Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-26
REIGSENG WINTER FLOWERS.
q Florist ntscourrc- or These and of
People who Buy Them.

From the New York san.
The conservatory b-ile par excellence
this winter Is Mme. Caroline Testout, a
French flower ;ha, has put every rose out
OF continuance excep: the un-IrAllsd
American besuty. Ths new blossom is g
thorough GOING sris'ocrat. being extreme
ly fragile in appeA-ance, with fne staying
qualities that will outlssi many of the cab
bsge variety. Her sstin petals Of palest
ping sre wide sud shallow, snd SIS the bud
bpcins to unfold ihs outer le2ves fall away
as though a touch wnRli sever Them from
ths stalk. These leaves ale eKquis!tely
yeiusd sud are translucent: thsir edges arc
very slightly cu-lai, and yhera Joined 10
the calSx ara t;ng-d with fAintest buH.
On s iigE: lyre..p stem, amid rtch folisg-,
IN. h ls~h-tlI.Iei ref', holds its hssd erect
for das = with hart intact and lovely pet
Al- threatening rs"u~ntsry dissolution.
This nCW h-su-y i vastly admired and,
arranged with Parma vin.,'s and ferns, is
iaa s,Da.,sr tis-al oosah.na.iun Of the sea
son. A. 'le .oyrlty Of Tie day she re-
tails (, dui}a.r .:'.coe OF Broadway, and
prnu is-~ TO I;=- in value with the approach
ot Chi. trrss
AgtaLAAGaAR-sr AA1~s IN ChrLAA
purchaser. is there any one with cAsh
cn"ugss 20 hey uf yonT
Oar bs-s: 'as,.,:nv=~ sve plain featured
women ard ;isa Hr1rG men" rrpl., the
:!nr's'. : nj'v sg-HS sly plsqne Of maiden
n,i firm F'sl ISLES e The valley. Ian
Nv York. luy iioEers," he continued,
''nut tx $40 | u.-D'inutd are q e class On
,eaich I'D vi ,l:'. i..s mon-y. They think
DO nass a 10y .ug for orchids than you
d" ~ &C. Fac T. ppits ia a wheat field
We fl sgus ;a.u., Ike Gf'y regular orders
a day fu- cvreas,. bouquets Of violeis, and
without eXc-P;l,n lbn bills are sent to
hom-ly won.n. Tncy eia to crave bean
~ in soine (, En, sid liz n there is al ways
t5e chs5 &, # Creating the Impression thsi
al s1mite- beus tie flowers Another
ma mless bat very amusing dodge prso-
rice.. b. ugly or pszse lslies is to have g
hux IF roses directed to themselves at
home. we are told to write gentleman
left no csrd' on our business ticket, and
after enjoying tbe rUnlznce OF receiving
an anonymous gift they come around and
promptly bu. privately settle up for
charges"
"The average New York man will spend
moro money In week sending flwerA to
dis women friends than q Loudoner will
iu ssn years" remarked the loquacious
proprietor. 'I have kept chop IN both
to WINS ard know. EBglishmen will buy
growing plants, and never grudge money
for gardening or cOnservatories, but they
think Gu: flowers au extravaganza, and eE
cepS for bontonnieres rarely purchase
them Here the men sTe regular pluugers
in flowers, and Won world open your eyes
to see the siza of some OF the bills we col
lee Ons ri,h young fellow who deals
with Us has :or eighteen InOuths had a
S1--N= E.'us=r-a,s L.
to i lady he admires. On Mondsys we
maze up q box IF daisies, buttercups and
lemon verbenas: Tuesdays she gets Ouch
ess roses aud snilax; Wednesdays supply
depends upon the season whether tulips,
chrysantheuums or lilscs are blooming;
but Thursday she has American beauties
without foil; on Friday violeta, Roman by
acinIhs and msid=nhair fern, wtiie Sstur-
dsy we al ways send Jscqueminots and q
sheaf of lilies. Fashionable men depend
upon Us to sq1are mp one-half OF their So
cial obligations a box OF avwers il sup
posed TO cond0ne for broken sngsgements,
| belatei duty calls or neglected notes.
About once a foTtni ,ht overToTked dan
| dis come in with long lists, and as they
| check them eff We can tell to a nicely how
| ther feel toward each recipient. When il
love with the lady they fu-s like old maids.
demand ruees Sith st-ms yard long, yio-
| lets, fresh from their beds and our highest
priced orchids. Ther, 'i@y u-uAlly insist
| on z.-EiuE, tin packa-e done mp. and make
1 our heads swim giving directions For
the others it is: oh. anything Will do
| Fix up 6 bCx for a couple of dollars, look
| ont her address in the directory and chuck
in ICY card TO clear off that last thesteT
party We do quite a nice business in
husbsudF, too. When a gentleman comes
! in and takes a long time TO srlect his flow
/ ers. tesr- uD lot of cards before he is
| Satisfied with what he writes, addresses
/ them 10 his wife and orders home imne
| 6iisi,ly' We know Il means something seTi-
ous. Flowers have theiE mission and are
potent Deec- maker"
Fin de iecle florists sdd all sorts of or.
na,nentAl tCuchea to their wsres. With
corsaga bouquets they send dainty lisse
kerchisfs embroidered TO mach the flower.
used, and tie up loose burchss with rose
| ribbons not only tinted to correspond
| with the blossoms In cnl0T, but with re
productions Of the petals woven Into. the
silk.
The smartest table decoration for this
season il yrry elaborate. At all important
functions satin covers are used, yeiled by
open -meshed cloths of finest lace. II ths
foundation Il OF silvery lilac or blush col
or the lace should be threaded disgonRlly
with smilax vince, and at intervals have
single pale pink roses, either the Duchess
or Nine T-rtout, thrust through the open
iugs, the foliage left intact. With this at
rsngement tail silver vases are preferred
holding sprays Of ftAthery fern and few
| splendid rose blooms Flowers are NJ
longer massed In The center of the table
but are usuAlly distributed In four or fv,
separate clusters set here and there.
Persons sffiicted with ohilblsins, 81
troublesome 10 many, will find q plessEn