whit
carriage-wrap, with q single pink ros
pinned near the neck, and between tn
two large basket OF pink roses Tea VIII
profuslon of white ribbon: Inc enec
Is the par excellence Of French ar
and taste, and the question Is which
roses do art. and which do. nature claim
In wicked Chicago, where, II the shops d.
NOT keep open.n like the theatres, oil
Sunday. they are sure to have an unusua
window exhibit, so that the day Will no
be altogether kept" and to their motor
entirely lost. The jewellers pay mos
attention to dainty effects. The Sun9a,
dressn of one huge window has solely dla
monds sparkling upon an immaculat
ground OF soft cotton batting. while lat
at random in among the glistening dew
drop gems were the rarest natural roses
with an occasional jem laid to sparkle oil
curled pink petal.
e.
The Leap-Year charity ball, which wa
planned for the Goth OF April, has peer
abandoned as voluntary mark OF respec
to the memory of Mrs. Philip Hsxall, whom
society mourns too much to yet give an.
thought to general festivities.
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One of the most interesting social event
of the near future will be the marriage o
Miss Margaret Mcintosh. daughter OF Colo
mel ID. q. Mcintosh, of Baltimore, to MI
William Waller Morton. q wideiy-knowl
and popular young society and business
man of Richmond. The bride to be Is on
Of the most charming guests tina
our city ever welcomed, and sue