Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-26
AMID SPRING FLOWERS.
Some Of the Kinds That Meet With
the Favor of EashiOnnble MOmen.

mo, don't know why II Is considered
the proper thing to remove the leaves from
violets when they are worn as bouton-
nieres," said the florist. 1T is certainly a
great pity, for the dark green sets Off the
flowers to great advantage-besides which
the leaves fade very quickly, and SO to
have them fresh and crisp is a guarantee
of newly picked flowers
"Violets are almost over now for this
year, and the spring flowers are now ready.
We have been selling a great many lilacs
and there is quite a rage for apple and
peach blossoms. The spring roses have
come in. too. and the Baroness Rothschild
is as popular as ever-it holds It's head so
proudly erect that 1t Is admirable for dec
Grating purposes.
I'VE practically make no bouquets nova
days. For presents loose flowers are sent,
simply laid in box or else carelessly tied
with a ribbon. Growing plants are more
than ever popular, and we sent out an
astonishing number as Easter gifts. Have
you observed, by the way. that Gala lilies
are practically never seen nowadays? They
have simply gone out of fashion. We have
a few just now. but they are not in de-
mand.
FavOrite Flowers.
at is quite the thing now for a woman
to have a special flower that she always
wears and has about her. For instance
Mrs. Brice affects American Beauty roses
Another Senator's wife has daisies when
ever they can be obtained. Mrs Theo-
dore A. Havemeyer of New York, who is
an Austrian by birth. and who is justly
celebrated for her exquisite taste, has two
balconies attached to her stairway, and
these are always filled with lilies and
ings. On her ball room floor she has al
ways beds composed of a single variety Of
flow er, while from the center Of each a
curious exotic shoots up. Mrs. Ogden Mills
always has orchids.
mo, there is nothing especially new in
decorations. We are using more and more
ribbon. At the last Patriarchs' ball In
New York what was called Roman decora-
tons were used. Great wreaths were fes-
TONED around the ball room. wide satin
ribbons in pale pink and blue following and
twisting about them, forming large bows
where they were gathered up. The effect
was quite stunning.
Dinner Table Decorations.
"At a large dinner given some little time
ago, three rooms were used. each with a
separate table. Over each table hung an
umbrella Of flowers. one being of orchids
and the other two Of rarest roses. The
table decorations matched the umbrellas
Of course. An arrangement Of the dinner
table that has the merit Of being both
cheap and enecuve Is TO nave a square
beveled mirror with a silver basket Of
flowers on 1t. while from the four corners
Of the glass strands Of smilax are draped
to the gas fixture, where they are tied with
ribbons. OF course. the glass and the rib
bons can be used over and over again.
Perhaps the newest way to trim table
is to have q long linen scarf. about eigh-
teen inches wide, heavily embroidered in
some flower, and edged with rich lace.
This is placed diagonally across the table,
the same flowers that appear in the en-
broidery being strewn on each side of II.
A perfectly charming arrangement for a
lunch table a few weeks from now would
be a scarf of this kind done in wild roses
and with the fragile petals of that flower
bestrewing the table.
1--WE are using the wild smilax mewhat
for decorating purposes this spring. and
here Is a new vine. the flowers Of which
are very pretty and odd, having, you see.
three leaves of delicate lilac color. 1t is
called the bouganvallia. This feathery red
flower is new, too. 1t is the metrosideons."