The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-15
FLORAL ETIQUETTE.
That THE FLORIST OF THE -FOUR
HUNDRED HAS TO SAY.

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:, rbeir Teens-Jsy Gould's Funeral
Enb.ems.
vrw YORK, Jan. 1.-THE most beauti-
81 Aovers in the world are grown in New
York ..
california has greater abundancs Of
Adams. and Paris and London have each
.ssir specielties. But New York excels
,barn al in the greatest beauty Of the
~-aater number Of bowers.
In New York, even in the coolest
-ss,ber, it IS not unusual to find violets
chose outsDread petals would extend over
che size Of q silver dollar, and american
bs,uty roses are frequently seen as large IS
big orange.
The fashion IN flowers varies less with the
season than can be said of almost anything
slse. In the vegetable line, for example.
there are certain vegetables bteine bic only
IN certain seasons. Fish and game are also
governed by the time of year, but all kinds
ii flowers can be bought at all seasons, and
as those that are offered for sale are nearly
always hot house grown the price of flowers
does not vary from winter to summer
nearly as much as one would suppose who is
not in the habit of buying.
Thus certain code of floral laws or what
NAV be called code OF floral etiquette,
exists which is followed aal the year round
without regard TO season.
For the debutante the tavorite bouquet is
made ell Of orchids--whIte orchids being
the preferred ones. IhA size for a de-
butantes bouquet 10 about fourteen inches
across, and is made in conventional bououet
fashion. The cost is about SIP. But, OF
cour.e, beautiful and popular young girl
receives many bouquets, 80 there is always
astruggle for something g little novel and
sufficiently original that it cannot be du-
plicatsd. Many varieties of the orchid
bouquet, therefore, must be found A
young man who is, as you would say,
rather sweet" upon younls woman and
who wants to send her something which will
catch her eye and please her, VIII say to his
florist:
'sCau you send Miss A. a Handsome bou-
Guet, which shall be-er-a little-er-dif-
fersnt from-er-anYthing else, don't you
knowp - ~
Then his florist will suggest bouquet all
Of very rare white orchids, with white lilies
on one side. When IL is done the young
man drops in to see it. and perhaps he
orders finishing touches. which bring the
bill up TO $50 for this one bouquet.
The matron who sends bouquet to a
debutante chooses colored orchids. They
may be pink or purple or variegated, but
the entire bouquet is after the conventional
order
The debutante, il she is at oil popular,
has half hundred bouquets. But you NAV
be sure that abe has her eye upon one which
she fancies more than any OF the others,
and By and by she will pick it up and carry
10 for the rest of the evening to the exclu~
sion OF the others. IL is always the bou-
quet Of white orchids and white lilies
which is chosen. To pass TO a more
somber subject and to another use
10 which these same flowers are
devoted, for funerals the palm is the ac-
cepted Offering, although a much greater
latitude is allowed at funerals that former
~. At Jay Gould's funeral there was a
greater variety than at any social gather
Ing of the season. Mrs. August Belmont had
likewise many exquisite floral pieces. The
Rnthschtlds are in the habit of cabling over
prdeSs for floral pieces, and, indeed, IL is not
unusual to receive half dozen cable orders
for any large New York event, especially a
funeral While the palm ie the accepted
tribute for funeral. there is floral piece
KNOWN as the ''mas,n which ia as good form
as anything that can bs sent. This consists
of many great punches OF flowers Just
as they are brought out OF the vases OF
the cool room. They are dropped iB arm
fuls and are fastened TO the mat foundation
wherever they happen TO lie. SO that the
whole is an exquisitely beautiful bit of ex-
travsgance, which, when floral beauty is
considered, well repays the buyer.
When q man orders q bouquet for his wife
or g box of flowers it is considered the
prettiest idea for him to select violets, as
these have clinging associations OF poetry,
love, conssancy and all the things that
ought 10 belong to married life.
woman IN ordering howers'for her hus-
band will ask that something be sent suit
q ~ =hFNi,t NFNr b
with the season, out is sure TO be chrysan-
themum as long SIS chrysHnthemunls last
Flowers for old people and for young girls
are nearly always cut roses. They seem to
appeal especially to these two classes. Old
people choose them because they are sweet
smelling, aud because old people do not take
rs kindly to fashionable floral innovations as
young society people. Girls in their "teens'i
like cut roses because they are poetical and
because illusions 10 growing nRidenhood
are usually couched in terms portraying the
opening of the rose.
1t is rather a new idea with the season,
almost a fad, in fact, to send pots OF grow
ing plants to young men in place Of birth
day or New Years gifts. Indeed, the pot
OF growing plants ferns in itself a GIFT
worthy OF being sent TO any one. Rubber
plants and all Kinds OF hardy foliage plants
are selected because they are easier 90 cars
Tor than the ma iorIty OF plants.
For home entertainments. where q very
good effect is desired in small space, it ia
the most fashionable idea to cover one side
OF the wall entirely with flowers of only
one variety, and if possible 70 INTRODUCES
light behind them. THIS has been done re.
peatsdly at Mrs. Whituey's annual balls
and the result b as been so good that the
IDEA has become an established one and is q
fashion in itself.
For tbs coming out of the debutante OF
Tor wedding or a christening the effect
should DO Enthusiastically bright-as is
ms case II pink carnations, yellow chrysau-
themums or bright roses are ussd. But for
ordinary social gatherings it is prettier &c
sundue the tone somewhat and Trim the ivy,
Or it be in the winter, with mistletoe
aud hollv,
few weeks ego massed holly on one
zoe OF bah room and the effect was SO
beautiful that all the guests were talking
sncut 1t. The idea was sfIerwerd repeated
AZ the Patriarchs' ball, but vas done too
sparnEly, and was, therefore, not sue.
great deal OF money is necessary for
anything of this kind. though it may said
Inat the people who order such work done
are 50 rich that the So 900 or $3.50 neces-
ali
for Christening lilies are almost always
CHOSEN; In the spring it is lilies of the val
icy. In the fall csllas are used and later
oons tie Easter lilies. Just q touch OF
color Is introduced in the Rav Of g gayly