Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-15


cebutante chooses eolored orchids
They may be pink or purple or varie-
gated, bat the entire bouquet l. alter
the conventional order.
The debatante. IL she is at all popular,
has half hundred bouquets But you
NAV be sure that she has her eye upon
one y hich she fancies more than any of
the Others, and by and BY she viii pick
Il M and carry IL for the rest Of the
evening 10 the exclusion Of the others.
Ii Is always the bouquet OF white
orchids and white lilies which : chosen
TO pass TO a more somber subject and 70
another use To which these same fiow-
ers are devoted. for funerals the palm
Is the accepted Offering, although a
much greater latitude is allowed at fu-
nerals than formerly. At Jay Gould's
funeral there was q greater varie-
" than at any social gathering OF
the season. Mrs August Belmont
had likewise many exquisite floral
pieces. The Rothschilds are in the
habit of cabling over orders for foral
pieces, and, indeed. il IS not unusual 10
receive half dozen cable orders for
any large New York event. especially
funeral. While the palm IS the accept
ed tribute for funeral, there Is a floral
piece known as the ''nat." which Is as
good form as anything that can be
sent. This consists of many great
lunches of flowers just as they are
brought out OF the vases of the cool
room. They are dropped in artufuls
and are fastened TO the mat foundation
wherever they happen 10 lie, 50 that
the whole is an eNquisitely beautiful
bit Of extravaganza. which, when floral
beauty is considered, well repays the
buyer.
When the nan orders bouquet for
his wife or a box OF flowers it IL con-
sidered the prettiest idea for him to Sc
lect violets, as these have clinging asso-
Citations of poetry, love, consistency and
all the things that ought TO belong to
married life.
A woman in ordering flowers for her
husband viii ask that something be
sent suitable for boutonniere. This
varies IA little with the season, but is
sure 10 be chrysanthernum as long as
chrysanthenums last.
Flowers for old people and for young
girls are nearly always cut roses. They
seem 10 appeal especially TO these two
classes. Old people choose them be-
cause they are sweet smelling, and be-
cause old people do not take as kindly
TO fashionable floral innovations as
young society people do. Girls in their
.'teens" like cut roses because they are
poetical. and because illusions to grow
ing maidenhood are usually couched in
terms portraying the opening of the
rose.
1t is rather a new idea with the sea-
son, almost fad in fact, 10 send pots
of growing plants to young men in
place of birthday or New Years gifts.
Indeed. the pot of growing plants forms
in itself gift worthy of being sent tc
anyone. Rubber plants and all kinds
of hardy foliage plants are selected be-
cause they are easier to care for than
a majority of plants.
For home entertainments. where a
very good effect is desired in small
space, ii is the most fashionable idea to
cover one side of the wall entirely with
flowers of only one variety, and if pos
sible TO introduce light behind them.
This has been done repeatedly at Mrs.
Whitney's annual balls. and the re-
suit has been so good that the idea has
become an established one and is fash
ion in itself