Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18

wren tNty grow TOO lieut.Iul ont Shil
and scenuess. every one f. Nioletmad.
THE CORRECT THING
"What IS the correct thnc for gentle
mans b0utonnicreT" / asked.
white always attnr o'clock. onl pre-
f,raby so during the day.
we ara rowling white camelias th'3
season for the buttouh0le bouquet. They
have not been used for years. bus are the
most elegant thing this season.
whit. carnations are good form al
WAYS We put three or four blossoms
together with q green hid IN the centre.
Or one giant blossom
"Ir man insists on a rose. as soma do,
We do not use "a single rose. but Two or
three OF the tinlest roses punched to-
gcther lik" a roeotte. We consider
chry-antheWuw vulgar Tor the coat and
4 Green cIrnatiln IL r. monstrOsity
"fhe ucw rose ~ the season Is The
Caroline TesUuf pronounced Ta-tol,
lovely pink blossom. "a shade deeper than
On. 'Nermet' American Beauty roses
are stul the prime fayOritos. aul are
as expensive as ever ana the stems grow
longer each year The 'swoll@r lh" florist
he longer be- cuts his rose stem.
a Frauchman came IN here the other
day" remarked the rose-sellrr last uibht.
tlIl rAIls Mblk RA'Ns N Utl hD lNk
Americans Ike 50 much stem forT
told him the long stem OF a rose was
Ike the cobwcb on champagne bottle"
\ box containing twenty-five 'Ameri-
/ can Beauty roses with stems nearly
yard long. was being packed to send by
the Lucania To Ada Rehan I'm London.
This Is an experiment with these roses,
was told. you cannot get American
Beauty roses in Europe, at least, not
these long-stemmed ones. and We shall
wait with interest the result. We pick
! them at the exact moment when they Will
unfold a littl" I'm tho dark. They are
carefully packed IN cotton and tissue
paper I'm n large box. and will be placed
IN the ice-box Of the ship. which sails
early tomorrow morning, and will be
soyen days en- route"
HOW SENT.
"What ia the fashionable way OF send
! Ing noWersr / asked. For ordinary oc-
casiOna." was the answer. we send roses
IN the natural state loosely gathered TO-.
g-ther Sometimes We tie them with
ribbon. but usually they are simply laid
in IL large white or pink box AMI pro-
tectcd with cotton and tlssur-papcr
We sometimes send arranged baskets Of
flowers, tied with ribbons, but the correct
thing i3 a dozen American Beauties loosely
gathered together with no adorumeut but
! their magnificent foliage and stems. Jack
roses are not the rage a. they were two
winters ago.
I'VE also often send boxes Of smaller
roses. mernets. yellow and white roses.
with pink carnations ana white hyacinths.
For anniversaries and special occasions
one new idea IS large Tat basket with
a high handle filled with pots and plants
In blossom. In the centre We place Jar
OF water. I'm which tail cgt-roscs stand -
give more dash. This is a French style.
ana Is taking wen here. The plants last
long time and the cut-foWers can be- re-.
newed."
observed that the handles Of The bas.
kets Were concealed with ribbons. but
great Quantities Of wide ribbons are not
now used with flowers. The huge Partisan
bows are not liked IN New York. ami
only enough ribbon Is used 10 answer
practical purposes. In table decorations
very little ribbon is used In the cloth this
winter and the effects are all low. and tire
blossoms are grouped in the centre and
stray across the cloth.
\ JACK-IN-THE-PI'LPIT.
"rhe most distingue dlnner-tabie Dc.
coratiCn IS 10 use a piece OF family plate
II one owns "a handsome silver dish. In the
centre said my agreeable TOse-spller
"dnl I'll II with green flowers. BY green
fowcrs I mean the green orchid which
looks Ike jack-in-the-pulpit, the giant
nlgnOnette, ana the farleyenss fern
From this trail the spray over the cloth.
Place at opposite corners the low candle
labrl and at the other corners aigrettes
Or low vases, Of more green flowers. COM
blnng with them the white hyacinth. This
green and white Arrangement Is our new
est and most chaste style, and Il Is de-
lIcious. IL you wish color, introduce
few delicate pink roses In the centre
piece"
There are no set pieces or large punches
OF flowers now used on handsome dinner
tables
There are fashions In plants and bios
SONS IS well az In arrangements OF now
ers II seems. for maiden-hair fern Is at
. discount this year, and the heavy drop
ing farleyense has supplanted II. This last
IL 4 beautiful fern, and Is rare and costly.
Another prime favOrite Is the Upright
Seligennella" fern. looking like tiny pine
tree. il is much used ia potting in the
baskets referred TO before and for table
decoration
A sprig OF white heather in bridal bou.
quet Is considered Necessary now for good
luck. This Is pretty English custom. and
the florists keep pots of the simple heithsr
plants for this purpose
JEANETTE HALE.