Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-29

quiet demeanor Is an ever astonishing
fact to the American traveller, who is|
used to such decidedly different be-
havior from the poor unfortunate who
sell newspapers ia some OF our cities.
The flower girl in Rome could learn
many lesson from their Hamburg sis
ter, but when the difference in temper
ament Is taken into consideration all
the instruction In the world would not
make the flower girl OF Rome any more
like the sweet. pretty appearing girl
who disposes of her wares on the
streets OF Hamburg. Each girl has her
customers and she never thinks OF &C
costion one whom she knows 10 be
regular customer. OF some other girl.
But the Roman beauties, with their
black curls and saucy eyes, will scram-
BILE aud fight for . purchase and bewil-
der purchaser Till he does not know
which bouquet he has taken or from
whom be has bought It. But they have
however. such melodious voices that no
matter how much they may scold ID
never CRATES upon the ear, and when
extolling the beauty OF their sweet per-
fumed violets their eyes are as power
fully pleading as the music Of their
voices.
The Spanish girl Is more dashing and
always adorns her person with some OF
her flowers. She can no more help 10
than she can breathe. With her beauti-
ful eyes she will say volumes TO you,
while you In the meantime are trying
TO decide which bouquet Is the most
desirable. but her tongue is always dis
Greet. Woe betide the person who
thinks he can stop for few minutes
cajolery without purchasing any fow-
ers. She will meet his good natured
chaff with great dexterity, softened
however by tender glance from most
bewitching eyes, and as he turns away
with the flowers, which he did not
want but which she has made him pur-
chase. he feels quite sure that she Ia
laughing ut his discontinue.
Would the American flower girl be
the success her sisters across the water
are, Is a question that has been answer
cd In the negative many times. The
girls In this country who seek their
living among the crowded thorough
fare lose so soqn the modesty and charm
OF maidenho6d. The French girl. no
matter how naughty, has n certain chic,
a refinement OF manner that makes her
anything but disagreeAble. She is eI-
tremely deferential in her intercourse
with customers, and the hand that
holds up the flower for your inspection
may be soiled. but nothing In the
meanor OF the girl testifes TO that
fact. The American Girl In her vulgar.
attempts at Irritation would EXHIBITS
her total lack OF modesty In a manner
particularly offensive TO a person of any
refinement, aud the purity OF the
blossoms she was trying TO sell would
i,nly accentuate the loss OF IL In herself.
Il 70 Spanish girl is seductively attrAc-
va without suspicion OF vulgArity
so noticeable in the American. and she
| Is much more successful than the
Americn girl would be, exciting admir-
alton so many times when, under simi-
lar circumstances, tho American would
aweken only disgust The German
girl is innocently con6ding. Can II DO
acting? II so she is the most consum-
mate artist 10 the world as she holds
her basket up that all may see as they
pass by, entreating with tlmidlty
that is as charming ait Is successful.
AS yet we have very few graces with
which to credit our Chicago flower girl,
but there is not the slightest doubt but
what she will, with little Judlcious
nursing. eclipse both In her manner
and appearance the foreign article
IL will be news 10 most readers 20
hear that the selling OF secondhand
flowers has grown TO be quite a trade 10
Chicago, as we'll as In the larger eAntern
cities. These flowers, OF which II Is
safe to say three-fourths are roses. are
bought from people who give large par
ties and receptions. Clubs especially
are lavish In their use OF flowers on
gala occasions, and after the festlvl.
ties are over the floral decorations
are carefully gathered and sold 70 the
highest bidder OF the numerous COM
petitors. The flowers are then sorted
and "spruced" up and reappear next
day as Observation-Disclosures
den. They are sometimes but littls
worse for their service, and are always
sold away below the ruling market
prices. The large Office buildings are
often invaded by these dealess In sec
ond;hand flowers, and the clerks OF
both sexes are vety liberal customers IL
the stock is In good condition.