Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11
yIOLETS THE FAD THIS WINTER.
they VIII Appear in Every Sort OF
shape That Fashion Can Suggest.

they VIII Appear in Every Sort Of
Shape That Fashion Can Suggest.
The violet is the flower of the coming
winter.
All the new things of every sort are COW
cred with violets. The new embroidery
patterns are in violets. The new candle
shades have paper violets stuck upon them.
Even the candles are Of a novel tint
purple.
The newest ribbons in the shops are vio-
let, the color running through a surprising
number of shades. The latest fancy soaps
are wrapped in violet-colored paper. Note
paper in pale violet is to be a fashionable
fad, and my lady will scent her dainty
mouchoir with violet perfume.
Some Of the SWEETEST Washington women
are going TO give violet teas during the
coming season On these occasions OF mod
ish festivity many gowns will be worn of
white silk with violets brocaded upon them.
the corsage bouquets being great punches
of the same flowers. One dress already de-
signed will have low cut bodice entirely
surrounded by q deep wreath of violets.
At tea tables violet ribbons will be stretched
from the candles to the chandeliers above.
forming a sort Of May pole effect.
A Violet Room.
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whole room done in pale violet-the wall
paper, hangings. furniture coverings. every
thing A pretty effect is produced by max
ing violet the color-motive for a lady's
bedchamber. The Counterpart and pillow
shams may be Of white muslin over violet,
and the dressing table IN the same mater
ials, tied with great violet bows in several
shades. If nothing else is done in recognl-
ton Of this new fad. one should have at
least one sofa pillow OF violet.
Violet has even become the proper color
for babies. replacing the old-fashioned blue
and pink. The violet tea gown will be very
much the thing. 1t is noticed that all the
newest and most dainty porcelains are or
namented with violets, either scattered
about or in solid punches. The latest de-
signs in jewelry are In these flowers, and
fancy pins and such tribes in violets will
be popular as gifts for the approaching
Christmas.
OF course. this rage for violets will add
greatly to the price OF those blossoms dur
ing the coming winter. Many women will
mix imitation ones with the real for econo-
my's sake and their bouquets will not be
less beautiful for that reason. Violets are
perhaps more successfully initiated than
any other flowers.
A Clerk in the Business.
A young Washington lady employed in
the Treasury Department is likely to find
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ness which she devotes her leisure moments
to conducting. She raises violets on a
small farm of her own near Anacostia- The
work is very easy. She has more than 3aC
glass sashes, under which the flowers bloom
all winter long. In May each year she has
some fresh ground plowed. and in IL she
plants all Of her violets, taken from be-
meath the sashes for that purpose. Then
she simply takes UP the sashes, covers the
newly planted violets with them, and The
work IL done.
In October they begin to bloom, and con-
tinue all through the winter, so that the
young lady can pick them every day and
send them to market. All Of her violet
plants came from one little pot which she
bought at the Center market five years ago.
They are made to multiply by dividing the
roots. so that q single plant taken up in
the spring will supply score or more She
sells her violets to florists In Washington
CT New York. Prices are higher in the me-
tropolis, so that II pays to express them on.
They never bring less than a cent apiece,
and sometimes two cents.
There is always a market for violets, and
there is never any difficulty in disposing
Of them. Any florist is glad to buy them.
II they are good ones and in prime condi-
ton. They must be picked always in the
afternoon, because otherwise they lose their
perfume To ship them. they must be
placed In punches in pasteboard boxes with
waxed paper folded loosely around them.
They must not be touched with water be-
cause 10 do so will take away their sweet
ness.